Naidu hosts dinner to celebrate ET award

Vijayawada: Chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday hosted an informal dinner for ministers, chief secretary, DGP, secretaries and heads of departments to celebrate receiving the Economic Times ‘Business Reformer of the Year' award. The ‘Dinner with the Real Winners' was also attended by district- and mandal-level officials who had shown notable performance in their respective departments. Finance and legislative affairs minister Payyavula Keshav coordinated the event.Before the dinner, the CM held a meeting with ministers and senior officials, where he said the award was the result of Team Andhra Pradesh's collective effort. He told them that they were the real contributors to the recognition. Keshav briefed the gathering on the developments following the state's bifurcation and how the state went back by several years during the previous govt's tenure. He said reforms have been part of Naidu's political ethos, recalling that reforms in power, open sky policy, telecom, IT, drip irrigation, and PPP model were initiated when Andhra Pradesh was a united state under Naidu's leadership.The meeting also discussed priorities for the coming period, including programmes to be implemented by the govt, targets to be achieved, and strategies and policies to be followed to maintain reform momentum. Senior officials and ministers exchanged views on improving administrative outcomes and coordination across departments. The chief minister underlined the need to sustain reform-led governance through teamwork and consistent performance.On Friday, Naidu will visit Pamidimukkala in Krishna district to participate in the ‘Pedalo Sevalo' pension distribution programme. He will also inaugurate L V Prasad's Eye Institute at Gudlavalleru.