A.P. govt. tracking 760 projects, bunch of them to be grounded in April, says Nara Lokesh
The Hindu
Andhra Pradesh government to launch key projects in April, focusing on industrial growth and infrastructure development, says Nara Lokesh.
The Andhra Pradesh government is tracking 760 projects, and several of them will be launched on a priority basis. April will see a bunch of launches, according to IT and HRD Minister Nara Lokesh.
Speaking to the media on the sidelines of ArcelorMittal/ Nippon Steel (AM/NS) green field integrated steel plant’s foundation stone-laying ceremony at Rajayyapeta in Anakapalli district, Mr. Lokesh said the AM/NS steel Plant and Google data centre are just the beginning.
“As the Chairman of the Group of Ministers (GoM) for creation of 20 lakh jobs, I am involved in this massive exercise. We will see many launches in April. In terms of investments, out ₹100 in India, Andhra Pradesh is getting over 25% of it. The State is proving 22 industrial and manufacturing clusters and three economic regions in Visakhapatnam, Amaravati and Tirupati,” said Mr. Lokesh.
The GoM, constituted by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and chaired by Mr. Lokesh, is designed to attract and facilitate industrial investments and cluster-based industrial growth.
As part of the initiative, the State is grooming three economic regions in Visakhapatnam, Amaravati and Tirupati and the master plans for the same are ready according to Mr. Lokesh.
The Central government is stated to be extending huge budgets for the same.













