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V-P Venkaiah Naidu hails progress of projects in Telugu States
Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu with Union Minister for Tourism and Culture G Kishan Reddy and officials in New Delhi on Monday. BJP Rajya Sabha member Dr K Laxman is also seen.
- Holds a review meeting with officials
- Advises them to make regular field visits to the project sites and take personal initiatives in expediting works
New Delhi: Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu here on Monday reviewed the status of projects related to Culture and Tourism in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Officials from the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Culture, led by Union Minister G Kishan Reddy gave a detailed presentation to the Vice-President about the progress of the projects in the States. Venkaiah suggested early completion of the projects by working in close coordination with the State governments of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
It may be noted that Venkaiah held a meeting with Kishan Reddy on July 28 and was briefed about the pending works in these States. The Vice-President has been regularly guiding various ministries and departments for early completion and full-fledged operationalisation of projects and institutions being set up under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.
During the presentation by the Ministry of Tourism, officials briefed him about the completed projects under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme (Coastal Circuit and the Buddhist Circuit in Andhra Pradesh, Eco Circuit, Tribal Circuit and Heritage Circuit in Telangana) and those under the Prasad Scheme (development of Amaravati and Srisailam temple in Andhra Pradesh). They also explained the details of other tourism-related projects in various stages of implementation in the States.
During the presentation by the Ministry of Culture, officials briefed the Vice-President about the ongoing major conservation works such as the Thousand Pillar Temple, Hanamkonda, Veerbhadreswara Swamy Temple, Lepakshi, Charminar, Hyderabad, among others. They also detailed on fund allocation for museums, performing arts, zonal cultural centres, libraries and other institutions.
The Vice-President complimented the officials for the progress and advised them to make regular field visits to the site of the projects and take personal initiative in expediting them.
