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HUDCO to lend Rs 11,000 cr for Amaravati greenfield capital construction

Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd (HUDCO), a navaratna central public sector enterprise, has come forward to lend Rs 11,000 crore for the construction of Amaravati greenfield capital city in Andhra Pradesh, the state government said on Monday. Municipal Minister P Narayana, who was in Delhi today, met with HUDCO chief executive Sanjay Kulshrestha and explained to him about the state's government's plans for Amaravati development. "Satisfied by the state government's proposals, HUDCO CEO agreed to lend Rs 11,000 crore to Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (AP CRDA) for Amaravati construction," an official release said. Out of the Rs 26,000 crore needed for constructing Amaravati Phase-1, the World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB) came forward to lend Rs 15,000 crore and the fresh promise of Rs 11,000 crore loan by HUDCO will ensure that the required amount of Rs 26,000 crore has been taken care of, it added.

CM Chandrababu Naidu restarts 'dream project' of Andhra's capital Amaravati

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday restarted the Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) project works here. The works at Rayapudi village in the capital region were restarted after a hiatus of five years, following the erstwhile YSRCP government abandoning Naidu's 'dream project'. Naidu took up the CRDA project office works in a seven-storey building at a cost of Rs 160 crore during his earlier tenure between 2014-2019. However, between 2019 and 2024, former Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy promoted the idea of three capital cities and kept the development of Amaravati on the back-burner. With the emergence of Naidu as the CM of the bifurcated state for the second time post 2024 polls, Amaravati capital project received a shot in the arm. On October 16, the decision to restart the works was taken during a CRDA authority meeting, said an official statement on Saturday.

World Bank ready to extend Rs 15k cr loan for Amaravati: Andhra CM Naidu

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday said that the World Bank has agreed to extend Rs 15,000 crore loan to the state government for the construction of the capital Amaravati and its work will start from December. Addressing a press conference here, Naidu, thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whom he met on Monday, said, the Centre has agreed to release Rs 12,500 crore towards the construction works of Polavaram project. He further said oil and gas major Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd will be setting up a refinery with an investment outlay of Rs 85,000 crore in the state and the company is currently conducting a feasibility study into selecting the location. The chief minister said he appraised the PM of "Swarna Andhra Pradesh 2047" vision document which is under preparation, aiming to make the state a USD 2.5 trillion economy with USD 40,000 per capita income. "The World Bank has agreed to give Rs 15,000 crore for the construction of Amaravati capital ..

Respect, capability, prosperity define PM Vishwakarma Yojana: PM Modi

The PM MITRA Park in Amravati is being developed by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) as the state implementation agency over a 1,000-acre park

PM Modi to attend Vishwakarma' event, lay stone of textile park in Amravati

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Maharashtra on Friday to attend an event in Wardha marking the first anniversary of the PM Vishwakarma' scheme and lay the foundation stone of a textile park that will come up in Amravati. During the PM Vishwakarma' programme to be held in Wardha around 11.30 am, PM Modi will release certificates and loans to the beneficiaries of this scheme, an official release said. The central scheme was launched on September 17 last year to provide end-to-end support to artisans and craftspeople who work with their hands and tools. The PM will distribute credit under the scheme to 18 beneficiaries under 18 trades. As a tribute to their legacy and enduring contribution to society, he will release a commemorative stamp to mark one year of progress under the programme, it said. Modi will lay the foundation stone of a PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel (PM MITRA) Park' that will come up in Amravati. The 1,000-acre park is being developed by the .

Cement companies likely to continue raising prices until mid-Nov: Antique

Brokerage firm Antique predicts that the cost curve for cement is likely to continue sliding downward in the second half of the financial year 2024-25

Andhra assembly session begins, 1st after TDP-led coalition comes to power

The maiden session of the 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly began on Friday with the oath-taking process of the newly-elected MLAs. TDP MLA G Butchaiah Chowdary presided over the proceedings as the Pro-tem Speaker. The session commenced at 9:45 am in the Assembly Hall located at Velagapudi, Amravati. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu attended the session after more than two and half years. Actor-Politician and Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan entered the House for the first time in his 16-year-old political career as Pithapuram MLA and Deputy Chief Minister. The session will witness the election of a new Speaker and Deputy Speaker. According to TDP sources, senior party leader and Narsipatnam MLA C Ayyannapatrudu is likely to be elected as the Speaker. CM and Kuppam MLA Chandrababu Naidu was the first to take oath followed by Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan. After taking oath, Naidu went to the Pro-tem's Speaker's chair and exchanged pleasantries. The NDA alliance swept the 2024 And

Chandrababu Naidu's dream Amravati project revived, will cost Rs 40,000 cr

Under the former TDP government, Amaravati's infrastructure development expenditure reached Rs 21,000 crore. However, the vision was put on hold following a regime change in 2019

Supreme Court reinstates MP Navneet Rana's scheduled caste certificate

A Bombay High Court judgment in 2021 had questioned the validity of MP Navneet Kaur Rana 'Mochi' caste certificate, claiming it had been procured fraudulently

SC sets aside verdict cancelling caste certificate of MP Navnit Rana

The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside the Bombay High Court verdict cancelling the caste certificate of Amravati MP and BJP leader Navneet Kaur Rana. Allowing the plea of Rana, a bench comprising justices JK Maheshwari and Sanjay Karol said the high court should not have interfered with the report of the scrutiny committee on the issue of caste certificate of Rana. On June 8, 2021, the high court had said the 'mochi' caste certificate was obtained fraudulently using fabricated documents by Rana. It had also imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh on the Amravati MP, saying the records indicated that she belonged to the 'Sikh-Chamar' caste. Rana, who had won the reserved Amravati parliamentary seat in Maharashtra as an independent candidate in 2019, has recently joined BJP and is all set to contest from the same constituency.She was backed by the NCP in 2019.

BJP's move to field Navneet Rana from Amravati invites wrath of allies

The BJP's decision to induct independent MP Navneet Rana into the party and fielding her from the Amravati Lok Sabha seat has not gone down well with some ruling allies in Maharashtra as they termed the development as "downfall of democracy" and "political suicide". Rana, who currently represents the Amravati Lok Sabha seat, joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the party's state unit chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule's residence in Nagpur along with her supporters late Wednesday night. The BJP's Central Election Committee announced her name as the party candidate for the Amravati seat, and Bawankule said she would file her election nomination on April 4. However, the development has invited criticism not only from the opposition Congress, but also from independent MLA Bacchu Kadu, an ally of the ruling side, and former MP Anandrao Adsul, who belongs to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. Kadu described Rana's candidature as the "downfall of democracy" and said she

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Amravati MP Navneet Rana joins BJP in Nagpur

Navneet Rana, an incumbent MP from Amravati, joined the BJP in Nagpur late on Wednesday night in the presence of the party's state unit chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule. She joined the BJP at the Bawankule's residence in Nagpur along with her supporters and in the presence of senior party leaders from Amravati, Nagpur, Wardha and other places. Her husband Ravi Rana, an MLA, was also present when she joined the BJP. The BJP's Central Election Committee on Wednesday announced her name as the party's candidate for the Amravati seat. Bawankule said she would file her election nomination on April 4. Addressing a press conference around midnight at Bawankule's residence, Navneet Rana said that she followed the development path of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for the last five years as a supporter of the NDA. Rana expressed happiness over joining the BJP and said that she would ensure that the Amravati parliamentary constituency would be among the 400 seats that

Clean Air Survey 2023: Indore ranks first followed by Agra and Thane

A total of 131 cities have been identified for the implementation of the city-specific action plans under this programme, for reducing air pollution by up to 40% by FY26

Prepare action plan to hand over houses to poor in Amaravati: Reddy

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday directed officials to prepare an action plan for constructing houses and hand them over to beneficiaries after distributing pattas for the eligible poor in the Amaravati capital region. Reviewing the government housing programme, the Chief Minister instructed officials to give special attention on expediting construction for the poor to get their houses at the earliest. "The sooner the houses are constructed and handed over to the poor, the better it would be for their lives," Reddy said in a a release by the state government. Meanwhile, officials informed the Chief Minister that 5,024 Andhra Pradesh Township And Infrastructure Development Corporation (APTIDCO) houses are ready to be handed over while levelling works of land at R-5 zone, a designated place for eligible poor people in the capital area, have been completed and house pattas are ready to be distributed. According to officials, 3.7 lakh houses were complete

Govt asks SC to not rush in granting legal validation to same-sex marriage

The apex court on Wednesday heard a plea in the same-sex marriage case and 7 women wrestler moved SC seeking permission to file an affidavit

Capital crisis in Andhra Pradesh

The idea of three capitals has not been abandoned, even as the state lurches from financial crisis to crisis

Amaravati farmers protest against AP govt's plan for three state capitals

A large number of farmers from Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh organised a protest here against the state government's plan for bringing a law to develop three capitals instead of one, with MPs from various parties joining them to extend their support. TDP members, including Jayadev Galla and K Rammohan Naidu, BSP's Danish Ali and YRS Congress' K Raghu Rama Krishna Raju, a dissident leader in the state's ruling party, were among the MPs besides several other leaders, including from the Congress and the Left, who expressed their support to the farmers protesting under the banner of the 'Amaravati Parirakshana Samithi', according to a statement. Farmers have demanded that the state government should stick to the earlier plan of having one capital city in Amaravati as envisaged by former chief minister Chandrababu Naidu. "Farmers want the government to honour its earlier commitment. Their land has been taken in lieu of developing the capital in Amaravati but now the government is ...

Spat over format of Andhra Pradesh's capital city rattles global investors

The three-capital plan proposed by the YSR Congress implies a significant shrinkage of the Amaravati project.

Rahul Gandhi backs demand for Amaravati as only capital of Andhra

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday backed the demand of Amaravati farmers that Amaravati should be developed as the only state capital of Andhra Pradesh.

NIA announces Rs 2 lakh reward on accused in Amravati pharmacist murder

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has announced a reward of Rs 2 lakh for any information leading to the arrest of accused Shaheem Ahmed Firoz Ahmed wanted in the case of murder of Amravati pharmacist Umesh Kolhe, an official said. Ahmed (22), a resident of Zakir Colony in Amravati city of Maharashtra, has been on the run since the case was registered two months back. "The NIA has declared a cash reward of Rs 2 lakh for any kind of information leading to the arrest of Ahmed," the official said on Monday. The probe agency has so far arrested 10 people in connection with Kolhe's murder. Kolhe was killed in Amravati on June 21 after he shared on social media a post purportedly supporting suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma over her controversial remarks about Prophet Mohammad. The NIA registered the case on July 2 on directions of the Ministry of Home Affairs under Indian Penal Code Sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 302 (murder), 153-A (promoting enmity between differen