VIJAYAWADA:  The winter session of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly which would start today, September 15, is likely to take up several key issues, including introducing the revised three capitals bill.  Everything is prepared for the opening of the AP Assembly session on Thursday. The Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSRC government has set a discussion on the idea of "distributed development" as one of the primary issues for the session, and it is likely to reintroduce the 3-Capitals bill.

On Thursday, the legislative council session will start at 10 am and the assembly session will start at 9 a.m. To address issues raised by Telugu Desam leaders during the assembly session, and to highlight the opposition's "failures" in many areas, chief minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy is formulating a plan.

As he promised to return to the house only after winning the next elections, opposition leader Chandrababu Naidu would not attend the monsoon session. However, Telugu Desam lawmakers are preparing their arsenal to criticise the administration and point out its shortcomings.

In light of the high court's intervention in the case, the chief minister would likely reintroduce the law after presenting on decentralised development and the 3-Capitals plan.

A broad discussion on decentralization of government, administrative reforms, the state's debts, investment prospects, growth rate, sand-related issues, Polavaram, liquor policy, education, the health sector, housing, and women's empowerment is something the government appears ready for, as per hints.

The council and assembly meetings will likely last five days. Holidays fall on Saturday and Sunday. The next week's meetings would take place from Monday to Wednesday. The number of days for the sessions will be determined by the business advisory committee.

There would be in-depth discussions about the creation of new districts, the steps made to decentralise governance through village and ward secretariats, and the ongoing administrative changes.

There will also be discussion about the government's growing debt. The opposition TD's campaign of "misinformation" is being vigorously rebutted by the ruling party in an effort to "convey the truth" to the populace.  Further, the opposition's "false propaganda" is being exposed, and the ruling party wants to clear the air regarding industrial investments.

The government will explain how the state managed to have the highest double-digit growth rate in the nation during the most recent fiscal year, despite the Covid problem, as well as the steps it took to do so. According to official sources, "the government will outline the actions being done to boost the public sector educational institutions to enable the children of the poor and ordinary segments to receive quality education and compete on a global scale."

In the assembly, it will be explained what steps have been made to improve access to healthcare for villagers through the construction of 16 new medical colleges, as well as through the family doctor model and health clinics.
Discussions at the current session will be dominated by topics like women's empowerment, economic, political, and social justice for minorities like SC, ST, and BC, as well as Polavaram, sand, and other issues.