Archive · 12 Sep 2026
Naidu Orders Online-Only Governance, Faster Files and Field Oversight
Nara Chandrababu Naidu wants government work to happen faster.
He ordered departments to stop relying on paper files within a month.
Officials may be assessed using feedback from people and other stakeholders.
Collectors and other officers must visit villages and work more in the field.
The government will use artificial intelligence and other technology to improve administration.
It also plans to protect resurveyed land records using blockchain.
More skill programmes, job fairs and AI education for students were ordered.
Officials were also told to expand solar power projects and improve school safety.
Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu ordered all departments to shift completely to online file management within a month.
He directed officials to clear files faster and announced 360-degree assessments of IAS officers using stakeholder feedback.
Collectors must visit villages four times, while MLAs and mandal-level officials were told to spend more time in the field.
Naidu said 232 long-pending land cases involving about Rs 5,000 crore and 31,000 acres had been settled.
The state will expand artificial intelligence, skills, rooftop solar and digital systems across administration and public services.
- Who
- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu, ministers, secretaries, collectors and other officials.
- What
- Naidu issued directives on faster file clearance, online-only governance, field visits, technology adoption and public-service programmes.
- When
- The directives were issued on Friday, during the second day of the Collectors’ Conference; online file management must be completed within a month, and real-time land-record integration is to begin November 1.
- Where
- The instructions apply across departments, districts, villages, municipalities and constituencies, with the conference held in Amaravati.
- Why
- Naidu said faster administration, stronger accountability, technology use and field-level governance were needed to improve public services and resolve pending issues.
- Online governance deadline
- Every department must shift completely to online file management within one month.
- IAS assessment
- A 360-degree assessment of IAS officers will use feedback from all stakeholders.
- Land cases settled
- 232 long-pending cases involving about Rs 5,000 crore and 31,000 acres were reported as settled.
- Skill portal registrations
- 4.98 lakh young people have registered on the skill portal.
- Solar capacity
- Officials are targeting 47 MW of rooftop solar capacity across 2,932 school buildings in 28 districts.
- Power purchase cost
- Average power purchase cost fell to Rs 4.97 per unit in 2025-26, a saving of Rs 0.23 per unit.
- Urban recognition
- Guntur ranked second nationally in Swachh Vayu Survekshan and received five national-level urban awards carrying Rs 1.05 crore.