Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday appealed to the Telugu people across the world to come forward and help in building a new State and repay the debt of the motherland.
Delivering his customary address after hoisting the national flag at Kurnool on the occasion of 68th Independence Day on Friday, Chandrababu Naidu said that as the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh was not done in a scientific manner, his State was now starting with a big a deficit.
Greeting the people on the occasion of the Independence Day, Naidu said that Andhra people had played a big role in the freedom struggle and rendered many sacrifices. "This Independence Day celebration is different from all the previous celebrations as it was being held at the gateway of Rayala Seema (Kurnool).
He recalled that the first Chief Minister of Andhra T Prakasham Pantulu had also hoisted national flag in Kurnool.
Talking of his Government's achievements over the last two months, Naidu said that with the cooperation of Narendar Modi Government, Telangana villages, facing submergence in Polavaram project, were merged with AP.
Debt of farmers and women's self help groups was waived and the process of increasing the monthly pensions of old age people and physically challenged was on. Special attention was being paid to the development of agriculture and agreed sector.
Naidu also announced deserving people will be paid up to Rs2.5 lakh for treatment of major ailments under NTR Health Car scheme. Anna canteens wil be established where people will get meal for Rs5.
Apart from including Kapus and Balijas in the list of backward classes, the Government also announced economic help to the poor among the forward castes.