July 2021

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh announces subsidy on solar rooftop plants : Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution Corporation Limited (APEPDCL) on Friday announced central financial assistance for residential customers interested in installing grid-connected rooftop solar (RTS) plants. The facility was extended to Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam and both Godavari districts’ residential consumers by installing grid-connected plants in … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH AP first state to bring Covid treatment under Aarogyasri Andhra Pradesh is the first state to bring Covid-19 treatment under the ambit of Aarogyasri. It has also added post-Covid treatment and black fungus treatment under the scheme. Preparing for the third wave, several paediatric treatment and surgical procedures have been recently added to … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH YSR Bima Scheme in Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has launched the YSR Bima scheme with new guidelines, where the authorities itself will directly pay the insurance amount to the household of the deceased to make the insurance claims easier. In order to help 1.32 lakh households via the … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH IIM-Visakhapatnam to tie up with NCGG for joint research After a memorandum of understanding for offering a one-year diploma programme to Sri Lankan women entrepreneurs two days ago, Indian Institute of Management-Visakhapatnam is all set to enter into an agreement with the National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) for joint research, policy formulation, case study documentation and … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh govt to spend Rs 4,373 crore to ensure water supply to Chittoor district State panchayat raj minister Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy laid the foundation stone for a project interlinking the Galeru-Nagari and the Handri Neeva Sujala Sravanthi projects, aimed at ensuring water supply to the perennially drought hit Chittoor district. The project … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh turns to EVs for govt staff in e-mobility push The Andhra Pradesh energy department is procuring 25,000 electric vehicles (EVs) for government employees. The Convergence Energy Services Limited, a Union government entity, signed an agreement on Tuesday with New & Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh to provide 25,000 electric … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Centre trims Andhra Pradesh borrowing The Centre has trimmed borrowing space of the state, citing over-borrowing in the last five years. The Centre has found the state had borrowed in excess to its limit by showing Telangana’s quota too into its account. The Centre, which fixed the state’s borrowing limit at Rs 37,000 … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh government buys more mobile medical units to bring medical services to doorstep The Andhra Pradesh government is purchasing 539 new mobile medical units (MMUs), in addition to the existing 676, at a cost of Rs 89.72 crore to drive the family physician concept in conjunction with the 1,145 primary health centres … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh targets Rs 5,000 crore from its retail parks policy The state government declared retail parks policy 2021-26, anticipating targeted investment of RS 5,000 crore in the next five years. The government has proposed to encourage retail trade parks with a minimum investment of Rs 100 crore with 5,000 direct employments. The … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh: 100-acre logistic parks to come up in Krishnapatnam, Kakinada he state government is planning to construct two multi-model logistic parks on the PPP model. Industries minister Mekapati Gautham Reddy has said that logistic parks will be taken up at Krishnapatnam and Kakinada ports. A hundred acres of land will be spared in each location for construction of the parks, … Read more