Andhra Pradesh Magazine English May 2016 | Page 4

ANDHRA PRADESH Published Monthly In English & Telugu May 2016 Volume: 9 Issue: 11 Salivahana Era 1938 Commissioner Dr P Krishna Mohan Editor Ramesh Babu Kandula Executive Editor Naresh Nunna Cover Page Graphic on Investments Second Cover CM’s visit to Handri-Neeva Third Cover CM in various programmes Fourth Cover APIIC Advt on Sunrise State Published by: Information & Public Relations Department Government of Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad - 500 028 Ph: 040-23300258 Views expressed by various authors in this issue reflect their personal opinions. Design Karthik Beesu Printed at Caxton Offset Pvt. Ltd. Hyderabad Each Issue : Rs 5/Annual Subscription : Rs 50/- EDITORIAL A Drawing Big Ticket Investments ndhra Pradesh has added one more feather to its cap by achieving a commendable position in attracting Foreign Direct investment. By competing with developed states like Gujarat and Maharashtra in FDI flows within a short period of two years after the unscientific division of the state, AP's leadership showed the world that there is always a way, if there is a will. The latest rankings by the respected Financial Times of London, according to which the state was able to draw about Rs 40,000 crore foreign investments in 2015, once again affirmed the credibility enjoyed by the Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu across the business world. This April also witnessed the opening of two big ticket manufacturing facilities in Sri City in Chittoor district which is fast emerging as a major industrial base of Andhra Pradesh. While Mondelez International, formerly Cadburys, inaugurated its state-of-the-art facility, the largest in the Asia-Pacific Region, Isuzu Motors set up its greenfield project for manufacturing its adventure utility vehicle at an investment of Rs 3,000 crore. Hero Motors too is all set to roll out its first phase of production in Sri City. The laying of foundation stone for India's largest electronics manufacturing cluster - ELCINA Raaga Mayuri Electronics Park village in Hindupur, Anantapur district, this month is also another step forward in beefing up the investment scenario. The Vizag-Chennai Industrial Corridor Development Programme (VCICDP), for which Asian Development Bank has come forward to extend a loan of Rs 3,500 crore, will go a long way in augmenting the infrastructure along the proposed corridor. AP has never been a manufacturing base. Now, it will be, thanks to the relentless efforts of this administration. Ramesh Babu Kandula Editor www.andhrapradeshmagazine.org Email: [email protected] www.ipr.ap.nic.in 4 Printed and Published by Ramesh babu kandula on behalf of Director/Commissioner, Information and Public Relations Dept.; Printed at M/s Caxton Offset Pvt. Ltd., 11.5.416/3, Red Hills, Hyderabad - 500 004; Published at Office of Director/Commissioner , I&PR Dept, Govt of Andhra Pradesh, Samachar Bhavan, AC Guards, Hyderabad - 500028. Editor: Ramesh Babu Kandula. Ph: 040-23300258. ANDHRAPRADESHMAGAZINE.ORG MAY 2016