Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy said, in Amaravati on Wednesday, three concept cities would be developed and asked officials to plan that in Visakhapatnam, Tirupati and Anantapur. These cities should be developed in a radius of 10 sq km, he added.
Jagan said this during a review meeting with officials of the Information Technology, Electronics and Communications Department.
He also asked officials to make village and ward secretariats and the volunteers system tech-savvy.
Outlining the importance of village and ward secretariats, he said that the system would help root out corruption and hence it needed a strong IT network. Ration cards, pension cards, Arogyasri cards and fee reimbursement cards would be issued by the village and ward secretariats, he said.
The Chief Minister said that the single-window system had been introduced for transparency in sanctioning of industries. Land, water and power would be provided at nominal rates for setting up industries, he added.
He slammed N. Chandrababu Naidu, leader of opposition, for making tall claims about industrial promotion and ease of doing business but keeping Rs 4,000 crore industrial incentives pending during his five-year rule.
IT Minister Mekatpati Goutham Reddy and other officials were also present.
The state government's proposal comes at a time when the fate of its capital, Amaravati, hangs in the balance.
Last week, the Andhra Pradesh High Court admitted a writ petition filed by a group of farmers from Guntur district, who challenged the state government's decision to constitute an 'expert committee' and decide the fate of the upcoming capital.
The five-member committee comprising urban planning experts, is headed by retired IAS officer G. Nageswara Rao. Municipal Administration Minister Botsa Satyanarayana has said that the government will decide on the development of Amaravati after the expert committee's report.
IANS inputs