Overview
- At an ISB summit in Hyderabad on Sunday, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said works worth about ₹60,000 crore are underway in Amaravati and projected Andhra Pradesh as a progressive state.
- He cited investor interest from Google and ArcelorMittal–Nippon Steel and set a goal of lifting economic growth toward 15%.
- Union Civil Aviation Minister K. Ram Mohan Naidu in Visakhapatnam promoted a region-wise strategy for Uttarandhra, listing Bhogapuram Airport, Mulapeta Port, a steel plant, a data centre and hospitality projects.
- The minister pointed to recent central support, including ₹6,000 crore for Polavaram and ₹12,000 crore for the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, and outlined plans to modernise 14 airports so most residents are within two hours of air travel while expanding ports.
- The Chief Minister pledged to roll out digital health cards along with AI services — an AI doctor, an AI agronomist and an AI tutor — targeting delivery within a year as planned initiatives.