Government Backtracking on its Promise to Provide 20 Lakh Jobs
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2024-12-25 05:20 GMT
Former Minister and YSR Congress Guntur district president Ambati Rambabu said Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu’s governance in the last six months has burdened the State with massive debts instead of creating wealth as promised. Speaking at a press meet here on Tuesday, Rambabu criticized the Telugu Desam-led government for misleading people with hollow assurances. He said that in just six months, the Telugu Desam government incurred debts amounting to Rs 65,000 crore. Additionally, Rs 31,000 crore was raised in the name of Amaravati, with another Rs 21,000 crore debt is in the pipeline. He questioned how such borrowings could benefit the public, labelling the Chief Minister’s promises of wealth creation as deceptive.
Highlighting the TD’s failure to deliver on key promises, Ambati pointed out that unemployment benefits of Rs 3,000 per month, pledged to jobless youth, remain unfulfilled. Instead, over 2.6 lakh workers, including health workers and volunteers, have been laid off. He also accused the government of backtracking on its promise to provide 20 lakh jobs over five years, claiming that not only has this target been ignored but existing jobs are being eliminated.
On the issue of electricity, Ambati criticized the government for hiking power charges by 25-55%, imposing a burden of Rs 15,485 crore on consumers in six months.
He also condemned the introduction of toll charges on local roads, calling it an additional strain on the public. Rambabu highlighted that the previous YSRC government created 30 lakh jobs and initiated programs like village secretariats and direct benefit schemes. He dismissed TD's policies as mismanagement and called for protests against rising electricity costs across the state on December 27.