Andhra Pradesh CM reiterates demand for ‘Special Category Status’ in NITI Aayog governing council meeting
The Hindu
Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy reiterated that the Central government was obliged to grant Special Category Status (SCS) to Andhra Pradesh (A.P.) as per the commitment given in Parliament as a precondition to bifurcation.
“Rapid industrialisation of the State is possible only if SCS is accorded”, he asserted in his speech during the virtual meeting of the governing council of NITI Aayog chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday.
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