AP CM compares his regime to golden age of Chandragupta
Hyderabad, Feb 19 (UNI) Likening his rule to the ''golden age'' of Chandragupta Maurya, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy today claimed that the state economy grew by 9.32 per cent in the last three years as against the national average of nine per cent.
Unlike the previous Telugu Desam Party(TDP) regime, the Congress government was ushering in all-round development, based on the concept of saturating the needs of all sections of people, irrespective of party affiliations and will retain power in the next and subsequent elections to the state Assembly, he said, while winding up his reply to the motion of thanks for the Governor's address.
The state stood first in the implementation of the 20-point programme to uplift the weaker sections of people, as against 13th position during the TDP rule, he added.
The state grew only by 5.85 per cent when the TDP was in power from 1994-95 to 2003-04 as against the national average of 6.13 per cent, the Chief Minister said while giving clarifications to the Opposition members' queries.
Apportioning
the
blame
on
the
TDP
for
a
lesser
economic
growth
of
6.96
per
cent
in
the
first
year
of
the
Congress
rule,
Dr
Reddy
said,
''even
if
this
is
included
in
our
account,
the
average
economic
growth
is
8.73
per
cent,
which
is
only
slightly
less
than
the
national
average
growth
of
8.80
per
cent.''
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