Archive · 16 Aug 2026
Nellore turning into industrial hub, announces Minister Narayana
On India's 80th Independence Day, a minister named Dr Ponguru Narayana gave a speech in a town called Nellore.
Independence Day is a day when India celebrates becoming a free country.
The minister told people that Nellore is becoming an industrial hub, which means a place with many factories.
Factories are big buildings where things are made, and they give jobs to people.
He said the government has already built 56 big factories and plans to build many more.
A huge new project called KRIS City will be built between the big cities of Chennai and Bengaluru.
It will give jobs to lakhs of people — that means hundreds of thousands.
The minister also said farmers are getting fertiliser for their fields, money, and loans, even though there has been very little rain.
New schools, parks, roads, and drainage pipes are also being built in Nellore city.
The minister thinks all these changes will make Nellore grow into a strong industrial and export hub.
Minister Narayana said the government has established 56 major industries in Nellore with Rs 49,000 crore investment, creating 25,000 jobs.
36 small and micro industries worth Rs 7,155 crore are expected to create 3.20 lakh jobs.
MoUs for 39 large industries involving Rs 68,199 crore aim to employ 93,000 youth.
The 2,500-acre KRIS City project between Chennai and Bengaluru, estimated at Rs 37,000 crore, is expected to generate 4.70 lakh direct and indirect jobs.
Despite dry-spell conditions, agriculture covered 3.25 lakh acres, with farmers receiving Rs 117 crore in welfare payments and Rs 682 crore in crop loans.
- Who
- Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister Dr Ponguru Narayana, who praised district Collector Himanshu Shukla and officials.
- What
- Announcement of Nellore's industrial development, including new industries, MoUs, the KRIS City project, agriculture support and city works.
- When
- Saturday, on the occasion of the 80th Independence Day.
- Where
- Police Parade Grounds in Nellore district.
- Why
- To mark Independence Day and highlight Nellore's transformation into an industrial and export hub.
- Occasion
- 80th Independence Day celebrations
- Speaker
- Dr Ponguru Narayana, Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development
- Major industries established
- 56 in Nellore district with Rs 49,000 crore investment
- Small and micro industries
- 36, worth Rs 7,155 crore, expected to create 3.20 lakh jobs
- Large industry MoUs
- 39 involving Rs 68,199 crore, aiming to employ 93,000 youth
- KRIS City project
- 2,500 acres between Chennai and Bengaluru, estimated at Rs 37,000 crore
- Farmer support
- 79,833 tonnes of fertilisers, Rs 117 crore in welfare payments, Rs 682 crore in crop loans
- Nellore city works
- Over Rs 880 crore for school modernization, drainage, roads and parks