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Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu connected Friday unveiled a imaginativeness to presumption Andhra Pradesh arsenic India’s logistics powerhouse, portion simultaneously expanding concern corridors and creating large-scale employment opportunities.
Speaking successful the Assembly, the Chief Minister said the State is moving connected a blueprint to trim logistics costs, fortify infrastructure and pull planetary investments. “If logistics expenses are cut, accumulation costs volition fall, benefiting some producers and consumers,” helium said, stressing the strategical value of Andhra Pradesh’s 1,053-km-long coastline successful cargo transport.
An Aviation University and a Logistics University are besides coming up successful A.P., successful summation to the Government of India’s Centre for Excellence, helium informed the House. The Chief Minister said that the AP Logistics Corporation volition beryllium established to marque the State a starring logistics hub.
Seaports and airports
Mr. Naidu elaborate plans for processing multi-modal transport systems by integrating roads, railways, ports, airports, pipelines, and inland waterways. He announced that 14,966 km of roads would beryllium developed astatine a outgo of ₹4,500 crore, portion nationalist road projects worthy ₹1.5 lakh crore were already nether way, placing A.P. 2nd successful the state for road density. Four caller ports — Ramayapatnam, Machilipatnam, Mulapeta, and Duggarajapatnam — are successful the pipeline, expected to boost cargo handling capableness by 100 cardinal tonnes.
On aviation, Mr. Naidu said the Bhogapuram Airport would beryllium operational by August 2026, alongside caller airports successful Kuppam, Ongole, Tuni, and Srikakulam, with Amaravati to get its ain greenfield airport. “Our purpose is to guarantee an airdrome wrong 1 hour’s question anyplace successful the State,” helium added.
Turning to industry, helium highlighted marquee investors specified arsenic Kia, Isuzu, Hero Motors, ArcelorMittal, Reliance, Google, IBM, TCS, and Accenture. Andhra Pradesh secured astir ₹10 lakh crore worthy of concern commitments done assorted backstage projects successful the past 15 months, with a imaginable to make astir 10 lakh jobs, 3 times much than what the erstwhile authorities achieved successful 5 years, helium said.
4.71 lakh jobs created
The Chief Minister besides underlined his government’s absorption connected accomplishment improvement and employment creation. He informed the House that 4.71 lakh jobs were created crossed sectors successful the past 15 months, including 15,941 posts done the Mega DSC, 9,093 successful assorted authorities departments, 6,100 successful the police, and 92,149 done occupation fairs and accomplishment initiatives. Over 3.48 lakh jobs came from the backstage sector, peculiarly successful IT, nutrient processing, MSMEs, renewable energy, and tourism.
“We are rebuilding Brand Andhra Pradesh with spot and speed. Our people is simply a $2.4 trillion system with $450 cardinal successful exports, 100% literacy, and 95% skilled manpower,” Naidu declared, positioning A.P. arsenic a future-ready State successful the nationalist maturation story.
Mr. Naidu announced that Andhra Pradesh volition beryllium developed arsenic a cognition hub and destination for aboriginal exertion to execute the “one family-one entrepreneur” goal.
