State to make presentation at NDC meet on Dec 27
Hyderabad: With almost 25 per cent negative gap between demand and supply in the power sector, the planning department of the state government plans to pump in more funds, two to three times more, to augment power in the 12th five-year plan. Most of the money will be used to increase the installed capacity of power generation.
"The demand and supply gap is 20 to 25 per cent. Andhra Pradesh is a power-deficit state now. We have spent around Rs 7,000 crore in the 11th five-year plan. We want to increase the spending two to three times in the 12th five-year plan," a top official in the department told Express on Thursday.
Planning officials will make a presentation at the National Development Council (NDC) meeting to be held in Delhi on December 27.
Energy is a biggest challenge and it is proposed to augment the generation and supply in the country during the 12th plan period. Once the southern grid is completed, the state's problem in buying power will be solved.
Though the NDC meeting will be chaired by prime minister Manmohan Singh, chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy will not attend as he is scheduled to participate in the World Telugu Conference on the same day. Finance minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy will attend, official sources said.
According to sources, the state has an ambitious overall growth rate of 10 per cent, which is more than the national average target of 9 per cent.
The state has a target of 6 per cent in the agricultural sector, 10.5 per cent in industries and 11.45 per cent in services.
"So far the state's performance has been good and has emerged as one of the top four states on this front," an official in the planning department claimed.
Other focus areas
* Peripheral roads will be laid in all cities including tier-II cities. The proposals on ORR and BRTS in Vijayawada are under process.
* Emphasis on farm mechanisation, systemm of rice cultivation, supply of micro-nutrients to crops, storage facilities and food processing units.
* One stadium will be build in each mandal. * Efforts to reduce maternal deaths and infant mortality.
* Technical education to be given more focus
* The 15 flagship programmes of the Centre will be accorded top priority.
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