Andhra CM directs officials to use technology to close fiscal gap
Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu directed officials to intensify efforts to boost state revenues beyond the growth projected in the 2025–26 Budget to fund major welfare schemes, including the newly-launched free bus travel programme for women. Naidu stressed the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) to track tax evasion, detect fraud in GST filings, and curb revenue leakages.