Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said on Monday that an ecosystem must be created to elevate India to the top position globally. Addressing the fourth district collectors' conference at the secretariat, the Chief Minister praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for moving the Indian economy from the 11th to the fourth largest in the world.
"We have to create an ecosystem to make India number one. After Prime Minister Narendra Modi came, the 11th largest economy (India) has become the fourth largest," said CM Naidu.
Naidu also noted that India's relationship with the US has evolved from one of unequal power dynamics to a more equal footing through a "give-and-take" approach. As per CM Naidu, there were no reforms before 1991, and India was once globally mocked for its "Hindu" growth rate. However, he highlighted India's 'Viksit Bharat – 2047' vision and Andhra Pradesh's 'Swarna Andhra – 2047' (Golden Andhra) vision, which he said should become a "Bible, Quran, and Bhagvad Gita for every collector."
Noting that the National Democratic Alliance government is in power at both the central and state levels, the Telugu Desam Party supremo called it a "double engine sarkar" (government), which he claimed is leading to double-digit growth. Naidu said the state achieved a growth rate of 12 pc in the 2024-25 fiscal year, underscoring that Andhra Pradesh aims to maintain a 15 pc growth rate until 2047. In the 2023-24 fiscal year, he said the state logged a GSDP of ₹14.2 lakh crore, which rose to ₹15.9 lakh crore in 2024-25, and that the per capita income was ₹2.98 lakh. For 2025-26, he outlined targets that include a GSDP of ₹18.6 lakh crore, a 17 pc growth rate, and a per capita income of ₹3.47 lakh. Naidu said his government is monitoring GSDP goals down to the mandal level.
On the recent reshuffle of district collectors, Naidu said he had made the changes after an in-depth study and that complacency would not be tolerated. He called on all the collectors to prove themselves through their performance and instructed them to go into the field to speak to people and to understand and use technology, among other guidelines.
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