TS SECOND WORST PERFORMER IN GRAFT FIGHT

The Center for Media Studies (CMS) has ranked Telangana state as the second worst performer in the fight against corruption. Tamil Nadu tops the list, followed by Punjab. Andhra Pradesh placed fourth and Gujarat fifth. The list marks poor performers in terms of curbing corruption in availing public services.

According to the CMS report, the percentage of people who said the Centre was committed to reducing corruption fell from 40 per cent last year, to 31 this year. The survey estimated the quantum of bribes paid to access public services in 13 states, including AP and TS was `2,500 crore to `2,800 crore.

In the area of citizen activism to curb corruption chart, Telangana state stands fifth.

Citizen participation was found to be very less in Andhra Pradesh, and the state was ranked among those that need to motivate citizen activism.

The CMS-ICS survey was conducted during February-March in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat.

Hyderabad: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Friday reviewed the progress of ongoing infrastructure projects in the state. The Project Monitoring Group in PMO held a video conference with chief secretaries of all states through video conference. TS chief secretary S.K. Joshi briefed the group on the progress of Hyderabad Metro Rail project, highways, railway projects etc. A special cell in PMO was created to track infrastructure projects, both in the public and private sectors and to remove the bottlenecks in implementation on a fast track basis. After the meeting, Mr Joshi said the PMO has appreciated Telangana State for executing big infrastructure projects on a fast track mode and leading other states in the country