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CabinetapprovesVijayawadaAirportasInternationalAirport.
TheUnionCabinetchairedbythePrimeMinisterShri NarendraModihasgivenitsapprovalforthedeclarationofVijayawadaAirportasInternationalAirport,aspertheprovisionsof
AndhraPradeshReorganisation Act,2014.
TheproposalwilladdtoimprovedconnectivitytotheStatecapital.Itwillprovidewiderchoiceofservicesatcompetitivecoststotheair-travelersandgiveaboostto
domestic/internationaltourismandsocio-economicdevelopmentofAndhraPradeshbybringingininternationalpassengersandcargotraffic.
Thedecisionwastakenonaccountofrepeateddemandsfromairlineoperatorsandsurgeinpassengertraffic.
Theinfrastructureupgradation requiredforinternationaloperationswillbecarriedoutbyAirportsAuthorityofIndia.
AIIBgrants$160millionforAndhraPradeshpowerproject.
TheBoardofDirectorsoftheAsianInfrastructureInvestmentBank(AIIB)approvedaloanofUS$160millioninsupportoftheAndhraPradesh– 24x7Power
forAllproject
TheobjectiveistostrengthenthepowertransmissionanddistributionsystemintheStateofAndhraPradesh.
TheProjectispartoftheGovernmentofIndia’s PowerforAll programthatwaslaunchedin2014toprovideanefficient,reliableandaffordableelectricitysupply
toallconsumersacrossselectedstateswithinfiveyearsfromthestartofimplementationoftheprogramineachstate.
AndhraPradeshisoneofthefirststatesselectedfortherolloutofthe PowerforAll program.
The PowerforAll programinAndhraPradeshwillbethestartingpoint forAIIBtoextenditsassistancetoothercountriesinAsiamovingtowardsan
‘Energyforall’initiatives.
Theprojectisco-financedwiththeWorldBank.
Railwaystationsurvey- Andhra's Visakhapatnamcleanest,Bihar'sDarbhangadirtiest.
Aspersurvey,conductedbytheQualityCouncilofIndia.
Thiswasthe3rd suchsurveyaimedatascertainingcleanlinessatrailpremises.Thesurveyisapartof‘Swachh Rail’campaign.
AndhraPradeshwasratedthecleaneststationamongthe75busieststationsinthecountry
FollowedbySecunderabad,Jammu,VijayawadaandAnand Vihar railwaystations.
Thesurveywasbasedoncriteriasuchastoiletsonplatforms,managementoftracksand dustbins.
TheDarbhanga stationinBihar wasratedasthedirtiest
Varanasirailwaystation,situatedinPrimeMinister NarendraModi’sLok Sabhaconstituency,wasplaced14th
NewDelhistationwasranked39,whileNizamuddin andOldDelhistationswereplacedatthe23thand24thpositionrespectively.
Railwaystationsarecategorised — A1,A,B,C,D,EandF— basedontheirannualpassengerrevenuebytheministry.
ThestationsthatcontributeoverRs50croreannuallyareinthe‘A1’category.
whilethosethatcontributebetweenRs6croreandRs50crorecomeunderthe‘A’category.
AllsuburbanstationsareinCcategory,whileallhalts areinFcategory
Thereare75stationslistedunderthe‘A1’category,whilethereare332underthe‘A’
category.
Amongthe‘A’categorystations,Beas railwaystationinPunjabwasratedthecleanest
followedbyKhammam locatedinTelangana.
Jogbani inBiharwasthedirtiestintheAcategory
AndhraPradeshinksdealwithHCLTechtosetupRs500croreresearchfacilities.
AndhraPradeshITMinisterNaraLokesh todaysignedadealwithHCLTechnologies forsettingupofRs500-croreITresearchfacilityinVijayawada.
Thecompanywillinvest Rs500croreintenyears,foradevelopmentcentre,trainingfacilityandotherancillaryfacilities.
HCLaimstohire,employandtrain5,000localresidentsintheregionintwophases.
ThecompanywilldevelopitsfirstcentreatKesarapalle villageinGannavarammandal ofKrishnadistrictinatotalareaof17.86acresandthesecondcentrein
Ainavulu villageofAmaravati.
A.P.,SingaporesignpactforAmaravati development
TheGovernmentsofAndhraPradeshandSingaporesignedanMoUforthedevelopmentoftheAmaravati start-upareabytheAmaravati DevelopmentPartners(ADP).
ItisajointventurebeingfloatedbytheSingaporeconsortiumconsistingofAscendas-Singbridge andSembcorp Pte Ltd.,andtheAmaravati DevelopmentCorporation(ADC)
Developmentofthestart-upareaspreadin6.84sq.km onthesouthernbanksofRiverKrishnanexttothegovernmentadministrativecoreissettotakeplaceinthreephases
over15years
656acresinPhase-I,514acresinPhase-IIand521acresinthelast.
TheSingaporeconsortiumisgoingtohavea58%equityparticipationinADP(themasterdeveloper)tothetuneofRs.306crorewhiletheADCcomesinwitha42%stake
amountingtoRs.222crore.
AndhraPradesh'sBanganapalle mangogetsGItag.
TheBanganapalle mangohasreceivedthegeographicalindication(GI)tag,makingAndhraPradeshtheownerofthevarietythatoriginatesinitsKurnooldistrict.
TheRegistrarofGeographicalIndicationsRegistry(RGIR)grantedBanganapalle theGIstatusonasix-year-oldapplicationfromAndhraPradesh’s horticulturedepartment.
TheBanganapalle mangoisonethemostpreferredvarietiesofthefruitinbothAndhraPradeshandTelangana.
TheapplicationfortheGItagwasmadein2011,priortothebifurcationofAndhraPradeshin2014tocreateTelangana
MP,VeteranFilmmakerDasari Narayana Rao Diesat75
Dasari Narayana Rao isawell-knownfilmmakerandproducerhasdied.
Rao hascelebratedhis75thbirthdayonMay4thisyear.
Rao wasaCongressMPfromAndhraPradeshandservedastheUnionMinisterofStateforCoalbetween2004-2006andinhissecondtermfrom2006-2008.
HeholdsarecordintheLimca BookofRecordsfordirectingthemaximumnumberoffilms.HismostfamousfilmsareTandra Paparayudu (1986),Meghasandesam (1983)andKaante Koothurne
Kanu (2000)
Three-dayModifestbeginsinAndhraPradesh
Thethree-dayfestivalMakingofDevelopedIndia(MODI) festwaslaunchedinAndhraPradeshon2June2017.
Itbeginstocelebratethesuccessfulcompletionofthethree-yearrulebytheModigovernment.
ThefestivalwasinauguratedbyformerministerK.Lakshminarayana.
ThefestivalwouldbeheldinthreephasesinthreedistrictsofAndhraPradesh,atGovernmentGhantasala MusicCollegeinVijayawada,Ambedkar Bhawan,Rajvihar Circlein
KurnoolandatGokul Park,RamakrishnaBeachinVisakhapatnam
ThepurposeofthefestivalistoshowvariouswelfareschemeslaunchedbytheNDAgovernmentduringthepast3years.
MODIFest,(MakingofDevelopedIndiaFestival),organizedbytheUnionInformationandBroadcasting
Ministry.
MODIfestisbeingconductedthroughoutthecountryandwillbeheldat12placesinTamilNaduandPuducherry.
ThefestalsoprovidesthepublicanopportunitytogetdetailedinformationaboutthevariousschemesoftheCentralgovernmentlikeSkilldevelopment,JanDhanYojana,PradhanMantriAwasYojana,Fasal Beema YojanaandUjjwalaYojana.
MinistryofUrbanDevelopmentlaunchesLiveability Indexfor116citiestomeasurequalityoflife.
UrbanDevelopmentMinistrylaunched"CityLiveability Index".
LaunchedbytheThenMinisterofUrbanDevelopmentShri M.Venkaiah NaiduheretodayataNationalWorkshoponUrbanTransformation.
Itisafirstofitskindinitiativetomeasurethequalityoflifein116majorcitiesincludingcapitalcitiesandthosewithpopulationoveronemillion.
Citieswillbeassessedonacomprehensivesetof79paratmeters tocapturetheextentandqualityofinfrastructureincludingavailabilityofroads,educationandhealthcare,
mobility,employmentopportunities,emergencyresponse,grievanceredressal,pollution,availabilityofopenandgreenspaces,culturalandentertainmentopportunitiesetc.
TheMinistryofUrbanDevelopmenttodaydisbursedRs.500cr asincentiveto16Statesthatperformedwellinimplementingurbanreformsduring2016-17.
AndhraPradeshtoppedthelistscoring96.06%marks.
Otherswhoreceivedtheincentivefundinorderofmeritwere:
Odisha(95.38%),Jharkhand(91.98%),Chattisgarh (91.37%),MadhyaPradesh(90.20%)
Telangana(86.92%),Rajasthan(84.62%),Punjab(77.02%),
Kerala(75.73%),Goa(75.38*),Mizoram(75.00%),Gujarat(73.80%)
Chandigarh(72.73%),UttarPradesh(70.67%)andMaharashtra(70.52).
MarksscoredbytheseStateswasconsideredfordecidingthequantumofincentivewithhighscorers
gettingmore.
Reformincentivefundforthenextthreefinancialyearswillbeincreasedfromthepresentallocation
ofRs.900cr toRs.10,000cr topromotenextgenerationreformsthatwouldmakeasubstantialdifferencetourbangovernanceandservicedeliveryandresourcemobilizationbyurbanlocalbodies.
India’sfirstRuralLEDStreetLightingProjecttobeimplementedinAndhraPradesh
Governmentwillretrofit10lakhconventional streetlightswithLEDlightsinGramPanchayatsof7districtsinAndhraPradesh.
Theprojectwillbecarriedoutbythe EnergyEfficiencyServicesLimited(EESL) functioningundertheMinistryofPower.
Thisprojectwillbethefirst ruralLEDstreetlightingproject undertheGovernmentofIndia’sStreetLightingNationalProject(SLNP).
Inthefirstphaseoftheproject,thedistrictsofGuntur,Prakasham,Nellore,Kurnool,Kadapa,Ananthapur andChittoor willbecovered.
Thetotalupfrontcapitalcostoftheprojectwouldbe fundedbyFrenchDevelopmentAgencyAgence Française deDéveloppement
(AFD)
Theprojectwillhelpthegram panchayats tocumulativelysaveapproximately147millionunitsofelectricityinayear
Itwillleadtoareductionofapproximately12croretonnesofCO2.
TheEESLwillbemaderesponsiblefor carryingoutannualmaintenanceandwarrantyreplacementexercisesinthesegram
panchayats foraperiodof10years.
Background
AndhraPradeshbecamethefirststatetoget assistancefromEESLtoreplaceconventionalstreetlightingwithLEDlightingaftercycloneHudhud causedextensive
damageinVisakhapatnam.
Sincethen, EESLhasinstalledanapproximate5,90,000LEDstreetlightsintheState.Theselightshashelpedthestateto reduceover65,000tonnesofCO2everyyear.
Acrossthecountry,morethan 23lakhconventionalstreetlightshavebeenreplacedbyLEDstreetlightsin21States.
PrimeMinisterNarendraModihaslaunched‘100citiesNationalProgramme‘ onJanuary5,2015toreplaceconventionaldomesticlightswith energyefficientLED
lights.
Similarly,Underthe StreetLightNationalProgramme(SLNP),thegovernmenthassetatargetof
replacing 1.34croreconventionalstreetlightswithLEDlightsacrossthecountry.
LEDbulbshaveaverylonglife,almost50timesmorethanordinarybulbs,and8to10timesthatofCFLs,andthereforeprovidebothenergyandcostsavings
inthemediumterm.
WorldBank,AIIBtogrant$380milliontoAndhraPradeshpowerproject
TheWorldBankandAsianInfrastructureInvestmentBank(AIIB)havetogetheragreedtoextend$380millionofloantoAndhraPradesh
Tohelpthestatebuildareliable,qualityandaffordablepowersupplytocitizens.
WorldBanksaidithassignedanagreementwiththegovernmentofIndiaandAndhraPradeshgovernmenttoextend$240millionofloan.
AIIBhasalsosigneda$140millionloan,whichisconsideredthefirstsuchprojectinIndiatobeco-financedbyit.
TheWorldBankandAIIBwillprovideloansina60:40ratioforallthecomponentsoftheprojectthatisaimedatproviding24X7powerforall.
TheprojectispartofthegovernmentofIndia's`PowerforAll'programmelaunchedin2014andAndhraPradeshisamongthefewstatesselectedfortherolloutofthisprogramme.
APCMChandrababu launchesMSMECorporationwithRs100cr.
Andhara PradeshCMChandrababu NaidulaunchestheestablishmentofMicro,Small,MediumEntrepreneurs(MSME)
DevelopmentCorporationatVijayawada withfundofRs.100croreontheoccasionofInternationalMSMEDay
Around15acreswouldbeallottedforMSMEbhavan inAmaravatiforresearch,developmentandtrainingprogrammes.
MSMEbhavans wouldbeconstructedinallthe175AssemblyconstituenciesandIndustrialPromotionCouncilsarebeingsetup,
headedbyaMinister,inallthedistricts
AP'sVizianagaram bagsMGNREGANationalAward.
TheMinistryofRuralDevelopmenthasselectedVizianagaram asoneamongthe17districtsacrossthenationfortheMGNREGAannualawardforeffective
implementationoftheMahatmaGandhiNationalRuralEmploymentGuaranteeActduring2015-16
Thedistricthadgeneratedworksfor3,61,668householdsin2015-16anddisbursed₹483.42croreaswageswithanaverageof₹106.
Over5,000farmponds,240rainwaterharvestingstructures,and440watershedworkswereexecuted.Inaddition,3,427minorirrigationtankswerede-silted
andrestoredtotheiroriginalcapacity.
TheStatehadbeenutilising 16%ofthenation’sMGNREGAfunds
BillintroducedinLSforsettinguppetroleuminstituteinAP
TheinstitutewouldbeestablishedinVisakhapatnamdistrictinpursuanceofthecentralgovernment’scommitmentforsettingupapetroleumuniversityundertheAndhraPradeshReorganisation Act,2014,accordingtotheObjectsandReasonsof
thebill.
TheIndianInstituteofPetroleumandEnergyBill,2017’ wasintroducedbyministerofstateforPetroleumandNaturalGasDharmendra Pradhan.
Theinstitutewouldactivelypursueresearchanddevelopmentinthefieldssuchasliquefiednaturalgas,biofuels andrenewables.
Andhra,Telangana,Gujaratbestineaseofdoingbusiness:AmitabhKant
AndhraPradesh, Telangana and Gujarat arethethreebest-performingstatesin"easeofdoingbusiness", NITIAayog CEO AmitabhKant.
Onetheotherhand,TamilNadu, Kerala andAssamfareworstintherankings.
KantpresentedtherankingsbasedonkeydevelopmentandsocialindicatorsacrossstatesandunionterritoriesduringanationalconferenceofChief
Secretaries.
Similarly,basedonavailabilityofelectricityinruralhouseholds, thebest-performingstatesareAndhraPradesh,Goa,Kerala,PunjabandTamilNadu,
whichhaveachieved100percentpenetration.
Sixstates/UTsinkMoUwithCentreonGeM.
Sixstates/UnionTerritories(UT)formallyadoptedtheCentre’sGovernmente-Marketplace(GeM)initiative.
ItaimstoensurethatpublicprocurementofgoodsandservicesinIndiaworthover₹5lakhcroreannuallyiscarriedoutthroughthe
onlineplatformfortransparency.
AndhraPradesh,Assam,Gujarat,Telangana,Puducherry andArunachalPradeshwilladopttheGeM.
NewcanyonsystemfoundnearKovvada,AndhraPradesh.CANYON- adeepgorge,typicallyonewithariverflowingthroughit
ScientistsforthefirsttimehavediscoveredthreenewcanyonsclosetoKovvada inSrikakulam districtofAndhraPradesh.
ThisdiscoverywasmadebyteamofscientistsfromCSIR-NationalInstituteofOceanography(NIO)inVisakhapatnam.
ThesethreecanyonstogetherformamajorcanyonsysteminthedepthsoftheBayofBengal.
ThisdiscoverywasmadebyclearlymappingtheoceanfloorbetweenVisakhapatnamandSrikakulam bysendingover32highdensitybeamsto
thedepthsofthesea.
Canyonsystemsaregenerallyformedbytheflowofriverwaterintotheseaandtheycouldbeasoldastheriversystem,whichiscloseto23millionyears.
ThenewcanyonsystemwasprobablyformedbyriverKandivalasa.
Itisveryhugeanditsdepthvariesfromabout90metresatthestartingpointtoabout2,500metresatthedeepestpoint.Itextendstoabout50to70kmdeepintothesea.
ThelastcanyonsystemsofftheVisakhapatnamcoastwerediscoveredin1963byAmericangeologistE.C.LaFond oftheUSNavyElectronicsLaboratory.
Mostofthecanyonsintheoceansystemacrosstheworldactaschannelsfordepositingsedimentsfromtheriverintheshelfregion.
Therearemorechancesoffindinghydro-carbons ifthedepositsaremore.
AndhraPradeshplanshi-techwaronmosquitoes.
Ahi-tech waragainstmosquitoes isbeingproposedusingopticalsensorstocapturetheirdensity,speciesandgenderbeforemovingintoexterminatethem.
Threecitiesin AndhraPradesh — Vijayawada,VishakhapatnamandTirupati —wanttousemoderntechnologytodetectmosquitobreedingbeforemalariaandothervector-bornediseasessuchasdengue,chikungunya andzika becomean
epidemic.
TheAndhragovernmenthassenta'SmartMosquitoDensitySystem'proposaltotheUnionurbandevelopmentministryforapproval.
Thethreemunicipalitiesplantodeploy10sensorspersqkm.TheentiresystemwillrequirenearlyRs4crore.
Atotalof1,850sensorswillbedeployedacross185sqkilometersofthesecitiesSensorsfixedtoelectricitypoleswillbeusedtomonitordensityof mosquitoesalongwithgender
andspecies.
Thedeviceswillanalyse andtransfermosquitodensitydataalongwithlocationtoacentraldatabase.
Therewillbeacontrolroomapplicationtoprovidemosquitodensityheatmaps,whichwillhelpgovernmentagenciesprioritise sprays.
Thesystemwilloperateautonomouslyandusestate-of-the-artinternetofthings(IoT)technologytoalerthealthandotheragencies
AccordingtoNationalVectorBorneDiseaseControlProgramme,about95%populationinIndia residesinmalariaendemicareas.Around5%ofthetotal214million deathsacrossthe
globeduetomalariahappeninIndia.
VenkaiahNaiduInauguratedthe3-dayVisakha Utsav inVisakhapatnam
Thethree-dayVisakha Utsav wasinauguratedbyM.VenkaiahNaidu,thethenUnionMinisterforInformationandBroadcastingandUrbanDevelopment,in
Visakhapatnam.
Thestatefestival,comprisingvariousculturaleventsisbeingheldattheportcity’sRamaKrishnaBeach.
Visakha Utsav isanannualfestivalthataimstobringouttherichcultureandtraditionofAndhraPradesh.
ItsmainobjectiveistopromotethebrandimageofVisakhapatnam.
Itincludesaculturaleventcalled‘Utsav Vedika’,whichaimstorevivethestate’sartforms.
TheinaugurationwasfollowedbyafolkdancebyLambadiwomenfromWarangal.
Afterthepresentationofatheme-basedsong,adanceballetchoreographedbypopularKuchipudi dancerBala Kondala Rao wasstaged.
Besidesthis,theeventwillalsoseeperformancesbymanypopularpersonalitiesincludingShibani Kashyap,BabaSehgal andDeviSriPrasad.
Almost75buseshavebeenallottedfortheevent.
PMAY-NTRNagarHousingScheme
PMAY-NTRNagarSchemehasbeenannouncedbythegovernmentofAndhraPradeshtoprovideaffordablehousestourbanpoor
TheschemewouldbeimplementedundertheaegisofPradhanMantriAwasYojana– Urban,aflagshipaffordablehousingschemeofcentralgovernment.
UnderthePMAY-NTRnagar housingscheme,atotalof1.93lakhhouseswouldbeconstructedforpoorinurbanareasofthestateoutofwhich41,000wouldbe
independenthouses.
TheAPgovernmenthaslaidfoundationstoneforconstructionof1.20Lakhaffordablehomesunder PradhanMantriAwasYojana in38citiesandtownsofthe
state.
Thegovernmentaimstoconstructabout2Lakhhomesbytheyear2022in
APurbanareas.
ThetotalcostoftheconstructionofhomeswouldbeaboutRs.11,530
Crore.
Badikostha BicycleSchemeforGirlStudentsinAndhraPradesh
Badikostha isanewinitiativebythestategovernmentofAndhraPradeshunderwhichbicycleswouldbeprovidedtothegirlsstudentsinthestate.
Themainobjectiveoftheschemeistoencouragegirlstocontinuetheireducationandreducethenumberofdropouts.
ThefreebicycleschemehasbeenlaunchedbytheAndhraChiefMinisteron17thApril2017fromVijaywada duringapublicgathering.
ThestategovernmentundertheBadikostha schemewoulddistributeabout1.82lakhbicyclestothegirlstudentsacrossthestateatacostofRs74.93crore.
Thestategovernmentwoulddistributebicyclesto9th gradegirlstudentsinthe
governmentschools.
Theschemeisaimedatmakingthestatea“KnowledgeState– EducationHub”by
reducingthenumberofschoolandcollegedropouts.
AndhraPradeshCMLaunchedPurushottapatnam LiftIrrigationScheme
Thisschemeisbeinglaunchedwithanaimofprovidingirrigationfacilityto2.15lakhacresinEastGodavaridistrictalsoforfulfillingthedemandofdrinkingandindustrialwaterof
Visakhapatnamcity.
Thisschemeproposestolift3,500cusecsofwaterfromtheGodavaridownstreamPolavaramdamandpumpintoPolavaram leftthemaincanal,andthendivertthewaterintotheYeleru
reservoir.
ThegovernmentstartstheinitiativeofdivertingGodavariwatertotheKrishnathroughthePolavaram rightmaincanalandthecompletionofPattiseema liftirrigationscheme.
ThisdiversionofGodavariwaterhelpedinstabilizingtheayacut bothinWestGodavariandKrishnadistrictsandsavingstandingcropworthRs.2,500croreamidstdroughtconditions
duringKharif.
Inanothersignificantdecision,theCabinetgaveitsconsenttoa50%hikeinthesalariesofthecontractemployeesofvariousdepartmentsintunewiththerecommendationofaGroupof
Ministers
However,thehikewouldbeapplicabletoemployeesdrawinglessthanRs.12,000permonth asperthescalesfixedbythePay
RevisionCommissionof2010.
ThehikewouldhaveretrospectiveeffectfromApril1anditwouldentailaburdenofRs.200croreonthegovernment.
NaraLokesh inductedintoAndhraPradeshcabinet
TeluguDesam PartygeneralsecretaryNaraLokesh wasinductedintotheAndhraPradeshcabinetastheminister
forpanchayat rajandIT .
HeissonofChiefMinisterNChandrababu Naidu.
Lokesh signedfilesconcerningNREGAworkersthatincludeprovisionofRs5lakhinsuranceforthefamilyincaseofthedeathordisabilityofaworker,whohasworkedforover50
days.
CabinetnodforSheela Bhide panelrecommendations
TheStateCabinetapprovedtherecommendationsofDr.Sheela BhideCommitteeonbifurcationofassetsandliabilitiesrelatingtonineBackwardClasses(BC)CorporationslistedunderScheduleIXoftheAPReorganisation
Act.
ChiefMinisterN.Chandrababu NaidusaidtheCommitteehadrecommendedthatthemoveableproperties,PersonalDeposit(PD)accountsandbankbalancesshouldbedividedintheratioof58%and42%betweenAndhra
PradeshandTelangana.
APwouldget₹10.55croreasitsshareinthebankbalances.
Andhracabinetclearsproposaltobuild4lakhhousesforweakersections
AllthehouseswillbetakenupundertheNTRhousingscheme.Whilethebeneficiarieshavetotakeuptheconstructionthemselves,the
governmentwillfundtheentirecostofunitRs1.5lakh.
ThestategovernmentwillgrantasubsidyofRs92,000perunitandRs3,000willbesparedunderthe IndividualHouseholdLatrine (IHHL)scheme.
AnotherRs55,000wouldbespentfromNationalRuralEmploymentGuaranteeScheme(NREGS).TheStateHousingCorporationwillmonitortheprogramme.
CMNaidutoldreportersthat2lakhunitswouldbeconstructedduringthecurrentfiscalandanother2lakhduringthenextfiscal
AndhraPradeshCabinetmeetingimportantdecisions
AllbeltshopsinAndhraPradeshwillbepermanentlyshutdown.Beltshops arenothingbutunauthorizedextendedcountersofexistingwine shoplicensees whogetonelicence and
openscoresofillegal sale countersinareasundertheirpurviewIfanypersonisseenconsumingliquoronroads,heshouldbeimmediatelyarrested.
Everydistrictwillconstitutea4membercommitteewithCollectorandSPandtwootherstocurbSandsmuggling.
AllthosepoorpatientssufferingfromKidneydiseaseswouldnowbegettingamonthlypensionofRs.2500.
APDrinkingWaterSupplyCorporationbeformedtoenhancewatersupplyintheState.Alldrinkingwatersupplyagencieswouldbebroughtunderthecorporation.Atpresent,
thegovernmentissupplying40to55litres toeachindividualanditwouldbeincreasedto100litres
AndhraPradeshcabinetnodtodraftBillforsettingupFisheriesandOceanUniversity
ItwillcomeupunderPublicPrivatePartnership(PPP)modeandthestategovernmentwillhavesharenot
morethan49percent.
SettingupFisheriesandOceanUniversityatanestimatedcostofRs300crorein50acresofland.
Cabinetapprovescybersecuritypolicy
TheCabinetatitsmeetingapprovedtheA.P.CyberSecurityPolicy(AP-CSP)2017.
Anddecidedtointroducecoursesincybersecurity,InternetofThings,machinelearning,financialtechnologiesincollegesfromthisacademicyearitself.
Ithasreckon2017-18astheyear ofe-Pragati.
TheCSPenvisagesprotectiontocyberandinformationassetsinpublicandprivatespheresthroughvariousmeasures,includingcapacity-buildingacrossthedepartmentsandstrengtheningthelawenforcementagenciestobetterequipthemwiththerising
graphofcybercrimes.
TheCabinetresolvedtopayanadditional ₹30,000asaspecialgranttobuildingworkersundertheChandranna Bima scheme.
TheCabinetalsoapprovedG.O.RTNo.118issuedonJanuary18,2017,forcreationofacommitteethatwouldsortouttheissuesfacedbytheStatepost-bifurcation,auctioningof350acresinKeesara andeightcommercialestablishmentsinVijayawadabelongingtoAgriGold
Andallotmentof172.84acrestoPatanjali Ayurved LimitedatChinnaraopalli villageofVizianagaram
NITIAayogshelvesA.P.portproject
NITIAayoghasfinallyspikedtheproposaltodevelopagreenfieldportatDugarajapatnam inNelloredistrictof AndhraPradesh asitwasfoundtobe
technologicallyandfinanciallyunviable.
Thedecisiontoclosethechapterwastriggeredbythetechno-economicfeasibilitystudyconductedbyAmericanconsultantAecom forthe
VisakhapatnamPortTrust(VPT),themajorequitypartnerintheproject.
OneofthemainreasonsforfindingDugarajapatnam unviableisitsproximitytoChennai,Krishnapatnam,Kattupalli andKamarajar (Ennore)ports.
Themassivedredgingrequiredtohandlebigsizevesselsisanotherdeterrent.
CabinetapprovesconstructionofdoublelineinAP.
TheCabinetCommitteeonEconomicAffairs,chairedbythePrimeMinisterShri NarendraModi,hasapprovedtheconstructionofdoublelinewithelectrificationbetweenGuntur-
Guntakal in AndhraPradesh.
Thetotallengthofthelinewillbe401.47km.
TheanticipatedcostoftheProjectwillbeRs.3631crorewhichwillbefundedthroughcostsharingof50:50byStateGovernmentandMinistryofRailway.
Theprojectislikelytobecompletedinfiveyears.
Theprojectfulfilsthecommitmentgiveninthe AndhraPradesh BifurcationActregardingtheincreasedrailconnectivitytotheRayalaseema regiontotheAmravati, thecapital
of AndhraPradesh.
TheGuntur-Guntakal sectionfallsinGuntur,Prakasham,KurnoolandAnanthapur districts
of AndhraPradesh.
ThisismostaccessibleshortestroutetoBangaluru frommanyimportantcitiesof
EasternandNorthEasternState
APCabinetnodfor4privatevarsities
Thestatecabinet,whichmethereclearedthedecksforanotherfourprivateuniversitiesandanInstituteofFinancialManagementResearch.
FinanceMinisterYanamala RamakrishnuduatamediabriefingsaidthemoveisexpectedtohelpthestateattractinvestmentsworthoverRs3028crore.
PrivateuniversitieswhichexpectedtoestablishtheirbranchesincludeRSTrust(VelTech),WorldPeaceUniversity(MaharashtraAcademyofEngineeringandEducationalResearch)
andGreatLakesInternationalUniversity(GreatLakesofInstituteofManagement).
TwoofthemwillcomeupinSriCityandoneeachinChittoor andVisakhapatnam
ThegovernmentproposedtoestablishWorldClassIntegratedFoodProcessingcomplexatMakavaripalem inVisakhapatnamdistrictunderprivatemanagement.Thecabinetresolved
toallot115acrestoaprivatecompanyforestablishingit.
EyeonITgrowth,Cabinetclearsnewtechparkpolicy
TheStateCabinetonMondayapprovedtheDesignatedTechnologyParkPolicy2017-2020, whichwillsupersedethepreviousDTPschemeintroducedaspartof
theITPolicy2014-20.
Theobjectivesofthenewpolicyaretoaccelerateindustryrequiredinfrastructure,encourageITfirmstoinvestintheStateandprovidegainful
employment.
Thegovernmentaimstodevelop5millionsqft ofqualityITofficespaceunderthenewpolicy.
TheITspacecreatedunderthepolicyisexpectedtohouse50,000 plushigh-qualityjobsintechnology,analyticsandcorebusinessbyMarch31,2020.
ItwouldentitleITspacecreatedfortheguaranteeofrentalearningstothetuneof50percentofthepre-agreedrentpersqftontheunoccupiedspaceandupto70percentofthebuilt-upspaceforaperiodof18-36months,dependingonthesizeoftheIToffice
building.
TheestimatedbudgetaryrequirementtobeprovidedbytheStategovernmentduringfirstthreefinancialyearsforthe
implementationofthepolicyis`239crore.
TheCabinetalsoclearedaproposaltosetupaliftirrigationforHandri Neeva Sujala Sravanthi projectinChittoor district.
AndhraPradeshgovttogivemonthlystipendtounemployed youths
Withnearly12lakhunemployedyouthsinthestate,theAndhraPradeshgovernmenthasdecidedtogiveamonthlyallowanceofaroundRs2,000per
persontilltheyfindajob.
TheAndhraPradeshCabinetsub-committee,whichmetonWednesday,hasdecidedtolaunchtheschemewithaninitialbudgetofRs500crore.
ItmaybenotedthatwhileWestBengalisgivingRs1,000toRs1,500perpersonpermonth,TamilNaduisgivingRs500permonth.
SourcessaidAndhramayfixthemonthlyallowanceatRs2,000.
Theassistancewillbefor2-3years andfirstpreferencewouldbegiventothosewhoareregisteredwithemployment
exchangesandbureausforlastfiveyears.
Onlyoneunemployedpersoninafamilywouldreceivethebenefit.
Ajeya Kallam appointednewChiefSecretaryofAndhraPradesh
HeisanIASofthe1983batch,appointedasChiefSecretaryforonemonth,fromMarch1to31,2017.
Unusually,inthesameorder,GORTNo.456,thegovernmentappointedDineshKumar,alsoa1983batchofficer,asChiefSecretaryfromApril1,whenMr Kallam
retires.
IncumbentChiefSecretaryS.P.TuckerwillcompletehistenureonFebruary28.
AndhraGovtIssuesNewBarPolicytoDodgeGSTLicenseFee
ToavoidpayingGoodsandServiceTaxtotheCentralgovernmentonbarlicence fee,theAPgovernmenthasintroducedregistrationfeesysteminthe
newbarpolicy,whichcomesintoforcefromJuly1.
Thebarlicence periodhasbeenincreasedfromoneyearto5years,subjecttopaymentofnon-refundableregistrationchargeandlicence feewithan
enhancementat10%annually.
Thestategovernmenthastopay18%oflicence feetotheCentralgovernment.
Atpresent,thestategovernmentiscollectingRs10lakhtoRs30lakh,dependingonpopulationofthatareaaslicence feefrombars.
Toavoidthis,thebarlicence feeisreducedtoRs2lakhtoallbarsandremainingamountiscollectedundernon-refundableregistrationcharge.
Thestategovernmenthasfixedtheannualnon-refundableregistrationcharge.
Intheareasupto 50,000population,thenon-refundableregistrationchargeisRs8lakhandlicensefeeisRs2lakh;
intheareasfrom50,001to5lakhpopulation,theregistrationchargeisRs18lakh andlicensefeeisRs2lakh
andintheareaswherethepopulationismorethan5lakhs,theregistrationfeeisRs28lakhandlicensefeeisRs2lakh
AndhraPradeshsetsupRs600crorePidatacentre
ChiefministerChandrababu NaiduinauguratedPiDatacenters' `600crorePi-Amaravati softwaredefinedStrategicDataCentre(SDDC)in
Mangalagiri,Gunturdistrict.
PiDatacenters,whichisadatacenterandcloudservicesprovider,hasenteredintoanagreementwith10companies,including
PowerGrid,IRCTC,Mahindra&Mahindra Finance, DeutscheBank,SnapBizz,AcuteandNetSpider.
AndhraPradeshgovernmentpartnerswithBritishCouncil.
TheAndhraPradesh(AP)governmententeredintoapartnershipwiththeBritishCounciltolaunchapilotprogramtoimprovethesoftskills andemployabilityofonelakhuniversityand
collegestudents inthestate.
ThepilotprojectwillfocusonprovidingtrainingtostudentsinareasrelatedtospokenEnglishcommunication,confidencebuilding,betteremployability,CV/resumewritingandpreparation
forinterviews.
Itwilloffer150hours(100hoursofface-to-faceand50hoursofonlineEnglish)oflearningmodelsupplementedwithmobilelearningandEnglishclubs.Thisinitiativealsoincludesthetrainingof
150mastertrainersand2,500teachers.
APchiefministerN.Chandrababu Naidusaid,“WehaveavisionofmakingAndhraPradeshthebeststateinthecountryby2029andamajorpartofthisvisionentailsdevelopingthestateinto
aknowledgehub
AndhraPradeshrichinuranium.
Thetotaluraniumresourcesinthebifurcated AndhraPradesh hascrossedtheonelakhtonnesmark.
Thestatenowhas1.04lakhtonnesofuranium.
AndhraPradeshlosturaniumrichregionsinNalgonda-Mahbubnagarto Telangana followingthestatebifurcationin2014.
AsofFebruary2017AndhraPradeshalonehas1.22lakhtonnesofuraniumoxide,whichisequivalentto1.04lakhtonnesofuraniummetal.
Telanganahas18,550tonnesofuraniumoxideor15,731tonnesofuraniummetal
AndhraPradeshtopsinsolarpower
AndhraPradeshisatthetopinIndiawhenitcomestosolarpower,withaccumulativegenerationcapacityof1,867MW.
TelanganaState,meanwhile,standsatfourthpositionwithagenerationcapacityof1,287MW.
RajasthanandTamilNadu areatsecondandthirdpositionswith1,812MWand1,691MWrespectively.
In2016-17,Indiaadded5,525MWsolarpowergenerationcapacity,takingthetotalto12,288MW.
TheUnionPowerMinistryhasestimatedthatthecountryhasabundantsolarpowerpotential— ithasbeenestimatedat748GW.
Inthecurrentfinancialyear,theCentrehasdecidedtoadd5,000MWofrooftopsolar and10,000MWfromlarge-scalesolarprojects.
AtpresenttheexpendituretosetupIMWsolarunit isabout`5crore.Thiswouldhavecost`17crorefiveyearsago.
TheCentrehasannouncedmanyconcessionstosetupsolarunits.Ithasalsoextendedexemptionofcustomsdutytoimportsolarpanelsandother
equipment.
AndhraPradeshlegislaturepassesstateGSTBill
TheimplementationofGSTwouldcausearevenuelossofRs2,600croreperannumtoAPintheinitialyears.
Thislosswill,however,becompensatedbytheGovernmentofIndiafromthefundcreatedundertheGoodsandServicesTax(CompensationtoStates)Act,
2017
CentreshiftsMithivirdi nuclearpowerplanttoAndhraPradesh
TheCentrehastoldtheNationalGreenTribunal(NGT)thatthe6,000MWnuclearpowerplantproposedatMithivirdi inGujaratwillbeshiftedtoKovvada inAndhra
Pradeshduetodelayinlandacquisitionfortheproject.
Theproposedprojectwitnessedstiffoppositionfromthelocalvillagerswhowerenotreadytogiveuptheirfertileagriculturelandforthesame.
TheyeventuallychallengedtheCRZ(CoastalRegulationZone)clearancegrantedtotheprojectbyMoEF inMarch2015beforeNGT.
FollowingsubmissionfromtheauthoritiesthattheprojecthasbeenshiftedtoAndhraPradesh,thepetitionwasdisposedof
CoromandelInternationalgetsgreennodforRs225croreexpansionprojectinAndhraPradesh .
CoromandelInternationalthecountry'ssecondlargestphosphatic fertiliser player,hasreceivedenvironmentalclearanceforraisingproductioncapacityofitsfacilityat
VishakhapatnaminAndhraPradesh.
Thecompany'sproposalistoraisephosphoricacidproductioncapacityfrom700tonnesperdayto1,000tonnesperday andotherauxiliaryfacilitiesatSriharipuram toachieve
dailycomplexfertiliser productionof3,900tonnes.
Theestimatedprojectcostoftheproposedupgradation andinstallationswillbeRs225crore.Outofwhich,Rs26.42crorewouldbeusedforenvironmentalmanagement
programmes.
Themid-sizecompanyhasphosphatic fertiliser plantsatVisakhapatnamandKakinadainAndhraPradesh
AfterMadhyaPradesh,AndhraPradeshgetshappinessdepartment
AndhraPradeshisthesecondstateinthecountryafterMadhyaPradeshtostartaHappinessIndexDepartment.
Thechiefministerhadrecentlylaunchedan“achievinghappiness”programmeunderwhichcivicbodiesorganisedsonganddanceevents.
TheAndhraPradeshgovernment’s‘SunriseAPVision2029’ hastakenBhutanasamodel tofocusonmattersincludingpsychologicalwell-being,health,timeuse,education,etc.“
TheideaistoseethateachfamilygetsRs10,000incomeandthenewindexwillbemeasuredfromdatasourced.
India droppedfourspotstothe122nd rankintheUNhappinessreportandrankedlowerthanSomalia,China,PakistanandBangladeshinthelist.
NSE,AndhraPradeshgovtsignMoUtofuelgrowthofMSMEs
TopstockexchangeNSEinkedapactwithAndhraPradeshgovernmenttohelpmicro,smallandmediumenterprises(MSMEs)inthestatetoraisecapital
throughlistingonthebourse'splatform.
Asperthememorandumofunderstanding(MoU),theAndhraPradeshgovernmentwouldfacilitateMSMEstogetlistedonNSEEmerge,theplatform
forsmallandmediumenterprises,bysupportingsuchfirmsfinanciallyorotherwise,inbearingtheexpensesrelatedtolisting.
ThepactwassignedontheoccasionoftheInternationalDayforMSMEsi.e.27th June
AndhraPradeshplanstobuild20,000checkdams
TheAndhraPradeshgovernmentisplanningtotakeuprainwaterharvestinginabigwaywiththecooperationoftheIndianSpaceResearchOrganisation(ISRO).
Ithaspreparedanactionplantoconstruct20,000checkdams fromApril15toJuly15tomeetdrinkingwaterandirrigationneedsindrought-proneareasduring
thesummermonths.
ChiefMinisterNChandrababu NaiduisscheduledtolaunchtheprogrammeinRayalaseema region.
Besidesconstructionofcheckdams,allthevillagetankswouldberepaired.
InAndhraPradesh,dial1100andhopecorruptofficialreturnsyourbribe
Ifyouhadpaida bribe foravailingofanygovernmentservicein AndhraPradesh intherecentdays,justdial1100andreportthematter.
Chanceisthatthecorruptgovernmentservant,whofleecedyou,maypossiblycomeknockingonyourdoortoreturntheamount.
Witharecentnation-widesurveyreportplacingAPatthesecondplaceafter Karnataka asthemostcorruptstateinthecountry,theChandrababu regime
haslaunchedthisexercisetoshowcaseitsfightagainst corruption.
The'PeopleFirst'grievanceredressalchannellaunchedbythegovernmentonMay25seemstobe"workingwonders"and"sendingchilldownthespinesof(corrupt)
publicservants
BSNLtorollout4GservicesinTelangana,AndhraPradeshbyMarch2018
Thetenderformalitiesarecompleteandatotalof1,1504Gsiteswillbeinstalledinboththestatesandthe4GserviceswillbelaunchedbyMarch
2018.
ForBSNL4Gproject,10,0004GsiteshavebeenplannedpanIndiawhileTelanganagetting550sitesand600inAndhraPradesh.
ThecombinedAPCircle(coveringAndhraPradeshandTelangana)hasachievedthehighestnumberofSIMactivations inSouthZoneintheQ1ofcurrent
financialyearwith4,27,209.
BSNLearnedRs2,500crorerevenue forAndhraPradeshandTelanganaduring2016-17.
AndhraPradeshandWTOtopromotesustainabletourism.
InitsquesttoputtheStateontheinternationalmap,ithaspartneredwiththeUnitedNationsWorldTourismOrganisation(WTO)topromotesustainable
tourismacrossthestate.
TheU.N.hasdeclared2017astheInternationalYearofSustainableTourismforDevelopment.
Thedecisioncomes50yearsafterthecelebrationoftheInternationalTouristYearonTourism– PassporttoPeace(1967)and15yearssincetheInternationalYearof
Ecotourism(2002).
TheWTOSecretaryGeneralTaleb D.Rifai inauguratetheA.P.initiativeinBerlinonMarch8.
ThethemesthattheA.P.TourismwillfocusaresustainablefishingcultureinEastGodavaridistrict,beachtourismatYerada inVisakhapatnam,atPulicat LakeandinKondapalli
village.
InPulicat Lake,themyriadmigratorybirds,especiallyflamingos,areabigattraction.
Thetourismdrivewillbeguidedbythreemainthemes:protectionofenvironment,protectionofthelivelihoodofthelocalcommunityandstepstoensurethatthebenefitsofthe
tourismreachesthelocalcommunity
OlatiesupwithAndhraPradeshTourism,lookstointroduceEvs (ElectronicVehicles)
TheAndhraPradeshTourismDevelopmentCorporation(APTDC) hastiedupwithcabaggregatorOlafortransportationservices(inter-cityandintra-cityservices)andfurtherpromotetourismandmobility
ecosysteminthestate.
Thenewcapitalofthestate– Amaravati – isthecentreoffocusfortheAndhraPradeshgovernmenttodevelopitasaworld-classcity.
Pushingitasanewinvestmentdestination, thestategovernmentislookingtoimproveconnectivityaswellastourism.
Olaaimstocreate25,000jobopportunitiesinthestate,encouragingentrepreneurshipandsustainableincomeforthe
youthoverthenextfiveyears.
Thecompanylookstoprovideawiderreachandabetterexperiencetotouristsandresidentsby forayinginto newcities
fromexistingsix(Vijayawada,Visakhapatnam,Guntur,Rajahmundry,Tirupati,andNellore)bytheyear2022.
Inthecomingmonths,Olasaysitwillbringanadditionalsetofofferings suchaselectricvehicles(EV),bikesandbuses inthestate
basedonfeasibilityandregulatoryconstraints.
Heli-tourismcomestoState
TheAndhraPradeshTourismDepartmenthassignedanMoUwithMak AeroSpaceandAviationPvt.Ltd, Delhi,topromoteheli-tourism.
TheinitialserviceswillbeintroducedinVijayawada,VisakhapatnamandTirupati.
Thehelicoptertransportserviceswillincludejoyrides,packages,heli-taxiservices,packagingwithweddingplansinTirupati,aerialreconnaissanceanddisaster
management.
Initially,asix-seater helicopter(Bell206L4/Bell407)willbeintroducedandgraduallythenumberofseatswillbeincreasedtorealise thefullpotentialofheli-tourismand
air-connectivity.
APTourismStands3rd inIndia
ThebifurcatedAndhraPradeshhasmanagedtobeatitscounterpartTelanganaintourism.
Amongst35statesandUnionTerritoriesinIndia,APTourismstandsthirdinattractingdomestictourists,butTelanganastandsat30.
TheabovestatementsarebasedonfigurestabledatRajya Sabha.
AndhraPradeshhaswitnesseda20%riseindomestic arrivalsagainstthe71%riseininternationalarrivalsbetween2013&2015.
Telanganaontheotherhandisfallingshortonfootfallsshowingonlya1%riseindomesticarrivalsandsadlya19%decreaseininternationalarrivals.
HyderabadwillalsobehostingSkal WorldCongress,2017fromOctober5to9