Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu pushes real-time GSDP tracking, AI-based economic monitoring

Vijayawada: Chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu has directed officials to shift from conventional Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) estimation methods to a real-time, technology-driven monitoring system to strengthen economic planning and governance in the state.Reviewing the planning department’s performance, he said the current practice of preparing GSDP estimates once every quarter or annually was inadequate for a fast-growing economy and delayed timely policy decisions. He stressed the need for a dynamic system capable of tracking economic growth every month at the state, district and mandal levels.The CM announced that the state govt will soon move towards a full-fledged data-driven governance model powered by artificial intelligence-based economic analysis systems. Discussions during the review focused on GSDP capacity building, AI-enabled economic analytics, statewide surveys, key performance indicator (KPI) auditing and integration of technology into governance systems.“Andhra Pradesh can achieve the 'Swarna Andhra-2047' vision only by sustaining a 15% growth rate backed by accurate data, efficient governance and strong institutional capacity. There is an urgent need for officials to begin a large-scale capacity-building programme for employees involved in economic data collection and analysis,” he said.He asked authorities to conduct a three-month training programme covering five zones, 28 districts and 175 assembly constituencies. He said officials and staff at every level, from the state headquarters to mandals, should be trained in modern GSDP estimation techniques, real-time monitoring and data analysis systems. Naidu asked officials to organise state-level workshops, zonal and district-level training sessions and constituency-level master trainer programmes to improve the speed and accuracy of economic assessments. He also instructed authorities to provide specialised training to at least three officers from every constituency so that they could function as trained resource personnel for local-level economic monitoring.Principal secretary (planning) Peeyush Kumar explained that AI-based economic analysis tools were already being developed for agriculture, industries and the services sector to improve forecasting and planning capabilities. Naidu suggested identifying additional indicators that were currently not being tracked so that the govt could build a more comprehensive and responsive economic monitoring mechanism.Observing that excessive dependence on historical data often delayed policy interventions, the chief minister stressed that real-time governance systems and accurate statistics were essential to making Andhra Pradesh a leading economic powerhouse by 2047. Finance minister P Keshav, special CS Vijayanand and other senior officials were present.