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News: The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) is working on replacing all the street lights in all municipalities and panchayats with LED bulbs in a phased manner. The APERC has already replaced 92,000 street lights in Visakhapatanam with LED bulbs. AP Minister for Water Resources Devineni Umamaheswara Rao, said ...

News: Through the Single Desk system, the state was able to garner a combined investment of Rs 9,500 crore. According to the industries department, about 72 large and mega projects and 44 medium projects have received the necessary approvals through the Single Desk system so far. Source: BS

Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) Small and the medium enterprises have played a significant role in creating employment opportunities in India. Currently, the MSME sector employs nearly 40% of India’s work force, contributes 45% in nation’s manufacturing output, and accounts for 40% of the exports. But the poor adoption ...

AP’s Industrial Policy 2015-20 Overview The newly created Andhra Pradesh has become one of the best destinations in attracting FDIs, and the new government which is in a dire need of investments, presented an inclusive and business friendly industrial policy (IP) 2015-20. Since the Indian economic liberalization in 1990s, the ...

Andhra Pradesh Brahmin Welfare Corporation (ABC) Limited, a Government of Andhra Pradesh undertaking, has introduced the following Schemes for the Brahmin students in Andhra Pradesh. Under these schemes, financial assistance shall be paid to the selected applicants as one time grant through the prescribed process. S.No Scheme Name Who can ...

News: New & Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (NEDCAP) has won awards in three categories: single-window clearance system (for solar and wind energy projects), off-grid waste energy bio-mass and bio-methanation, bio-gas and manure management. About 72 large and mega projects and 44 medium projects have received the necessary ...

News: Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandra Babu Naidu proposal to conserve language and cultural heritage wins wide appreciation. Some of the initiatives are: Making Telugu a compulsory second language up to Intermediate. Making it mandatory for business establishments to put up Telugu boards. All administration related communication to be carried ...

News: The government has chalked out plans to plant more saplings to bring down temperatures in the state. A WHO study says that access to vegetated areas such as parks, open spaces, and playgrounds has been associated with better perceived general health and reduced stress levels. The government also plans ...

News: I-CLIK(Instant-Complaint Login Internet Kiosk) service enables women, who are generally apprehensive about visiting a police station, to file a complaint online from kiosk. On Abhayam (fearlessness), a mobile application to come to the rescue of distressed women, can also be utilised to check the menace of ragging. The complaint ...

News: Companies including Airbus, Essel Infra and Srei Infra have evinced interest in setting up large defence and aerospace parks in Andhra Pradesh that could lead to investments of thousands of crores of rupees in the state over the next few years. Andhra Pradesh, given its proximity to Bengaluru, the ...