Naidu presses Centre for statutory backing to Amaravati, financial support

Naidu seeks statutory support for Amaravati and financial aid for Andhra Pradesh in meetings with Amit Shah and Nirmala Sitharaman.

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday held crucial meetings with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, strongly pressing the Union government to provide statutory backing to Amaravati as the State’s capital and seeking sustained Central support for Andhra Pradesh’s financial and developmental priorities.

Chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu meeting Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi on Tuesday.

The Chief Minister’s Office did not divulge details of the meetings.

According to information available, Mr. Naidu discussed the legal status of Amaravati with the Union Home Minister, particularly in the backdrop of the Centre’s decision to introduce a Bill in Parliament to give statutory backing to the capital.

It is learnt that the Chief Minister urged the Centre to introduce the Bill during the second phase of the Budget Session, underlining that legal clarity on the capital was vital for administrative stability, long-term planning and restoring investor confidence, which had been severely eroded over the past five years.

Mr. Naidu conveyed that prolonged uncertainty over the capital had adversely impacted governance and development, and stressed that statutory backing for Amaravati would send a strong signal of stability and continuity, both nationally and internationally.