K Chandrasekhar Rao seeks fresh mandate for 'golden Telangana'

Amid talk of early polls Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday appealed to people to continue their support in his pursuit to transform the state into a golden TelanganaThe Telangana Rashtra Samithi TRS chief who recently dropped hints of polls being advanced said the blessings of the people were a source of strength for him In his speech at the main official function to mark Indias 72nd Independence he recalled the struggle for Telangana state under his leadership and said the people did not rest till achieving the goal which was considered impossible by manyHe claimed that the government not only put to rest all doubts about the viability of Telangana as a state but made it a model for the entire country In his hourlong address he spoke at length about the initiatives taken by the state during last four years for allround development and welfare of all sections of the societyKCR as Rao is popularly known also referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modis recent speech in Parliament in which he praised Telangana He said Modi lauded Telangana for acting with maturity after bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh by focusing on development As he said we refrained from playing cheap politics and raking up unnecessary disputesWithout naming any party KCR said attempts were still being made to stall the states march on the path of progress Stating that for last four years the state was registering annual growth rate of 1712 percent he vowed to use the surplus revenues for eradication of povertyHe claimed that with annual expenditure of Rs 40000 crore on 40 welfare schemes Telangana had the largest welfare budget in the country KCR spoke about waiver of loans of farmers investment support to farmers at the rate Rs 8000 per acre per annum overcoming electricity shortage 24 hour free electricity to farm sector completion of pending irrigation projects revival of irrigation tanks drinking water supply to every householdHe announced that the government was launching from Wednesday two new schemes to provide free eye care to the entire population and Rs5 lakh life insurance to farmers The Chief Minister said during last four years the IT sector attracted huge investment and the annual IT exports had reached Rs 1 lakh croreHe claimed that since the launch of new industrial policy to give all approvals for industrial units within 15 days the state attracted Rs 132 lakh crore investment providing employment to 837 lakh people Under the new policy 7697 approvals were granted and out of them 5570 units commenced productionKCR said the government was undertaking infrastructure projects worth Rs35000 crore to make Hyderabad a global city He announced Rs 50000 crore will be spent in the next five years to further improve the infrastructure and basic amenities in the cityHe said a 330 km long regional ring road would be constructed around Hyderabad to provide better road connectivity between the state capital and other towns He announced the second phase of Hyderabad metro rail project will be thrown open next monthAlso Read Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao Meets Narendra Modi Seeks Rs 20000 Crore For KaleshwaramCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever