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Bill Gates visit will boost AP’s ‘Digital Revolution’: AP CM

Vijayawada, Feb 16 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has stated that the visit of Bill Gates, Chairman of the Gates Foundation to Andhra Pradesh will pave the way for a new phase of digital transformation in the state.

Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu explained to Bill Gates that the AP government maintains health records of all people using AI and Bill Gates appreciated the efforts of the Chief Minister and opined that diagnostic services should be made available for the poor at low price. Bill Gates also enquired about the Amaravati capital development, for which the Chief Minister said that Amaravati will be developed as a green zone.
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