# CPM demands 50% capital funds for CRDA region 2026-08-15T17:44:48+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet CPM leaders in Vijayawada have warned of public protests if the Andhra Pradesh government continues to neglect the CRDA region, which spans 8,600 sq km across 56 mandals, over 1,100 villages, 10 towns, two municipal corporations, and a population exceeding 70 lakh. State Secretariat member Ch Babu Rao said despite master plans prepared in 2015, little development has occurred. He questioned the proposed Rs 1 lakh crore spending on Amaravati while funds for Vijayawada, Guntur, and other CRDA areas remain inadequate. The party demands at least 50% of capital development funds be allocated to the entire CRDA region. Babu Rao welcomed the chief minister's statement that Amaravati, Vijayawada, Guntur, and the 29 capital villages should be developed together. ## Coverage - thehansindia.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Amaravati, Ch Babu Rao, CPM, CRDA, Guntur, Vijayawada Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/cpm-demands-50-capital-funds-for-crda-region/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/cpm-demands-50-capital-funds-for-crda-region/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/