Andhra Pradesh has registered 5 per cent more growth in comparison to all India growth rate, this was revealed at a meeting held with Principal Secretaries, Secretaries and Heads of various departments at the Velagapudi Secretariat yesterday during which Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu discussed the achievements of the first half during the year 2016-17. A detailed roadmap was laid to achieve targeted growth rate of 15.28 per cent. Mr. Naidu said the target set for the first half during 2016-17 was 16.42 per cent but due to insufficient rainfall and other bifurcation issues, the state has achieved 12.23 per cent growth rate. He directed the officials to come up with action plans which are easy to execute in order to achieve the targeted growth rate of 14.41 per cent in the second half of 2016-17.He congratulated the Energy department on their outstanding performance. Stating that the department stood first in the power sector, he appealed to the other departments to take a cue from the energy department.Due to various water conservation activities like Neeru-Chettu, Panta Sanjeevani taken up during the last few months, agriculture has shown an impressive growth the Chief Minister said. He mentioned that if those activities are carried out without interruptions, high growth rate can be achieved in agriculture and allied sectors. Mr. Naidu said though the aqua sector was provided lesser budgetary allocation, it registered an impressive growth and this should be an inspiration for others and the same should be followed to make the state a leading one in aqua production in the world.