T'gana achieved major growth despite "unfavourable" government

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao Sunday said the state achieved major growth in the last four-and-half years though it had an "unfavourable government" headed by the BJP at the Centre.

"Though there is an unfavourable government at the Centre.. Why I have to say this, though I am a responsible Chief Minister, I have to say this..

The BJP government is there at the Centre.. Did not give even a single rupee extra to us. We gave 500 representations (to the Centre)," he claimed.

The NITI Ayog recommended to the Centre to give Rs 24,000 crore to the Mission Kakatiya (rejuvenation of tanks) and Mission Bhagiradha (drinking water supply scheme), but the central government did not give "even Rs 24," he said.

"Except devolution (of) funds as (state's) share in Central taxes as per the Constitution, an additional rupee did not come.

That means, we had an unfavourable government at the Centre during the last four-and-half years. Not a favourable government.. Still we achieved this growth," he said in the Assembly responding to the motion of thanks to Governor's address (to the joint session of legislature).

Claiming that Telangana was number one in the country in terms of growth, he said, "We said in Governor's speech yesterday. Consistently for four years, our growth was 17.17 per cent.

Fifth year is going on now. Now, our growth as per own resources is 29.93 per cent."