Most of the travel problems can be addressed by initiating steps to complete the available rail infrastructure in the state . The total length of the rail network in Kerala is 1045 km ; there are 181 stations across nine routes , and connect all major towns and cities of the state except the highland districts of Idukki and Wayanad which did not find place even in silver line project with their delicate topography . The focus must be on speeding up the doubling of the existing line , the work which
Andhra Pradesh is mired in financial crisis . It is constantly on the lookout for debts . Monthly on average without loans of Rs . 6,000 crore , the state goes wrong .
AP government is not even in a position of giving salaries to its employees properly and timely for some period in the past . It is day by day husbandry . To face such economic crisis it is taking abnormal loans from banks and other financial institutions , rather than following the self reliance policies . It is the result of the pro imperialist , pro feudal policies and parliamentary policies for last 75 years .
After division of the erstwhile state , total debt of the Andhra Pradesh is Rs . 5,23,000 crore . It includes Jagan governments ’ debt of last 2 years of Rs . 2.75 lakh crores , Chandrababu governments ’ last 5 years debt is Rs . 1.60 lakh crore . Every unborn child is debted Rupees 1,00,000 . This situation in the state is provoking anxiety and unrest .
Some banks are rejecting the proposal of state government to grant loans due to economic crisis of the state . Government loses the confidence of the banks or financial institutions . State government is creating corporations only to get loans in the backdoor ways , and that loans are used by the government by
22 has been going on for almost 15 years now . Alternatives that can be implemented at a cost less than or equal to the interest of huge money on the proposed project are available and need to be considered in consultation with experts .
Silver line project is most environmentally destructive , financially burdensome and social catastrophe Kerala has ever seen . Today ’ s top speed around the world is 350 to 700 km / hr . As such , the proposed average speed of 132.5 km / hr standard gauge railway line is obsolete . According to Justice Commission the project , which is mostly dependent on foreign loans , will cost around Rs 1.5 lakh crores . It can increase up to four times over time and push the State into miserable debt . There are innumerable reasons to oppose this project . So , all Intellectuals , democrats , students , peoples ’ organizations and people come together and oppose and demand the government to withdraw from the absurdly complicated and destructive Silver Line project . �
Economic Crisis of Andhra Pradesh - Debts , Mortgaging and Selling
violating the principles of constitution . It indicates the bankruptcy of the state .
Future income of the state is also mortgaged to get loans . The income of the liquor was mortgaged and got Rupees 21,500 crore . There was an analysis in the media that government is even mortgaging collector ’ s offices , MRO offices and hundreds of acres of government lands . Electricity department assets of Rs . 14,000 crore was mortgaged . Every month half of the income of the state government which is Rs . 4,500 crores is going to repay the loans . The state get into the debt trap . This is a vicious circle .
As part of the juggling of votes , merely in the name of welfare schemes , distribution of money is given priority by the state government . So that development is lame . Irrigation projects were allocated Rupees 13,000 crores in this present budget ; but there is not single rupee paid . Project works are not moving forward . People found themselves destitute . The survivors were in turmoil .
“ For repaying of debts and other needs , country ’ s wealth is put for sale and in the name of lease handing over to private companies are not acceptable . On the politicians attitude of the mortgaging the wealth of the country for the self i = nterest , the discussion should take place everywhere . Experts and intellectuals in all fields together should restrict or bind the government ”, Opined by the experts of political , economic , social and legal fields in a big debate .
“ Constitution said that people ’ s representatives should be protector of assets of people , there is no right to people ’ s representatives to sell the assets of the people . Public sector creates more employment . State should go as welfare government otherwise courts can interfere ” said the Supreme Court senior advocate Vikas Bansode in the above said debate .
The past and present ruling parties Congress , TDP , YCP rulers of Andhra Pradesh have the comprador big bourgeois nature . They are in the service of the imperialists . They don ’ t have the independent policies . They are the dependents of the imperialists . So they did not follow production development policies like developing the agriculture and industrial sectors . They hand over these two sectors to the imperialists , feudal and comprador bourgeoisie . They did not distribute the land for the tiller and did not provide proper irrigation facilities . They did not establish the national industries . It resulted in unemployment , inflation , and poverty . It leads to economic crisis of Andhra Pradesh . contd . in page 25
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