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Jagan accuses Naidu of ‘credit chori’ on social development
In Short
- Cites OP Jindal Global University’s Access (In)Equality Index to claim AP climbed from 10th to 3rd place between 2021 and 2024
- says state secured first rank in socio-economic security and second place in health and legal recourse in the 2024 index
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Jagan accuses Naidu of ‘credit chori’ on social development
Amaravati: YSRCP president Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday launched a fresh political offensive against Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, accusing him of taking credit for improvements in Andhra Pradesh’s social development indicators achieved during the previous YSRCP government.
Citing the Access (In)Equality Index (AEI) reports of 2021 and 2024 prepared by the Centre for New Economics Studies (CNES) at OP Jindal Global University, Jagan argued that the state’s improved rankings were the outcome of his government’s welfare and development policies.
In a post on X, Jagan described Naidu’s claim over the achievement as another instance of ‘credit chori’ and presented the comparative rankings to challenge the coalition government’s narrative about the State’s condition under the YSRCP regime.
According to the figures cited by Jagan, Andhra Pradesh improved its overall position from 10th in the 2021 AEI report to third in the 2024 edition. The 2024 report specifically recognised Andhra Pradesh as the State that recorded the biggest improvement in rankings, climbing seven places.
He highlighted even sharper gains in three individual parameters. In the Health Index, Andhra Pradesh moved from eighth position in 2021 to second in 2024. In socio-economic security, it climbed from 11th to the top position nationally. In legal recourse, the State improved from 15th to second place.
Building his argument around the period covered by the two reports, Jagan said the 2021 rankings were based largely on statistical data from before 2019, whereas the 2024 report relied on data relating to 2021-23, covering the YSRCP government’s tenure. He argued that the comparison therefore reflected the improvement achieved during his administration.
Attributing the gains to his government’s policy priorities, Jagan said transparent implementation of welfare schemes, protection of household consumption during difficult economic conditions and support to industry and manufacturing had contributed to the improved social and economic indicators. He particularly credited welfare interventions for strengthening socio-economic security and expanding access to essential services.
The political thrust of Jagan’s post was directed at Naidu’s repeated portrayal of the 2019-24 period as one in which Andhra Pradesh was left on a ‘ventilator’. Jagan countered that the independent academic assessment of the State’s performance presented a contrasting picture, arguing that the rankings demonstrated significant progress across multiple parameters during the YSRCP regime.
