Naidu to invite PM for Amaravati construction relaunch
Naidu also plans to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and invite him for the event marking the restart of the capital Amaravati construction programme
Vijayawada: Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu left here for New Delhi on Tuesday night, mainly to hold a meeting with Microsoft founder Bill Gates there on Wednesday, March 19.
Naidu also plans to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and invite him for the event marking the restart of the capital Amaravati construction programme. He would try to meet finance minister Nirmala Sitaraman, home minister Amit Shah and some other central ministers.
Sources said Naidu would hold a meeting with TD parliamentarians in Delhi. It would discuss about the ongoing Parliament session, issues related to AP state and raising of the state’s issues in parliament, like the funding for various central projects.
When Naidu meets Bill Gates, agreements would be signed between the state government and the Gates Foundation on cooperation in various fields.
The two sides would work on five priority areas. The first is healthcare, under which AI-powered health data systems, improved telemedicine, and support for low-cost diagnostics and medical devices will be covered.
The second is Education under which AI-driven EdTech tools, digital learning enhancements, and a national education summit would be focussed.
The third is e-Governance for which Centralized Data Lake, AI-powered public services, and predictive analytics for health, agriculture and education would be covered.
The fourth is Agriculture under which AI-assisted farmer advisory systems, precision farming via satellite data, and transparent subsidy distribution are goals.
The fifth is Employment & AI under which AI-use to boost productivity and job creation across sectors will be focused.
Naidu is likely to meet Prime Minister Modi on Wednesday and invite him to the event marking the resumption of Amaravati works by the end of April.
The CM would discuss with Modi the World Bank funds for the capital Amaravati. Naidu would explain to the PM the plans for completing Amaravati capital construction in the next three years on a priority basis.
The government has decided to restart the Amaravati capital works after April 15. The initiation would be from the area behind the existing Secretariat.
Naidu conducted a meeting with CRDA officials in this connection on Tuesday. He plans to hold a big public meeting behind that Secretariat area for this work launch purpose.
