In a landmark policy presentation at the State Secretariat on Monday during the celebrations of Suparipalanalo Tholi Adugu (First Step in Good Governance) on the occasion of the first anniversary of the NDA government, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu unveiled the government’s ambitious “Swarna Andhra @2047” vision, setting forth a comprehensive roadmap to restore the State’s economy, governance, infrastructure, and social fabric.

BJP A.P. president D. Purandeswari, Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan and all the Ministers, MLAs, MPs and others participated in the meeting.

Terming the NDA alliance’s historic electoral win as a mandate for reconstruction, Mr. Naidu positioned the initiative as a transformative journey from “misgovernance to prosperity.”

Mr. Naidu blamed the previous YSRCP regime for ‘‘fiscal mismanagement, loss of investor confidence, institutional collapse, and the derailment of flagship projects like Amaravati and Polavaram’‘. Citing the NITI Aayog’s report on debt sustainability, he pointed out huge public debt, diversion of funds, and a near-zero score on financial health.

“The people’s verdict is against destruction. It is a call for rebuilding,” said Mr. Naidu. He affirmed the government’s commitment to transparency by announcing seven White Papers to document systemic failures from 2019 to 2024.

In his first month in office, Mr. Naidu said that he had initiated key reforms like repeal of the AP Land Titling Act, increased pensions under the NTR Bharosa scheme to ₹4,000 for senior citizens and ₹6,000 to ₹15,000 for other vulnerable groups, recruitment of 16,347 teachers via Mega DSC, and revival of 203 Anna Canteens serving over four crore meals at ₹5.

Highlighting alignment with the Centre, the CM announced that the double engine government made it possible to ensure ₹15,000 crore for Amaravati, ₹12,500 crore for Polavaram, ₹11,400 crore for Vizag steel plant, allocation of ₹5,000 crore for Orvakal and Kopparthy industrial nodes, and sanction of the long-pending Railway Zone with headquarters at Vizag.

Capital plan

Mr. Naidu outlined plans to transform Amaravati into a global knowledge hub with a projected population of 3.5 million and 1.5 million jobs by 2050. Backed by global institutions such as the World Bank, ADB, and KfW, the city will be developed as a self-financing project, he added.  

Describing the Polavaram project as Andhra Pradesh’s “lifeline,” Mr. Naidu criticised the stalling of the project during the previous regime and announced a target completion timeline of 2027, with ₹5,936 crore already sanctioned by the Centre for 2025–26.

P4 Model

Mr. Naidu explained that the P4 model (Public-Private-People Partnership) as a revolutionary step to eradicate poverty by 2029. Under this, high-net-worth individuals (Margadarsis) will mentor the bottom 20% (Bangaru Kutumbams), with government programmes supplementing this effort. As of June 23, 2025, over 87,000 adoptions were registered under the model.

In just 11 months, Andhra Pradesh attracted ₹9.34 lakh crore in investments with the potential to generate 8.5 lakh jobs, prioritising employment over capital intensity. Notable projects include Ashok Leyland (Mallavalli), Ratan Tata Innovation Hub Industrial parks in every Assembly constituency, renewed thrust on aquaculture, tourism, and food processing. He added that the exports in the State rebounded by 5.16%, lifting A.P.’s share of India’s total exports from 4.52% to 4.75%.  

The Chief Minister said that after inheriting a declining economy (GSDP growth averaged 10.3% during 2019–24 compared to 13.5% in 2014–19), the government set an ambitious 12.02% GSDP growth rate in 2024–25, targeting ₹18.65 lakh crore in 2025–26.

Amaravati will be developed as a “Global Knowledge Hub” with quantum tech and innovation clusters.

Mr. Naidu emphasised a digital-first governance model, with 703 services to go live on WhatsApp by Independence Day, and gave a call for “collective action to build a wealthy, healthy, and happy Andhra Pradesh.” 

The Chief Minister warned of severe action for any disturbance to law and order.