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With Centre coming forward to fund Polavaram project, Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu is leading from the front to make the multi-purpose irrgiation project a reality. Besides personally monitoring the progress, the CM is frequently making field visits to expedite the works. Downloaded from http://smartprep.in C O N T E N T S

Nabard ready to fully fund Polavaram AP Protests againt illegal Projects On 21 5 Krishna river

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ANDHRA PRADESH EDITORIAL Published Monthly In English & Telugu Volume:11 October 2016 Issue:4 Salivahana Era 1938 Forget labels, look at funding Commissioner At last, there is clarity on the special assistance to be provided to S Venkateswar IIS Andhra Pradesh by the Centre. Even while expressing his displeasure at being denied the promised Special Category Status, Chief Minister Editor Chandrababu Naidu wisely chose to accept the Special Package an - Ramesh Babu Kandula nounced by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. Executive Editor There were some vain attempts at provoking the public opinion NCoavreers Pha gNe unna against the state leadership for welcoming the Package. Interestingly, CM’s heli-visit of Polavaram these are the same people who, during the process of bifurcation, in - Second Cover dulged in political one-upmanship instead of coming up with con - Polavaram works take off crete demands for the development of successor state Third Cover post-bifurcation. CM in various proigrammes As a result, Andhra Pradesh has been left reeling under the impact Fourth Cover of irrational division. APIIC Advt on Sunrise State By resorting to the same tactics, the detractors seem hell bent on causing irreparable damage to the future of Andhra Pradesh over the Published by: recent announcement by central government. In insisting that the Information & Public Relations CM should not accept the Package, their intentions appear motivated Department by political calculations rather than the long-term interests of the Government of Andhra Pradesh state. Hyderabad - 500 028 While the Chief Minister kept up the pressure over Special Status till Ph: 040-23300258 the last minute, he left no stone unturned in the alternative scenario to extract as many benefits to the state as possible. This is what a Views expressed by various pragmatic leader would do in the face of hard realities. authors in this issue reflect their personal opinions. The Package indeed provided some real benefits to the state, includ - ing full funding of the prestigious Polavaram project, and liberal Design grant of funds for externally aided projects. Even while acknowledg - Karthik Beesu ing the aid being provided by the centre, the Chief Minister has not been shy of seeking more relief to the beleagured state. Photos: At this critical juncture, there is no point in sticking on to labels, T.Srinivasa Reddy, Vijayawada when what is important is real help to kickstart economy. Printed at Caxton Offset Pvt. Ltd. Hyderabad Each Issue : Rs 5/- Annual Subscription : Rs 50/- www.andhrapradeshmagazine.org Email: [email protected] Ramesh Babu Kandula www.ipr.ap.nic.in Editor

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NaBard ready to fully fuNd POLAVARAM

he National Bank for Agri - Nabard officials asked about the scale A 5.5-km spillway and spill channel culture and Rural Develop - of finance, the period of the project were being constructed to enable dis - ment (Nabard) has in and the year-wise instalment required charge of 50 lakh cusecs of water, the principle agreed to fund for its completion. largest in the world. “Godavari had the entire Polavaram proj - The State Water Resources officials seen a (flood) discharge of 36 lakh ect and even pay what the State gov - also had a meeting with their Central cusecs of water in a day. The highest ernment has spent on the project till government counterparts and fol - discharge from Krishna was 11 lakh now. lowed up the progress in the matter of cusecs. So, we have designed Talking to the media after a two-hour the Polavaram project. Polavaram for a discharge of 50 lakh cusecs,” he said. meeting with Nabard Chairman Harsh Meanwhile, Chief Minister Kumar Bhanwala in New Delhi, Union Chandrababu Naidu inspected the The Chief Minister said he would Minister of State YS Chowdary said the ongoing works at Polavaram and said henceforth conduct a virtual inspec - bank would release the first instal - his government would make the proj - tion of the project works every Mon - ment of loan to the P.olavaram Project ect a reality by completing the first day, using the cameras positioned at Authority in October. He said since the phase by 2018. “We will not let the site, and conduct a personal in - State government was not directly in - Polavaram remain a dream. We will spection every third Monday of the volved, none of the restrictions appli - make it a reality.” month to ensure the construction ac - cable under the provisions of the tivity went on as planned. While a total of 1,049 lakh cubic Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Man - metres of earthwork was supposed to A Central Water Commission official agement (FRBM) Act would affect the be done as part of the project con - said that the Central Government was project. struction, 410 lakh cubic meters has considering Polavaram as a model Chowdary along with State Water Re - been completed so far. “We have im - project and all the technical know- sources Secretary Shashi Bhushan ported high-powered machinery to how for it would be provided. He said Kumar and Andhra Pradesh Engineer- carry out the earthworks. They have water could be pushed into the canavls in-Chief M Venkateswara Rao held already been deployed and some with the cofferdam itself and work OCTOtaBlkEsR w 2i0t1h6 Nabard officials. AfoNrDeiHgRnA cPoRmApDanEiSeH sM haAvGe AalZsIoN bE.eOenRG should go on simultaneous on the 5 While agreeing to fund the project, the involved in the job,” he said. cofferdam and the regular dam. T Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

aP and the story of SPECIAL STATUS

here has been heated discussion and debate on the Special Category Status, and Special Pack - age that the Centre an - nounced for Andhra Pradesh. What does Special Package entail to AP in terms of funds and projects? Is is wise to reject the Special Package that the Centre offered and continue to insist on Specia Category, even though the union government is clear that it was no longer an option in the changed scenario? To understand all aspects of this issue and why the state welcomed the Package even while demanding more benefits, we have to analyse wthis matter in detail. AP, when it was divided, was given twhe following major assurances: Section 90 of AP Reorganization w Act: Polavaram project back to states. It used to be given as Special Category States get extra Section 94: Tax incentives to pro - 1.Plan and 2.Non plan funds. funds only for Plan expenditure. Not mote industrialization Non plan funds are used for state for non plan expenditure. w PM’s statement on 20-2-2014 in govt employees salaries, welfare In 1968, Planning Commission gave RS: Special Category Status for 5 programs etc. special grants to Nagaland, Assam years Non-plan funds are to be allocated and J&K as part of plan funds due to 14th Finance Commission: To as - by a Finance Commission to be con - their special needs. sess resource gap and devolve ac - stituted every five years. Every Fi - In 1973, during the Fifth Plan pe - cordingly nance Commission will have its own riod, they were extended to 7 more NThoewre, a wreh saevte irsa lt ohtihse cr rperoavtiusiroe ns set of criteria to allocate funds and states, covering all the North East Tcbuatl lneodt rSepleevacniat lf oSrt tahteu dsis? cussion the criteria keep changing. states. In 1992/93, a committee was on Special Status. Plan funds used to be allocated by formed to evaluate the efficacy of Planning Commission. They also these special grants when Pranab have varying criteria for every plan Mukherji was Chairman, Planning period of five years. These funds are Commission. They came out with 6 Out of the tax revenue of central ANDHfRoAr PdRevAeDloEpSmH MenAtaGl AprZoINjeEc.tOs RliGke what is called Gadgil-OMCuTkOheBrEjRee 2 f0o1r 6- government, certain portion is given roads, irrigation etc. mula. Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

the 11 states will continue to be treated as Special States though the central government discarded the use of the term ‘Special Category State’. they are simply called border states or hill states. they no longer get tax exemptions.

Special Status?

According to that formula, 30% of all tinue to be treated as Special States Plan Funds of Central Govt would be No. though the central government dis - distributed to these 10 special states. carded the use of the term ‘Special Then where did they come from? They no longer get tax ex - Remaining 70% would be distributed eCamtepgotiroy nStsa.t eS’.o T,h weyh aaret sdimo ptlhy ey among all the non-special states. These tax incentives were introduced gcaellte dn boowrd? er states or hill states. as late as 2002. In 2002, Uttarakhand – which was The Chouhan formula formed as a result of bifurcation of Remember that Special Category UP - was added to this list of special WStahteys whaever eb etehne iny egxiivsteenc? e since states due to its hilly terrain and 1968. But tax exemptions were intro - backwardness. So, the number of spe - duced only in 2002. cial states became 11. What is this new creature? Though two other states were formed After coming to power in 2014, the that time – Chattisgarh and Jhark - These North Eastern states are hilly areas, border states, there’s practi - NDA government brought about radi - hand, they were not added to the list cal changes in the developmental of special states. cally no industry, insurgency was in - And what was the procedure creasing, no jobs for youth, model and public finance universe. Uadttoarpaktehadn tdo w aasd tdh eit l?ast state to be something drastic had to be done to Planning Commission was abolished. added to the list of special states. attract industry to be set up there. NDC no longer exists. Niti Ayog was So the N-E states were given tax ex - formed. Whereas Planning Commis - emptions in 2002 for a period of five sion used to decide plan size, priori - years. ties, distribution etc, Niti Ayog is just Union Cabinet sent a reference to the a think tank. The same incentives were extended Planning Commission. Planning Com - Plan Funds don’t exist anymore. No mission studied all the aspects of the to Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh in 2005. May be because 30% to Special Category States. In state and gave a report to the Union fact, no more Special Category States. Cabinet which approved the report they also are hilly and border states 14th Finance Commission also said and placed it before the National De - with very low level of industrializa - no need to treat any state as special velopment Council (Comprising all tion and also may be because they category state. It said that every state states). After the NDC approved it, it were already in the list of special What happened in case of is different and should be evaluated was notified as yet another special states. AP? individually in terms of its resources state. So what was started in 2002 as a se - curity related measure for five years and needs. but not a development targeted The 14th Finance Commission rec - measure and later extended to two ommended devolution of 42% of cen - Following the assurance given by PM more states in 2005, was to expire in tral government revenues to states in in RS, Union Cabinet did send a refer - 2007 and 2010 respectively. They place of the earlier 32%. ence to the Planning Commission. were extended once by 5 years and In addition, some Special Grant was However, before the Planning Com - then again by 2 years. Then they were given to some states to cover their mission could study the matter with terminated. revenue deficit. reference to AP and submit a report As a result, the tax exemptions were States which got this special grant in - Nbaockw t,o w thhe aCta baibneotu, tth et agxov ienrcnemn e-nt withdrawn for 8 states in 2014 and clude the erstwhile 11 special cate - taitv thees ?c eAnrteer tchaenyg endo. tW pitahr tth aotf, three more states – Uttarakhand, HP gory states, AP, Bengal and Kerala. everything changed. and J&K – will lose it in 2017 March. Bengal and Kerala got it for one year Then there would be no tax exemp - OCTOBER 2016 ANDHRA PRADESH MAGAZINE.ORG only. The 11 special states and AP go7t tions anywhere in the country. it for five years. However, these 11 states will con - Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

our CM said, give us that 30% in CaSP in the form of eaP. that way, you don’t have to make a provision in the budget and no other state can ask for it because, unlike CaSP which is common to all, eaPs are unique to each state.

AP would be getting special grants to However, in the history of the North what about our due?, we asked. the extent of 22,500 crores in five East states, there were only two EAPs - Give us our 30% extra in CASP even if years. Of course, this was not a special one on agriculture (1998-2004, now you don’t call us special category state, favor. AP is getting this as a statutory closed) and one world bank project our CM said. right due to its revenue deficit. (2006-2013/14). No more central They refused, saying there’s no such EAPs in the N-E now. So, as far as filling the revenue deficit provision in the budget and if they give is concerned, AP stands on par with However, states can get their own to AP, many other states would ask for the 11 special states. EAPs and they have to bear the entire it and the very idea and purpose of As we learned earlier, Finance Com - expenditure. Central government gives abolishing the concept of special cate - mission deals with non-plan, i.e., ex - sovereign guarantees. gory state would be defeated. penditure on salaries, welfare etc only. States used to take up EAPs earlier but The CM made several trips to Delhi, Now what happened to the erstwhile due to increasing interest rates, held several hundreds of hours of Plan Funds? When there is no five- volatility of forex markets, stringent meetings with state and central bu - year plan and no planning commis - conditions, specificity of programs, reaucrats and explored various means sion, where are those plan funds Bpeen atlhtiaets faosr nito mn eaxyec, uwtihona te tac,b sotautet s to get around this problem. are preferring rupee borrowings from going? How are they being distrib - special status to AP? He explored various options and RBI etc. uted? placed them before Union Finance To decide that, a committee under Ministry officials who would find some Shivraj Singh Chouhan, CM of Madhya problem or the other. This went on Pradesh was constituted and they and on for two years. At the time the promise was made by came up with a formula – the Chouhan Finally, our CM made an offer which Manmohan Singh in 2014 Feb, Special formula. According to this formula, the they couldn’t say ‘no’ to. available plan funds will be distributed Category Status states existed. He said, give us that 30% in CASP in among different states based on their After NDA came to power, they are not the form of EAP. That way, you don’t population, poverty level, hilly nature, called special category states anymore. have to make a provision in the budget SC/ST population etc. But they still exist as hill states or bor - and no other state can ask for it be - der states, getting some preferential These funds will be given in two forms cause, unlike CASP which is common treatment. – CASP (Centrally Assisted State Plan) to all, EAPs are unique to each state. and EAP (Externally Aided Projects). The special treatment earlier used to Finally they reluctantly agreed. Of these two, CASP occupies the lion’s be – 30% of Plan Funds distributed Our idea is to get as much as possible share. among them as per Gadgil-Mukherjee formula. and as fast as possible and develop the All states would be given 60% as CASP. state. But the 11 erstwhile special category But now, the special treatment is as Now what is our gain and what is the states (though not called by the same per Chouhan formula. loss with this method? name any longer) would get 90% as According to this formula, the hill/bor - CASP. However, all these 11 special der (formerly special category) states (To understand that, we need to know states being very small in size, the ef - get 90% grant in CASP and EAP (as some basics. Nfecotw of wfunhdaint gi sth tehiri sC AESAPP t?o an extra and when an EAP is in operation in EAPs typically get a moratorium of 5-7 extent of 30% on central government that state). years and repayment starts only after is negligible. Central Government started arguing that. And typically, the repayment pe - that since the concept of special cate - riod is 10-15 years. gory status is abolished after June Secondly, there is something called Central Government sometimes comes 2014, there’s no way special category FRBM – Financial Regulation and up with certain projects aided by status can be accorded to AP. Budget Management. This puts a limit World Bank or ADB (Asian Dev Bank) But then, what about the PM’s assur - on how much the center or a state can etc which have to be implemented ance in RS?, we asked. borrow in a year. It is typically 3.5% of across number of states. In such cases, the GDP of the country or the state Center would say, how can they imple - 60% of the expenditure is borne by concerned, as the case may be. the center and 40% by states con - ment the assurance when the concept The central government often violates cerned. The same is 90% and 10% in itself was abolished? 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We assumed, erroneously, that tax exemptions are integral part of having spe - cial category state status. they simply are not. People who are demanding SCS don’t seem to be aware of this distinction.

have that facility. They have to stick to mula, we would still be paying 4,000 be able to efficiently spend 3000-5000 the 3.5% limit. crores for CASP but we don’t have to crores per year, we need a workaholic Amounts borrowed by a state from ex - pay back the 3,000 crores EAP loan leader like CBN. ternal agencies for EAPs also get (which would have become payable Already, AP has prepared DPRs for counted against these FRBM limits.) after 5-7 years). EAPs to an extent of 42,000 crores. Now, with the CBN-Jaitley formula, the Thus, if not in the same year, in future They include road linkages, modern - differential 30% of a year’s CASP will (5-7 years), AP would be free from Nizaotwion t ohfa hte aslpthe icnifaral ssttraucttuusr ei,ssue be paid to AP in the form of taking paying back 3,000 crores per year for iMse rdeiusmol Ivreridga, twionh atatn aksb, oAumta rtaavxa tehix - over EAP loan to that extent by the a period of five years. etmc. ptions? central government. In addition, since the center is taking That is, whatever is that 30% due to us over the 3,000 crores EAP loan, we can as a special status state, we have to borrow 3,000 crores more per year borrow to that extent in the form of an without crossing FRBM. EAP and the center will repay that Thus, there is an immediate availabil - As discussed earlier, special status has borrowing. ity of 3,000 crores more funds per nothing to do with tax exemptions. Let us take an example. year AND another 3,000 crores saving Special states started forming from per year in the medium term (of 5-7 1968 but tax exemptions started only Every year, AP spends nearly 10,000 years). in 2002 and most of them ended in crores under CASP. The CASP size typically increases by 2014 with the 3 remaining states los - Out of this, as a normal state, center 15% every year. ing them by March 2017. Then no pays 6,000 crores and AP pays remain - state would have tax exemptions. ing 4,000 crores. Thus, in the five years of this CBN-Jait - ley formula operation, AP would be With GST coming, it is all the more dif - Now, had we been a special state, the getting around 22,500 crores and an - ficult for any state to get tax exemp - center would have paid 9,000 crores other 22,500 crores in the medium tions. (90%) and we would have paid 1,000 term (5-7 years) i.e., a total of 45,000 So, comparing ourselves with what crores (10%). crores which is not a small sum of happened in Uttarakhand between That means, as a result of not being a money. 2005 and 2017 is waste of time. special state, we are losing 3,000 At today’s prices, we can build one and The days of tax exemptions are over. It crores per year. a half Polavarams with this money. is history now. As per the CBN-Jaitley formula, we If we know our numbers, we are actu - And in any case, no one promised us have to take up an EAP to the extent of ally getting a better deal than special tax exemptions at the time of bifurca - 3,000 crores and the center will repay status. tion. that 3,000 crores to the external agency. Of course, we would not be getting the WThe eayss suimmedp,l eyr raornee onuostly. , that tax ex - 30% margin in centrally planned EAPs emptions are integral part of having That way, there is no loss in money even if one such EAP should be imple - special category state status. terms. AP is getting fully compensated mented. We would still have to bear as a special state without that name the normal 40% of the central EAP like and in a different form. any other normal state. But central Instead, the fiscal incentives that we Since the 3,000 crores EAP loan is EAPs are few and far between. They were promised in section 94 of the Bi - taken over by the center, our FRBM is don’t come regularly. However, the CM furcation Act are given in the form of freed to that extent. We can borrow is still trying to get that differential 15% additional depreciation al - 3,000 crores more to fund some other 30% in EAPs also. lowance and 15% capital investment activity without crossing the FRBM Only downside to this arrangement is allowance. limits. that now AP has to perforce take up Everyone knows what is depreciation. So, if the center had bluntly refused to EAPs at least to the extent of 3,000 – If allowable depreciation for vehicles do anything about the PM’s assurance 5,000 crores every year and execute is 30% normally, for a new industry on special status, we would have been them. That means we should acquire set up in AP, it becomes 45%. paying 4,000 crores per year for CASP the institutional capacity to execute so And if some one invests 100 crores in and would have had to repay the 3,000 much of work every year. plant and machinery, vehicles and OCTcOroBrEeRs 2fo0r1 6the EAP (if we take an EAP) ANDHRA PRADESH MAGAZINE.ORG We could spend only 640 cr in 2014 training for setting up a new industry9, Now, as a result of CBN-Jaitley for - and 900 cr in 2015 under EAPs. So, to he can deduct up to 15 crores from Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

Suppose that we keep on haggling about special status and they don’t give it. the term of this Govt. would be over. Whom will we ask then? What’s the guarantee that the next government would give it? When we are getting all that is due to us, should be get into a fight just for the sake of ‘special status’ title?

That is politics. Not economics.

gross profit for the purpose of tax cal - from to complete the project? What if culation. This increases profitability they don’t give environmental clear - by 5% for a typical industry. Those ances citing cases filed by Chattisgarh None of them would like CBN govern - who know the business world, know and Odisha? Can we afford to delay ment to achieve successes. “Somehow, that most industries operate at a profit Polavaram? dirty the waters and ensure that funds margin of 3-7% and so, this incentive We would not be getting this 22,500 don’t flow. Polavaram should not is quite attractive for any serious man - crores also in the form of EAP or some progress. Amaravathi construction ufacturing industry. Ioft hEeAr mPse adnos.n T’hte cno wmhaet,? hWoew co wuldil lnot should be obstructed by hook or However, willingness to set up indus - wbee s abvuinigld a nAomthearr 2a2v,a50th0 ic? rores in crook. If CBN gets funds, can anyone try depends on other atmospherics medium term (5-7 years) stop him? He will complete things like like labor availability, work culture, road building. He will complete expen - unrest, political extortion and quality sive projects like HNSS (Handri Neeva of leadership. These same incentives Sujala Sravanthi). Thus he will satisfy were given to Bihar (7 districts) and If center gives funding only for those all sections of people. Then how will Bengal (5-8 districts) but due to pre - half a dozen buildings in the new capi - we get power?”, they think. vailing L&O conditions, no industry tal – sticking to the letter of the Act -, “So, we should drive a wedge between would go there. what about trunk infrastructure? state and central governments. Ensure Similar thing happens even if tax ex - What will be do with those buildings that fund flow stops. Then there would emptions are given. To get income tax without roads, power, drainage etc? be no development or job creation. exemption, one has to first make a What if they tighten NREGP funding? Youth will get restive. We can shout profit. To get excise duty exemption, We are the highest drawers of this from rooftops that Chandrababu has one has to be allowed to produce first. fund in the country now. failed. By this even if the state suffers To get service tax exemption, service Without capital construction, without irrecoverable damage, how are we has to be allowed to be delivered first. Polavaram, without institutions, with - bothered?” This is the conspiracy. If people like Jagan are given power, out industrial nodes, without indus - That’s why some ill-motivated people every industrialist would be extorted trial corridors, what will happen to the are asking,”how can state government on a quid pro quo basis and forced to state? What will happen to our youth? build Polavaram when it is a national buy shares in his cement and news To those who bark that CBN is not ask - project? We will go to court on this.” companies at artificially inflated pre - ing for special status because he is Who will be more interested in com - mium. How will industries come in afraid of the case, a simple question: pleting Polavaram project as fast as such a political climate? Why didn’t the center give special sta - possible? State government or central This is the history and story of AP and tus or start funding Polavaram or fill government? its special status. revenue deficit during the first one Then what about the cacophony of Now to those geniuses who argue why year when there was no case? these news channels? Why isn’t any - we accepted the center’s offer, the Were they waiting for this case to hap - one explaining to them? counter question is – what is the alter - pen? We know the intellectual deficit of our native? Politicians are full time professionals. news channels. You simply ask them – Suppose that we keep on haggling But people should not aspire to be - who told you that special status means about special status and they don’t come full time agitators – that too for a tax incentives? Show us where it is give it. The term of NDA would be over. vain cause or no cause. written. Whom will we ask then? What’s the Spoil relations with center, bring down guarantee that the next government You would observe that the facts of Why are some parties and Chandrababu. This is the only agenda would give it? When we are getting all this case are not so simple to under - of detractors. that is due to us, should be get into a psteanodp. lTeh eoyp apreo csoinmgp lietx saond v ceohnevo -- fight just for the sake of ‘special status’ mlutedn tislsyu? es of public finance. Is this people’s agenda? Is this agenda title? for people? v If we are stubborn, what would hap - People should think. And they should pen to Polavaram project, our lifeline? decide. 10 ANDHRA PRADESH MAGAZINE.ORG OCTOBER 2016 Where will we raise 30,000 crores Downloaded from http://smartprep.in int’l brics Poetry festival an international poetry festival was held at Vizag coinciding with BrICS meet, where the poetry from the five nations was presented in telugu translation by the member poets, in representative voices.

To match with the participatory spirit of the host nation and the annual President, i.e. India, it is seen that in the cultural ini - tiative is found lacking, and to fulfill this need, while the BRICS 3rd Urbanization Forum held its three day deliberations at Visakhapatnam during the 14-16 of Sept. 2016. Mosaic Literary Association for the first time in the country, held a BRICS in - ternational Poetry Festival, to match the Urbanization Forum proceedings, and at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, the in - ternational poetry festival, where the po - etry from the five nations was presented in Telugu translation by the member poets, in representative voices, held the audience spell bound. More than twenty RICS is an international group various states, and it can be seen that poems from Brazi., Russia, China, South of five nations belonging to every four days, one BRICS interaction is Africa, and India were presented as part four continents. Brazil repre - taking place in India, in the East, West, of the festival. Earier L.R.Swami, in Chair, sents Latin America, Russia North and South regions of the nation. The rendered some Chinese poems into Tel - represents Europe, India and interactive sessions of expert groups, pro - ugu, and reputed poet, A.Ravi.Prakash, China represent Asia, and South Africa fessionals, and apex groupings of Minis - Andhrapradesh Girijan Corporation Vice represent the African continent. Eco - ters, are seen to be listed in the schedule. Chairman an M.D. flagged off the festival nomic study group Goldman Sachs, in The subjects coming up for interaction in - by reading a Russian poem in translation their periodical “Global Economics”, in the clude areas like tourism, to geospatial and hoped that initiatives of international year 2001 has predicted an emerging policies, teaming together by women par - cooperation such as this should take global phenomenon of these four nations, liamentarians, youth festivals, anti drug place more frequently in the international to be the super powers by 2050, and and prevention methods summing up, city of Visakhapatnam. Prof. K.Venkates - christened it with the first letters of the BRICS Railways, and tens of other subjects varlu, and Prof. Chandu Subbarao, former Countries in the group BRIC. These na - on trade, agriculture, digital advancement, academics from Andhra University, ana - tional governments also have stepped up and health issues concerning the BRICS lyzed the emergence of BRICS and hoped the understanding and mutual co-opera - and the world. that the solidarity and economic coopera - tion should strengthen and reflect in vari - tion in various fields, during the forma - A glance at the ambitious programme sig - ous fields of cooperation. All India Radio, tive years, and in the year 2009 the first naled by the Government of India, sup - Visakhapatnam has broadcast the high - BRIC summit was held at Ekatarinaburg, ported by Govt. of AP, leaves one without lights and the core content of the BRICS Russia. With South Africa subsequently option but to laud the mission and efforts international Poetry Festival, on 16th in - joining the group, the acronym has truly of the national and state governments in stant. became BRICS, and so far seven summist taking forward the collective initiative. have been organized in the member Mosaic group now intends to establish a India is also participating in an equal countries. BRICS Cultural Forum (BCF), in sustaining number of BRICS interactive programmes and stepping up the sense of involvement Initially though the conferences and con - in member countries, during the year, and and participation among the writers, claves were limited to the economic as - the vigorous drive would be complete and artistes, and cultural professionals in the pects, gradually, the fields of economics, comprehensive, once the literature and member countries. The immediate plans trade, health, science and technology, edu - culture issues are also brought to the fore of the BCF include conduct-inRga m BRa ITCeSe arrttha cation, agriculture, information, labour by the collective endeavor between the exhibitions, film festivals and publishing a and employment also are discussed at member countries. People of these na - BRICS poetry anthology. length. tions have a feeling that such spirited co - In the year 2016, India being the annual operation in the areas of culture would go POrCesTiOdeBnEt Ro f2 t0h1e6 group, is hosting around a loAnNg DwHayR,A inP fRoAstDerEiSnH g MthAe GspAirZiItN oEf .iOntReGr - 98492 003181 5 B87 conferences, seminars, symposia in national fraternal amity. Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

what aP will get under special assistance.. WHAT THE CENTRE OFFERED..

he Central Government is committed to help and as - sist the newly created State of Andhra Pradesh. The commitments of the Centre emanate from four basic docu - ments, namely, the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, these are the details 2014, the report of the Fourteenth Fi - of the Special assis - nance Commission, the statement of the then Prime Minister before the tance to the state of Parliament on 20.2.2014 and the Re - andhra Pradesh in port dated 1.12.2015 of Vice Chair - man, NITI Aayog on Developmental terms of aP reor - Support to the Successor State of Andhra Pradesh under the Andhra ganisation act, 2014 Pradesh Reorganisation Act 2014. 2. announced by the (i) The Andhra Pradesh Reor - Central Government g2.aTnhies abtioovne mAecntt:i oned commitments are broadly categorized as under on 07th September, 2016.

(a) Section 46 of the Act provides for a reference to be made to the Four - teenth Finance Commission to take into account the resources avail - able to the Successor States and make separate awards to them. It further provides for a developmen - promote industrialization and eco - Status would be extended to the State tal package to be given to the back - nomic growth. of Andhra Pradesh for a period of five ward areas of the State of Andhra It further provides for support to pro - years. This would be done to put the Pradesh. It also provides for ade - grammes for backward areas including State’s finances on a firmer footing. He quate incentives in particular for physical and social infrastructure. In (fuiirit)h Feor sutratede tnhtaht tFhien raensocuer c eC goam p f-or TRayalaseema and north coastal re - addition, it provides for giving special the year 2014-15 would be compen - mission: gions of the State. financial support for creation of essen - sated by the Central Government. (b) Section 90 of the Act declares the tial facilities in the new capital of the Polavaram Irrigation Project as a successor State of Andhra Pradesh, in - National Project. cluding the Raj Bhawan, High Court, (c) Under Section 93 of the Act, the de - (Gioi)v eSrtnamtenmt eSenctr eotaf rtiahte, L tehgeisn lative 2 The Fourteenth Finance Commission tails of institutions and infrastruc - PAsrsimemeb lMy, iLneigsitselart iDver .C Mouancniml aondh saun ch defined the financial relationship be - tween Centre and the States for the ture to be developed in the State Sotihnegrh e sosenn 2ti0al. 2in.2fr0a1s4tructure. are outlined in the Thirteenth five year period ending 2019-20. The Schedule to the Act. Commission did not make a distinction between Special and General Category (d) Section 94 of the Act provides for States. Its approach was to fill the re - appropriate fiscal measures, in - source gap of each State to the extent cluding offer of tax incentives, to be The then Prime Minister, Dr. Manmo - ANDHRA PRADESH MAGAZINE.ORG possible through tax dOevColTuOtioBnE.R A 2c -016 12 given to the Successor States to han Singh on 20.2.2014 stated before the Rajya Sabha that Special Category cordingly, the Commission recom - Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

mended an enhanced devolution of course. An amount of Rs.1,050 crore (ii) In view of the recommendations of 42% of the Central Government’s tax has been disbursed as special pack - the Vice Chairman NITI Aayog that revenues to States. If devolution alone age for backward areas and a further it will be appropriate for the State could not cover the assessed gap, for amount of Rs.1,050 crore would be of Andhra Pradesh to execute this certain States, a revenue deficit grant paid in the coming years. project (as it is an important proj - was provided. Andhra Pradesh was 4. The Polavaram Project is on the ect and the State Government is one of the States determined to be a river Godavari near Ramayyapeta keen to complete it at the earliest), revenue deficit State, and the Commis - village of Polavaram mandal, about the Government of India has sion recommended that the Centre 42 km upstream of Sir Arthur Cotton agreed to the State’s request for would provide revenue deficit grant Barrage in the State of Andhra the execution of the project by the for the period of the Fourteenth Fi - Pradesh. It envisages construction of State Government on behalf of the nance Commission. The amount of a dam and canal system to create ul - Government of India. deficit for each year was mentioned in timate irrigation potential of 5. Government of India has already leg - the report itself and a total of 2,91,000 ha. (7.2 lakh acres), genera - islated for fiscal incentives of en - (Risv.2) 2R,1e1p3o crrto roens iDs teov beel opapimd teo ntal tion of 960 MW of hydro power, hanced investment allowance and SAnudphproa rPtr atdoe sAhn ads hrervae Pnurea defsich it drinking water supply to a popula - accelerated depreciation. They will dgraatnet dfo 1r. t1h2e.2 50 y1e5a:r period. tion of 28.50 lakh in 540 villages and come into effect once notified, after diversion of 80 TMC of water to Kr - the State of Andhra Pradesh identi - ishna river basin. The project was fies the eligible backward areas. accorded investment clearance by 6. In respect of educational and other the Planning Commission for institutions: The Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog Dr. Rs.10,151.04 crore (at 2005-06 • A Petroleum University has already Arvind Panagariya studied various as - price level) in 2009. Further, the Ad - been established. pects of the support to be given to visory Committee of Ministry of • The IIT has already been functioning ATnhdeh rCae Pnratdreaslh G unodveer rthnem Reonrgta’s nisa - Water Resources approved the cost tion Act and made recommendations at 2010-11 price level as from a transit campus and the main rceogmardminigt emffecntitvse itmop tlehmee nSttaatitoen . of Rs.16,010.45 crore during January, campus is being constructed. Andhra Pradesh 2011 including power and drinking • The National Institute of Technology water component of Rs.2868 crore. has already been functioning since Prior to the passage of the AP Reor - September 2015 in a temporary ganisation Act, the Polavaram Proj - campus and its main campus is ect was being implemented by the being constructed. 3. Under the Andhra Pradesh Reorgan - Government of Andhra Pradesh with • The Indian Institute of Information isation Act, the commitment for the Central Assistance under the Accel - Technology, Kurnool has already resource gap for the year 2014-15 is erated Irrigation Benefits Pro - started functioning from the tempo - being met on the basis of standard - gramme (AIBP). An expenditure of rary campus and would start func - ized expenditure for that year. The Rs.5,135.87 crore had been incurred tioning and its main campus is being revenue gap has been tentatively up to 31.3. 2014 including Central constructed. Assistance of Rs.562.469 crore. quantified subject to further adjust - • The site for the Central University in ment on account of figures relating Anantapur district has already been The Central Government will fund to certain pension schemes. A part selected. of the revenue gap compensation the Polavaram Irrigation Project in amounting to Rs.3,979.5 crore has the following manner: • The Indian Institute of Science Edu - already been paid and the balance is (i) It will provide 100% of the remain - cation and Research has been estab - being paid in annual instalments. An ing cost of the irrigation compo - lished in Tirupati. amount of Rs.2,500 crore has al - nent only of the project for the • The Indian Institute of Management ready been paid as support for cre - period starting from 1.4.2014, to has been established at Visakhapat - ation of new capital of State of the extent of the cost of the irriga - nam. OCTOBER 2016 ANDHRA PRADESH MAGAZINE.ORG Andhra Pradesh and a balance of tion component on that date. • An All India Institute of Medical Sc1i -3 Rs.1,000 crore would be paid in due ences has been approved at Guntur Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

the revenue deficit grants for each of the years recommended by the fourteenth finance Commission will also be paid by the Government of India to the State of andhra Pradesh.

and the land for the same is being within the available land. states in determining our norms and taken over. (iv) The National Highway Authority of recommendations…... In our assess - • A Tribal University is to be estab - India has taken several steps for estab - ment of State resources, we have taken lished in the State of Andhra lishment of the National Highways in into account the disabilities arising Pradesh for which a Site Selection the State of Andhra Pradesh. The Rail - from constraints unique to each State Committee of the State has already ways is considering measures for es - to arrive at the expenditure require - approved the land. tablishing a rapid rail and road ments. In this regard, we have ob - served that the North-eastern and hill • A National Institute of Disaster Man - connectivity between the new pro - States have several unique features agement is being established in the posed capital of Andhra Pradesh with that have a bearing on their fiscal re - State of Andhra Pradesh for which Hyderabad and other cities in the re - sources and expenditure needs, such identification and takeover of the gion. The Government of India is ac - as low level of economic activity, re - land is being completed. tively considering proposals for the establishment of the Metro Rail in moteness and international borders. 7(i)The Cabinet Committee on Eco - Visakhapatnam and VijayawadaGun - Our objective has been to fill the re - nomic Affairs has given in-princi - tur-Tenali urban area. source gaps of each State to the extent possible through tax devolution. How - ple approval for the establishment 8. The Fourteenth Finance Commis - ever, we have provided post-devolu - of a major port at Dugarajapatnam sion’s award came into effect from tion revenue deficit grants for States in Andhra Pradesh on PPP basis, 1.4.2015. The enhanced devolution where devolution alone could not subject to feasibility. amount due to Andhra Pradesh is cover the assessed gap…... We are of (ii) Proposals with regard to the Steel being paid in entirety. This has re - the view that intra-state inequality is Authority of India, Indian Oil Cor - sulted in an increase of Rs.7,787 within the policy jurisdiction of the poration/HPCL to set up units in crore in tax devolution in 2015-16 States and provisioning of adequate Andhra Pradesh are being exam - compared to 2014-15, a growth of resources through tax devolution ined as provided in the Reorgani - 55%. The revenue deficit grants for should enable them to address intra- sation Act. each of the years recommended by state inequalities in an effective man - the Fourteenth Finance Commission (iii) Regarding airports: ner.” will also be paid by the Government • In Vishakhapatnam, international of India to the State of Andhra Thus following the recommendations flights are already operating. For Pradesh. The same has been done of the 14th Finance Commission, the further expansion, land has been for the year 2015-16 and 2016-17. class of special category states ceases identified at Bhogapuram. The State There are no issues pending on that to exist. However, the Central Govern - is to acquire and hand over land for score. ment has agreed to give a special assis - development by AAI as per the stan - tance measure for Government of 9. The Government of India is thus ho - dard terms for such development or Andhra Pradesh for five years, which nouring and shall honour all com - develop on its own by PPP. A techno would make up for the additional Cen - mitments made under the Andhra economic feasibility report is to be tral share the State might have re - Pradesh Reorganisation Act. undertaken by State Government. ceived during these years, i.e. 2015-16 • For Vijayawada, MoU has been 10. The statement of the then Prime to 2019-20, as envisaged in the then signed by AAI with Govt. of Andhra Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh on Prime Minister’s statement dated Pradesh to develop the existing ter - 20.2.2014 contains six paragraphs. 20.2.2014. This will be in the form of minal. The State is to 6 acquire 698 There are no issues with regard to Central Government funding for exter - acres of land required for the expan - five out of the six paragraphs. With nally aided projects for the state for sion as per the standard terms. regard to the first point i.e. the Andhra Pradesh signed and disbursed grant of special status, an apparent • For Tirupati, the new terminal was during these years. conflict has set in, between the inaugurated by the Prime Minister 11. Thus the Government of India has statement and the recommenda - on 22.10.2015. A new apron for effectively addressed all commit - tions of the Fourteenth Finance parking for 3 aircraft has been com - ments made to the State of Andhra Commission which came subse - pleted. The existing runway, apron Pradesh in the Andhra Pradesh Re - quently. On page 17 (para 2.29 & and terminal building are adequate organisation Act, the Fourteenth 2.30) of the Report, the Commis - for commencing international Finance Commission and the stavte - sion has stated (inter alia): flights. Expansion of new apron for ment of the then Prime Minister on 14 parking additional 4 aircraft and isAo -NDH“WRA e PdRidA nDoEt SmH aMkeA aG dAisZtIiNncEt.iOonR Gbe - 20.2.2014. OCTOBER 2016 lation bay is under construction tween special and general category Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

gst regime State concern over TAX ADMN Finance Minister Y Ramakrishnudi at the meeting in Delhi.

Speech of Yanamala Ramakrishnudu, Min - ister for Finance & Planning, Commercial Taxes and Legislative Affairs, Government of Andhra Pradesh on the agenda items for the first meeting of the GST Council held on Council shall be convened. 22/09/2016 and 23/09/2016 at New Delhi. 2 Proposed timetable for the implementa - tion of GST: The target date for enactment of the CGST, IGST and SGST Laws may be left to the convenience of the respective * * * * Governments, subject to the condition Dear Chairman and Members of the GST that the process should be completed Council… latest by the end of the February’2017. At the outset, I heartily congratulate the 3 Thresholds for exemption and composi - Government of India and the States on tion under GST: successful completion of the process of In the Agenda notes, it is suggested that amending the Constitution of India and the threshold limit for exemption shall ratification of the same by majority of the be Rs.25 Lakhs per annum. The consid - States, which now enable both the Centre ered opinion of the State of Andhra and the States to levy Goods and Services Pradesh is that the threshold limit for Tax by duly replacing multiple State and exemption shall be Rs.10 Lakhs per draft Bill also for the purpose of calcu - Central Indirect Taxes. annum for the reasons that the tax base lating the projected Growth Rate. I would like to share some of the views of will get attenuated due to higher thresh - 5 Provisions for Cross-Empowerment to the Government of Andhra Pradesh with old limit of Rs.25 Lakhs and also there is ensure Single Interface under GST: all of you. a chance for some unscrupulous tax It is the considered opinion of our State payers to artificially split their busi - 1 Draft Rules of Procedures and Conduct that the State should have exclusive ju - nesses in order to remain permanently of Business in GST Council Secretariat: risdiction over the small tax payers hav - outside the tax net. The Draft Rules and conduct of Business ing an annual taxable turnover of not in GST Council Secretariat have taken 4 Draft Modalities for GST Compensation more than Rs.1.50 Crores to provide a care of all the required procedures to and draft Compensation Law: single interface in case of such dealers. smoothly conduct the business of the It is noticed that under Section 4 of the It is required because the number of GST Council to take decisions on the draft GST Compensation Bill, the pro - small tax payers, dealing in goods, are proposals submitted by the Centre or jected growth rate for a State during the huge in number, when compared to the the States on any of the issues, en - transition period shall be the average of tax payers, dealing in services with the trusted to the GST Council under Article growth rates in the revenue collected by same taxable turnover. Further, the 279A of the Constitution of India. the State for the Financial Years 2013- State Tax Officers are more well versed However, the draft Rules regarding tak - 2014, 2014-2015 and 2015-2016. This in dealing with the intricacies involved ing decisions on the proposals submit - formula is not in tune with the actual in trade of goods at the level of retailers, ted by the Centre or States are silent revenue growth, achieved by the States. where the tax payer base is huge in with regard to such situations, where The growth achieved by any State in any terms of numbers. However, the Central the Centre likes to abstain from voting year will be the compounded annual Officers, who are well versed with deal - for one or the other reason. The State of growth over the past years. For exam - ing in services may be given exclusive Andhra Pradesh is of the opinion that ple, the growth rate achieved in the year jurisdiction over the tax payers, dealing there should be a specific provision cov - 2016-2017 will be the compounded exclusively in supply of services. In re - ering such situations. growth rate, achieved during the previ - spect of the dealers, having a taxable ous years under consideration. The turnover above Rs.1.50 Crores, both Secondly, the State of Andhra Pradesh is adoption of CAGR (Compounded Annual Central and State Officers will have con - of the opinion that the weightage of Growth Rate) for the purpose of calcula - current jurisdiction with certain proto - votes to the States should be in propor - tion of revenue compensation, payable cols, put in place to avoid dual interface. tionate to either population of the to the States, is reasonable and justifi - States or on the basis of the number of Finally, I feel that the statutory provi - able and the same method was also Members of the Parliament from the sions shall be designed with a view to adopted at the time of implementation States. maintain the delicate balance of powevrs of VAT by the States. and convenience between the Centre Thirdly, there should be a provision Therefore, the methodology, suggested and the States. OCsuTcOh BthEaRt 2if0 5106 % of the states request in ANDHRA PRADESH MAGAZINE.ORG above, may be adopted in the proposed 15 writing, an Emergency meeting of GST Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

nostalgic cm foresees better tomorrow

CM Chandrababu with AP Legislative Council members in what can be called as the meet in Hyderabad

n an emotional speech during the recently concluded mon - soon sessions at the AP Assem - bly in Hyderabad, Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu talgic moments for me. I still remem - to mould their political career and Naidu had a trip down memory lane, ber the atmosphere in the House maintain good contacts with people. recalling his 38- year long assocation (then). Those incidents I can never “Don’t think that mere development with Hyderabad and the Assembly. forget. These buildings remind me of will help us in winning the elections. On the concluding day of the monsoon my political journey and the days I Even our body language and our be - session of the State Legislative Coun - spent here from the initial days of haviour towards people also play a cil, said to be the last session for AP in my political career,” he said. key role in deciding the electoral for - Hyderabad before the Assembly is Naidu, who holds an unbeatable tunes of contesting candidates,” he permanently shifted to Amaravati, the record of being the longest serving said. Leader of the House turned emo - CM and even the longest serving op - He said simplicity should be hall - tional and nostalgic. position leader in the erstwhile AP mark of a politician’s life as this will assembly, vowed to build a much ad - make any politician remain role vanced and luxurious Assembly in model for others. Amaravati than the Hyderabad As - “I lead a simple life. I eat Ragi malt as sembly. breakfast. In the afternoon, I eat the “I entered this hall as minister way Besides narrating his experience in same dish along with an egg white back in 1980. Now, I am winding up both the Houses during his vast po - omelet as lunch. Evening, I take a this session, which is last one in Hy - litical career, spanning over 40 years fruit. For supper, dry fruits and some derabad. Next sessions will be held 16 ANDHtoR tA hPeR mAeDmEbSeH rMs,A thGeA CZMIN tEr.iOedR tG o give soup. Now-a-days, I aOmC eaTOtinBgE Rfi s2h0 a1s6 in Amaravati. Hence, these are nos - some tips to the members over how per doctors’ advice. As I am main -

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Htaeinrineg i sth wis hstaritc th reeg wimreont, efo ilnlo wheisd bylo ygoga, I remain perfectly fit,” he added. cbdt extends “Last Assembly session in Hyderabad brought back memories of my politi - 5-yr tax soPs cal career. As we ended our legislative proceed - ings in Hyderabad, I had the opportu - to 7 districts nity of addressing the Legislative Council where I shared the memories of my political career with the mem - bers of the House. I remember this one instance when I wanted to contest an MLC election. But, I was just 23 then and I was un - o give a fillip to manufacturing and industrial activity in the derage. At the age of 28, I became an newly created state of Andhra Pradesh, the Central Board of MLA and went to Marri Channa Direct Taxes (CBDT) announced special tax concessions Reddy garu and told him I wanted to under the Income-Tax Act to seven districts in the state to be a minister. He told me "You are so boost manufacturing and industrial activity. young and you want to be a minister In a notification, the CBDT said that the concessions are being ex - straightaway!." A few of them with tended under the Andhra Pradesh Re-organisation Act, 2014. Though my mentor NTR garu and several the Act had provided for such a concession, there was undue delay in other veteran politicians and friends its operationalisation as the ruling Telugu Desam Party in the State too will remain etched in my mem - and the Centre were exploring various options on a range of issues to ory. help the new born state. All these memories kept flashing in After more than two years and three months there was an agreement my mind as I took a tour of the ram - on September 7 between the Centre and the State on a special finan - parts of the Legislative Assembly and cial package, which was termed as an exact equivalent of the special how I began my political career 38 status to the state which was promised by the then Prime Minister years ago. In the Legislative Assem - MSpanemcioahla inn Sciennght iivne ths e Rajya Sabha in February 2014. The TDP and bly, I remember so many instances the BJP in the course of their election campaign were committed to where we created history, discussed get the special status but it was realized later that it was not feasible. and debated about some of the most important public issues, witnessed political upheavals and reconciliation The latest announcement by the CBDT is a follow up to the special fi - in the most unexpected ways. Every - nancial package unveiled early in the month. It said that Centre is ex - thing happened within the walls of tending special assistance to four districts of Rayalaseema and three the legislative institutions. districts of North Coastal Andhra Pradesh. On one side, I'm extremely happy To further boost the industrial activities, the CBDT has notified these that we will be holding our next leg - T seven districts for availing tax incentives under Section 32(1)(iia) and islative proceedings in our state. On Section 32AD of the Income-tax Act. the other hand, I will also be leaving behind an important part of my polit - The districts are Anantapuramu, Chittoor, Kadapa, Kurnool, Srikaku - ical career (Hyderabad). lam, Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram. The legislative proceedings will mark With the notification, any manufacturing undertaking set up during a new beginning for us, where the the period from April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2020 in these districts is history of new Andhra Pradesh will eligible for 15 per cent higher additional depreciation and 15 per cent of investment allowance on the cost of plant and machinery acquired be created and preserved within thve v by it during the period. walls of the institution in our own OCTOBERst 2a0te1.”6 ANDHRA PRTAheD iEnScH eMntAivGesA aZrIeN iEn.O adRdG ition to other tax benefits available under t1h7e Income-Tax Act. Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

CHANDRANNA BIMA SuccoUurn too thre ganised workers

andhra Pradesh has come up with a comprehensive insurance scheme for unorganised workers.

handranna Bima, the (CBS), the family of the deceased have to bear only Rs 15 towards accident insurance will get an insurance amount of Rs service charges. A centralised on - scheme launched by 5 crore for accidental death. Rs 5 line system has been introduced Chief Minister N Chan - lakh for permanent disability, Rs in the labour department in the drababu Naidu in Tiru - 3.62 lakh for partial disability and State which is unprecedented in pati on October 2, will benefit two Rs 30,000 for natural death, will the nation. crore persons aged between 17 be given under the scheme. A special format has been de - and 70, especially the unorgan - The children of labourers study - signed on the website of the de - ised workers and small traders. ing in classes 9, 10 and Intermedi - partment to conduct The main object of the scheme is ate will get a scholarship of Rs Sdeaplaiertnmte Fnetaal tinusrpeesc toiofn tsh, se aid to provide relief to the families of 1,200 per annum. Workers in - sStcahtee lmabe our commissioner D Vara unorganized workers in case of volved in mud work, brick mak - wPrasad. death or disability of the unorgan - ing, sand quarry, road ised worker leaving the families in construction works, bore wells great distress. and mason will be termed as There were an estimated two building construction workers All unorganised workers in the crore labourers in the unorgan - along with workers who have State in the age group of 18 to worked for 50 days in NREGS 70 years are eligible to be regis - ized sector in the State and about w 1.04 crore workers have been en - scheme. tered as unorganised workers rolled in a survey conducted by Premium to the tune of Rs 134 and enrolled as beneficiaries of the State government. crore will be borne by the State the Chandranna Bima Scheme. 18 ANDHRA PRADESH MAGAZINE.ORG OCTOBER 2016 Under Chandranna Bima scheme government on behalf of the All unorganised workers will be workers and the workers will registered under the Unorgan - C Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

Chandranna Bima, the insur - ance scheme , is expected to benefit two crore persons in the State in the age group of 17-70 years, especially the centre okays unorganised workers and small traders. 3 airPorts in aP

w ised Workers Social Security Act, 2008 and enrolled as beneficiaries under Chandranna Bima Scheme. SERP shall facilitate registration of un - organised workers and their enroll - ment in the Chandranna Bima w Scheme, data entry, maintenance of data base, hard copies of signed appli - cations and other connected matters. w Assistant Labour Officer of the Labour CM seen with Union Ministers M Venkaiah Naidu and P Ashok Gajapati Raju after Department shall be the Registering laying the foundation stone for the expansion of the Madhurapudi (Rajahmundry) Authority. airport at a cost of Rs 202 crore. The registered unorganised workers will be enrolled as members under State Accident Death and Disability Scheme and under Aam Admi Bima Yojana (AABY) and will also be cov - he Union government has given in principle approval to ered under the Pradhan Mantri Surak - an international airport and two no-frills airports in the sha Bima Yojana (PMSBY). The Chandranna Bima Scheme state of Andhra Pradesh. The government has also given benefits under the Chandranna Bima benefits site clearance for the proposed international greenfield airport Scheme are as follows: w at Kothagudem in Telangana. These approvals were given by the Steering Committee on Greenfield Airports headed by civil avia - tion secretary RN Choubey at its meeting. Rs. 5 lakh for Accident Death and Total The new international airport at Bhogapuram in Andhra Disability: Rs. 2,25,000/- (Rupees two Pradesh will be developed by the state government at an esti - lakh twenty five thousand) from State mated cost of Rs 2,200 crore. To be built through the public pri - Accident Death and Disability Scheme, vate partnership route, this airport is estimated to cater to 6.3 Rs.75,000/- (Rupees seventy five million passengers per annum (mppa) in the initial phase. thousand) under Aam Admi Bima Yo - The other two airports in Andhra Pradesh will be developed as w jana (AABY) and Rs.2,00,000/- (Ru - domestic no-frills airports with an estimated cost of Rs 88 crore pees two lakh) from Pradhan Mantri each. Dagadarthi will be developed under PPP mode whereas Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY). project at Orvakallu will be developed by state government it - Up to Rs.3,62,500/- for Partial Disabil - sTelf. These are the first set of approvals given to no-frills air - ity: Up to Rs.2,25,000/- (Rupees two ports. The government plans to develop 50 such airports at lakh twenty five thousand) from State estimated cost of Rs 50-100 crore in a few years to boost re - w Accident Death and Disability Scheme, gional connectivity. Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees one lakh) from Bhogapuram and Dagadarthi are in Nellore district, while Or - w PMSBY and Rs.37,500 from AABY. vakallu is in Kurnool district. These airports would cost a total Rs.30,000/- for Natural Death under of Rs 2,376 crore. Aam Admi Bima Yojana (AABY). “These clearances are expected to enhance the aviation infra - Rs.1200/- p.a. towards scholarship structure facilities in the newly created states of Andhra per child up to two children of the vvPradesh and Telangana and will also boost the regional connec - beneficiary studying 9th, 10th, Inter - tivity scheme,” the civil aviation ministry said in a statement. To OCTOBER 2m01e6 diate or ITI. ANDHRA PRADESbH oMosAt GairA cZoINnEn.eOctRivG ity, the government has announced regiona1l 9 connectivity scheme under the new civil aviation policy. Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

andhra Pradesh has achieved the rare dis - tinction of electrifying aP achieves 100% all its households by June this year. ELECTRIFICATION

ndhra Pradesh has become the second state in the country after Gujarat to achieve 100 per cent elec - trification of households, according to a latest report. JM Financials published the report based on a national-level survey on electrification in various states. The State Government is now fo - cussing on improving the quality of power supply. Discussing this through a tele-con - ference with top officials of the En - ergy Department, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said, "We achieved 100 per cent electrification by June-end. Now, you have to set a target of ensuring uninterrupted world-class quality power supply." He said access to electricity was a key socio-economic development in - dicator, but this was an area where there was still a significant gap in IAndia. About 35 per cent rural households in states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha and Assam still lacked access to power supply, he claimed. viding uninterrupted power supply single digit by the end of the current The Chief Minister asked the De - on par with global standards, at af - financial year. partment officials to chalk out an ac - fordable prices," he said. An investment of Rs. 20,000 crore tion plan to be implemented from "Continuous improvement is re - has been proposed over the next the grassroots level so as to make quired and the sector should keep five years to strengthen the trans - the power sector self-sufficient in abreast of the latest technological mission and distribution systems the long run. developments," he added. and extend power supply connec - "Whatever we have achieved in the Principal Secretary (Energy and In - tion on demand, he said. power sector in the last two years is frastructure) Ajay Jain informed Mr Energy efficiency and conservation no doubt very significant, but is not Naidu they were preparing a strat - activities would also be taken up inv sufficient." egy plan to reduce overall transmis - a big way in all government depart - 20 "We have to render world-class ANDHsRioA nP aRnAdD dEiSsHtrMibAuGtioAnZ lINosEs.eOsR, wG hich ments and other sectOorCs,T MOrB JEaRin 2016 services to the consumers by pro - currently stood at 10.3 per cent, to said. Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

andhra Pradesh registered its protest against telangana for constructing two irrigation projects on Krishna river illegally and contended these will "adverse" im - pact on its existing projects. aP Protests againt illegal Projects on krishna river

ndhra Pradesh registered its protest at the first portionate allocation of water. apex Council meeting held in New Delhi under The council resolved to allocate water to the two States, the chairmanship of Union Water Resources based on the findings of the the high-power team com - Minister Uma Bharti and attended by Andhra prising senior officials from Andhra Pradesh and Telan - Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and his gana as well as the Central Water Commission. Telangana counterpart K Chandrasekhar Rao. Noting the meeting is taking place in the wake of dis - During the meeting, Andhra Pradesh stated that two putes between Odisha and Chhattisagarh over sharing new projects of Telangana, Palamuru Rangareddy and Mahanadi river water and Cauvery water by Karnataka Dindi Irrigation Schemes, are being constructed on the and Tamil Nadu, Ms Bharti also pitched for formulating river in violation of Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, a national policy in consultation with states to deal with 2014 and demanded the Council to put those on hold water crisis. until it receives sanctions. "During the meeting, Andhra Pradesh raised objections According to the Act, the two cannot take up new proj - over the projects saying these were taken up violating ects without the approval of the Council. the AP Reorganisation Act and sans sanctions from the Telangana though maintained that the "on-going" proj - Council. ects were taken up by erstwhile Andhra Pradesh gov - "It also claimed that the project will have adverse im - ernment, which had sanctioned them based on the pacts on water availability of existing projects of Andhra liberty given by Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal Pradesh (irrigating 45.72 lakh acres) with assured allo - (KWDT)-I and hence, did not violate the law. cations," reports said. The Council decided to form a joint committee to assess Andhra Pradesh observed that Telangana has already availability of water in Krishna basin to help Krishna accomplished its utilisation to the extent of 295.86 TMC Water Disputes Tribunal to decide quantum of river as against 299 TMC of its Krishna river water share, to water to be shared by the two states. claim there is "no further quantum of water is available The committee will comprise officials from Centre and in Krishna basin" for Telangana to take up "additional Aboth the state governments. projects" In its part, Telangana stated the two projects v It has also decided to install telemetric equipment at all were taken up erstwhile undivided Andhra Pradesh gov - OCTOBER 2016 major projects to assess the drawl AofN wDaHteRrA bPyR tAhDe EtwSH o MAGAerZnINmEe.nOtR, bG ased on the "liberty" given by KWDT-I. 21 States and request the Krishna Tribunal to make pro - Downloaded from http://smartprep.in ENGLISH JOURNALISTS FROM AP

journalist and great editor of pre-independence era C Y CHINTAMANI

British statesman had once remarked that the produce of Scotland was sheep meant for England and administrators for India. In a similar vein, Right Honourable Srini - vasa Sastri remaked that editors, auditors and “ayahs” in North India were all Madrassis. ‘Madrassi,’ in those days, was a generic term for all South Indians, including Andhras. What Srinivasa Sas - tri could have added was that such of the South Indian editors as were making good in North India had out - grown their regional identity. Nobody dared regard them as South Indians. They were just Indians, and great Indians, at that. One such great Andhra editor who made the North sit up and take notice of him was C. Y. Chintamani. There could have been no “Leader” without Chintamani as its editor. And Chintamani was not only a great leader- writer but also a great leader himself. His forefathers had migrated to Visakhapatnam from Nidadavolu in West Godavari district. What distinguished Chinta - mani from others of his age throughout his life was his ability to think for himself. He believed in doing what nobody else did. Conversely, he refrained throughout his life from doing what others did. He had convic - tions, right or wrong, and also the courage to hold them. Matriculation examination in those days was hard to 1893. Dadabhai Naoroji presided over the session, but pass. But, for Chintamani education did not mean Chintamani stole the limelight. The audience heard passing an examination. A truly educated man was he him with bated breath and rejoiced at the encounter who was widely read, not one who flaunted degrees with an incisive mind. His words went to their hearts. which were not backed by intellectual accomplish - He himself stole their hearts. ments. While other students burned midnight oil in Among those who were impressed by his oratory was the hope of extirpating in one night the inspissated, Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya. For sometime there - Amental darkness of a year, Chintamani enjoyed an Eng - after he did freelancing and was called to Allahabad by lish classic. After all, one could take the examination Malaviya. Meanwhile, Chintamani had lost his wife, again but one might not be lucky enough to lay one’s who had borne him C. L. R. Sastri, a scholar in his own hand on the classic again. right. Chintamani became editor of “Leader” published Chintamani read widely, digested what he read, and from Allahabad and held that office all his life. When used it at the right moment be that in speech or in Motilal Nehru was the chairman of the Managing writing. His sense of the bon mot was deadly accurate. Board, he had a difference of opinion with Chintamani. Ironically enough, this great editor first attracted at - And it was Motilal who relinquished the office. If Chin - tention through his oratory. Even as a student, he had tamani had left, instead, the paper might not have sur - exhibited an uncanny knack of holding an audience vived him for long. however big. As a concession to this fact, fellow-stu - Through editorials which were marked by directness, dents had contributed whatever they could and sent vigour and simplicity, he had made “Leader” popular. him as a delegate to the Congress session at Lahore in 22 ANDHRA PRADESH MAGAZINE.ORG OCTOBER 2016 Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

Sir Chirravoori yajneswara Chintamani was invited to work for the Leader , a newspaper founded by Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya. With the arrival of Chintamani, allahabad would never be the same again. He nurtured the paper and turned it into one of the best in the country.

Reading them was an education in itself. Many read Pandit Malaviya was his hero, his “Dharmatma.” But them and as many tried to write like that. Chintamani that is understandable. They shared the same outlook. made many a journalist. He was not always right, but Chintamani was a curious blend of rationalism and re - he was a Rightist. He had no patience with many of ligiosity. He married a widow in defiance of prevailing Gandhiji’s opinions. Gandhiji, for him, was always social prejudice, but he also believed in chanting “Mr”, never a “Mahatma”. He would rather make a mis - hymns and observing rituals. He believed in the im - ter of a Mahatma than a Mahatma of a mister. Chinta - mortality of the soul and communing with it. He in - mani found kindred souls in P. S. Sivaswami Ayer and voked the souls of Mahadeva Govinda Ranade, Chimanlal Setalvad. The Rightist trinity was free, frank Gopalakrishna Gokhale and others onto a tripod, con - but balanced in the expression of views. The country sulted them and wrote his powerful editorials. This is was benighted but the three were knighted. perhaps the solitary instance of a newsman relying on Chintamani’s pet theme was that because of Gandhiji’s necromancy. role in politics, India’s progress had been stunted. In Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru said that but for Chintamani’s his talk at Andhra University on political develop - ceaseless efforts, social progress would not have taken ments after 1857 revolt, Chintamani argued that there place in Uttar Pradesh. Chintamani was a member of was no instance in history of a country which became the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh, and was free through non-violence. History proved him wrong. also Education Minister for sometime. He resigned He felt that the British had left the country after divid - when continuance became incompatible with his self- ing it but the country never attained independence. respect. He championed the cause of the people in principalities. He voiced the grievances of Andhras in Hyderabad State. He represented the Rightists as the Second Round Table Conference. Pandit Malaviya tried to have him elected to the Central Legislature but failed. And Chintamani was defeated also in the elec - tions held under the 1935 India Act. With this failure to get elected to U.P. Legislature ended his political ca - reer. He quit politics and served as a court member of Banaras Hindu University, with wonted distinction. Chintamani was courteous to his guests and to all those who sought his help. But if he detected some un - desirable qualities in them, all contact ended then and there. He wanted his children to speak in English and Telugu but not in Hindi. Ironically, however, his son, Bala Krishna Rao, became an accomplished poet in Hindi. He loved Telugu but would not support the de - mand for a Telugu State. Though not the greatest of Andhra journalists, Chintamani wa- s Yc.e Vr.t aRianmly aakmootanig ah the great.

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(In this brand new series we bring to you non-Telugu techni - cians who have worked for the growth of Telugu cinema).

“Cinematography is a job maya bazaar magician that can be either boringly technical or magical. I was never trained to be that MARCUS BARTLEY technical. So for me it has to be magical.” -Fred Elmes, ASC

hese words by Freder - ick Elmes, renowned American cinematogra - pher of such films as ‘Blue Velvet,’ ‘Night on Earth,’ ‘Hulk’ and ‘Brothers’ were aptly suited to Marcus Bartley, the genius cinematographer from SEoaurtlhy I yndeiaar ws ho was also self taught and his works were magical indeed!

It was in 1931 the arrival of the talking cinema in India that kindled interest in a 13 year old Anglo In - dian boy to become a cinematogra - pher. Marcus Bartley then studying in Madras had a reason behind it. The photographs he had shot with the Brownie camera came out good and his father James Bartley en - couraged him by giving him one roll film per month and told him that he can take eight good pictures with it. Bartley did not disappoint him. However the objections came few German periodicals and they films came as a boon to him at this only from his teachers for his new too published his photographs. juncture. In December 1936 British hobby as they felt it was obstruct - During this phase, Marcus Bartley Movietone in order to make docu - ing his studies. “But then I was learned the nuances of still photog - mentaries on Western India, ap - never a good student and almost raphy from John Wilson, the art ed - pointed Times of India as its failed in every subject,” Bartley itor of ‘The Madras Mail.’ Turning representative. The General Man - once said laughingly. 17, he had put a stop to his aca - ager of the company Harper Smith James Bartley bought a better cam - demic education and headed to - called Marcus Bartley and asked Tera in 1933 and allowed Marcus to wards Bombay to join ‘The whether he knew how to handle a use it. The photographs he took Illustrated Weekly of India’ as a professional camera. Though he with that camera were published in press photographer under Stanly had not seen one till the British ‘The Madras Mail’ and ‘The Illus - Jepson on a monthly salary of Rs. Movie tone sent a reconditioned trated Weekly of India.’ He also 70. After a couple of years of press Debri camera, he said he knew. used to send loads of photos to for - photography, he felt there was no Bartley took the camera to Joley, a eign magazines through Sports and charm in it. German who was the Lab chief of 24 General Agencies. Roll film manAu N- DHRA PRADESH MAGAZINE.ORG OCTOBER 2016 An offer to shoot documentary Bombay Talkies to learn how to facturer Agfa suggested to him a load the camera. On a trial basis he Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

Bartely’s extraordinary craftsmanship can be found in the evergreen classic, ‘Mayabazar.’ the ‘lahiri lahiri lahirilo’ song sequence gives an impression that the entire song was shot outdoors during the night. In reality, Bartley shot the scene at ennore lake, near Madras at noon and the shoot lasted only for a few minutes. the rest of the portions were shot in the studio set.

Filming documentaries

had shot a few scenes. reel comedy film on the most popu - was ‘Gunasundari Katha.’ When B. lar Tamil stage pair – N.S. Krishnan Nagi Reddi took over Vauhini Stu - and T.A. Madhuram whom Subrah - dios and launched Vijaya Produc - Soon Bartley was commissioned manyam intended to introduce to tions in partnership with with work to film the Pandharpur cinema. For a week Bartley shot the Chakrapani, Marcus Bartley joined festival and the farewell to Lord scenes at K. Subrahmanyam’s MPCC the banner to cinematograph such Wellington. Bartley accompanied studio (later S.S. Vasan took over masterpieces as ‘Shavukaru,’ ‘Pathal - him to the royal palaces of Gwalior, and renamed it as Gemini Studios) abhairavi,’ ‘Pellichesi Choodu’ Bikanir, Jodhpur, Baroda and Jamna - and was paid Rs.50. Bartley felt his ‘Mayabazar, ’ and ‘Missamma’ and gar. He once said that his most diffi - work was miserable but when re - Ethxecire Tlalemnilt v cersaifotnssm, toa nasmheip a few. cult job as a documentary leased with one of Subrahmanyam’s As a cinematographer it was his photographer was filming of the reli - Tamil movies, the audience enjoyed most satisfying period. gious riots of Bombay in 1937. While the short comedy film so much, later on the job he said that he had re - N.S. Krishnan and T.A. Madhuram ceived cooperation from the rioters became the most popular screen Nagi Reddi and Chakrapani re - than the British India police. The po - pair. By the end of 1938, Bartley spected his efficiency and provided lice in fact chased him to snatch his joined Pragathi Studios on a him with everything he wanted. camera as he had filmed an assistant monthly salary of Rs. 200. For Pra - Thus Bartley had a total control over commissioner of police gunning gathi, he had cinematographed his department. His creation of the down a couple of agitators for ‘Tiruvalluvar’ (1941) directed by moon light (in a studio set) en - throwing boulders from the balcony. Fram Sethna and Nandalal Jaswant - hanced the beauty of the romantic Somehow he had managed to escape lal’s ‘Vayadi.’ Bartley acknowledged scenes and is still talked about. It in a waiting car. Though the scenes that he owes Nandalal for teaching was even nicknamed ‘Vijaya’s moon were edited in the news bulletins of him pictorial compositions. He later light.’ Fine example for his extraordi - British Movietone, they were shown came out of Pragathi Studios and nary craftsmanship can be found in in London, New York and Paris. joined the ‘Tiruvalluvar’ actor the evergreen classic, ‘Mayabazar.’ In 1937 he had quit Times of India Serukulathur Sama who turned pro - The ‘Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo’ song se - due to difference of opinion. As an ducer. When Sama returned to act - quence gives an impression that the independent cameraman commis - ing, Bartley joined Newtone studios entire song was shot outdoors dur - sioned by Motwani of Chicago Radio, and was part of it till 1947 working ing the night. In reality, Bartley shot he had covered the annual session of for many films including the the scene at Ennore Lake, near the Indian National Congress held in Jupiter’s all time classic, ‘Kannagi.’ Madras at noon and the shoot lasted 1938 at Haripura in Gujarat in which The turning point in Bartley’s pro - only for a few minutes. The rest of such stalwarts such as Mahatma fessional career came when he the portions were shot in the studio Gandhi, Netaji Subhash Chandra worked for B.N. Reddi at Newtone set. Children particularly enjoyed Bose and Jawaharlal Nehru partici - studios while he was filming ‘swar - the way Ghatothkacha devoured lad - pated. Bartley’s creative mind was gaseema.’ By that time the founda - dus. Bartley shot it using the method longing for more. He did not find sat - Gtioanm steo nceh waansg leaird for Vauhini called double exposure-mask. In a isfaction in newsreel photography Studios and Bartley was invited to mask shot, the cinematographer either as he felt there was no cre - join the studio. gives half forward action and half re - ativity in it. He made unsuccessful verse action to get that effect. So Eatntetmryp tisn ttoo e nfitlemr t hine dBuomstbray y film were the twist and twirl of the car - industry. Bartley returned to Bartley had a feeling that his work pet and the cot scenes. The brilliant Madras. was not properly processed in other one was when young Sasirekha laboratories. So soon after joining turns into an adult Sasirekha. Bart - Vauhini Studios, he had launched a ley’s lens showed the metamorpho - Soon after he had returned to lab and took the job of running it be - sis through her shadow in the pond. Madras, one of the pioneers of Tamil sides his job as a cinematographer. Bartley shot brilliant scenes with the OCTOBER 2016 cinema, K.Subrahmanyam gave him ANDTHhReA mPRovAeD hEeSlHpeMdA imGpArZoINveE .hOisR cG rafts - legendary Mitchell camera. Interes2t 5- the work to cinematograph a two manship. His first work at Vauhini ingly, Mitchell camera was first de - Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

Bartley’s other famous works in colour include, ‘Sri Krishna Sathya,’ ‘Chakravakam,’ Vijaya’s ‘Sri rajeswari Vilas Coffee Club’ in telugu. His association with Nagi reddi and Chakrapani and his contribution to telugu cinema will be long remembered.

Maya Bazaar remians a classic work of Bartley’s work.

and ‘Ram Aur Shyam,’ ‘Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani’ in Hindi. His last work was for K.S. Sethumadhavan’s ‘Zindagi Jeene Ke Liye’ (1984). But his tryst with motion picture cameras contin - ued as he took up the job of servic - ing them. This incident tells how much Bartley was revered by the next generation cinematographers. After servicing his camera, Bartley sent cinematographer Ashok Kumar a note praising his work in the Tamil film, ‘Nenjathai Killade’ (Incidentally though graduated in cinematogra - phy, Suhasini Manirathnam made her acting debut with this film). Ashok Kumar was so excited and happy he framed that note and kept it in his drawing room. “Technically our cinematographer’s veloped by Leonard in 1917, the and the national award as best cine - talent is no less than that of the for - year in which Marcus Bartley was matographer for the 1969 Tamil eign cameramen. In present day con - born. Leonard later sold the design film, ‘Shanti Nilayam.’ ditions when films are not made in a planned manner, if our cameramen to George Mitchell, hence the name. ‘Chemmeen’ which won him humon - The camera was popular as it was are still making good movies, then gous fame and Vijaya Productions, we can say they are much greater aElxsop wereillm eqeunipt pwedit fhor c sopleociuarl ef - ‘Yehi Hai Zindagi’ gave him immense fects. Most of the Hollywood films of than Hollywood cinematographers,” work satisfaction. Answering a he opined. the time were shot with Mitchell. query he once said, “as a cinematog - rapher for ‘Chemmeen’ I had the On why he worked for very few privilege of holding deep discus - films, Bartley replied, “to sign a As early as in 1936, Bartley seem to sions with its story writer Takazhi movie I kept myself few conditions. have visualized the onset of colour Sivasankara Pillai and the director The first condition is that I take one in motion pictures and bought a 16 Ramu Kariat. Sivasankara Pillai put a assignment per year and the second mm camera along with the first im - condition that his characters should condition, the story should satisfy ported Kodak chrome colour film not be glamourised and also that the me. The third one, I should have be - roll. From then on he was taking ambience in the story should be re - lief in the director’s ability. An effi - colour pictures for his personal use. tained. For that reason, we have to cient director chooses the right The first colour processed film he deglamourise our actors Sathyan actors. Since I have such conditions had used was Geva colour. Bartley and Sheela and shoot the film. In producers might have felt that I am a opined that one can emotionally ‘Yehi Hai Zindagi’ there was a con - difficult person. That’s the reason I stimulate the audience more in a flict between two different view - do not work on many films.” properly worked colours on screen points. In that conflict we have to Leaving behind a rich repertoire of than in a Black & white movie. Bart - show both myth and reality. It was a his works, Marcus Bartley reached ley’s brilliance came to the fore in novel and exciting experience for the abode of the Lord on March 14, colour when he shot the Malayalam me.” 1993. His association with Nagi classic, ‘Chemmeen’(1965) directed - M. L. Narasimham Bartley’s other famous works in Reddi and Chakrapani and his con - by Ramu Kariat. Bartley received the colour include, ‘Sri Krishna Sathya,’ tribution to Telugu cinema will be gold medal at the Cannes Interna - 26 ANDH‘CRhA aPkRraAvDaEkSaHmM,’ AVGijaAyZaI’Ns E‘S.rOi RGa - long remembered. OCTOBER 2016 tional Film Festival for ‘Chemmeen’ jeswari Vilas Coffee Club’ in Telugu Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

india’s largest night-vision production facility in aP bel to invest rs 300 cr

BEL inauguration at Nimmaluru in Krishna district.

harat Electronics Limited SPDT and CNC Machines. policy of R&D investments and has (BEL) will set up a ad - As part of diversification and busi - also launched various new facilities. vanced night vision prod - ness growth BEL is looking for BEL is Coming up with a modern De - ucts factory spanning over major expansion into high-end fence Systems Integration Complex 50 acres at Nimmaluru Village near image intensifier tubes and thermal at Palasamudram in Ananthapur Machilipatnam in Krishna District of imaging detectors for night vision District of Andhra Pradesh to give Andhra Pradesh by investing Rs 300 products, inertial navigation sys - further thrust to indigenous devel - cr over a period of 4 years. tems, electronic ammunition fuses, opment and production of future de - Union Minister for Urban Develop - air traffic management radars, intel - fence systems.”, Sharma added. ment M Venkaiah Naidu laid the ligent traffic management systems Venkaiah Naidu said 87 per cent foundation stone for a state-of-the- and solar power plants, said the products to be manufactured at the art factory of defence PSU to cater to company. plant will be supplied to the defence the country’s futuristic require - In order to support Government of forces. ments for night vision products. India initiatives such as Make in BEL has been engaged in design, de - BEL, a Navratna defence public sec - India, BEL is extending its support to velopment and manufacturing of tor undertaking, is setting up the startUp companies and medium and Electro Optics equipment and Night plant, on 50 acres of land. Andhra small scale enterprises through pro - Vision Products for defence and Pradesh Chief Minister N Chan - curement of specific items from paramilitary forces. “The new facil - drababu Naidu and Union Minister them. ity has been planned to establish a of State for Science and Technology S K Sharma, Chairman & Managing state-of-the-art factory to cater to Y S Chowdary and were also present Director of BEL, said, “Bharat Elec - the futuristic requirements for night at the ceremony. tronics has been continuously en - vision products,” said S.K. Sharma. The advanced night vision products gaged in design, development and The Advanced Night Vision Products factory at Nimmaluru will enable manufacturing of Electro Optics Factory at Nimmaluru will enable BEL to expand its electro-optics equipment and Night Vision Prod - BEL to expand its Electro-Optics Bbusiness and carry out manufactur - business and carry out manufactur - ucts for defence and paramilitary ing and integration for the ongoing forces. The new facility has been ing and integration for the ongoing and upcoming projects, the company planned now to establish a stateof- and upcoming projects. said. the-art factory to cater to the futur - It will have state-of-the-art technol - The facility will have state-of-the-art istic requirements for Night Vision ogy and infrastructure such as mod - technology and infrastructure such Products.”. ern optics workshops, clean rooms as modern optics workshops, clean “To achieve self-reliance in defence, of the highest standards, and facilivty rooms of the highest standards, fa - there is a need for establishing for Thin Film coating with higher OCTOBER 2016 cility for thin film coating with ANDwHoRrA ldP-RcAlaDssE mSH aMnuAfGacAtuZrINinEg. OfaRciG lities. durability, BEL said. 27 higher durability and other modern BEL has maintained a consistent Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

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CQHuaAlityN truGmpE s Star Power In t-town

telugu film industry is undergoing a massive transformation, at every level, where quality of cinema is slowly gaining upper hand over star power.

decade ago, a film's success was judged by their mind to milk every ounce of revenue a how long it ran at the box-office. Those were their film can generate in its opening week - the days when a film running for 100 days end. As a result, a big budget film ends up in 200+ centres was seen as a hallmark for releasing in over 1000 screens out of the success and the longevity of a film, after its 1700-1800 theatres in Andhra Pradesh and release, defined its status. Inadvertently, a Telangana, and almost every other film is lot of blockbusters in the early 2000s fol - pushed back by a week or two to make way lowed a similar pattern of success; however, for the big budget film. by the end of the first decade of the 21st In rare cases, like that of Baahubali, over century, Telugu cinema had reached a point 90% of the theatres all over the two Telugu which it wasn't prepared for. The rise of so - speaking states end up screening the same cial media, competition from dubbed films, film. This is how the business of filmmaking online piracy and shrinking shelf life of has evolved in the past few years. However, films compounded the issues that had been once again, there's a catch. The lacklustre grappling the industry for years altogether performance of several A-list actors' films in and it led to a long phase of course correc - recent times has put a big question mark tion. And finally, after all these years, the in - about the imbalances prevalent in the in - dustry seems to have found its rhythm once dustry. again. In 2016 alone, films like Sardaar Gabbar Today, a film's success is judged by its open - Singh and Brahmotsavam bombed at the ing weekend's performance at the box-of - box-office despite taking a phenomenal fice, quite similar to the trend in Bollywood opening on the first day of their release. The OCTOBER 2016 28 and even AHNolDlyHwRoA oPdR. NAoD wESoH nMdeArG, pAroZdINuEc.eOrsRG cumulative loss from these two films, espe - of several big budget films have made up cially for distributors and exhibitors, was Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

films like Pellichoopulu would have been termed as niche films with limited market appeal until few years ago. Not any longer.

huge. And on the other hand, action dramas like Sarrainodu and Janatha Garage rewrote several records, and surprisingly, low-budget films like Pellichoopulu, Kshanam did exceed - ingly well. So, what exactly is the formula for success? While no one has been pinpoint to what exactly works at the box-office, there are ample indications that people are fi - nally embracing good quality con - tent over star power. Films like Pellichoopulu, Kshanam and even Nani starrer Gentleman would have been termed as niche films with limited market appeal until few years ago, but today, they are as mainstream as any. However, their crowd pulling capacity is still restricted to urban centres in the two states and overseas territories. Nevertheless, some producers have figured out the business formula to making a commercially viable con - tent-oriented film with limited reach. A case in point being Pelli - choopulu, which was made with a budget of around Rs 1.5 crores and ended up collecting a share of more than Rs 10 crores. Similarly, Kshanam turned out to be a prof - itable venture as well with close to 60% of its revenue coming from the multiplexes in Nizam territory. With the production of films in - creasing on a year-on-year basis, the medium and small budget films make a good film and it depends on industry is currently facing yet an - lined up for release. a lot of factors. You never know other problem - availability of the - Considering all these challenges, the what would click with the audience. atres. In the first week of October, bigger predicament which is pinch - However, the notions about com - there are no less than 4-5 films, all ing a lot of filmmakers is the buzz mercial formula, which encom - featuring A-list stars, vying for at - about a film on social media, espe - passes 6 songs and 4 fights spread tention from the public. And every - cially Facebook and Twitter, which across the film, are slowly changing. one knows that the films will eat is wielding its effect on almost every With new faces emerging in the in - into each other's market share; major film. In the past, it used to dustry every other Friday, it's however, the production houses and take at least 3-4 days for the word throwing up new challenges in an producers are left with no other to spread around about any films; industry which is struggling to shed choice but to take that calculated however, today, it has boiled down its own skin to embrace the new. risk to draw the crowds to their to just 3-4 minutes to get the word The winds of change has already ar - rived in the Tollywood territory and films. A 'solo release' has become, out about how the film is. The writ - - Hemanth kumar CR almost, like a jackpot in the industry ing on the board is clear - Make it all depends on how well everyone embraces it to write a new chapter OCTOBER 2to0d1a6 y and it's becoming all the more good films or sink without a trace. ANDHRA PRADESH MAGAZINE.ORG in Telugu cinema. 29 rare with so many films - big, There is no particular method to Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

CAIRN TO SPEND $150 MILLION IN AP The company will start drilling three wells at Palar, starting early next year.

airn India will be taking up exploratory and appraisal drilling of ten wells in Palar block at the coast in Nel - lore district Andhra Pradesh with an investment outlay of $150 million. An Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change examined and gave its nod to the proposal under Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) per - spective for drilling to Cairn India. The project was granted environmental clearance in 2011. The PR-OSN-2004/1 block has been awarded by the government during NELP-VI licensing round in 2007 for hydrocarbon exploration. Exploration activities will be carried out according to the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) signed between CIL and the Centre, the minutes of the meeting of EAC held last month said. "Estimated project cost is $15 million per well. The EAC, after deliberations and verifying the facts regarding loca - tion of the exploratory/appraisal drilling wells, plotted by the project proponent (Cairn India), approved the project from CRZ perspective, subject to the terms and conditions stipulated by the APCZMA (Andhra Pradesh block is part of the Palar basin. It is lo - Based on results of 2D and 3D seismic SCtate Coastal Zone Management Au - cated in the Bay of Bengal in the conti - survey done in 2008-2009, eight hy - thority). nental shelf area along the coast of drocarbon leads are considered The Committee further desired that Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. prospective in the block, the EAC said. the Ministry may forward their rec - Total area of the block is 9,416.54 sq "The employment potential for the ex - ommendations to the sectoral IA Divi - km, out of which approx 4,000 sq km ploration and appraisal phase is very sion for revising the environment has been declared as no-go area as re - limited as highly skilled manpower clearance accordingly," the EAC said. striction on drilling activity has been will be involved in drilling operations. A Cairn India official said it will be imposed by the Department of Space, If production operations start after v taking up three wells in the first due to presence of Shri Harikota Satel - successful exploration and appraisal, phase. "To begin with, we plan to drill lite Launch Centre along the western local employment is possible," the EAC ANDHRA PRADESH MAGAZINE.COM OCTOBER 2016 30 three wells at Palar, starting early next block boundary. minutes added. year," the official said. PR-OSN-2004/1 Downloaded from http://smartprep.in chief minister’s social network CM Chandrababu Naidu is an active social media user. Many of you have been actively following his activities with admiration. Here are a few snapshots from his twitter account and those on him. w w w w w

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Resorts to come up on Prakasam coast loan in two phases. There is no truth in reports stating that the WB had cut down the loan amount by half. The The State government has prepared a blueprint to de - World Bank will release $500 million in April 2017 and velop a series of beach resorts on the Prakasam coast we have chosen to avail the loan in two phases. The first by roping in big private players and introducing water tranche of $1 billion will be released in phases he said. sports to woo tourists, both national and international, says District Tourism Development Officer M. Nagab - hushanam. Prakasam district is endowed with a coast - AP to get Rs 52,000 crore petroleum package line of about 100 km. Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu is vetting the proposals submitted to unleash the The Centre has readied a package worth Rs 52,000 crore full potential of the Prakasam beaches, including Ra - from the petroleum ministry. Addressing a meeting at mayapatnam, Kothapatnam, Voderavu and Ramapuram. Swarna Bharat Trust at Venkatachalam, Union minister for petroleum and natural gas Dharmendra Pradhan has said that the Centre had cleared a major package from Kapu Corporation achieving targets his ministry for the benefit of Andhra Pradesh. He said that the package would cost the Centre Rs 52,000 crore. Andhra Pradesh Kapu Welfare and Development Corpo - "The package includes expansion of HPCL refinery, ration Director Yerra Venugopala Rayudu said many dis - Petro-Chemical complex and Petroleum university," said tricts were achieving the targets of the Corporation Pradhan. He said that they have also decided to grant while helping many persons to start self-employment additional LPG connections to eligible poor in the state schemes. He said Srikakulam was able to start over 500 of Andhra Pradesh. units within no time. He interacted with BC Corporation Executive Director B. Srihari Rao and asked about the utilisation of Rs.4 crore sanctioned to the district. NTPC executing 1GW solar park in AP Srihari Rao said many persons belonged to Kapu and Telaga communities were able to a lead decent life with NTPC Ltd is on course to implementing the country's their self-employment units. largest 1 GW (1000 MW) solar photo-voltaic power gen - eration park at Kadiri in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh. Phase one of the project of 250 MW has been Mangalagiri stadium to be ready by 2018 completed and has commenced power generation. The The exclusive cricket stadium coming up at Amaravati in balance 750 MW will be completed by next fiscal, once Mangalagiri by the Andhra Cricket Association will be all the clearances are secured and power purchase completed by 2018, according to ACA joint secretary Ch. agreements inked, V.B. Fadnavis, Regional Executive Di - Arun Kumar. The stadium would have a spectator ca - rector (South), NTPC, said. The power generation major pacity of 30,000 and the association was planning to NTPC has an installed capacity of 265 MW of solar come up with 50 corporate boxes accommodating 20 photo-voltaic power generation in the South, which in - persons. The cost of the stadium had witnessed escala - cludes a 250 MW solar PV unit at Anantapur, a 5 MW tion owing to delay and increase in the prices of raw unit at Port Blair in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands and materials. The construction would now cost Rs. 110 a 10 MW solar PV plant in Ramagundam. Phase I has crore for completion. The stadium, coming up on 23 been executed by Tata Solar (100 MW), Sterling and acres, will have a club house in the second phase which Wilson (50 MW), BHEL (50 MW) and Lanco (50 MW). will house guest rooms, swimming pool, badminton and Phase II consisting of 750 MW is expected to be ready squash courts, open air theatre and a restaurant. by March 2018.

$1b WB loan for AP’s Core Capital Digital Disruption and Innovation The World Bank will release its first quantum of $1 bil - ETCIO.com and the state of Andhra Pradesh are uniting lion loan in April 2017 for the construction of AP’s new policymakers, government heads, business decision- capital Amaravati, said Chairman of Capital Region De - makers and thought leaders on 6th October, 2016 at velopment Authority Sreedhar Cherukuri. Construction Hotel Novotel in Vizag. The Chief Minister of Andhra of Core Capital, including key government and adminis - Pradesh N Chandrababu Naidu will be the Chief Guest trative structures, would be taken up with this loan. But Speaker at the Digital Disruption and Innovation Sum - the cash-strapped State had opted for phased disbursal mit. The key agenda will be to discuss, know and con - of the huge loan keeping in mind the hefty penal tribute to the efforts that AP has been putting to create charges. “We have chosen to avail ourselves of the WB

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a digital infrastructure that gives its citizens access to by Director General Chandrajit Banerjee submitted its employment, inclusion, innovation opportunities, edu - proposal and was promised to be allotted 10 acres in cational outcomes, healthcare delivery, and accelerates the capital city for establishment of permanent facility. economic competitiveness, smart city services and Naidu suggested they could function from the Medha more. Towers at Gannavaram till their full-fledged office comes up in Amaravati. The CII delegates told the CM j Satyanarayana part-time UIDAI chief that the proposed exhibition centre would be on the lines of Pragati Maidan in Delhi and that the industry Former IAS officer J Satyanarayana was on September 6 body was committed to helping in enriching the human appointed as part-time chairperson of Unique Identifi - resource A.P has in abundance. cation Authority of India (UIDAI), tasked with issuing Aadhaar numbers. The post has been lying vacant fol - IIDT to come up on SVU campus lowing resignation of Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani in 2014. The Appointments Committee of Cabi - The State government is planning to set up Interna - net has approved Satyanarayana’s appointment as part- tional Institute of Digital Technologies (IIDT) on Sri time chairperson of UIDAI, an order issued by Venkateswara University campus, Tirupati. Gujarat Department of Personnel and Training said. Forensic Sciences University and Praxis Business School will help the government in running the proposed Nod for National School of Drama Centre schools in cyber security and data analytics. Academi - cians from the Gujarat Forensic Sciences University, who Member of Parliament Maganti Muralimohan stated are experts in imparting high-quality research and edu - that Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Mahesh cation in forensics, cyber security, and digital forensics, Sarma has in principle agreed to set up National School will provide masters education programmes to the stu - of Drama Centre in Rajamahendravaram. Muralimohan dents at IIDT’s cyber security institution. said that he met the minister in Delhi and appealed him to set up the school in Rajamahendravaram as it is being SCR to run special trains for Dasara the cultural capital of the state having so many artists and conducting many festivals related to fine arts. The The South Central Railway (SCR) will run 22 special MP said that he met Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu trains for Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Brah - also and appealed to hand over Havelock Bridge to Ra - motsavams and Dasara Festival.The trains will be oper - jamahendravaram Municipal Corporation. He said that ated from October 3 to 31. Eighteen special trains will the Minister made it clear that if the state government be operated between Kakinada and Tirupati and the pays Rs.9.5 crore to Railways, the bridge will be handed services will stop at Kakinada Town, Samalkot, Rajama - over to state government. hendravaram, Tadepalligudem, Eluru, Vijayawada, Tenali, Ongole, Nellore,, Gudur, Srikalahasti and Reni - Vizag on path to become ODF city gunta. Four trains will be operated between Tirupati- H.S. Nanded-Tirupati and the trains will halt at Having constructed the highest number of individual Renigunta, Srikalahasti, Gudur, Nellore, Ongole, Tenali, household toilets in the State, GVMC is ready to make a Vijayawada, Khammam, Warangal, Kazipet, Secunder - preliminary declaration of Visakhapatnam as open defe - abad, Malkajgiri, Kamareddy, Nizamabad, Basar and cation-free. Of the total of 12,720 toilets planned for Dharmabad and Mudkhed stations, said the railway offi - construction, 12,100 have been completed, including at cials in a press release. Anakapalle and Bhimili, and some in hilly areas could not be completed. Taken up under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) and the Swacch Andhra Corporation, the Vizag is going to be first US smart city toilets have been constructed after a survey that identi - Stating that Visakhapatnam was going to be first US fied 197 open defecation points. smart city, USTDA Representative, India, Mehnaz Ansari said some of the smartest planners in the world are CII national exhibition centre at Amaravati working hard to help it become the first smart city in India. Washington is really interested in Vizag. President The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has expressed Obama’s office was following up on the smart city de - its willingness to set up a National Exhibition Centre for velopments in India, the other two being Ajmer and Al - Development of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at lahabad. Amaravati. During a meeting with Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu in Hyderabad, a CII delegation led v

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