YSR – Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh – Sakshi news paper articles on 13 March 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

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YSR – Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh – English news paper articles on 02 March 2009

‘Congress alone can complete Polavaram’

The project cost works out to Rs.10,151 crore

Indirasagar ensures drinking water to 540 villages

HYDERABAD:

Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy has said that the Government’s sheer will power had led to taking up of the Indirasagar (Polavaram) multipurpose irrigation project, despite many hurdles.

Dr. Reddy made the remarks when a group of leaders from Coastal Andhra, accompanied by Major Irrigation Minister P. Lakshmaiah, called on him here on Sunday.

He said: This is a one of its kind project in the country and unique in many ways – be it the vast areas it will bring under cultivation, or the quantum of water brought into utilisation.

Dream project

The project, the long cherished dream of Andhra Pradesh, has been taken up as a challenge and only we can complete it in a fixed timeframe. “The project, which nobody else dared to lay hands upon, will be completed within three years.

The clearances secured in the shortest possible time speak volumes about our commitment. The project serves the larger interests of crores of people in the three regions,” Dr. Reddy remarked.

Clearances

A press release from the Chief Minister’s Office said Dr. Reddy expressed happiness over getting all clearances for the project, which would irrigate 7.2 lakh acres utilising 273 TMC.

It ensures drinking water to 540 villages benefiting 28.5 lakh people, besides providing 23.5 TMC for industry. It provides for diversion of 80 TMC to the Krishna Delta, in a first of its kind irrigation initiative linking two major rivers. Under the project, hydel power generation will be 960 MW. The project cost works out to Rs.10,151 crore, including land compensation, resettlement and rehabilitation.

 

Actor Manchu Vishnu ties the knot

Camaraderie: Union Minister for Power Sushil Kumar Shinde and Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy with actor Mohan Babu at the latter’s son’s wedding on Sunday.

HYDERABAD:

Actor Manchu Vishnu, son of Mohan Babu, former Rajya Sabha member and filmmaker, tied the knot with Viranica, daughter of Y.S. Sudheekar Reddy, younger brother of Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy and grand-daughter of C.C. Reddy, advisor to government, on Sunday morning.

VIP guests

The event at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium here saw most of tinsel-town celebrities marking their presence, apart from a host of political leaders.

Among those who attended were Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, his Cabinet colleagues K. Rosaiah (Finance) and Jana Reddy (Home), Leader of Opposition N. Chandrababu Naidu and actor Balakrishna, Union Minister for Power Sushil Kumar Shinde and former Union Minister and filmmaker Dasari Narayana Rao.

Those from the film industry included superstar Rajnikanth, music maestro Ilayaraja, thespian Akkineni Nageswara Rao, directors K. Raghavendra Rao, Y.V.S. Chowdary and V.V. Vinayak, filmmaker Allu Arvind, and media baron Ch. Ramoji Rao, among others.

 

Congress committed to SC categorisation: YSR

HYDERABAD:

Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy on Sunday that Congress was committed to categorisation of SCs and had not betrayed Madiga community.

Participating in a discussion on SC categorisation on a private television channel Dr. Reddy denied that the MRPS activist, Surendra Madiga, had resorted to self –immolation.

He said the MRPS city leader had sustained serious burns when the watch and ward staff of the Gandhi Bhavan was trying to prevent him from setting ablaze the building. “It is not self-immolation as being projected,” he added.

The Chief Minister said there is no place for violence in democracy.He clarified that he had supported the MRPS demand on categorisation despite the fall out from another powerful SC sub-caste.

It was at the instance of Congress that a committee was constituted three years back to study the issue and the Cabinet had also approved the recommendations of the panel, he said.

Legal tangles

He noted that lack of absolute majority for the Congress and legal tangles had delayed the passage of the legislation on sub-categorisation in the Parliament. Meanwhile, Rajya Sabha member V. Hanumantha Rao condemned the attack on Gandhi Bhavan. Government Whip Mallu Ravi advised MRPS leader Manda Krishna to adopt non-violent methods to get their grievances redressed.   

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YSR – Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh – Sakshi news paper articles on 19 February 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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YSR – Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh – English news paper articles on 16 February 2009

YSR launches ‘Ayushmanbhava’

Health insurance cover for Vedic pundits aged between 60 and 75 years

Extending sops: Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy at the launch of a health insurance scheme for Vedic pundits at Tirupati on Sunday.

TIRUPATI:

Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy formally announced the launch of ‘Ayushmanbhava’, a health insurance scheme for the benefit of the Vedic and shastra pundits aged between 60 and 75 years, here on Sunday.

The scheme, which will be operated jointly by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) and the United India Insurance Company Limited, will come into force from the financial year 2009-10. According to the broad contours of the project, the TTD will pay an annual premium of Rs. 1,236 per head for 1,000 pundits under its Veda Parirakshana Trust to the UII, for which the pundits will get a health cover of up to Rs. 1 lakh.

Dr. Reddy said that the scheme was conceived in recognition of the services rendered by the pundits in providing moral guidance to the public, thus helping restore the social values. “Any State is deemed to have failed in its duty if it does not take care of its guiding lights,” he observed. On the proposed scheme mooted to develop temples as a fountainhead of knowledge and a centre for spiritual awakening in a society, the Chief Minister said that it envisaged a comprehensive financial package for all those involved in a temple, such as priests, attendants, temple cooks, instrumentalists etc.

TTD chairman D.K. Audikesavulu called the scheme a small offering to the matchless service rendered by the pundits, while Executive Officer K.V. Ramanachary spoke on the priesthood training conducted to the members of the fishermen and tribal communities, as part of a larger goal to take Hinduism to the excluded social groups.

G. Srinivasan, Chairman and Managing Director of UII appreciated the State government for its novel initiative.

 

YSR shoots barbs at grand alliance

Dubs the alliance and Prajya Rajyam as rudderless and sundry parties

 

Making a point: Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and Union Minister for Urban Development S. Jaipal Reddy in animated conversation at the launch of JNNURM in Tirupati on Sunday.

TIRUPATI:

Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy virtually spat venom at the grand alliance. . Equally strident was his attack on PR president Chiranjeevi, who he alleged is ready to strike a deal with any party without any qualms.

Dr. Reddy made an election speech and has nearly kick-started the party’s election campaign from the temple city of Tirupati while addressing a public meeting at the SV University Stadium after the launch of the Rs.1,389 cr Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).

Union Minister for Urban Development, S. Jaipal Reddy launched the Mission.

Rajasekhar Reddy went hammer and tongs at the NDA and the TDP governments, which he alleged had ruined the lives of farmers, farm workers, rural artisans, women with their anti-poor and neo-rich policies. Dr. Reddy used his 30-minute diatribe against them to list out their ‘all round failures’ and warned the public to beware of their dubious political manoeuvres to usurp power once again by hook or crook. If you vote them to power, they will scrap all the developmental schemes and put the clock back once again, he warned. Dr. Reddy’s remarks were particularly incisive against the TDP and the two Left parties. He said it is an irony that TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu, who during his rule dubbed agriculture as a ‘futile job’, should now try to shower freebies on agriculture and rural population. Training his guns at Chirajneevi, Dr. Reddy ridiculed that a person led a flashy and cosy life in the tinsel world earning crores of rupees should now talk of the plight of the poor and ‘social justice’.

 

YSR to lay stone for Thotapalli extension channel

VIZIANAGARAM:

Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy will lay the foundation stone for Thotapalli extension channel in Gajapathinagaram constituency during his visit to the district on February 20, according to Minister for Housing Botcha Satyanarayana. The execution of channel was estimated at Rs.70 crores. The channel would irrigate 15,000 more acres in that constituency.

The Minister, while inspecting arrangements on Saturday at Bobbili, said that the Chief Minister would arrive at 10.45 a.m. on that day and participate in various programmes till 1 pm. Mr. Satyanarayana inspected integrated emergency centre for women and child protection built at a cost of Rs.44 lakhs, Rani Mallamma park that was developed with Rs.30 lakhs, and a tank that would be developed under National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. The Chief Minister would inaugurate them.

Later, Dr. Reddy would proceed to Gajapathinagaram constituency where he would lay the foundation stone for Thotapalli channel. Mr. Satyanarayana instructed officials to make arrangements for the convenience of the public.

The Chief Minister will lay the foundation stone for the drinking water project estimated to cost Rs. 38crores under JNNURM in Vizianagaram. After staying here for the night he would leave for Visakhapatnam the next morning. Bobbili Municipal Chairperson Baby Nayana, Parvathipuram RDO R. Pranshanti, Superintending Engineer (R & B) K. Kantimathi accompanied him, according to press release issued by Divisional Public Relations Officer, Parvathipuram.

 

Chief Minister’s claim on housing disputed

‘Scheme is being misused and money released even for whitewashed houses’

HYDERABAD:

Disputing Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy’s claim that 39 lakh Indiramma houses were constructed so far for the poor, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Sunday described it as the “biggest scam” and urged people not to be deceived by the ruling party.

Impossible task

At a press conference here TDP leader Gali Muddukrishnama Naidu pointed out that the Governor’s address to both Houses on February 2 had mentioned that 19 lakh houses were constructed till December 31, 2008 and another five lakh would be completed by March 31.

How could anybody build 20 lakh houses in such a short span, he asked and wondered if Dr. Reddy possessed ‘Aladdin’s magic genie lamp’.

He alleged that ineligible people were benefited by the scheme and not SCs, STs and BCs. He demanded Dr. Reddy to release the beneficiaries’ list with caste-wise break-up.

Mr. Naidu said the scheme was being misused and money was being released even for whitewashed houses.

Pointing out that the cost of 20 lakh houses would be around Rs.6,500 crore, he alleged that the amount would be withdrawn and spent by Congressmen for electoral purposes.

‘Gimmicks’

Charging the Congress with resorting to “gimmicks”, he faulted it for removing 20 per cent per cent restriction for other castes imposed by the Telugu Desam regime under the housing scheme. He disputed the government’s claim that 17 lakh pattas were given to the poor and said not even five lakh were distributed in urban areas.

 

Gain expertise to be competitive, Chief Minister tells students

Inaugurates C.V. Raman science block built at a cost of Rs. 12 crore on the premises of Yogi Vemana University

KADAPA:

Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy on Sunday exhorted students of Yogi Vemana University to develop into professionals and undergo training to gain expertise on a par with their counterparts in international universities.

Promising government funds and programmes, he said it was the duty of the university to churn out qualitative students. Dr. Reddy was addressing students in a meeting on the university premises.

Water scheme

Earlier, Dr. Reddy inaugurated the C.V. Raman science block constructed at a cost of 12. crore and Pennar, Papaghni and Cheyyeru hostel buildings built with Rs. 4 crore each, Ahlaad guest house costing Rs. 5 crore. He also unveiled plaques for a Rs. 5 crore rural water supply scheme from Pennar river to the university. The Chief Minister also opened the 11-km-long Kadapa bypass ring road constructed at a cost of Rs. 30 crore, tahsildar and MPDO offices to be built at Mydukur costing Rs. 65 lakh among others.

He unveiled a total of 14 plaques put up in a row on the university premises. The Vice-Chancellor A. Ramachandra Reddy sought sanction of Rs. 200 crore for the development of the university and an amphitheatre on the varsity premises.

Minister for Higher Education R. Chenga Reddy, Kadapa ZP chairperson D. Jyothi Reddy, Mayor P. Ravindranath Reddy, MLAs Mohd. Ahmedullah, D.L. Ravindra Reddy , faculty members and students participated.

 

MRPS sets Feb. 20 ‘deadline’ for YSR

Rajahmundry:

Manda Krishna, founder president of MRPS, has given February 20 as deadline to Chief Minister to see to it that SC classification bill is introduced in Parliament. Addressing ‘Madiga Viswaroopa Maha Sabha’ (State conference of Madiga sub-castes) in Rajahmundry on Sunday, he demanded Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy go to Delhi before Feb.20 and meet AICC president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and see to it that the classification bill is introduced before the end of this Parliament session.

“If he fails to do so, Congress will face the wrath and MRPS will see the end of that party in coming election. We will swing into direct action and Dr. Reddy has pay a heavy price for his inaction,” warned Manda Krishna.

MRPS president Dandu Veeraiah also spoke. East Godavari MRPS president G. Syam Babu presided.

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YSR – Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh – Sakshi news paper articles on 16 February 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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YSR – Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh – Sakshi news paper articles on 15 February 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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YSR – Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh – Sakshi news paper articles on 14 February 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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YSR – Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh – Sakshi news paper articles on 13 February 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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YSR – Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh – Sakshi news paper articles on 06 February 2009

 

 

 

 

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