Union Minister Piyush Goyal addressing a meeting after inaugurating Modi Fest in Tirupati on Friday
Union Minister of State for Power, Coal and Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal complimented the State government for conceptualising world class capital in Amaravati. The Pattiseema irrigation project completed by AP government in record time has entered the Limca Book of Records, he pointed out.
Says Modi has emerged as a world leader and every country in the world is looking towards India
Addressing the media in Tirupati on Friday, Goyal said tha t the Central government is extending all sorts of help to develop smart cities under which Tirupati, Visakhapatnam and Kakinada were selected in Andhra Pradesh.Already, 110 cities/towns in AP were declared open defecation free places. Till now, 4.7 lakh consumers have given up their LPG subsidy under ‘Give it up’ scheme.
The Centre has established 9 soil testing laboratories in the State for the benefit of farmers. He said the NDA government is committed to the goal that the nation’s resources reach the poorest of the country. He said by August 15, 2022, when the country completes 75 years of Independence, every citizen should have a home, a toilet and electricity among other things. Through UDAY (Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana) scheme, DISCOMS in AP can save Rs 6,000 crore every year.
The figures of digital payments have doubled since demonetisation, the Union Minister pointed out. To a question, Goyal said that former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has served the country in various capacities like Reserve Bank Governor, Chief Economic Advisor, Finance Minister and Prime Minister and the net result is the economy was in shambles in 2014.
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