Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the Andhra Pradesh Cabinet, which successfully approved more than 30 agenda items spanning IT, industries, revenue, and home departments.
Standing out among the policy measures is the greenlit Andhra Pradesh AVGC-XR Policy for the 2026-31 period, which is explicitly designed to propel the Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics, and Extended Reality sectors across the state.
Sweeping policy frameworks and high-value investments
The state cabinet cleared a diverse array of forward-looking tech policies and multi-crore industrial proposals.
Advanced tech policies: The cabinet gave its formal nod to the AP Robotics and Physical AI Policy (2026-2036) alongside draft amendments concerning the AP Semiconductor and Display Fab Policy (4.0) 2024–29. M/s Epack Data Centre Solutions Pvt Ltd secured the approval to set up a manufacturing unit for critical modular components meant for hyperscale and AI data centres at Rambilli in Anakapalli district, entailing an investment of INR 570.20 crore and generating 2,565 jobs.
M/s Carbon Cosmo Advanced Materials Private Ltd received the nod for the setting up of an integrated manufacturing complex to produce iron phosphate and lithium iron phosphate cathode active material in Naidupeta, Tirupati, with a proposed investment of `4,000.20 crore, with 700 potential jobs.
Additionally, land allotment was cleared for M/s Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd in Tirupati with an overall investment of `700 crore and 2,300 jobs.
A mega project proposal from M/s AM Intelligence Labs Pvt Ltd to set up a 512mw Green Integrated AI Data Centre facility in Visakhapatnam district with a staggering investment of `31,387 crores has officially been cleared.
The cabinet endorsed several proposals cleared by the state investment promotion board on November 6. These include tailor-made incentives under the AP Textile, Apparel and Garments Policy for M/s Ravali Spinners Pvt Ltd in West Godavari district (`236.92 crore) and Early Bird incentives for M/s Rathi Green Energy and M/s Neuland Laboratories.
Other cabinet approvals featured land allotment for the Hetero Group at the AP Bulk Drug Park in Nakkapalli and an integrated footwear component park in Annamayya district.
The cabinet earmarked 30 acres at Jayanthipuram in NTR District as the “FLO Women Industrial Park,” allowing plots to be allotted to women entrepreneurs recommended by the FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) at concessional pricing.
Under the home department, the state approved the establishment of a directorate of traffic management & road safety at the police headquarters in Mangalagiri, to be headed by an IGP-rank officer. The endowments department also saw the creation of specialized posts within Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams and the Silpi Wing.
APGENCO received cabinet approval to explore small modular reactor nuclear technology as a future alternative to thermal power units. Furthermore, multiple compressed biogas plants were greenlit under the AP Integrated Clean Energy Policy 2024 across NTR, Prakasam, and Vizianagaram districts.
Strategic land allocations were finalised, including nearly 25 acres in Vizianagaram district to APIIC for the setting up of a Giga Scale Artificial Intelligence Data Centre (AIDC) by M/s Reliance Industries Ltd, and land for an MSME Park in Annamayya district.
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