Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Saturday. Naidu sought financial assistance from the Prime Minister for debt-ridden Andhra Pradesh.
Official data shows Andhra Pradesh’s public debt has risen from 31.02 per cent of the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) in 2019-20 to 33.32 per cent in 2023-24, indicating worsening fiscal health over the last five years.
The TDP chief is scheduled to meet Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at 6 pm and later with Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
In his first meeting with PM Modi after the Union Budget, Naidu thanked the prime minister for key announcements made for Andhra Pradesh, including ₹15,000 crore funding for the new capital’s…