Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu reviews Culture and Tourism projects in Andhra Pradesh & Telangana
Officials brief Naidu on the status of
Ministries’ projects in the states
The Vice President, M Venkaiah
Naidu today reviewed the status of projects related to Culture and Tourism in
the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Officials from the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry
of Culture, led by the Minister, Shri G. Kishan Reddy gave a detailed
presentation to the Vice President about the progress of the projects in the
states. Shri Naidu suggested early completion of the projects by working in
close coordination with the state governments of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
It
may be noted that Naidu met the Minister, Kishan Reddy last month also on 28th
July and was briefed about the pending works in these states. Naidu has been
regularly guiding various ministries and departments for early completion and
full-fledged operationalisation of projects and institutions being set up under
the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.
During
the presentation by the Ministry of Tourism, officials briefed Naidu about the
completed projects under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme (Coastal Circuit and the
Buddhist Circuit in Andhra Pradesh, Eco Circuit, Tribal Circuit and Heritage
Circuit in Telangana) and those under the Prashad Scheme (development of
Amaravati and Srisailam temple in Andhra Pradesh). They also explained the details
of other tourism-related projects in various stages of implementation in the
states.
During
the presentation by the Ministry of Culture, officials briefed Naidu about the
ongoing major conservation works such as the Thousand Pillar Temple, Hanamkonda,
Veerbhadreshwar Swamy Temple, Lepakshi, Charminar, Hyderabad, among others.
They also detailed the fund allocation and projects for Museums, Performing
Arts, Zonal Cultural Centres, Libraries, and other institutions.
The
Vice President complimented the officials for the progress and advised them to
make regular field visits to the site of the projects and take personal
initiative in expediting them.