All govt services will be provided online in AP: CM
Vijayawada, June 25 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has announced that all government services will be accessible online by 15 August 2025, removing the need for citizens to visit government offices for any administrative matter.
Speaking at the FICCI's National Executive Committee meeting held here on Wednesday, the Chief Minister announced that 503 services are available online at present, allowing citizens to access government functions via WhatsApp, making it clear that there is no need to people to come to the Government offices as AP as India's first fully digital state administration.
"The digital governance initiative extends beyond simple online services to include voice-activated bookings for state transport, where citizens can dial a number and specify their travel requirements to receive instant bus schedules and booking information. This represents a fundamental shift towards conversational government interfaces accessible to all literacy levels." he observed.
Complementing the digital transformation, Mr. Naidu alluded to a real-time data infrastructure that will monitor 40-50 parameters, including temperature, humidity, air quality, wind direction, reservoir water levels, groundwater conditions, and soil parameters, across the state.
The network will provide advanced warning systems for cyclones, floods, cloud bursts, and thunderbolts, positioning Andhra Pradesh as a global leader in environmental monitoring technology. "Now, only by using that real-time data can give 95% accuracy," Naidu stated, emphasising the transformative potential of continuous environmental surveillance.
The Chief Minister revealed an ambitious citizen identification system that combines geotagging with Aadhaar authentication to create comprehensive, family-based data profiles, adding that the system will link every household through geo-mapping with family units, allowing for the accurate delivery of government services, medicines, or emergency aid directly to specific households during crises or natural disasters.
AP is going to establish 14-15 airports within one hour's reach of major population centres whilst expanding the crucial Kolkata-Chennai railway corridor from two to four tracks, he announced.
These technological advances support Naidu's broader economic vision of transforming Andhra Pradesh into India's first trillion-dollar state economy by 2047. The state recorded 21% GST growth last year, with the Chief Minister targeting 15% annual growth to increase per capita income from Rs 2.7 lakh to Rs 65 lakh.
Mr Harsha Vardhan Agarwal, President of FICCI and Vice Chairman & Managing Director of Emami Limited, praised Naidu's leadership in transforming AP from a largely agrarian state into a beacon of digital governance, noting the state's impressive 8.1% GSDP growth rate and economy reaching approximately Rs 16 lakh crore.
Vijay Sankar, Vice President of FICCI and Chairman of the Sanmar Group, acknowledged Naidu's unique achievement of transforming two states and building two capital cities during his political career. Sankar expressed FICCI's commitment to supporting Andhra Pradesh's ambitious target of achieving 15% GSDP growth and transforming into the country's best state by 2047.
M Prabhakar Rao, Chair of FICCI AP State Council and Chairman of NSL Group, highlighted the state's transformative initiatives, including MSME Parks in all 175 constituencies and the establishment of Ratan Tata Innovation Centres to foster entrepreneurship.
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