CM addresses Partnership Summit 2018 Road Show in Dubai

“I was the Chief Minister of united Andhra Pradesh for 9 years, and my work is there for everybody to see, including Cyberabad”, said Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, opening his speech in the Partnership Summit 2018 Road Show held in Dubai. 

“While I am heading 60% of the erstwhile state, I have made sure that our government sets clear goals of being the top investment destination by 2022, the best state in India by 2029 and becoming one of the best states in the world by 2050.” 

“We are leading the country in Ease of Doing Business, and we have partnered with Lee Kwan Yew School of Public Policy to strengthen our EoDB more.”

“We have public service ordinance, which will ensure a responsive government. Our focus areas are clearly defined: Agri and food processing, Aerospace and Defence, Energy, IT, Life Sciences, Leather, empowering MSMEs and others.”

“Kia, Isuzu, Hero and Apollo tyres have already come into our state. Siemens Gamesha and Suzlinbetc in the energy sector have also set up base. Foxconn has also invested in AP.”

“We have been able to develop a strong industrial ecosystem, and each sector has concentrated its development in specific areas. For example, the automobile sector in Anantapur, manufacturing in Vizag, Prakasam and Chittoor and solar energy in Kurnool. We are following the cluster approach in every district and region.”

“In food processing, North Andhra leads in cashew, mango, sugarcane and coconut. Eastern and Western Andhra are leading in paddy, coconut, banana, oil and palm. The Rayalaseema region is famous for groundnut, papua, pomegranate, sweet orange, meat and milk. The Southern coast of Andhra is known for sweet orange, spices, sugarcane, mango and banana.”

He urged the companies who are interested in agri-processing to come to AP, promising good potential, opportunities and all required facilities.

“We also have the Visakhapatnam Chennai Industrial Corridor and the Bangalore Chennai Industrial Corridor, which run through a large part of AP.”

“We also have a strong ecosystem for Defence and Aerospace, the petroleum hub and textiles. We are rich in mineral wealth and offer opportunities for hardware production.”

“We want to make our state a knowledge hub. So far, we have 8 institutions of excellence and over 15 universities in our state. Even B. R. Shetty will be setting up a medical university.”

“The capital city Amaravati, the building of the largest greenfield city in the country, will also offer you a large variety of opportunities. By 2050, there will be 3.5 million jobs created in Amaravati. There will be 1,600 km of cycle tracks in the city, making it more sustainable and green. The 33,000 acres of land for the city was contributed by farmers with trust in a unique experiment of land pooling.”

“Dubai thrived in spite of heavy adverse conditions, and so will we. We all have conducive factors. Our climate, water availability, power supply, tourist attractions and a lot of heritage.”

“In 2017, we had 665 MoUs which are bringing in $163.6 billion worth of investments, and a potential to create 5.5 lakh jobs. We have efficient systems of governance in place, including RTG, Parishkara Vedika and more.”

“We will take the responsibility of handholding and accelerating your investment process in our state. I invite you all for the Partnership Summit held on 24, 25 and 26 February, to come and make AP your investment destination.”

He addressed the Indian businessmen and told them to help contribute in building their Janmabhoomi. “My dream is that every industrialist and business person in UAE should have at least one unit in Andhra Pradesh.”