Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the latter’s residence in New Delhi and disçussed several key issues related to the State, including the Polavaram project, Kadapa Steel Plant, rationality in coverage of beneficiaries under National Food Security Act and arrears from Telangana Discoms to the State, among others.
During the interaction, the Chief Minister requested the Prime Minister to approve the revised cost estimates of ₹55,548.87 crore of Polavaram project as per Technical Advisory Committee meeting on February 11, 2019. He said ₹31,118 crore need to be spent on the project, of which ₹8,590 crore was for construction and ₹22,598 crore is for rehabilitation.
He also requested the Prime Minister to clear the bills in toto, and not component-wise and added to directly transfer R&R package amount to the accounts of beneficiaries without any delay.
