Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has made a strong pitch with the NITI Aayog for strengthening cooperative federalism as a guiding principle for effective governance.
The issue figured during a meeting of NITI Aayog representatives with the Chief Minister on Tuesday. The Chief Minister wanted fair allocation of Central funds and resources to the State for various developmental projects. He requested the apex policy think tank of the Central government to consider increase in allocation to State by the XVI Finance Commission with special focus on the development of infrastructure in Health and Education sectors.
Mr. Revanth Reddy reminded the NITI Aayog officials about the release of ₹1,800 crore under the Backward Regions Grant Fund in accordance with Section 94(2) of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act 2014 pending since few years. Both the NITI Aayog and the State government expressed their commitment to working in tandem to address the unique challenges and opportunities facing the State.
