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Andhra Pradesh Plans Manufacturing Growth Through Technology and Investment

Andhra Pradesh Plans Manufacturing Growth Through Technology and Investment
Once You Invest in Andhra, It Is No Longer Your Project. It Is Ours: AP's IT Minister Nara Lokesh · businesstoday.in

Andhra Pradesh wants to become a major place for companies to make advanced products.

Its plans include electronics, computer technology, clean energy, food processing and other industries.

The state says it will build factories, ports, roads, digital networks and training programs together.

This could help companies make products and send them to other countries more easily.

Minister Nara Lokesh says the government wants approvals to be simple and fast.

The state also wants artificial intelligence to improve factories and government services.

A new university in Sri City will let students learn and work in paid internships.

By 2030, the government hopes this plan will create many good jobs and make Andhra Pradesh known for manufacturing and technology.

Key facts

Long-term target
Become one of the world’s most competitive manufacturing destinations by 2047.
Industrial clusters
The state is developing 22 integrated industrial clusters.
Coastline
Andhra Pradesh has a 1,000-kilometre coastline with multiple ports.
Sri City air-conditioner production
Sri City currently manufactures close to 50% of India’s air conditioners, according to Nara Lokesh.
Expected production share
The minister expects Sri City’s air-conditioner share to reach 70% over the next couple of years.
Investment principles
The government’s stated principles are “Simple, Speed and Stability.”
Workforce initiative
Sri City International University uses a Learn, Earn, and Graduate model with paid company internships.

Quotes

Nara Lokesh

Andhra Pradesh Minister for Information Technology, Electronics & Communications and Human Resource Development

“If you are looking for a government that treats your investment as a long-term partnership rather than a transaction, come to Andhra Pradesh.”
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“Our government’s philosophy is built around three principles, which I call the three S’s: Simple, Speed, and Stability.”
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