Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister  N. Chandrababu Naidu directed the district administration to adopt innovative practices for effective implementation of the welfare schemes. During a teleconference with the officials, he said that the officials have to step away from the routine and give way for creativity and innovation.

Meanwhile, he directed the officials to take immediate action against complaints on the distribution of pension, loan waiver and ration cards. “Update data on a realtime basis and use technology to achieve better and faster results,” he said.

The Chief Minister noted that many pensioners in the state are spending the money on buying medicines. “Use GramaSabhas as a platform to create awareness on the government’s free medicine distribution,” he said. This, he said, will not exhaust their savings.

Meanwhile, the Chief Minister ordered the officials to investigate on the reports of mixing bran with wheat flour in ChandrannaKanuka in Vizianagaram district. Later, the collectors elaborated on the progress of the Janmabhoomi – MaaVooru programme in 13 districts