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Naidu Orders Rule Overhaul, Sets Jan. 15 Online Services Deadline as ₹40,000-Crore Purvodaya Push Advances

Purvodaya proposals prioritise irrigation, horticulture clusters, rural road links.

Overview

  • At a Secretariat review, the Chief Minister told departments to rescind unnecessary business rules, adopt data-driven oversight and complete the shift to online delivery of all services by January 15, 2026.
  • Naidu directed officials to focus on public satisfaction in service delivery and to strengthen village and ward secretariats for last‑mile grievance redressal.
  • He said electricity tariffs will not rise this year and set a target to lower the state’s power purchase cost from ₹4.92 to ₹4 per unit.
  • Officials were tasked to prepare ₹40,000 crore in Purvodaya-linked proposals, including ₹20,000 crore for irrigation and ₹20,000 crore for infrastructure with ₹5,000 crore for rural roads, alongside plans for 82 horticulture clusters covering 20 lakh acres.
  • The government reviewed the ₹58,700‑crore Polavaram–Nallamala Sagar linkage and ordered feasibility studies to divert 200 TMC of Godavari floodwaters and 50 TMC from Krishna, while Amaravati works were accelerated with farmer plot amenities targeted within a year and a steel bridge due by February 15.