Capital Amaravati to be Hub for Youth Employment: CM Naidu

Speaking at the Collectors’ conference on the second day, Naidu also promised special focus on cities like Visakhapatnam and Tirupati, in this respect. “There is a need for skill development training to the youths aimed at creating 2 million jobs over the next five years,” he said.

He announced an ambitious plan to bring top 10 global universities and top 10 hospitals to Andhra Pradesh, potentially boosting the state's educational and healthcare infrastructure. Amaravati should rapidly develop by merging with cities like Vijayawada and Guntur, he said, and outlined a master plan for the outer ring road in response to increasing urbanization.

The chief minister reviewed the CRDA’s efforts in rebuilding the state capital from its previous dilapidated condition, where work had been stalled and materials reportedly pilfered.

“With clear action plans and approvals for projects worth Rs 20,500 crore, aided by a loan of Rs 31,000 crore facilitated by financial bodies like the HUDCO, the government aims to expedite Amaravati's construction,” he said.

Naidu directed the district collectors to ensure that all eligible persons got social security pensions while the names of ineligible ones should be deleted from the present list. Physical verification should be conducted, utilising the technical and hybrid systems to remove the ineligible persons from the list of beneficiaries.

He made it clear that irregularities in the issuance of SADARAM certificates to the differently-abled should be avoided.

“The district collectors should examine whether the doctors who are issuing Sadaram certificates are rigidly following the guidelines of the Medical Board or not. If any doctor is found violating the norms while issuing such certificates, action should be taken,” he said.

The chief minister asked the district collectors to make use of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme funds in a proper way to provide all necessary infrastructures in villages.

Expressing satisfaction over the development of internal roads in rural areas, he said, “It is the duty of the panchayats to provide basic amenities like CC roads, drains, street lights, drinking water and toilets.”

Collectors must take steps to promote all the DWCRA women as entrepreneurs, as “the members of the self-help groups confined themselves only to savings, raising bank loans and maintaining petty businesses.”

Now steps should be initiated to promote all of them as entrepreneurs, Naidu told the collectors.