VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has announced that the Mega DSC notification to fill vacant teacher posts will be issued in the first week of April.
“A structured approach will be followed to ensure a smooth recruitment process, filling 16,347 teacher posts. I put my first signature on the DSC file after assuming office. The recruitment will be completed before the commencement of new academic year.” he said.
Addressing the 3rd District Collectors’ Conference at the State Secretariat on Tuesday, the Chief Minister reiterated that the Thalliki Vandanam Scheme will be implemented from May, and Annadata Sukhibhava will be implemented in three phases along with the Centre.
He reaffirmed his commitment to rebuilding and developing Andhra Pradesh, mentioning that his government has worked tirelessly over the past nine months to put the State back on the path of growth.
Naidu urged the Collector to work with sincerity to overcome the setback caused by the previous destructive governance, and ensure both welfare and development reach the people.
“Welfare benefits should be efficiently delivered to the people. Every government initiative should reach the grassroots. Welfare benefits should be distributed with a sense of dignity rather than as mere handouts,” he stressed.
Mentioning that the Swarnandhra @2047 Vision document includes 10 key principles, Naidu said planning should be extended from the State level to districts, constituencies, mandals and village secretariats. District Collectors should serve as vision execution chairpersons, while MLAs will chair the programme at the constituency level. Infrastructure projects worth `55,000 crore, including national highways, are currently in progress, and should be completed within two years. Collectors should proactively get environmental and other approvals for major projects, he said.
The TDP-led NDA government has completed nine months in office, and this marks the third Collectors’ Conference, the Chief Minister noted.
Naidu pushes for 15% GSDP growth with focus on welfare & development
Regular quarterly meetings will be held to plan and execute governance strategies. The previous five years witnessed governance failures, leading to public dissatisfaction. Hence, the coalition achieved a 93% strike rate in the elections, demonstrating public disapproval of past governance, and high expectations from the new dispensation.
“Good governance is built on three pillars - welfare, development and self-reliance. Poverty alleviation and public well-being require sustainable welfare initiatives, which in turn demand sufficient revenue. Welfare programmes cannot be sustained solely through borrowing. The previous government incurred a debt of Rs 9.74 lakh crore, which should be repaid now, along with interest,” Naidu said.
Stating that several election promises have been fulfilled within nine months of assuming office, he highlighted that Andhra Pradesh now offers the highest social security pension of `4,000 to beneficiaries.
The government had established 204 Anna Canteens to satiate the hunger of the poor. Collectors were directed to inspect the canteens. Under the Deepam 2.0 scheme, three LPG cylinders are being given to beneficiaries per year free of cost. The garbage tax and the Land Titling Act were repealed as promised.
Various other initiatives include abolition of GO 217 affecting fishermen, allotment of 10% liquor shop licences to toddy tappers, waiver of GST on handloom products, and provision of free electricity to handloom weavers. Additionally, the aid for house construction was increased to Rs 50,000 for BCs and SCs, and Rs 75,000 to STs.
The Polavaram project was put back on track with the Centre’s cooperation, and is set for completion by 2027. Works of the Amaravati Capital City also resumed.
Financial assistance was sought from institutions such as the World Bank and ADB. “Amaravati is being developed as a self-financed project, and a global model for urban development,” Naidu said.
The State government aims to install 20 lakh solar rooftop systems under the PM Surya Ghar Scheme, providing Central and State subsidies to beneficiaries. To ensure that political pressures do not hinder progress, non-local officials were appointed as district planning board chairpersons, he elaborated.
“The focus is on wealth creation at the district level. Increasing the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) directly improves the living standards of people, enhances government revenue, and enables implementation of more welfare programmes. Andhra Pradesh’s budget stands at Rs 3.27 lakh crore, and collectors are tasked with achieving at least 15% GSDP growth in the upcoming year,” he said.
The growth rate declined to 10.32% during 2019-24 from 13.5% in the TDP regime. However, the NDA government had successfully restored it to 12.02% in 2024-25. “A 1% increase in growth rate generates an additional Rs 15,000 crore revenue. Our vision is to establish a Rs 308 lakh crore economy by 2047 with a per capita income of Rs 54.60 lakh,” he added.