Though the State was bifurcated with huge revenue deficit, Andhra Pradesh is showing unexpected progress in its overall inclusive growth. Without having big Industrial Corridors other than Visakhapatnam and Nellore, the 13 districts of AP witnessing a positive results in their conservative sectors.
In the first quarter of the financial year 2017-18, Andhra Pradesh recorded a growth of 11.72%. At the national level, the growth rate was 5.6%. Andhra Pradesh is ranked second in the country, following Madhya Pradesh with the highest growth rate. They are followed by Bihar, Telangana and Maharashtra. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has released the results in the two-day Secretaries’ Conference started in Amarvati on Friday.
This phenomenal growth was made possible due to the impressive growth of the primary sector in the State.The primary sector grew by 27.60%, the industrial sector by 8.05% and the service sector by 8.67%.The Fisheries sector grew by 42.09% and the Animal Husbandry sector by 14.69%.
The target for the current fiscal year in the industries sector is 14.65%, and so far, the sector witnessed 8.05%. Mining & Quarrying saw a growth of 8.2% and Manufacturing grew by 8.83%. Electricity, gas and water supply saw a growth of 11.94% and Construction saw 5.67%.
The Service sector had a target of 13.9%, and achieved 8.67% in the first quarter. The Trade, Repair, Hotel & Restaurants sector grew by 11.08%, the Transport & Storage sector by 9.04%, Financial sector by 9.54%, Real estate & Housing by 5.3% and Public Administration by 8.16%.
The 9 Growth Engines of the State Economy have a 74% share in the GVA, and the targets were set. livestock, Manufacturing, Horticulture, Construction, Trade, Hotel & Restaurants, Fishing & Aquaculture, Transport & Storage, Agriculture and Real Estate, Dwellings & Professional Services are the growth engines and have a total GVA of IJ5.71 lakh crore.
Per Capita Income
The per capita income of Andhra Pradesh is IJ1,22,376 in 2016-17. Compared to last year, the state’s per capita income grew by 13.1%.
The country's per capita income is IJ1,03,219 in 2016-17. Andhra Pradesh is ranked 6th in the country. Haryana is the state with the highest per capita income in India (Rs 1,80,174). The per capita income in Telangana is Rs.55.612.
Perception Survey
Under real-time governance, People First is an initiative that started functioning since the last Collectors’ Conference, and their reports were reviewed by the Chief Minister in the first day secretaries' conference.
Through different grievance redressal systems, the reports stated that overall, 58% (8,18,190) of people’s feedback is positive, and 42% (5,91,396) of the people are dissatisfied. People in Krishna and Guntur districts have the most number of positive feedback, and Kadapa and Kurnool districts have the lowest satisfaction levels.
Officials submitted reports for different issues, like ration, pension, corruption cases etc. They proposed an integrated grievance redressal platform, which will be finalised and online soon.
The Chief Minister said, “88% satisfaction level is my goal. All corruption cases must be dealt with immediacy and strict action. If not, the departments will face pressure from anti-corruption agencies.”
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has agreed to partner with the Government of Andhra Pradesh, and enable a revolutionary agricultural transformation. They have used a high-quality technology in Africa, under Africa Soil Information Service, for soil profiling. Through this technology, the soil profile of every landholder could be recorded through spectroscopy and digital mapping.
They have agreed to share this technology with the GoAP, in a meeting scheduled at the end of this month.
A two-day event, “AP Smart landholder Summit, along with Hackathon”, is scheduled to be organised in the state, for which The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will be co-partners, and Bill Gates will participate as Keynote Speaker.
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