KCR, as the chief minister is popularly known, announced a slew of decisions on the twin fronts of welfare and development. He has also announced decisions like lifting of cases against those who were booked in the Telangana agitation, providing assistance to families of ‘Telangana martyrs' (those who ended their lives for the sake of separate state) and announcing special increment to state government staff for their contribution to the cause.
On the welfare front, he announced funds substantially for farm loan waiver, input subsidy to farmers, social security pensions for the aged and widows, persons with disabilities, among others.
The state government embarked on an ambitious project of water grid and restoration of tanks (aiming to provide drinking water to all households), giving a face-lift for roads among many others.
It announced an ambitious industrial policy that promises to provide single-window mechanism to give faster clearances to project proposals.
The state government has grand plans to make Hyderabad a global city with ‘Wi-Fi' connectivity, realising the ITIR project sanctioned by Centre and with construction of sky-scrapers. The government also plans to develop a pharma-chemical city and a film city.
The state government, however, faced criticism over a household survey in the state (which critics alleged was meant to identify Seemandhra natives) and alleged suicides of farmers and threats to media.
Meanwhile, the state government was engaged in a bitter war of words and disputes with Andhra Pradesh during the year over sharing of electricity, water, institutions based in Hyderabad and conduct of Intermediate examinations among others.
