The YSRCP president claimed the state's improvement in the index occurred during his government's tenure.
YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy accused Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu of taking credit for the state's improved Access (In) Equality Index (AEI) ranking on Saturday. According to reports by ANI and The News Mill, Jagan described the situation as "credit chori" in a post on X.
The AEI report, published by O.P. Jindal Global University in association with the Centre for New Economic Studies (CNES), shows Andhra Pradesh rose from 10th rank in 2021 to third in 2024. Jagan stated that the 2021 report used data from before 2019, while the 2024 report used statistics from 2021 to 2023, which he said shows the socio-economic changes during the YSRCP administration.
Jagan noted several specific improvements in the pillars of the index. The state moved from 8th to 2nd rank in the Health Index Score, from 11th to 1st in Socio-Economic Security, and from 15th to 2nd in Legal Recourse.
The former chief minister attributed these gains to his government's focus on welfare programmes, transparent implementation, and support for the industry and manufacturing sectors. He also rejected Naidu's claim that the state was "on ventilator" during the previous YSRCP government's term.
