Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu met with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the national capital ahead of the central government’s full budget for 2024-25. The meeting focused on various aspects of Andhra Pradesh’s development and financial needs. Naidu was accompanied by three Union ministers from his party, Telugu Desam Party (TDP), and held discussions with multiple other central ministers and officials to address the state’s challenges and seek support.
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- Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi.
- The meeting was held ahead of the central government’s full budget for 2024-25.
- Three Union ministers from TDP, Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu, Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, and Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma, were present.
- Naidu also met PM Narendra Modi and seven other Cabinet ministers, including Amit Shah and Nitin Gadkari.
- He highlighted the negative impacts of the 2014 bifurcation on Andhra Pradesh.
- Naidu sought financial support and assistance for various state projects, including the Polavaram National Irrigation Project and development of Amaravati.
- During his meeting with Amit Shah, he requested Rs. 385 crore for a Greyhounds Training Centre and other operational costs.
- Naidu asked Nitin Gadkari for infrastructure development, including highway expansions and new expressways.
- He requested Piyush Goyal for financial assistance for external infrastructure in industrial nodes.
- Naidu had a productive meeting with Arvind Panagariya, Chairman of the 16th Finance Commission.
