NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital on Wednesday. This is CM YS Jagan’s fourth meeting with the Prime Minister this year.

In the meeting, Andhra Pradesh CM was believed to have discussed issues related to the development of the state including funding for the Polavaram Dam, Kadapa Steel plant, the promised made for the development of the State after bifurcation, the Special Category Status among other issues.

YS Jagan had briefed PM Modi about many projects and issues including the Polavaram project, the Kadapa steel plant, rationality in the selection of eligible persons under the National Food Security Act, and arrears to the state from Telangana, etc.

The Chief Minister had requested the Prime Minister to approve the revised cost estimates of Rs 55,657 crores at the 2017-18 price level, which included a drinking water component of Rs 4,000 crores, and also to release the pending payments of Rs 2,100 crores already incurred by the State Government towards the Polavaram project.

The CM has also sought assistance from the central government to complete the proposed metro rail of 76.9 Km in Visakhapatnam. The DPR has been submitted to the central government for approval.

రాష్ట్రానికి సంబంధించిన ప‌లు కీల‌క అంశాల‌పై ప్ర‌ధాన‌మంత్రి శ్రీ @narendramodi గారితో చ‌ర్చించ‌డం జ‌రిగింది. రాష్ట్ర విభ‌జ‌న హామీలు నెర‌వేర్చాల‌ని, ప్ర‌త్యేక హోదాతో పాటు, ప‌లు పెండింగ్ అంశాల‌ను ప‌రిష్క‌రించాల‌ని కోరిన నేప‌థ్యంలో ప్ర‌ధాని గారు సానుకూలంగా స్పందించారు. pic.twitter.com/20WiwfSlXQ
— YS Jagan Mohan Reddy (@ysjagan) December 28, 2022

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