‘Vanijya Utsav’ to boost trade and exports: Minister
The Hindu
CM to inaugurate the event on September 21
Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy will inaugurate the two-day ‘Vanijya Utsav-2021’ at S. S. Convention Hall in Vijayawada on September 21.
At a press conference on Thursday, Minister for Industries, Commerce and Information and Technology Mekapati Goutham Reddy said the objective of the trade and export carnival was to boost the exports by enhancing commercial production and showcase the State as a ‘rising economic force’.
He said the Centre had kicked off the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ to mark the 75th year of the Indian Independence, and as part of the drive, the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry was organising a ‘Vanijya Saptah’ from September 20 to 26.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.