Jagan appeals to PM to grant Special Category Status to AP

AMARAVATI: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to grant special category status to Andhra Pradesh.

While according a customary send-off to the Prime Minister at Gannavaram Airport on Monday, he gave a letter to him appealing to release arrears due to be paid to the State.

In the letter, the Chief Minister requested to release the resource gap grant of Rs 34,125.5 crore and urged to clear the due of Rs 6,627.28 crore which was to be given by Telangana Discoms to AP Genco.

Also, he requested the Prime Minister to consider the revised estimates of the Polavaram Project and give approval for Rs 55,548.87 crores.

Further, he reminded him that the ration given to the State under the National Food Security Act is not rational and this was causing serious loss to the state, and wanted to take appropriate measures to amend to it. He appealed for adequate financial support for the newly-established medical colleges in the State and also requested clearances for Bhogapuram International Airport.

Jagan urged Modi to allocate iron ore mines to APMDC.

He renewed his request to the Prime Minister to grant Special Category Status, which would help the State to recover from the losses of bifurcation.