Hyderabad, March 26 -- Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday directed all district collectors to achieve at least 15% growth in the gross state domestic product (GSDP) for the 2025-26 financial year as part of the long-term goal of establishing a Rs.3-trillion crore economy by 2047.

Addressing the third collectors' conference at the state secretariat in Amaravati, the chief minister said increasing the GSDP would directly improve living standards of the people, enhance government revenues, and enable implementation of further welfare programmes.

He said the state budget stood at Rs.3.27 lakh crore, and asked the collectors to strive to achieve at least 15% GSDP growth in the upcoming year. "An increase of 1% in gr...