Overview
- YSRCP chief Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy alleges the TDP-led government is using 'cooked up' GSDP numbers to mask weak fiscal performance.
- He points to CAG data for the first nine months showing a compounded 1.97% growth in state tax revenues over two years.
- According to the same CAG comparison across 23 states, Andhra Pradesh ranks 22nd in tax revenue growth, with the Centre’s gross tax revenues up 9.64% in the period.
- The state government has claimed nominal GSDP growth of 11.75% for 2024–25 and an estimate of 10.75% for 2025–26, and says Andhra Pradesh ranks third in real GSDP growth.
- Jagan argues the figures were prepared by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s office rather than an independent agency, and there was no immediate response from the TDP.