Andhra Pradesh govt to enact ‘Investors Protection Act’, says Minister Nara Lokesh at CII Summit

After pioneering the implementation of escrow accounts, Andhra Pradesh set to become the first state in India to implement the ‘Investors Protection Act’

Speaking at the inaugural session of the 31st CII Partnership Summit 2026 in Visakhapatnam, AP IT Minister Nara Lokesh announced that Andhra Pradesh is proactively working on an “Investors Protection Act” to safeguard investors and he also requested Union Minister Piyush Goyal to facilitate policy clearance and its implementation at the national level.

Building on its pioneering initiative of providing escrow accounts for investors, Andhra Pradesh is set to become the first state to introduce a dedicated legal framework for investment protection.