Amravati, March 12 (IANS). Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday announced that the government is considering a proposal to build an Electronics City near Hindupur.
CM Naidu also announced that a creative city will be built in Amaravati to promote content creators, AI, film and creative industries with an aim to boost the creative economy in the state.
Addressing the District Collectors’ Conference the other day, he said the government is developing Visakhapatnam, Amaravati and Tirupati regions under the Economic Region Development initiative.
The Chief Minister said Orvakal (in Kurnool district) has already been developed as an industrial cluster, and now with infrastructure like an airport, it is expected to develop into a major industrial hub in the future.
Similarly, Kopparthy in Cuddapah district should also be developed as an industrial cluster.
According to an official release, he advised the District Collectors to be proactive in attracting investments to promote industries for wealth creation.
He said that collectors and ministers should not wait for investors to come to them. Instead, they should identify investors and approach them proactively.
The Chief Minister said that meetings should also be organized in the districts to promote investment. He announced that the government will start district-wise ranking on the basis of speed of doing business.
He said, “If industry cannot be brought to a district, then tourism, IT, MSME or agriculture should be promoted based on the strengths and advantages of the district. The development strategy should be based on local strengths and opportunities.”
Chief Minister Naidu said that collectors should pay attention to how much investment, jobs and per capita income have increased in their districts. In the next collectors conference, their performance in promoting the industry will be reviewed.
He also stressed the need to focus on infrastructure projects like ports, airports and railways.
Saying that the hospitality sector has a lot of potential, the Chief Minister said that there are a lot of opportunities in the hospitality sector in Andhra Pradesh, for which tourism has been given the industry status.
He said the state aims to build 50,000 hotel rooms across Andhra Pradesh, and also promote large-scale development of homestays.
He said that due to global conflicts, domestic tourism is expected to increase as people prefer to travel locally rather than abroad. Some countries have successfully developed tourism even in places with little natural advantage, while Andhra Pradesh has many historical sites and pilgrimage sites.
CM said that old monuments and structures with rich historical value should be promoted and developed.
–IANS
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