2. Overview
- Geographical features of Andhra Pradesh
- Zonal Development of all sectors ( Mission 2020)
- New memorandum of understandings (MoUs) signed
- New Targets and Results of Government for future
- Emerging Policies
- New Industrial Policies
- Projects
- Ecological policies
- Recent fund allotment of government for development
3. Geographical features of Andhra
Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh is located in the southern peninsula of India and has a
coast line of 972 km.
The state of Andhra Pradesh is bound by Chhattisgarh on the north,
Odisha on the northeast, Telangana and Karnataka on the west, Tamil
Nadu on the south, and the Bay of Bengal on the east.
Its Geographical area is 160,205 (sq km)
Number of Administrative districts are 13
Population density is 308 (persons per sq km)
4. Zonal Development of all
sectors ( Mission 2020)
ZONE
IT ZONE
Petro Zone
Agriculture and
Aqua Zone
Automobile, rail,
road textile , trading
zone
Leather, automobile,
cement, mines
biotech, solar wind
and power zone
Packaging , textile ,
planning,chipmanufac
ufacturing zone
Regions
Srikakulam, Vizag,
Vizianagaram
East godavari ,
Vizag
West godavari,
Vijayawada
Vijayawada, Guntur
Nellore , Cuddapah
5. New memorandum of
understandings (MoUs) signed
6 MoUs in Japan :
Andhra Pradesh chief minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu, along with his
ministerial delegation, During his five-day visit starting from November
24 signed six MoUs in Japan covering sectors including agriculture and
food processing, power, modern urban transport systems and clean
energy.
Of the planned MoUs, at least four of them will be inked with Sumitomo
Corporation in the areas of food processing, employing modern
agriculture equipment, securing funding for the proposed 4,000-Mw coal-
fired thermal power plant in Srikakulam district and on strategies in waste
management and latest surface transport models.
6. MOU with EROS International PLc
The Andhra Pradesh (AP) government and the UK-based Eros
Investments Limited (EIL), a subsidiary of NYSE-listed EROS International
Plc., on November 23 inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to
set up a multi-billion dollar Entertainment City (EC).
This would give a huge fillip to tourism and create employment,
infrastructure and usher in investments into Andhra Pradesh.
The proposed EC will comprise a media city, an amusement park,
commercial and residential spaces, hotels and leisure and healthcare
facilities. The integrated media city will have pre-production, production
and post-production facilities for film, television and advertising
industries, according to an official press release.
The amount estimation initially for building was 5 billion but all the other
facilities overall added up to 10 billions
7. New Targets and Results of
Government for future
Vision 2029 for Andhra Pradesh :
AP state government has set a target of transforming AP into a developed
state by 2029.
his will be achieved by implementing seven missions that will be headed
by Chief Minister as chairman, a minister as vice-chairman and an IAS
officer as coordinator to periodically review the performance.
The 7 missions are primary, urban, industry, infrastructure, service
sector, skill development and social empowerment.
As part of primary mission, government plans to take up restoration of all
the water bodies and water harvesting structures, go for artificial
recharge and conjunctive use, reduce waste of horticulture produce and
ensure enhanced post production processing capacity.
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8. Urban Mission with smart cities will be achieved through institutional
reforms. Better urban planning, poverty alleviation and housing, security
and safety, economy and environment and service delivery are important
components of urban mission.
Industry mission includes promotion of manufacturing sector, energy,
mines and Quarrying. Infrastructure Mission is to Transform AP into a
National and International Logistic Hub, relook into Industrial policy,
create PPP strategy and rereation of athority under infrastructure Act,
etablish trgets for 2019â20, enance ease of doing business.
9. Service Mission will have focus on ITIR, IT Regions and ITES, tourism
sector, hotel, real estate and banking, transport and logistics,
warehousing and markets.Skill development mission will work on
forecasting, industry collaboration, reaching out to unemployed, quality
education, institutional availability, soft skills, sector analysis, skill gap,
technical education, placement facilitation and knowledge management.
Social Empowerment Mission would focus on improving the service
delivery in public health and educational institutions to globally
appreciable standards and achieve the millennium developmental goals.
10. Emerging Policies:
Andhra Pradesh Innovation & Start-up Policy 2014-
2020 :
A state needs world class scientific and technology ecosystems that
would empower and enable its youth to carry out this fundamental duty
to our beloved nation. For the development of Innovation
,entrepreneurship and Start-up culture in the State, Andhra Pradesh
proposes to set up an Innovation & Capacity Building Mission (vision
2029).By 2029 Andhra Pradesh is aiming to top among the states of India.
ICT Policy 2010-2015 :
The Government had announced the ICT policy for promoting the growth
of Information Technology (IT) sector, generation of employment,
augmenting the Gross State Domestic Product(GSDP) and for overall
socioeconomic development of the State.
11. Andhra Pradesh Electronics Policy 2014-2020 :
Government toolk this policy for development of Electronics &ICT
Industry in the State. It has laid out a vision to :
âDevelop AP as an Innovation Society of global repute, with a focus on
enhancing the Quality of Life of its citizens, through high-quality
Education and Healthcare, increased productivity in Agriculture and allied
activities, creation of Employment by promoting Electronics and IT, and
above all, by providing Good Governance.â
12. New Industrial Policies
On September 16 the government of AP inked 10 MoUs.
The total investment from NTPC, Solar, Hero and Defence investments is
over Rs80,000 crore (this excludes the Power for All programme).
The most important of all is the âPower for Allâ programme which was
signed between Government of India and the Government of Andhra
Pradesh.
1. Another MoU was signed between the state government and NTP
for 1,000MW solar park.
2. The Chief Minister handed over 1,200 acres of land by APIIC to NTPC
for 4,000MW Super Critical UMPP at Pudimadaka in Visakhapatnam
district.
13. ⢠3. An MoU between MNRE, Government of India and Government of
AP for 2,500MW Ultra Mega Solar Power Project (UMSPP).
4. An MoU between SECI and Genco/NREDCAP for the development of
2,500MW Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects.
5. MoU between Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) and State
Energy Conversation Mission (SECM) for energy efficiency and
conservation measures in AP.
6. Another MoU between Energy Efficiency services Ltd. (EESL) and
NREDCAP for logistics support in Energy Efficiency and Conservation
measures in AP.
14. 7. Sri Rakesh Vashisht, general manager corporate of Hero MotoCorp
inked MoU between Hero MotoCorp and Government of AP for allotment
of 600 acres of land in Madannapalem village of Satyavedu mandal of
Chittoor district, with an investment of over 3,000 crore.
9. Provisional allotment letter given to SAMEER (Society for Applied
Microwave Electromagnetic Engineering & Research, Govt of India) to
allot 13 acres to SAMEER in Ganbheeram village of Anandapuram mandal
in Visakhapatnam.
15. projects
HARITA PROJECT :
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Sri N. Chandrababu Naidu said the state
government is considering implementation of HARITA (Harmonized
Information of Agriculture, Revenue & Irrigation for a Transformation
Agenda), as part of creating information-highway in the state.
PILOT PROJECT :
Andhra Pradesh (AP) has been chosen as the first state to implement the
Central's pilot project of uninterrupted power supply.
The pilot project will be implemented in 3 districts with a cost of INR 30
crores.
16. Ecological policies
Vanamahotsavam
Chandrababu Naidu said Vanamahotsavam will be celebrated as a state
event by involving school children, community members and officials.
The state government has proposed to plant 25 crore saplings in the
subsequent years.
One day in the month of November will be declared as a state event and
notified as an optional holiday.
The tree-planting drive is part of the governmentâs plan to transform
Andhra Pradesh into a green state. Currently, the state has a green cover
of 23% and aims to increase it to the desired national goal of 33%.
17. Recent fund allotment of
government for development
The Andhra Pradesh government recently announced modalities for
building the capital, for which it had proposed to acquire 30,000 hectares
across the River Krishna in Guntur district.
AP released INR 800 crore for Gram Panchayats and their development.
For roads in urban areas, the Chief Minister granted INR 107 crore to be
utilized.
50 INR crore to be released for planting saplings.
The Pollution Control Board officials have been directed to utilize funds
worth INR 8 crore.
INR 250 crore fund released for APSRTC