Bizz Buzz Bureau Amaravati

AndhraPradesh Cabinet on Tuesday discussed various proposals which figured at the last State Investment Promotion Board (SIPB) and resolved to give green signal to explore nuclear power plants using small-modular reactor (SMR) technology including private sector participation.

The meeting was held here under the chairmanship of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu reviewed the arrangements for the two-day CII Partnership Summit in Visakhapatnam on November 12 and 13 and expressed satisfaction over the spectacular performance of NDA in the local body elections. The meeting gave approval to various biogas plant installations. Clearance was accorded to set up a dedicated Traffic Management and Road Safety Directorate in the Police Department.

Land allotments for Hetero Group at Nakkapalli Bulk Drug Park (173.82 acres), footwear component park in an area of 56.82 acres in Annamayya district, to allot plots in women's industrial park at Rs35.31 lakh per acres at Jayanthipura in NTR district were approved.

The meeting also discusse amendments to Andhra Pradesh Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Extended Reality (AVGC-XR) Policy (2026-31), Robotics and Physical AI Policy (up to 2036) and Display Fab Policy. The policy period is being extended to position Andhra Pradesh as prominent global digital creativity and media centre.

The Cabinet discussed lithium battery material proposal by Carbon Cosmo in Naidupet with an investment of Rs4,000 crore and land allocation proposal of Dixit Technologies in Tirupati for its Rs700-crore investment plan.

The Cabinet is also understood to have discussed the proposal for land cancellation for Websol and Metro Decorative in Tirupati and approved a 15 MW waste-to-energy plant in Vijayawada.

Naidu at the meeting told the Ministers not to be complacent over resounding success of NDA nominees in the just-concluded municipal and Zilla Parishad and Mandal Parishad elections and advised them to work unitedly with proper coordination and involvement of all to implement various welfare measures with renewed vigour and commitment.

The Chief Minister said the coalition leaders should always maintain a good rapport with the general public and counter the misinformation campaign by the Opposition parties.