Centre will 'walk the extra mile' to develop andhra : Arun Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday assured Andhra Pradesh that the Centre will walk the extra mile to provide financial assistance to the state as it has the potential to grow 4-5 per cent higher than the national average.

He was also confident that completion of the multi-purpose Polavaram project will make Andhra Pradesh a powerhouse for agriculture produce.

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"Let me assure you and the Chief Minister that we will not only fulfill whatever promise we had as far as the central government is concerned, but will walk an extra mile as far as the state of Andhra Pradesh is concerned, because we know that it is here where the potential of much higher growth for the state and rest of India arises," Jaitley said here.