Bill Gates along with CM Chandrababu visits RTGS centre in Secretariat Examines tech utilisation in governance

Amaravati, February 16, 2026: The Chief Minister, Chandrababu Naidu, on Monday explained in detail to the Gates Foundation Chairman, Bill Gates, who is on a visit to Amaravati, how faster civic services are being provided and the results being achieved through Real Time Governance.
Bill Gates asked how Data Lake, Aware 2.0, WhatsApp Governance, Sanjeevani project and the capital Amaravati projects are functioning. He also inspected the presentations on the display walls in the RTGS during which Chandrababu briefed Bill Gates that all the Government wings are interconnected with Data Lake.
Bill Gates appreciated the efforts being made to simplify the citizen services through Data Lake and WhatsApp governance. The Chief Minister also informed Bill Gates that Real Time information is being gathered through Aware 2.0 following which decisions are being taken faster.
Also, Bill Gates examined the way the State Government is gathering public opinion on the implementation of various schemes and policies. Chandrababu told Gates that the growth of the GSDP is being assessed regularly through Key Performance Indicators.
When Bill Gates asked about the steps being taken for the safety and security of the property records, the officials informed him that land records are being preserved with the help of Black Chain Technology and similarly steps are being taken to ensure transparency with policies such as QR Codes for land records.
While Gates termed the tax collection system as amazing, Chandrababu informed him that the tax collection in the country has increased significantly with the GST system. Bill Gates inquired about the implementation of the Sanjeevani project, which is being run in Chittoor district with the support of the Gates Foundation and also asked how the details of tests like blood pressure and diabetes are being recorded.
Expressing deep satisfaction over the functioning of the Sanjeevani project at Kuppam commenting that 'It is nice." The officials explained that they are providing advice to the patients on their lifestyle and diet based on their digital health records. Chandrababu said that they are planning to take further steps to improve public health services by using AI which Bill Gates praised as 'Great'. Gates felt that if diagnostic services are made available at a lower cost, it will further help the poor.
Bill Gates also inquired about the progress of the ongoing construction works in the people's capital of Amaravati and felt that 30 per cent green and blue plan is good in Amaravati. When Chandrababu explained in detail to Bill Gates the ongoing construction works in the capital, the Gates Foundation chairman responded terming it as 'Great Work."