Naidu holds meeting over Parl session

Vijayawada, Nov 15 (INN): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu held a meeting with Members of Parliament of the Telugu Desam Party on the strategy to be adopted in the forthcoming winter sessions of the parliament.

During the meeting, the Chief Minister discussed on the various aspects provided in special package.

He appealed to the MP's that pressure should be mounted on the Centre on according legal sanctity to the special package. He asked the members of the parliament to ensure legal sanctity to the special package in the upcoming parliament session.

He asked the members of the parliament to meet BJP representatives and the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitely and enquire about the status and progress of according legal sanctity to the special package.

The Chief Minister said that the focus of the Member of Parliament must be on getting maximum benefits to the state during the winter sessions of the parliament.

He directed the MP's to get clarity on the credit to be provided by NABARD for the Polavaram project in a week's time. He also said that MP's should put pressure on the Center to fulfill all promises made under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act.

Pressurise the centre for the creating of Vishakhapatnam railway zone and for increasing assembly constituencies in the state, said the Chief Minister.

He directed the MP's to raise the inadequacies in the reorganization act. Legal sanctity to the special package will help in creating confidence among the people in the state said the Chief Minister.

Welcoming the decision to demonitise Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 currency as a positive one, the Chief Minister said that precautionary measures should have been taken to minimise difficulties to the public.

To curtail the flow of black money public must be encouraged towards electronic currency. Centre must take adequate steps to increase online transactions said the Chief Minister.

He added that those countries with lower education levels and less development than our country are a head of us in using mobile banking services.

To fulfill the dream of digital India usage of digital currency needs to be encouraged, said the CM. Centre must consider providing swipe machines to traders and abolish transaction cost for online banking and MP's must bring pressure on the centre for the same, said the Chief Minister.