Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister to conduct surprise inspections after June 12 to get feedback on implementation of welfare schemes

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu at a review meeting with the officials at the Secretariat on Monday.

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu will start doing surprise inspections anytime after June 12 to obtain a first-hand account of the manner of implementation of welfare schemes and the delivery of citizen services.

Announcing it in a review meeting on the Public Distribution System, Deepam – 2, APSRTC, and Panchayat Raj & Rural Development Department services at the Secretariat on Monday, Mr. Naidu said emphasis should be laid on ensuring cent per cent public satisfaction as the coalition government was completing one year soon, while pointing out that data analytics was bound to play a crucial role in obtaining public feedback and streamlining the service delivery. 

He noted that 325 services were being currently provided through Mana Mitra WhatsApp governance, and 4.50 million people have successfully availed of the services so far. It has been targeted to increase the number of those services to 500 by June 12. 

Drone City

Steps were taken to render a variety of services through drones. A Drone City was in the process of being established in about 300 acres (116 acres in the first phase) at Orvakal in Kurnool district. So far, 38 companies have come forward to set up drone manufacturing and related industries there. The DPR was ready and the tender process is poised to be completed by June 12.

Mr. Naidu said while some departments have improved their performance, APSRTC was to render better services to the people as they were below expectations. The corporation has to make up for the deficiencies in supplying drinking water at bus stands, and in maintaining cleanliness in the toilets. 

He stated that the subsidy on three LPG cylinders would be remitted into the bank accounts of the beneficiaries in advance, and warned of stringent action against the collection of additional sums from the Deepam beneficiaries. 

The Chief Minister stated that garbage collection has improved in rural areas, and expressed confidence that assigning the  responsibility of wet garbage management to the DWCRA groups would improve the situation significantly.