YS Rajeskhar Reddy-Biography ~ Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party

Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy was born at Jammalamadugu Mission Hospital near Pulivendula, Andhra Pradesh. His Father and MotherY. S. Raja Reddy and Jayamma .His schooling was in Bellary, He graduated with a degree in medical science from Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College (MRMC), Gulbarga University, Karnataka and completed his House Surgeonship at S.V. Medical College, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. He was the elected leader of the House Surgeon's Association at S.V. Medical College, Tirupati

PERSONAL LIFE :

Y S R Rajashekar reddy was married to Vijaya Lakshmi.

Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, a politician, and a daughter, Sharmila. His younger brother Y. S. Vivekananda Reddy is also an INC politician

CAREER :

In 1978 he contested from pulivendula on Reddy-Congress Party and won the elections, Later he joined in Indira Congress.From 1980 to 1983 he was a minister holding important portfolios related to Rural Development, Medical Health and Education under T.Anjaiah Cabinet. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Kadapa constituency four times and was elected to the Andhra Pradesh State Assembly six times from Pulivendula constituency. Reddy was the leader of the opposition in the Andhra Pradesh State Assembly for five years. As an MLA he was influential in obtaining water from the Tungabhadra River for the Pulivendula Branch Canal (PBC) and fought for projects like RTPP (Rayalaseema Thermal Power Plant) at Muddanur and Proddatur Milk Foods and its ancillaries

POSTIONS HELD :

Minister of state for rural development (1980–82)

Excise minister (1982)

Education minister (1982–83)

Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (2004–2009)

Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (20-May-2009 To 02-Sep-2009

PADAYATRA

In 2003, he led a 1400 km long Padayatracovering some of the backward areas in the state to understand the ground realities and living conditions of the people there and gave life to the Congress Party in Andhra Pradesh. As a novice in the legislature, Reddy rallied all the Congress MLAs from the Rayalaseema region and led an indefinite hunger strike demanding solution to the water crisis. He also led a paadayaatra from Lepakshi to Pothireddipadu in Kurnool district. This paadayaatra lead the congress party to a land slide victory in the assembly elections in 2004 when he won 186 seats in the state assembly.
AS CHIEF MINISTER

As the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Dr. Y.S.Rajasekhara Reddy stands as an example for the down-to-earth administrative capacities while efficiently serving the interests of the people at large.

Andhra Pradesh State Programme-wise Development
From May 2004 to May 2009

FIRST TIME IN THE WORLD

ITEM/SCHEME	Achievement
Aarogyasri Insurance	Medical treatment costingRs.2 lakh to Seven and half crore including middle class people. 2 lakh surgeries as of now. A rare record in the world history. Treatment, Operations covering 942 diseases. March forward towards Total Health Andhra Pradesh.
104 Rural Mobile Health Units	Fixed Day Health Scheme through 104 mobile units to every village. 475 mobile health units availability to every village on a fixed day in a month. Free health checkups, free medicines for entire month, quality healthcare at the doorsteps of 4 crore rural people.
Pavala Vaddi	For the first time in the world, differential interest rates to women. Interest is 3% only. Applicable to farmers and weavers also.
Abhayahastham (IKP Life Insurance Scheme)	Monthly pension ranging from Rs.500 to Rs.2,200 to all women over 60 years of age. Life Insurance, Scholarships to their children. Only one rupee per day to be paid by the SHG members. Large scale benefit to One Crore 25 lakh women.
Projects	The life-line projects of Telangana region, “Pranahitha-Chevella” and “Devadula” are the world’s second highest level water pumping Lift Irrigation Schemes.

FIRST TIME IN THE COUNTRY

Current charges, Taxes	Not single Paisa enhanced in current charges since the last five years. Oath taken in the Assembly, not to enhance for the next five years. No other tax was enhanced.
Additional power purhcases	Rs.6,500 crore expenditure during the past two and half years. The 40% growth in power demand is the indication of the tremendous progress made in Agriculture, Industry and Service sectors.
Rajiv Udyogasri. Jobs (Government and non-Government)	No Vacancy boards disappeared. Wanted Boards reappeared. 10 lakh jobs created in the past 5 years in Government and private sectors. Another 10 lakh jobs through Rajiv Udyogsri in the coming two years. 55,000 jobs in SEZs as of now. Ultimate aim is to create 25 lakh jobs. 11,000 vehicles utilised in one Jalayagnam programme alone. Direct and indirect jobs and employment to more than one lakh persons. 50,000 teachers as of now. 17,000 Police recruitment completed. Efforts are on for recruitment of 20,000 more police. 53,000 teachers recruitment would be completed in the coming 3 months. Training in Mason jobs to 38,000 unemployed as part of INDIRAMMA housing programme.
Jalayagnam (Irrigation)	Irrigated water provided to 19 lakh acres additionally as of now. 81 projects launched. 12 projects completed. Another 13 projects under completion. Remaining projects in fast progress by working day and night.
Free Power	Uninterrupted free power supply to 30 lakh pump sets (families) since four and half years on record scale. 1500 crore units’ free power to Agriculture sector every year.
Agricultural Loans	Loans worth Rs.22,650 crore distributed in 2007-08. Rs.26,000 crore targeted for 2008-09. The interest rate is only 3%.
Farmers’ loans waiver	Rs.11,100 crore loans waived to 64 lakh farmers, highest in the country. Rs.1,800 crore distributed by State Government @ Rs.5,000 as incentive to each of 36 lakh farmers who were not covered under loan waiver scheme announced by the Centre.
Land distribution	6.04 lakh acres distributed to poor… Rs.500 crore for land development. Six lakh acres Land ownership rights to Tribal’s.
Agricultural Laborers	All round benefit to more than one crore persons. Full stop to migrations. Daily wage enhanced from Rs.20 to Rs.82.3… Likely to be raised Rs.100. Top rank at national level in the implementation of National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme by using Social Audit, Smart Card and e-governance.
Pashu Kranthy	Purchase of 1,50,000 cattle at 3%interest and Rs.30,000 subsidy. White Revolution in villages.
Sheep Insurance	This scheme is being implemented in the State for the first time in the entire country.
Aarogyasri, 108 Ambulances	108 Ambulances are made available to all at all times. Ambulances were made to reach to any place in the State within 18 minutes. Every day, 802 Ambulances with 6,000 emergency trips is a new record. Total Health safety to seven and half crore people through Aarogyasri.
104 Help Line	50,000 calls per day. Tele-medicine. Free Health information. Time to time counseling.
Houses	39 lakh houses were built since the past four and half years. 28 lakh houses under construction. Indiramma target is 80 lakh houses. With the construction of the remaining houses, Andhra Pradesh would emerge as the only State without huts in the coming two years. The housing budget rose 10 times from Rs.500 crore to Rs.5,000 crores since the last four years. Check to irregularities through 24 hour help line, quick response teams and social audit. House sites were distributed to more than 20 lakh poor.
Self Help Groups	More than One crore women Self Help Groups joined as of now.
Loans	Rs.16,535 crore since the past four and half years (By December 2008). This year target is Rs.11,000 crore. By March, 2009 the total loan distribution would be Rs.23,000 crore in five years period. The Government aims at making one crore women as lakhiers in the coming four years.
Micro loans-Total percentage in the country.	42 %. The lion’s share out of the country’s micro loans is enjoyed by our State women only.
Cooking Gas	Ours is the only State that has bore the entire burden of Rs.50 on Gas enhanced by the Centre.
Ration Cards	An additional 50 lakh new white ration cards sanctioned as of now. Ration cards to all the eligible. White cards to around 2 crore families including the middle class.
Loan waiver	Rs.2,000 crore waived to beneficiaries who have taken loans through S.C., S.T., B.C., Minorities’ Corporations.
Handloom Sector – Weavers	Rs.327 crore loans of handloom weavers waived. 3 lakh families benefited by loan waiver. Pensions to 1.5 lakh weavers. Budget rose to more than Rs.150 crore.

Pensions	Since the last five years, new pensions to 55 lakh…By 1st of every month, 71 lakh pensions regularly @Rs.200 each.
Education	University in every district. 17 new Universities established apart from specialized Universities. Several new Universities like IIT, IIIT, BITS established.
Fees Reimbursement for Students	For the first time in the country, 100% fee reimbursement to B.C., Minority, Poor among Upper castes (E.B.C) students including S.C. & S.Ts. Free Higher Education. Rs.2,500 crore allocation made towards fee reimbursement during 2009-10. 26 lakh students benefited as of now. 7 lakh EBC students would benefit additionally. With this Govt. will be bearing the burden of providing higher education to 85% of the students. (11 lakh B.Cs., 5 lakh S.Cs, 1.8 lakh S.Ts, 7.4 lakh minorities and 25,000 disabled…in total around 33 lakh students would benefit under the scheme.
Welfare Budget	In 2008-09, budget was allocated to welfare sector on a large scale at Rs,30,000 crore.
B.C.Budget	Rs.1,600 crore was allocated in 2008-09.
Minority Budget	Rs.200 crore allocated in 2008-09.
Mass Marriages	Mass marriages were conducted through T.T.D’s Kalyanamasthu and to Minorities through Minority Department..
Development, Plan, Welfare sector, Capital Expenditures.	As per the latest R.B.I. Report, the State ranks 1st either in absolute terms or on percapita basis in development, plan, social, capital expenditures. Agriculture registered two digit growth rate in 2007-08 as nowhere else in the country.
sector, Capital Expenditures.	expenditures. Agriculture registered two digit growth rate in 2007-08 as nowhere else in the country.

First time in the State

I.T. & I.T. Jobs.	New I.T. Policy formulated in 2005 for speedy progress and to reach top position in the country. Steps initiated for I.T. development in the cities like Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Tirupati, Warangal. 1,584 I.T. companies established as of now. 1.53 lakh jobs newly in I.T.sector. Rs.26,122 crore I.T.Exports in 2007-08
I.T.exports Percentage	Andhra Pradesh achieved 15% of the National exports. National growth rate is 32% and the State’s growth rated recorded as 41%.
Industries	Fast industrialization in every district. Industrial development at cities like Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Tirupati and Warangal. According to R.B.I. report, our State ranked 2nd in the country in attracting investments in 2007-08.
Employment in Industries	Rs.16,700 crore investments from 2004 to 2008. 2.14 lakh jobs created. Some more industries being established and fast completing at a total investment of Rs.38,600 crore… aimed at creating 1.3 lakhs jobs.
Subsidy Rice	Rice made available to 2 crore families @Rs.2 per kilo only. Government is bearing more than Rs.3,000 crore towards Rice subsidy.
Essential Commodities	Rice, Red gram and palm oil monthly essential commodities being supplied at Rs.103 only.
Local Bodies Duties-Funds	Janma Bhoomi-Nodal Agency cancelled. Rs.6,110 crore spent in the last four years itself.
Production	Agricultural production with 199 lakh M.Ts is a major achievement. The State regained its lost glory as Annapoorna. Farmers are well off and brimming with confidence.
Minimum Support Price Percentage	Price rise and percentage in MSP in the last five years- Paddy-Rs.350 (64% raise), Cotton-Rs.1075 (56% raise), Jowar, Sajja, Maize Rs.355 (66% raise), Pulses Rs.1150 (84% raise), Ground Nut Rs.700 (50% raise) and Sunflower Rs.965 (77% raise).

Universities	Government took a policy decision to establish one University in each district. 18 new Universities established including Veterinary, Horticulture universities as of now.
Educational Institutions	New educational institutions like I.I.T, IIIT, BITS Pilani established. I.T.education being imparted in 1,000 schools and computers supplied to Madras’s.
Rural Education	World-class education being imparted in the Rajiv Gandhi Triple ITs to 6,000 rural students in I.T, Bio-technology, Nano-technology sectors. Free education to majority students. 11 Polytechnic colleges, 9 Junior Colleges, 31 Degree Colleges opened. As part of SUCCESS School education scheme, English Medium education with CBSE syllabus imparted besides computer training.
Jawahar Knowledge Centres	Training is being imparted to students of more than 1,000 vocational colleges as per the industrial needs, with the aim of creating employment to 5 lakh persons. Already training/placement provided to 60,000 students. Rural and backward class students are getting jobs employment in multi-national companies.
Community Colleges	Evening classes in Government Colleges/Universities…Diploma and Degree awards to working persons. Evening Polytechnic courses in the existing Engineering Colleges. Diploma seats in the State doubled. One I.T.I established in each of the constituency.
Education Budget	Rs.35,000 crore spent in the past five years.
Higher Education Budget	Rs.1,500 crore in 2008-09 and Rs.2,383 crore allocated for 2009-10.
Co-operative Sugar, Spinning Mills	5 closed Sugar Mills and 2 Cement plants were re-opened. The package of the State Government for merging BHPV in BHEL won accolades from employees and labour associations nationwide. Government jobs provided to 1,486 employees due to the closure of Allwyn based on their efficiency and utility. Pension facility to Allwyn employees on par with Government employees. Several Public Undertakings like APGENCO, RTC, Singareni company etc. are running in profit path with the support of the Government.
Rajiv Yuva Sakthi	80,000 youth trained in various sectors at a cost of Rs.21 crore. Rs.20 crore financial help extended to 4,540 weavers.
S.C.,S.T entrepreneurs	20% additional subsidy. Additional reimbursement at 0.25 paisa on power unit. 25% additional reimbursement on Sales Tax. Separate Trust established through which the entrepreneurs would be provided guarantee.
Rains	For the first time in the history …Full rains in five years. All dams full of water continuously for five years. Water flows to tanks what were not full in twenty five years and heavy flows to Singur project that has not witnessed full waters for eight years. Plenty of Agricultural production and hydroelectricity generation.

Apart from these schemes, his government stood as the role model in implementing the central governments flagship program – the NREGA.. The main thrust of his tenure was on social welfare with a majority of his schemes targeting at improving the lively hood of the rural masses.BBC has called him a champion of social welfare schemes.

......DEATH.........

Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy's Bell 430 helicopter went missing on Wednesday, 2 September 2009 at 9:35 am. and Air Traffic controllers lost contact with the aircraft at 9:02 am while it was passing through the dense Nallamala forest area. The Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh, P. Ramakanth Reddy, said that inclement weather had forced the helicopter off-course. Although the sparsely populated forest area is considered to be stronghold of the outlawed Naxal communist insurgents, the National Security Advisor of India ruled out the possibility of the Naxals bringing down the helicopter.

The Indian Prime Minister's Office confirmed the helicopter's crash on the morning of 3 September and the death of all aboard, including Reddy, his special secretary P. Subrahmanyam, chief security officer A. S. C. Wesley, Group Captain S. K. Bhatia and Captain M. S. Reddy. The Director General of Police said that the bodies of Reddy and others were charred beyond recognition and had to be identified on the basis of clothing. The autopsy of all the bodies was carried out at Kurnool Medical College.

An investigation eventually concluded that the factors that caused that crash included the fact that the crew became fixated for more than six minutes in trying to find out what was behind a problem with their transmission oil pressure system, and they became distracted from the worsening weather. It was also noted that the pilots of the helicopter never discussed the bad weather, diverting, or returning to base.
Y S Rajashekar reddy body was buried on 4 September at Idupulapai in Kadapa district .

Chief Ministers Profile


Dr. Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy, popularly known as YSR, is an astute politician and a charismatic mass leader who has carved for himself a niche in State politics by his exemplary devotion and dedication to the uplift of the downtrodden and neglected segments of society. Born on July 8, 1949, in Pulivendula in the backward Rayalaseema region, YSR has always struggled to secure the rights of the poor and the underprivileged. Son of late Sri Y.S.Raja Reddy, a dynamic leader in his heyday, Rajasekhara Reddy evinced interest in politics right from his student days.While studying in M R Medical College, Gulbarga, Karnataka, he served as President of the Students union. He was elected leader of the House Surgeon's Association in S V Medical College, Tirupati.After completing MBBS, he served as Medical Officer at the Jammalamadugu Mission Hospital for a brief period.		In 1973, he established a 70-bed charitable hospital, named after his father late Y.S.Raja Reddy at Pulivendula. His family established one polytechnic and one degree college in Pulivendula, which were later handed over to the well-known Loyola group of institutions. Y.S.Rajasekhara Reddy's sound business acumen,entrepreneurial skills, and, above all, his transparency brought him laurels in the business arena. On the flip side, his success also brought him many adversaries, political and otherwise, who were desperately looking for a shred of evidence to prove umpteen charges against him. In the end, their mud-slinging did not yield a single point that could paint the mass leader in bad light. In fact, his detractors became red-faced, as they had to swallow their words.

Speeches:

Chief Minister Dr.Y.S.Rajasekhara Reddy Speech at Thirteenth Finance Commission meeting on 20.7.2009

The top priority, however, was to step up the economic growth in the State, as we firmly believe that faster economic growth is the only remedy for faster reduction of poverty. As higher economic growth is directly proportional to the level of investments, particularly the public investment, we have straight away taken many initiatives for stepping up the public investment on irrigation, weaker section housing and other infrastructure projects like sea ports, airports, power generation, SEZs and development of coastal corridor. The Plan Expenditure of the State went up from Rs.11,794 crores in 2003-04 to Rs.41,539 crores in 2008-09 recording a compounded annual growth rate of 28.63% which is perhaps the highest growth rate for any State in the country. In absolute terms our Plan Expenditure in each of the last four years has been the highest for any State in the country. Similarly, the Capital Expenditure went up from Rs.4,250 crores in 2003-04 to Rs.13,697 crores in 2008-09, registering an annual growth rate of 26.37%. The capital expenditure as percentage of fiscal deficit for the period 2004-08 increased to 150% as against 45% during the period 1994-2004.

Again, as in the case of Plan Expenditure, AP’s Capital Expenditure in absolute terms is the highest for any State in the country. As private investments always grow in proportion to the public investments, there was an overall spurt in the investments in the State in an unprecedented manner, leading to the highest ever economic growth rate of 9.1% for the five years period 2004-09, higher than the national growth rate of 8.5% for the same period. Higher economic growth and higher economic buoyancy in the State have lead to a phenomenal increase in the revenues of the State, which grew during 2004-09 at 18.2% per annum as against 13.51% recorded for the period 1999-2004. The revenues to GSDP ratio for the year 2007-08 have gone upto 16.48% in the year 2003-04.

With the revenues of the State registering a healthy growth, the Government implemented a large number of welfare schemes to benefit the poorest of the poor like never before not only in our State but in any other parts of the country. We have provided good and health security to about 80% of the State’s population. Our women SHG program is one of the best in the world. 50% of the Country’s Bank lending in this sector is in AP. This has helped substantially in unleashing their potential and their growth as leaders. This is one of the biggest State supported programs. Again for the first time, recognizing that education is a powerful tool for social empowerment, the State has implemented a scheme for complete reimbursement of tuition fess in an unprecedented manner to benefit more than 20 lakh post metric students belonging to BC, SC,ST and Minority communities in the State. The weaker section housing programme and the pension scheme to the old aged, disabled, widows etc., are by far the largest social security measures ever taken by any State in the country. As per the latest report of RBI on State finances for the year 2008-09, AP stood first in the country in respect of its allocation on Plan expenditure, development expenditure, social sector expenditure and capital expenditure.

Our greatest performance was, however, in agriculture, although for the last five years, we have done a commendable job even in industries sector by achieving an annual growth rate of 10%, as against Country’s growth rate of 8.8%. In agriculture and allied activities, as against the national target of 4% annual growth rate, our State achieved a very high growth rate of 6.4% for the period 2004-09, up from 3% growth rate for the preceding five years period. In quantitative terms, AP’s food grains production recorded an average annual growth rate of 8.98% for the period 2004-09, as against the nation’s 1.9%. We have contributed 84 lakh tones of rice to the national pool in the last year and this is approximately 60% of our rice production. This became possible because of our investments in irrigation and free power policy for farmers. Our Jalayagnam programme covering about 81 irrigation projects with a capital outlay of Rs.1.76 lakh crores to provide assured irrigation to about 100 lakh acres besides providing stabilization to 21 lakh acres is the biggest initiative in the country in the post independence era. We have been supplying more than 1500 crore units of free power annually catering to about 60 lakh acres. We firmly believe that as long as the subsidies go towards enhancement of production and increases in the rural incomes, they cannot be considered populist.

The biggest challenge our Country is facing today is the low growth rate in agriculture and stagnated productivity levels, contributing to perpetuation of low levels of incomes for about 60% of our population. Unless we do something very substantial for improving farmers’ incomes, in the long run, we cannot achieve sustainable growth, let alone inclusive growth. Besides, with our population growing more than 2 crores per annum and the global tradable surplus in foodgrains coming down because of developing countries converting their lands to bio-fuel crops, augmenting additional domestic foodgrains production becomes the top priority. In recognition of this alarming position, the Government of India launched the National Food Security mission in 2007, although belated. As there has been no major technological breakthrough in agriculture in the last two decades, the only way we can increase the productivity and consequently the farmers’ incomes is by making more water available to farmers. This is precisely what we are doing. I can assure you that this initiative will go a long way in meeting our country’s food security on the one hand and improvement of incomes of 60% of our population, which is of paramount importance to all of us.

I strongly urge that the Finance Commission should give a very high weightage in devolution of central taxes to the states implementing irrigation projects and augmenting additional goodgrains production. You may also kindly consider a special grant for Irrigation projects in our State, as they contribute more towards the National Food Security than of our State. I request you to also consider coming up with a mechanism of sharing a part of our expenditure on free power for agriculture as that too is going towards contributing to national food security. We cannot simply afford to go back to PL 480 days. As we have seen, from our own experience, the capital investments on Irrigation Projects will have an all-round beneficial impact on the economy. Because we are implementing a large number of irrigation projects and weaker section housing programme, the cement and steel industries in our State have doubled their capacities. With the result, the construction, transport and mining sectors have experienced high growth rates of over 15% per annum in real terms in the last five years. The virtuous cycle of economic growth was fully operational in our State.

Nevertheless, we are no exception to the ongoing global economic slowdown. As per the recently revised CSO data, our State, which registered an annual GSDP growth rate of 10.08% in constant terms for the four years period 2004-08, as against national growth rate of 8.92%, has to content with just 5.6% growth rate for the year 2008-09, because of global economic slow down. Consequently, the financial resources too fell sharply. Although our final accounts for the year 2008-09 are not yet ready, as per the latest estimates, revenue receipts are likely to fall short by Rs.8,000 crores from the budgeted estimates, while there will be a short fall of Rs.10,000 crores on account of capital receipts. This is quite a big resource gap. The enhancement of fiscal deficit eligibility to 4% is a small concession. The need of the hour is to raise resources and spend it on capital asset creation (infrastructure), even if it means a little rise in inflation figures in the short run. We cannot afford to allow our economy to get into a morass. The 13th Finance Commission should give a serious thought on how to make more resources available to States like ours which are already in the mid-way in the implementation of a large number of Infrastructure projects. Keeping them on hold for whatever reason is not in the National interest, as after all, the GDP of the country is the sum total of the GDP of all States.

Another important submission is with regard to the fiscal deficit. The 12th Finance Commission in its wisdom has fixed the limit of 3% of GSDP for fiscal deficit, which broadly means the net borrowings of the States for the year. The borrowing limits should have a bearing and proportionality to the repayment capacity, which is more a function of revenue receipts. As revenue receipts to GSDP vary from State to State, allowing all States to borrow at 3% of their GSDP is perhaps not correct. For instance, both Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal have the same population and same GSDP of Rs.3.50 lakh crores. But our revenues are Rs.62,000 crores as against their revenues of Rs.35,000 crores. As per the present policy, both AP and West Bengal can raise the same level of loans, although AP has better repayment capacity and should naturally have higher borrowing limit. I request to look into this anomaly and come up with a more rational basis for fixing the borrowing limits.

There are varying estimates about the gas availability in the KG basin. The RIL has already started commercialization of gas from their D6 block. The first land fall point for the gas in KG basin is East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh. It is unfortunate that our State does not get any share in the royalty or in the profit share. We do not enjoy any priority in allocation nor in pricing. This is completely unjust. The extreme interpretation of the Constitutional provisions about the offshore resources should not be invoked to deny the people of our State their due share. The 13th Finance Commission is requested to address this important issue.

Coming to the subject of Central devolutions, I have a few submissions to make. There has been an increasing trend towards centralization as seen from the reduction in the share of State Plan outlays, increasing number of Centrally Sponsored Schemes, cesses and levy of surcharges. I request that the declining trend of Finance Commission transfers be arrested. The vertical distribution of resources has to be based on responsibilities. I request you to consider compensating States in case of delays in the fixation of royalties on major minerals. I also request for realignment of resources in favour of States accomplishing the objective of inclusive growth. Further, I request that the States’ share of Central Taxes be raised to 50% from the present 30.5%. Finally, I request you to kindly provide incentives for better performance and investments in infrastructure.

I request that the following weights may be assigned in the distribution formula:

1) Population 30%.

2) Area 15%.

3) Per capita income distance 20%.

4) Tax effort 10%.

5) Infrastructure and social sector expenditure 25%.

I am aware that Dr.Kelkar has actively championed the introduction of the GST, based on the concept of Grand Bargain. GST is soon going to become a reality. I request you to ensure that the Finance Commission will provide a fool-proof mechanism for compensating states for the possible loss of revenues in the first few years after migration to the new system. We firmly believe that tax devolutions should be the main channel, while grants have to become residual. Needless to say, the grants should focus more on improving the quality of expenditure, filling the gaps in basic and specific needs of States. I request you to consider State specific grants for our flagship programmes like Aarogyasri, Jalayagnam, Rural Water Supply and others as detailed in the Memorandum.

The presentation to follow will no doubt highlight a large number of issues and this will be followed by discussions. One final word, please help progressive States like ours with more funds; we will give back several times more to the Country, as we have demonstrated during the last five years. I am grateful to you for your time.

Jai Hind

Andhra Pradesh State Programme-wise Development
From May 2004 to May 2009

First time in the world

ITEM/SCHEME	Achievement
Aarogyasri Insurance	Medical treatment costingRs.2 lakh to Seven and half crore including middle class people. 2 lakh surgeries as of now. A rare record in the world history. Treatment, Operations covering 942 diseases. March forward towards Total Health Andhra Pradesh.
104 Rural Mobile Health Units	Fixed Day Health Scheme through 104 mobile units to every village. 475 mobile health units availability to every village on a fixed day in a month. Free health checkups, free medicines for entire month, quality healthcare at the doorsteps of 4 crore rural people.
Pavala Vaddi	For the first time in the world, differential interest rates to women. Interest is 3% only. Applicable to farmers and weavers also.
Abhayahastham (IKP Life Insurance Scheme)	Monthly pension ranging from Rs.500 to Rs.2,200 to all women over 60 years of age. Life Insurance, Scholarships to their children. Only one rupee per day to be paid by the SHG members. Large scale benefit to One Crore 25 lakh women.
Projects	The life-line projects of Telangana region, "Pranahitha-Chevella" and "Devadula" are the world's second highest level water pumping Lift Irrigation Schemes.

First time in the Country

Current charges, Taxes	Not single Paisa enhanced in current charges since the last five years. Oath taken in the Assembly, not to enhance for the next five years. No other tax was enhanced.
Additional power purhcases	Rs.6,500 crore expenditure during the past two and half years. The 40% growth in power demand is the indication of the tremendous progress made in Agriculture, Industry and Service sectors.
Rajiv Udyogasri. Jobs (Government and non-Government)	No Vacancy boards disappeared. Wanted Boards reappeared. 10 lakh jobs created in the past 5 years in Government and private sectors. Another 10 lakh jobs through Rajiv Udyogsri in the coming two years. 55,000 jobs in SEZs as of now. Ultimate aim is to create 25 lakh jobs. 11,000 vehicles utilised in one Jalayagnam programme alone. Direct and indirect jobs and employment to more than one lakh persons. 50,000 teachers as of now. 17,000 Police recruitment completed. Efforts are on for recruitment of 20,000 more police. 53,000 teachers recruitment would be completed in the coming 3 months. Training in Mason jobs to 38,000 unemployed as part of INDIRAMMA housing programme.
Jalayagnam (Irrigation)	Irrigated water provided to 19 lakh acres additionally as of now. 81 projects launched. 12 projects completed. Another 13 projects under completion. Remaining projects in fast progress by working day and night.
Free Power	Uninterrupted free power supply to 30 lakh pumpsets (families) since four and half years on record scale. 1500 crore units free power to Agriculture sector every year.
Agricultural Loans	Loans worth Rs.22,650 crore distributed in 2007-08. Rs.26,000 crore targeted for 2008-09. The interest rate is only 3%.
Farmers' loans waiver	Rs.11,100 crore loans waived to 64 lakh farmers, highest in the country. Rs.1,800 crore distributed by State Government @ Rs.5,000 as incentive to each of 36 lakh farmers who were not covered under loan waiver scheme announced by the Centre.
Land distribution	6.04 lakh acres distributed to poor... Rs.500 crore for land development. Six lakhacres Land ownership rights to Tribals.
Agricultural Labourers	All round benefit to more than one crore persons. Full stop to migrations. Daily wage enhanced from Rs.20 to Rs.82.3... Likely to be raised ro Rs.100. Top rank at national level in the implementation of National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme by using Social Audit, Smart Card and e-governance.
Pasu Kranthi	Purchase of 1,50,000 cattle at 3%interest and Rs.30,000 subsidy. White Revolution in villages.
Sheep Insurance	This scheme is being implemented in the State for the first time in the entire country.
Aarogyasri, 108 Ambulances	108 Ambulances are made available to all at all times. Ambulances were made to reach to any place in the State with in 18 minutes. Every day, 802 Ambulances with 6,000 emergency trips is a new record. Total Health safety to seven and half crore people through Aarogyasri.
104 Help Line	50,000 calls per day. Tele-medicine. Free Health information. Time to time counseling.
Houses	39 lakh houses were built since the past four and half years. 28 lakh houses under construction. Indiramma target is 80 lakh houses. With the construction of the remaining houses, Andhra Pradesh would emerge as the only State without huts in the coming two years. The housing budget rose 10 times from Rs.500 crore to Rs.5,000 crores since the last four years. Check to irregularities through 24 hour help line, quick response teams and social audit. House sites were distributed to more than 20 lakh poor.
Self Help Groups	More than One crore women Self Help Groups joined as of now.
Loans	Rs.16,535 crore since the past four and half years (By December 2008). This year target is Rs.11,000 crore. By March, 2009 the total loan distribution would be Rs.23,000 crore in five years period. The Government aims at making one crore women as lakhiers in the coming four years.
Micro loans-Total percentage in the country.	42 %. The lion's share out of the country's micro lonas is enjoyed by our State women only.
Cooking Gas	Ours is the only State that has bore the entire burden of Rs.50 on Gas enhanced by the Centre.
Ration Cards	An additional 50 lakh new white ration cards sanctioned as of now. Ration cards to all the eligible. White cards to around 2 crore families including the middle class.
Loan waiver	Rs.2,000 crore waived to beneficiaries who have taken loans through S.C., S.T., B.C., Minorities' Corporations.
Handloom Sector - Weavers	Rs.327 crore loans of handloom weavers waived. 3 lakh families benefited by loan waiver. Pensions to 1.5 lakh weavers. Budget rose to more than Rs.150 crore.

Pensions	Since the last five years, new pensions to 55 lakh...By 1st of every month, 71 lakh pensions regularly @Rs.200 each.
Education	University in every district. 17 new Universities established apart from specialized Universities. Several new Universities like IIT, IIIT, BITS Pilani established.
Students Fee	For the first time in the country, 100% fee reimbursement to B.C., Minority, Poor among Upper castes (E.B.C) students including S.C. & S.Ts. Free Higher Education. Rs.2,500 crore allocation made towards fee reimbursement during 2009-10. 26 lakh students benefited as of now. 7 lakh EBC students would benefit additionally. With this Govt. will be bearing the burden of providing higher education to 85% of the students. (11 lakh B.Cs., 5 lakh S.Cs, 1.8 lakh S.Ts, 7.4 lakh minorities and 25,000 disabled...in total around 33 lakh students would benefit under the scheme.
Welfare Budget	In 2008-09, budget was allocated to welfare sector on a large scale at Rs,30,000 crore.
B.C.Budget	Rs.1,600 crore was allocated in 2008-09.
Minority Budget	Rs.200 crore allocated in 2008-09.
Mass Marriages	Mass marriages were conducted through T.T.D's Kalyanamasthu and to Minorities through Minority Department..
Development, Plan, Welfare sector, Capital Expenditures.	As per the latest R.B.I. Report, the State ranks 1st either in absolute terms or on percapita basis in development, plan, social, capital expenditures. Agriculture registered two digit growth rate in 2007-08 as no where else in the country.

First time in the State

I.T. & I.T. Jobs.	New I.T. Policy formulated in 2005 for speedy progress and to reach top position in the country. Steps initiated for I.T. development in the cities likeVisakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Tirupati, Warangal. 1,584 I.T. companies established as of now. 1.53 lakh jobs newly in I.T.sector. Rs.26,122 crore I.T.Exports in 2007-08
I.T.exports Percentage	Andhra Pradesh achieved 15% of the National exports. National growth rate is 32% and the State's growth rated recorded as 41%.
Industries	Fast industrialization in every district. Industrial development at cities likeVisakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Tirupati and Warangal. According to R.B.I. report, our State ranked 2nd in the country in attracting investments in 2007-08.
Employment in Industries	Rs.16,700 crore investments from 2004 to 2008. 2.14 lakh jobs created. Some more industries being established and fast completing at a total investment of Rs.38,600 crore... aimed at creating 1.3 lakhs jobs.
Subsidy Rice	Rice made available to 2 crore families @Rs.2 per kilo only. Government is bearing more than Rs.3,000 crore towards Rice subsidy.
Essential Commodities	Rice, Red gram and palm oil monthly essential commodities being supplied at Rs.103 only.
Local Bodies Duties-Funds	Janma Bhoomi-Nodal Agency cancelled. Rs.6,110 crore spent in the last four years itself.
Production	Agricultural production with 199 lakh M.Ts is a major achievement. The State regained its lost glory as Annapoorna. Farmers are well off and brimming with confidence.
Minimum Support Price Percentage	Price rise and percentage in MSP in the last five years- Paddy-Rs.350 (64% raise), Cotton-Rs.1075 (56% raise), Jowar, Sajja, Maize Rs.355 (66% raise), Pulses Rs.1150 (84% raise), Ground Nut Rs.700 (50% raise) and Sunflower Rs.965 (77% raise).

Universities	Government took a policy decision to establish one University in each district. 18 new Universities established including Veterinary, Horticulture universities as of now.
Educational Institutions	New educational institutions like I.I.T, IIIT, BITS Pilani established. I.T.education being imparted in 1,000 schools and computers supplied to Madarsas.
Rural Education	World-class education being imparted in the Rajiv Gandhi Triple ITs to 6,000 rural students in I.T, Bio-technology, Nano-technology sectors. Free education to majority students. 11 Polytechnic colleges, 9 Junior Colleges, 31 Degree Colleges opened. As part of SUCCESS School education scheme, English Medium education with CBSE syllabus imparted besides computer training.
Jawahar Knowledge Centres	Training is being imparted to students of more than 1,000 vocational colleges as per the industrial needs, with the aim of creating employment to 5 lakh persons. Already training/placement provided to 60,000 students. Rural and backward class students are getting jobs employment in multi-national companies.
Community Colleges	Evening classes in Government Colleges/Universities...Diploma and Degree awards to working persons. Evening Polytechnic courses in the existing Engineering Colleges. Diploma seats in the State doubled. One I.T.I established in each of the constituency.
Education Budget	Rs.35,000 crore spent in the past five years.
Higher Education Budget	Rs.1,500 crore in 2008-09 and Rs.2,383 crore allocated for 2009-10.
Co-operative Sugar, Spinning Mills	5 closed Sugar Mills and 2 Cement plants were re-opened. The package of the State Government for merging BHPV in BHEL won accolades from employees and labour associations nation wide. Government jobs provided to 1,486 employees due to the closure of Allwyn based on their efficiency and utility. Pension facility to Allwyn employees on par with Government employees. Several Public Undertakings like APGENCO, RTC, Singareni company etc. are running in profit path with the support of the Government.
Rajiv Yuva Sakthi	80,000 youth trained in various sectors at a cost of Rs.21 crore. Rs.20 crore financial help extended to 4,540 weavers.
S.C.,S.T entrepreneurs	20% additional subsidy. Additional reimbursement at 0.25 paise on power unit. 25% additional reimbursement on Sales Tax. Separate Trust established through which the entrepreneurs would be provided guarantee.
Rains	For the first time in the history ...Full rains in five years. All dams full of water continuously for five years. Water flows to tanks what were not full in twenty five years and heavy flows to Singur project that has not witnessed full waters for eight years. Plenty of Agricultural production and hydroelectricity generation.

Chief Ministers Achievements

Thus this strategy, broadly, takes care of simultaneous implementation of new programmes/schemes in all the three core sectors viz.i) Rural Economy (Agriculture & Irrigation) (ii) Social Security and Welfare (iii) Information Technology, Bio-technology and Industry-related services.

Agriculture & allied areas :The government waived arrears of power bills related to agricultural consumption to the tune of Rs.1,192 crore.

Supply of free power to farmers was introduced by the government from the day one it came to power. (A new power policy was evolved recently excluding corporate and income tax-paying farmers from free power scheme).

A special relief package of Rs.1 lakh in fixed deposit and Rs.50,000 towards one-time settlement of loans was provided to help the families of farmers who committed suicide due to agricultural debts A legislation was enacted providing a moratorium for six months with regard to repayment of agriculture loans by farmers to private money lenders, and a 2-year moratorium on institutional credit recovery by commercial banks as declared by the GoI

Registration fee and Stamp Duty were exempted in respect of loans sanctioned up to an amount of Rs.1 lakh to small/marginal farmers.The government prepared a new State Seed Regulation Bill to regulate production and sale of seeds, and to provide for enhanced penalty to the dealers and adequate compensation to the farmer in the event of sale of spurious seeds.