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Andhra Pradesh Governor S. Abdul Nazeer connected Monday (January 26, 2026) said the State remained without wide absorption for respective years, the superior task stalled, and its economical assurance shaken.
The lack of continuity eroded capitalist spot and weakened fiscal stableness but, successful spite of the challenges, the incumbent authorities has worked with quiescent determination and restored stableness and rebuilt confidence, helium observed.
Participating arsenic the main impermanent successful the Republic Day celebrations adjacent the State Secretariat connected Monday, Mr. Nazeer said Amaravati was being developed with renewed vigour, having secured fiscal closures for cardinal projects including the N5 and E3 roads and the Governor’s Residence Complex.
Land pooling mostly done
About 92% of the onshore pooling has been completed and with the Negotiated Settlement Policy, the spot of farmers stood reaffirmed.
He noted that infrastructure had languished successful neglect betwixt 2019 and 2024. However, lasting results started to beryllium seen aft the authorities took complaint arsenic it focused connected the operation of roads.
Further, the Governor said household cards nether the Family Benefit Management System with a dynamic ‘family score’ would beryllium issued from June, expanding payment sum from 90.74% to 98.15%.
He stated that investments were shaping employment. The ₹10 lakh crore greenish hydrogen projects were poised to make 7.50 lakh jobs, portion 75 caller concern projects worthy ₹4.18 lakh crore would beryllium generating 3.18 lakh much jobs.
Thematic cities i.e. electronics, solar, drone and abstraction cities and bulk drugs were nether development. With spokes crossed large cities, the Ratan Tata Innovation Hub successful Amaravati (Mangalagiri) was driving startups and MSMEs.
On ‘fertility colleges’
The Governor went connected to accidental that, arsenic fertility rates were falling astir the world, with a median property of 32.5 years versus India’s 28, the State authorities was moving towards ‘population management’ by establishing ‘fertility colleges’ for improving reproductive health, aged clubs astatine the mandal level and taking different measures.
Mr. Nazeer observed that contempt past setbacks, the Polavaram irrigation task was progressing rapidly with 100% spillway and powerhouse excavation completed. The task is being targeted to beryllium commissioned by December 2027.
The Polavaram-Nallamala Sagar nexus was being actively pursued and arsenic a little riparian State, A.P. planned to usage lone h2o that would different scope the sea, ensuring nary harm to the neighbouring States.
Beyond the capital, the authorities was shaping the Visakhapatnam Economic Region into a $750-800 cardinal economical motor by 2047 and Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada metro obstruction projects were approved, portion caller greenfield expressways similar Nagpur-Vijayawada and Kharagpur-Visakhapatnam-Amaravati were being fast-tracked.
On the maritime and aviation fronts, A.P. was positioning itself arsenic the eastbound seashore hub for commercialized with East and Southeast Asia by processing greenfield ports successful Ramayapatnam, Machilipatnam, Mulapeta and Kakinada.
Aviation infrastructure was being expanded beyond six airports, with Bhogapuram International Airport nearing completion by June and 9 caller airports planned crossed the State — from Nellore to Anantapur.
The extremity of these projects was to chopped logistics costs from 15.70% to 7–8% of GSDP, making A.P. a person successful connectivity, helium added.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan, Chief Secretary K. Vijayanand and DGP Harish Kumar Gupta were among a big of dignitaries contiguous connected the occasion.
