Govindu Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 What did NTR the Political Reformer stand for? 3. Modified the Hindu-Succession-Act to give equal default property inheritance rights for Women. http://www.southreport.com/40-things-we-all-should-know-about-sri-nandamuri-taraka-ramarao-ntr/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govindu Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 2. Rs 2 per kg rice for agricultural laborers with less than Rs. 500 income per month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govindu Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 1. Bringing the Upa Lok Pal Bill in the first year of becoming CM in 1983. After getting elected in 1983 his first legislation was the passing of Andhra Pradesh upa lok pal (civil society OMBUDSMAN) bill inspired by Scandinavian laws. The A.P. Lokayukta Act 11 of 1983 came into force with effect on November 1, 1983 .The law allows any citizen to start an investigation of any person in power (including chief minister himself) with the help of Judiciary, lawyers, community leaders and independent investigators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govindu Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 4. Divestment of non-performing state industry to private sector such as Allwyn Motors to Mahindra & Mahindra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govindu Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 5. Strong states with a stronger center economic model initiated by NTR approved by the Center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govindu Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 6. Imposed Prohibition on Alcohol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govindu Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 7. Right to Share Spouse’s earnings. Pay cheques of category 3 or lower employees can be cashed only with a spousal signature, thus creating an explicit legal right for women in their spouse’s earnings. (To avoid gambling and drinking away the check before the wife sees any money.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govindu Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 8. Computerization of TDP Organization. Complete computerization of TDP’s organization structure and building an organizational structure village by village to form a stable second party. Chandrababu Naidu lead this project of computerization. He built a stable coalition of non-Congress parties at the state to give a clear two-party choice for the Telugu voter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govindu Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 9. Educational reforms and Introduction of EAMCET. Overhauled the entire state’s education syllabus for schools. He instituted statewide entrance examinations for all disciplines of higher education vis-à-vis Engineering and Medicine to name a few called EAMCET (Engineering and Medical Common Entrance Test). Students, based on the merit of their ranks obtained in these tests, could join any state college of their choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govindu Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 10. Reformed the Residential Education empowering Rural Youth. Andra Pradesh Residential Education Institutions Society founded in 1972 with two institutes was revamped under NTR’s government in 1988 with the passing of “G.O.Ms.No.363, Education (SSE.I) Department”. The institutions were founded to provide exemplary Rural and Socially disadvantaged youth with good primary education. NTR reforms to this institution expanded the number of facilities to 220, made them directly administered by Minister of Education, with a 22 member board to guide the institution. The institution especially APRJC( Andhra Pradesh Residential Junior Colleges) flourished and ended up sending five times more students to elite institutions such as IITs and BITS, making Andhra the only state that produces so many elite experts with Rural and Disadvantaged backgrounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govindu Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 11. Creation of Special Commando Force for Andhra Pradesh. NTR created a new commando force for the state and was very successful in combating naxalism both ideologically and militarily. Communal rioting in Hyderabad had been put to rest for good during his term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govindu Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 12. NTR put an end to annual communal rioting in Hyderabad during Ganesh Nimmajan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govindu Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 13. Took Vizag Steel Plant Live. Visakhapatnam steel plant, which had been struggling since its foundation went live on production during his term, in no small part, due to his active lobbying with the central government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govindu Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 14. Invited Doctors from USA to come back to India and Serve the Nation. He invited the worldwide medical talent and improved high end medical capabilities of NIMS and OSMANIA in Hyderabad and founded a medical university in Vijayawada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govindu Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 15. Banned Patel and Patwari System which was uplifted BCs, SCs and STs in Telangana especially. He did away with the feudal Patel, Patwari, Munusobu and Karanam systems to empower elected leaders of the local government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govindu Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 16. He introduced entrance exams for Vedic subjects and opened up priest positions in temples to non-Brahmins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govindu Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 17. He built the largest bus station in Asia at the time in Hyderabad, the Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station (MGBS). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govindu Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 18. He adorned the Tank Bund road in Hyderabad with the statues of great Telugu personalities creating a sense of heritage and pride among Telugu people. These statues were later demolished by Telangana Agitators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govindu Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 19. He guaranteed one light bulb per household to give educational opportunities to the lowest economic class of rural Andhra Pradesh. Those were days when villages and households didn’t have electricity and Mr.NTR gave electricity to every household and gave subsidy on electricity connections with one bulb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govindu Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 20. He reformed water distribution system from major reservoirs in the state by giving farmer organizations (raitu sangam) a say in planning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govindu Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 21. Built 500,000 houses to the poor replacing the thatched houses. He started a low-income housing project and built 500,000 houses in five years to replace thatched houses. The program continued for nine more years under his successor Chandrababu Naidu and added another 1 million homes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govindu Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 22. Abolished the Legislative Council calling it an unproductive expense. NTR abolished the legislative council calling it an un-productive expense to the exchequer, an un-elected un-representative body used to distribute political favors to out-of-work politicians. This was revived back in 2004 by Congress party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govindu Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 23. Commissioned the largest Buddha statue in the world at the time in Hussain Sagar, Hyderabad to highlight the Buddhist heritage and history of Andhra Pradesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govindu Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 24. NTR introduced a mid-day-meal program for primary school children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govindu Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 25. Built Telugu Ganga Project to supply Irrigation water to Rayalaseema and Drinking water to Chennai. NTR with then Tamil Nadu CM MGR for Telugu ganga Foundation Stone laying ceremony.NTR initiated the largest investment into irrigation systems in Andhra Pradesh since independence with the Telugu Ganga Project designed to turn Rayalaseema fertile and green and provide drinking water to Chennai.The Indian spiritual guru Sri Sathya Sai Baba supported and provided assistance to this project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govindu Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 26. Took aggressive steps against Government employees to make them work. NTR reduced the retirement age for government employees to 55 from 58. He used the National Security Act (NSA) to successfully crack down on the general strike called by government employee unions demanding bringing state government employees to central government employee pay levels. He used NGO (Non-Gazetted Officers) core to conduct exams on time across the state when state government teachers union called for a strike and threatened to ruin an entire academic year for the students. He furloughed the entire work force of Housing Construction Corporation a state government organization will fully pay till retirement claiming they did absolutely no work and that closing that organization would save money even if the state gave the employees free salaries. He claimed the secretariat employees got in the way of doing people’s business and moved his office to a private ashram outside the city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajanani Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 27. Banned elections in all educational institutions which were creating lot of violence and castism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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