Union Minister Piyush Goyal witnesses Andhra Pradesh's map during the CII Partnership Summit on November 13, 2026

Union Minister Piyush Goyal witnesses Andhra Pradesh's map during the CII Partnership Summit on November 13, 2026 | Photo Credit: ANI

Minister for Information and Public Relations and Housing Kolusu Parthasarathi on Friday (November 13, 2026) said that Andhra Pradesh’s brand value got enhanced with the effective administration of Chandrababu Naidu government, which had attracted huge investments in 2026. He said that the world’s best companies were looking at AP which has both natural resources including 1,053 km long sea coast.

Vizianagaram Collector S. Ramsundar Reddy and other officials greeted him at Vizianagaram while on his way to Visakhapatnam and explained about the latest initiatives such as acquisition of land for Reliance Data Center.

Speaking to The Hindu on the occasion, the minister said that Andhra would attract 9.89 lakh crore investments with 303 Memoranda of Understanding with nearly 305 companies. “The speedy construction of the international airport at Bhogapuram, on-going construction activity of Google Data Center in Vizianagaram-Visakhapatnam have instilled further confidence among the investors. That is why, the CII Partnership-2026 attracted new and solid investments in various sectors, including IT, power, defence, service, hospitality and others,” said Mr. Parthasarathi.

The Minister exuded confidence that the ongoing developmental activities in the State would provide livelihood opportunities for thousands of youngsters. “We anticipated creation of 30 lakh job opportunities both directly and indirectly in the State in near future. The youngsters who have confidence on Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu reposed their faith in him and ensured massive victory for TDP-JSP-BJP alliance in just concluded local body elections,” he added.

Published - November 13, 2026 01:22 pm IST

Source: The Hindu · K Srinivasa Rao

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