AP Cabinet to meet today, to discuss major investment proposals

Andhra Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, will meet at the State Secretariat at 10.30am on Tuesday. The cabinet will discuss more than 30 agenda items, including proposed policies, industrial investments, land allocations and public infrastructure.

The Cabinet is expected to consider draft policies for Animation and VFX (2026–31), Robotics and Physical AI, as well as the AP Semiconductor and Display Fab (4.0) policy.

Among the investment proposals, ministers are likely to consider an iPAC data centre in Rambilli, Anakapalli district, involving an investment of Rs 570.20 crore and an expected 2,565 jobs. Proposals from the Adani Group for a Cloud Hub will also be discussed.

Other projects on the agenda include a Carbon Cosmo Advanced Materials plant in Naidupeta, Tirupati district, with a proposed investment of Rs 4,000 crore and 700 jobs; a Dixon Technologies plant in Tirupati, worth Rs 700 crore and expected to create 2,300 jobs; and a Green AI Data Centre in Bhimili, Visakhapatnam district. The latter, proposed by AM Intelligence, carries an investment of Rs 31,387 crore and is projected to provide 1,000 jobs.

The Cabinet will also consider expanding the Ravali Spinners unit in West Godavari district, at a cost of Rs 236.92 crore and with 1,569 jobs expected. Other proposals include allocating 173.82 acres in the Nakkapalli Bulk Drug Park to the Hetero Group, and establishing a 56.82-acre Integrated Footwear Component Park in Annamayya district by the Skechers (Skicorp) Group.

Ministers are expected to discuss a 30-acre FLO industrial park for women entrepreneurs in Jaggayyapeta, NTR district. They may also consider cancelling land allocations in the Naidupeta SEZ previously made to Websol Renewables and Metro Decorative.

A proposed 15-megawatt waste-to-energy plant in Vijayawada, designed to process 1,023 tonnes of waste a day, is also on the agenda. The Cabinet is expected to consider a solar power project on 192.68 acres of Waqf land in Vajrakarur, Anantapur district.

Other matters include establishing a Directorate of Traffic Management and Road Safety within the state police, led by an officer of Inspector General rank, and creating new Pradhana Sannidhi Yadava and Sannidhi Yadava positions at Tirumala. The government also plans to explore small modular reactor technology for nuclear power plants as an alternative to thermal power generation.

The Cabinet will discuss plans for compressed biogas plants in NTR, Prakasam and Vizianagaram districts, as well as allocating 24.9 acres at Bhogapuram for a Reliance Industries giga-scale artificial intelligence data centre. Proposals to set aside two acres for a government ITI college in Penukonda and about 21 acres for an MSME park in Thamballapalle are also expected to be considered.

After the meeting, ministers may discuss the outcomes of the local body elections. Naidu is also expected to consult them on preparations for the Partnership Summit in Visakhapatnam on the 12th and 13th of this month.

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