Chandrababu Naidu holds Video Conference with Secretaries, HODs and Collectors

Aandhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s introductory remarks:nThis Video Conference is held every 15 days to set certain achievable targets for all the departments. This year 33% more funds have been received from the central government, compared to the last 2 yearsnnnnWe are performing well in so many aspects because of our people-friendly schemes and their proper implementationnnWith 96% satisfaction level, Chandranna Bima has become a popular scheme among the people because of citizens’ faith on governmentnnIntegrating IT platform with all the departments will make Andhra Pradesh a model StatenIn Guntur and East Godavari, higher public satisfaction levels have been recorded for Grama Darshini. The respective District Collectors have shared the measures that were taken. A 6 months action plan was prepared, the involvement of public representatives also helped.nnGrama Darshini :nThe Grama Darshini mobile app helps government officers to gather and organise details of the beneficiaries from respective villagesnThe frequency of officers’ visits has increased at nodal and GP levelsnSadhikara Mithras will be given intense training at mandal levelnChief Minister’s remarks:nAll the HODs and District Collectors should have visited their constituencies at least once by next meetingnGovernment officials and District Collectors must make sure that they analyse the implementation of scheme and programs so that proper review with the help of reliable data from RTG can be donenFor the people working with citizen on-field facts and soft skills are equally important for more satisfaction levelsnI want to see an improvement in public satisfaction level with respect to Grama Darshini next meeting onwardsnnRanking of schemes under key priority areas:nIn 51 center sponsored schemes we stand no. 1, in 28 schemes we rank between 2 to 5, in 8 schemes we rank between 6 to 10nPotential improvement of different departments is discussed, all the departments’ performance is expected to be above 50% by 30th SeptembernAP stands first in drawing funds from central government in Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) and Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana schemesnChief Minister’s remarks:nIn every program and scheme, AP should be No.1 in India, we must work towards achieving this by taking inspiration from the best practicesnAll the officials must take ownership and responsibility through regular review using accurate data from RTGnnAgriculture and Allied sector:nState has recorded favourable rainfall predictionsn233 mandals have less than 100 mm rainfall and 70,000 acres of land in 92 mandals is in critical stressnBest practices like rain guns, sprinklers and ZBNF are being implemented in these placesnFarmers have received help from advisories at district and mandal levelsnnAnimal husbandry and Fisheries :n8% dip has been recordednWe are focusing on the convergence of farm ponds, Gokulams and other allied schemesnIn the last 6 months, there have been internal and external problems so the department has come up with a revised action plan incorporating all the feedbacknChief Minister’s remarks:nQuality control, export and import duties need to be concentrated onnnHorticulture:n2.4 lac ha of land is targeted under micro-irrigationnAnantapur and Kadapa are doing well in horticulturen10,000 acres is targeted under sericulture mulberry cultivation, 8,000 acres is already under cultivationnnWater Resources Department:nThe department has very well-defined key priorities for the next 6 monthsnOut of this, the first priority is the Polavaram project, second priority is the completion of 45 of 57 projects, third is the development of 3,578 caskets, de-silting of 9,114 water bodiesnThe department is on track with its targets, 58.5% of the Polavaram project has been completed, 12 out of the 57 projects have been inaugurated and 3 will be inaugurated tomorrow at Auka Tunnel, out of 3,578 caskets 2,992 have been completednnForest Department:n55% of the set target set has been achievednDevelopment of ecotourism under Vana Vihari scheme is being donen9 new Nagaravanams are taken upnBarren hills plantation taken up in 174 hillocksnVanam Pilusthondhi is held in schools and colleges every SaturdaynChief Minister’s remarks:nForest Department needs to work in convergence with Swachh Andhra campaignnnPanchayati Raj and Municipal Administration:nSolid waste management: collection and lifting of garbage done with 98% effectivenessn9 waste to compost management clusters have been identified out of which 2 will be under trial run by next monthnOut of 79 ULBs, 3 have been adopted by Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationnIn the next 45 days, 1st phase of signages will be completed in all the ULBsnnHealth :nAll the districts except Vizianagaram and Guntur showed decrease in MMRnIn Thalli Suraksha app 330 doctors have been registered and over 50 tutorials have been uploaded so far which are receiving a good responsenNational Quality Council has accredited 20 hospitals in the StatenFlagship schemes: an overall 6.9% increase in public satisfaction ratenDengue cases have gone down the past 10 days, additional measures are being taken to decrease the Malaria and Dengue cases furthernnWomen And Child welfare:nWhole growth monitoring systems to be supplied by an outsourced provider for all the 55,000 Anganwadi centers in the StatenGrowth monitoring equipment is being replaced in Anganwadi centers in the StatenA program for sensitising the mothers about the weight of babies has received a good responsenWe aim to provide power supply and toilets to all the centers by the end of this monthnWith 85% public satisfaction level, Penamaluru and Pedanandipadu topped the list of cleanest regionsnnWelfare department :nExcept for Anantapur, all the other districts have achieved the set targetsnThe grounding of 2 Lac assets will be done in the next 3 monthsnMost of the issues reported under Chandranna Pelli Kanuka have been resolvednnYuvanestham:n2,18,673 citizens have registered so far and 17,065 grievances have been registered