Amid heavy protests by opposition leaders and farmers, the Andhra Pradesh assembly passed the AP Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of all Regions Bill, 2020, which will make Visakhapatnam as the executive capital and Kurnool as the judicial capital.
Crux of the Matter
AP government believes development only in one place is leading to inequalities and emergence of backward regions.
10-year annuity term which was announced for compensation of Amaravati farmers has been extended to 15 years.
The pension amount will be increased to Rs 5,000 from the existing Rs 2,500 for 21,000 families.
The CM has accused former CM Chandrababu Naidu of lying about the Sivaramakrishnan committee report wherein the committee clearly opposed the construction of super capital in Amaravati region.
CM Reddy said, “the 1937 Sribagh Pact clearly discussed where to place the capital, high court and accordingly Kurnool was declared the capital city in 1953. Similarly, in 2014, the Justice Srikrishna Committee recommended that the decentralisation of development is needed.”
The government has plans to develop Amaravati and transform it into a great city.
CM Reddy said, “we are not in a position to invest Rs 1 lakh crore on the construction of capital alone. There are other priorities as well wherein at least Rs 500 crore for each municipality is required.”
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Amaravati is a proposed and planned Capital city as the Geographical Center of Location for the Andhra Pradesh state, India. It has been allotted space to be built on the southern banks of the Krishna river in Guntur district, within the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region. Amaravati city is being designed to have 51% of green spaces and 10% of water bodies, with a plan to house some of the most iconic buildings there. The city is being modelled on Singapore, with the master plan being prepared by two Singapore government-appointed consultants. Other international consultants and architects will then be roped in to give it an international flavour. More Info
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