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Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu connected Thursday (May 7, 2026) directed the District Collectors to promote the MSME sector, which generates the astir employment, and to resoluteness issues faced by companies, peculiarly those related to onshore allotment, without delay.
Reviewing the show of assorted departments and the implementation of programmes astatine the Collectors’ Conference connected Thursday (May 7, 2026), Mr. Naidu ordered that APIIC lands falling nether Section 22A beryllium removed from the prohibited list, and asked the Registration Department to wide specified lands done the Inspector-Generals concerned.
He said products from assorted districts should turn into pan-India and planetary brands, connected the lines of Araku Coffee.
Mr. Naidu said India was spending ample amounts connected imported products utilized successful regular life, and that improving the prime and branding of Andhra Pradesh products would assistance clasp that income wrong the State economy.
On emerging exertion sectors, Mr. Naidu said the accomplishment of Google Cloud AI Hub had drawn Carrier to the State, and that the institution would proviso bulk chillers needed for information centres and quantum computing facilities.
He said a Quantum Reference Facility had been acceptable up successful Amaravati, and that erstwhile the Quantum Computing Centre became operational, an ecosystem for manufacturing the required instrumentality would besides emerge.
The Chief Minister suggested that rooftop star systems and the PM Kusum scheme beryllium integrated to beforehand star powerfulness procreation successful homes and authorities offices. He said star panels should beryllium installed connected each authorities buildings, schools and colleges truthful that authorities offices yet tally without spending overmuch connected electricity.
He said installing star systems for 22 lakh pump sets nether the PM Kusum scheme would output important benefits.
Mr. Naidu said the District Collectors would beryllium appointed mentors for implementing champion practices successful governance. On logistics, helium said cutting transport costs was cardinal to faster economical growth, and noted that obstruction transport outgo astir ₹1.83 per km against ₹3.40 per km by road.
He told officials that 64 National Highway projects worthy implicit ₹1 lakh crore were coming to the State, and 624 railway projects worthy ₹64,000 crore were successful progress.
On the imaginable interaction of El Niño, Mr. Naidu cautioned that rainfall mightiness beryllium beneath mean and asked the Collectors to instrumentality precautions successful advance. He directed officials to hole h2o absorption plans suitable for rainfed crops, dryland farming and horticulture crops, and to guarantee capable fodder proviso for livestock. He besides asked the Forest Department to enactment connected expanding greenish cover.
