Opposition parties in Andhra Pradesh, particularly Telugu Desam Party headed by N Chandrababu Naidu, often criticise YSR Congress party president and chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy of failing to administer the state properly due to his inexperience.
But many of the welfare schemes initiated by Jagan have become role models for other states.
For instance, the Nadu-Nedu scheme introduced by Jagan to develop infrastructure in schools and hospitals is being replicated in Telangana now by the K Chandrasekhar Rao government.
Similarly, the KCR government has also commenced the introduction of English medium in all the government schools, a concept introduced by the Jagan government.
Now, the Tamil Nadu government headed by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president M K Stalin has also announced replication of Jagan Mohan Reddy government’s flagship scheme of forming Village Secretariats or “Grama Sachivalayams,” to bring the administration to the doorstep of the common man.
Stalin announced in the assembly on Friday that his government would set up village secretariats – or ‘Grama Seyalagangal’ – for effective implementation of various government schemes at grassroots level. In the first phase, as many as 600 such secretariats would come up this year.
Stalin said with an objective of ensuring good governance in local bodies, village secretariats would be established, which would coordinate and integrate several government schemes such as those taken up by the departments of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Revenue, Agriculture and Social Welfare, for effective implementation.
He said the best performing village panchayats would be conferred the ‘Uthamar Gandhi Award’, from this year and one village panchayat from every district shall get a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh each.
The village secretariats would have a chamber for the village panchayat president, a conference hall, offices for the village administrative officer, village panchayat secretary and each of them would be constructed at an estimated Rs 40 lakh each. These shall have all amenities including the internet.
So, who said Jagan doesn’t have a vision for development?
