Jagan promises graft-free govt, sets blueprint

VIJAYAWADA: YSRC president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy put of a blueprint of what his government would look like, immediately after taking oath as chief minister on Andhra Pradesh on Thursday.
Speaking before a large audience which included Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and DMK chief M K Stalin, he promised a corruption-free and transparent administration, a judicial commission to review every government tender, and a call centre in the CM’s office to redress people’s grievances.
Governor ESL Narasimhan administered the oath to Jagan even as thousands of supporters cheered him at the Indira Gandhi Municipal Corporation Stadium grounds in Vijayawada.
Jagan addressed the gathering immediately after taking oath. He approved an increase in pension to senior citizens, from the present Rs 2,000 per month to Rs 2,250 per month. He also promised to increase the pension by Rs 250 every year and thus would reach Rs 3,000 a month in the fourth year.
He also promised to recruit four lakh village volunteers by August 15 to assist people in getting government benefits.
Jagan promised to set up a call centre in CM’s office by August 15 and asked people to call the number if they have a complaint or grievance. The government would also create village secretariats in the state by October 2. As many as 1.60 lakh youth would be recruited and every village secretariat would have 10 people.
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1. ^{^} Andhra Pradesh (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
2. ^{^} Telangana (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
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4. ^{^} Indira Gandhi (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

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