Tadepalli (Andhra Pradesh), Nov 10 — The YSR Congress Party has accused Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu of taking credit for progress achieved during Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s government.
YSRCP state spokesperson Putta Siva Shankar told the media at the party office here that the latest Access (In)equality Index ranking reflects earlier development, not the coalition government’s work.
The index, prepared by the Centre for New Economics Studies at O.P. Jindal Global University, assesses education, healthcare, basic services and social security. Andhra Pradesh ranked 10th in the 2021 report, based on 2014–19 data. It rose to third in 2024 under YS Jagan and is now second, Shankar said, adding that the latest ranking still reflects the earlier government’s work.
He cited Nadu-Nedu school upgrades, Aarogyasri, new medical colleges, more than 50,000 health-sector jobs, village secretariats, RBKs, village clinics, direct benefit transfers, ports and fishing harbours as examples of that work.
Shankar alleged that state tax revenue fell from Rs 89,435 crore in 2024–25 to Rs 86,552 crore in 2025–26—a 3.2% decline. He said that the coalition government is borrowing an average of Rs 460 crore a day and has taken Rs 3,99,498 crore in 29 months. He put per-capita debt at Rs 2,11,588 and warned it could reach Rs 5 lakh in two years.
He said Andhra Pradesh’s Ease of Doing Business ranking fell from first to eighth and claimed that industries are leaving the state. He also cited unemployment of 21% in Andhra Pradesh against a national average of 14.6%, calling it the country’s third-highest unemployment rate.
The YSRCP spokesperson said Chandrababu Naidu promised a loan waiver for DWCRA women but cheated them by going back on his promise. He stated that Jagan Mohan Reddy had waived the outstanding dues of approximately Rs 20,000 crore for these women.