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‘Emphasis on Concept Cities will bring greater private investments to the State’
The Andhra Pradesh chapter of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has hailed the annual State Budget for the financial year 2021-22 with an estimated expenditure of ₹2.29 lakh crore.
In a statement on Thursday, its Chairman D. Tirupathi Raju said the government’s focus on welfare initiatives was a welcome step in view of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic.
He said allocations made for welfare schemes would create demand for various goods and services.
Children Budget
Referring to the Gender and Children Budget, with a greater focus on measurable outcome on the money spent for children and women, he called it a step in the right direction.
Harichandan lauds ‘commitment’ being shown to contain COVID-19
Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan has saluted the frontline workers for their efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19.
“About 40% of India’s total COVID-19 deaths have occurred during the second wave of the pandemic,” Mr. Harichandan said during his virtual address to the joint session of the A.P. State Legislature before the start of the Budget session.
The Governor said that the Andhra Pradesh government had shown great commitment in handling the pandemic during the first wave, and continued to do so in the second wave.
Stating that the government had established 632 COVID hospitals with a total bed capacity of 46,056 and recruited 18,270 additional staff for handling the crisis. The government also brought 50% of beds in the private hospitals under the purview of the Aarogyasri scheme, he said.