Collectors Conference Day 2 in Vijayawada

Toursism

* Ten new 5-star hotels to come up 

* Seven 5-star hotel projects underway 

* CK Convention Centre in Guntur to be completed by August and it’ll be the biggest convention centre in the state 

* F2 circuit to come up in the state which will have a Motorsport Racetrack and R&D facilities  

* Amusement Park to come up in Tirupati and Oceanarium in Vizag 

* Uniform signage boards across NH16 highlighting attractions of places along the highway. The project to be extended to other highways too. 

* Events and Festivals for 2017-18: 25 mega events spread across 76 days planned 

* Successful campaigns like Let’s Vizag and next campaign will be Let’s Konaseema  

* Comprehensive development plan for 10 key villages in order to explore Tourism opportunities 

* Cuisine development: 2 institutes already engaged in cuisine development. 30 recipes unique to the state have been shortlisted 

* Sri S.P. Tucker, IAS, CEO SITAP, talking on Growth Scenario and Task Forces

* Pharma Task Force is needed since it brings together various different departments and unites them to work for a common task 

* Easier to set up Pharma units before 2020 hence a cluster approach for the industry 

* 2 clusters to come up in Vizag, 1 in Nellore and 1 in Prakasam 

* Need to tap MNCs eager to set up hubs in the state. Need for updating our methodology in order to significantly boost the output 

Irrigation  

* In order to irrigate 69.72L acres of land not currently under irrigation, focus to be on interlinking of rivers, judicious use of ground and surface water 

* The aim is to bring as much cultivable land under irrigation as possible 

* Real Time Groundwater Levels an innovative project to continuously monitor groundwater levels 

* If all projects are completed successfully we would be in a position where we have sufficient water even if we go without rainfall for two years 

* All functioning bore-wells, MI tanks and other water structures have been successfully geotagged 

* Rainfall Forecast→ Four Week Forecast: Normal or Above Normal Rainfall 

HON’ CM EXPLAINED IN DETAIL THE RIVER INTER-LINKING PLAN OF ANDHRA PRADESH.

HON’ CM SAID WATER CONSERVATION IS EVERY CITIZEN’S RESPONSIBILITY.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT

* Almost reached the national levels for Gross Enrolment Ratio and Net Enrolment Ratio 

* All statistics have been integrated with the Student Performance Tracking System where analysis is available for each and every student in the state  

* Performance of students as well as teachers can be monitored through CM Dashboard 

* Improving quality of Mid Day Meals 

    * Centralized kitchens 

    * Extending LPG connections to School Kitchens all over the state. Hon’ble CM directed that LPG connections be made compulsory for kitchens preparing Mid Day Meals 

* Effective monitoring through initiatives like eHazar 

* Introduction of vocational and training courses for skill development 

* Establishment of Higher Education Quality Accreditation(HEQA) Cell to ensure quality education across the state