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Andhra Pradesh state opposition leader YS Jaganmohan Reddy said that sale and consumption of liquor will be banned in AP in three phases if the YSRC is elected in 2019 assembly election. Jagan said that firstly illegal liquor vends in villages will be shut down, followed by a campaign against drinking, the liquor prices will be increased to such a level that only rich will be able to buy it. And then we will ban liquor completely in the state. Mr Reddy at the two-day meeting of the party in Amaravati said 'The future is ours, once I become chief minister, I will bring back the golden rule of our late leader YS Rajasekhara Reddy'. 

Mr Reddy added that 'I have a strong fancy to become the chief minister of the state. I wanted to rule for 30 years in a manner that will make every household keep my picture, along with that of my late father, after my demise'. Jagan released newly-coined slogan 'Anna Vastunnadu... Bhavishyattu Manade... (brother is coming, future is ours) to every home in the state. Mr Jagan added that he will launch programmes for farmers, students, women and pensioners. He said social security pension will be hiked to INR 2,000 from INR 1,000.
He said Chandrababu government has done false promises before the 2014 election. As soon as I become Chief Minister, I will distribute INR 50,000 to each small and marginal farmer holding less than five acres of land. He said a price stabilisation fund of INR 3,000 Crores and calamity relief fund worth INR 2,000 Crores will be launched for farmers in anguish, adding INR 15,000 Crores will be kept aside for women self-help groups. YSRC appointed Prasanth Kishor as political strategist of YSRC. Mr Jagan added that  'Like he helped Narendra Modi become Prime Minister in 2014, Kishor will guide us to victory in 2019.
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In Andhra Pradesh farmers have 'voluntarily offered' about 90 % of the targeted 38,581 acres land required for new capital 'Amravati' under the pooling system, as per the Government official announcement. The central government think barrel ‘NITI Aayog’ has praised the 'land pooling' method as a 'model to the nation' in land acquisition scheme. 

Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA), formulated for planning, co-ordination, promoting, executing and securing the planned development of capital region and safeguard the return of reconstituted land and payment of benefits to the land owners per every acre voluntarily handed over. 
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The three-day Visakha Utsav, to be inaugurated by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, will be held at Ramakrishna Beach here from Feb 3rd, 4th and 5th of 2017. Unlike earlier, this year the event would be held at a single venue on beach to enable tourists to enjoy different programmes.

The ambitious gala event of the state government aimed to attract domestic and foreign tourists to the city of Vizag.  Folk arts would be presented at beach, opposite Novotel, flower show at Viswapriya Function Hall, while temple replicas and stalls would be put up on the 2.5-km stretch extending from RK Beach to YMCA Beach.


The website of Visakha Utsav www.visakhaustsav.com was launched amid much fanfare in the presence of HRD Minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao and several officials on January 1, 2017 (New Year’s Day).

This event has been made as the annual tourism festival, which draws together the arts, crafts and an assortment of cuisines of the different regions of Andhra Pradesh. In Visakhapatnam, different places are selected to serve as the venues for several cultural programmes, sports activities and competitions. In concise terms, attending Visakha Utsav is the perfect way to have a glimpse of the cultural heritage of Andhra Pradesh in its full glory.

District Collector Praveen Kumar spokes

“Visakha Puraskaram, being introduced for the first time this year, is intended to further enhance the reputation of the festival besides ensuring greater participation of the local people,” he said.

Why VISAKHA:

A picturesque small fisherman's village called Vizagapatnam has existed for more than 13 centuries in east coast of India. Visakhapatnam, which is popularly referred to as Vizag, is named after God Vaishaka. The transformation of Vizag is unique in its speed, scale, and politics. Once seemed to be a sleepy town, now changed to bustling business town. The city is a port city, located along the shores of Bay of Bengal. Although considered to be an industrial city, Vizag has a rich and vibrant culture and heritage.

Visakhapatnam is the best tourism destination in Andhra Pradesh. From Lakes to cool Beaches, from beautiful Hill Ranges to Caves and Valleys, Visakhapatnam has them all. The district has many tourism spots that represent the Culture and Heritage of the true India. The Araku Valley is a must visit for any one visiting Andhra Pradesh. Beauty is packed at the Kailasagiri where one can find green meadows, beautiful and well-spread parks to fill your mind with peace.

Three days events planning you can find here

 
You can find more details from official website of Visakha Utsav  www.visakhaustsav.com

Source: thehindu.com and  www.visakhaustsav.com
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The Year 2016 was of hits and flops for Andhra Pradesh with many disparity in its history. The only significant event to happen in this year was shifting of the state's administrative operations to the new Amaravati from Hyderabad. Following many false commence, finally the Andhra Pradesh Secretariat (temporary) started functioning at Velagapudi village from this October. The Government's single biggest failure was its inability to begin the developments of new capital city. The Government has come out with a series of glorious images of the new capital city, and the year 2016 spent without finalising a single design for capital city thereby further impeding the construction activity. 

 Infact the state has achieved a 'double digit' economic growth rate. However, in reality the state is grappling to make ends meet because of huge revenue deficit. In the year 2015-16, the state's economy grew at 10.99% and, in the six months of 2016-17, it was raised up to 12.23%. There were too many cynicism in the state's economic story. The state's revenue proceeds rise to INR 22,800 Crores in the six months of the 2016-17 financial year as INR 20,166 Crores in the corresponding period of last year, resulting 13.05% increase. But the ascend revenue deficit stood at INR 6,641 Crores during the six months of this fiscal has become daunting. 

 The government estimates an pandemic revenue deficit of INR 4,868 Crores in the year 2016-17 but increased spending has resulted in a vast gap. The demonetisation to cause a further hollow to its slump economy, with the revenues immerse by 30%. Though the state had topped the list in Ease of Doing Business rankings in the country but it didn't bring an expected or promised investments and everything are been remained only 'in the pipeline' thus far. The government claims that close to INR 4 lakh crores worth investments were to flow into the state in various sectors, going by the number of MoU's signed during the Partnership Summit in January 2016. But many of those MoUs still remain only on paper. The state couldn't wangled the promised 'special category state' status and had to settle for a 'special economic package' and still not been 'operationalised'. In the current year the power sector has been the real induct renown for Andhra Pradesh with the state ranking on top in energy efficiency in the country. 

 The state power utilities have won a numerous awards at the national level on different efficiency criterion even as Andhra Pradesh turned power surplus (over 10,000 million units) and has also transformed into a 'seller' from a 'purchaser'. On the political the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) made itself a stronger by entice as many as 21 out of 67 MLA's of the only YSR Congress. The Opposition's weakness on all political counts has become the strength of the ruling party which otherwise started facing rough weather among the electorate for a diversity of reasons. The Congress is still in the dumps while the BJP  and TDP's partnership in power hasn't gained muscle.

We Taaza Vaartha believe that ''The year 2017 holds out a lot of hope for Andhra Pradesh People as it could essentially crier the development of their vision capital city''.
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French companies have reveals their interest in integrate with the Andhra Pradesh Government and making investments in urban infrastructure, smart cities, solar, urban development, renewable energy and sports. A alliance of 53 companies led by Alexandre Zieglar (French ambassador to India) visited the state on Wednesday and met AP CM N. Chandrababu Naidu and senior officials. They also showed interest in investments in sectors like water, transportation, waste, energy, communications and information technology. Many corporate companies showed their interest in ally with the state government in development of state capital Amaravati and Metro Rail projects in Vizag and Vijayawada.


The French ambassador was excite by the eager Amaravati development project and extol Chief Minister vision to develop a greenfield modern capital city. The French corporates have made presentation on their budding areas of concert. CM was impressed with the innovative ideas and technologies showcased by the French companies and welcomed their request to partnership with the Government of Andhra Pradesh. He requested the French companies to sign MoU's with the AP Economic Development Board and pursue succor on aerodynamic their entry and investments in the sunrise state. Chief Minister said that Andhra Pradesh an ideal place for investments with long coast line and copious mineral resources. Chief Minister welcomed the French business delegacy to invest in various sectors in the state by assuring necessary support and clearances within 14 days.
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Hudco, World Bank and Andhra Bank in together have 'in-principle' sanctioned an amount of around INR 17,500 Crores for building the world class capital city Amaravati. The state government has proposed to spend INR 32,500 Crores in the next four years to build Amaravati city. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu has also directed officials to vanguard for international funding agencies that extend loans at cheaper rates of interest. The state government has to spend INR 32,500 Crores in the next coming four years for creation of infrastructure in capital city.

Corporate companies such as Microsoft, Google, IBM, Apple, GE, Tesla, etc which are in the front-end for innovative technologies and also associated with Amaravati construction for economic development and employment generation. The government plans to pool-up required capital and it is necessary to zero in on financial institutions for funding, sources said. Besides the state government is also scout alternative funding sources like sovereign funds and pension funds to achieve low-cost funding for capital construction. A loan of INR 7,500 Crores had been tied up with Hudco and the World Bank loan for INR 4,700 Crores had also been approved by the central government. As per estimates the government has proposed to spend INR 4,967 Crores on roads, INR 750 Crores on drinking water sewerage facilities and INR 3,287 Crores will be spent on the power sector. Another additional amounts of INR 1,000 Crores was required for flood management and INR 250 Crores for greenery, INR 519 Crores was required to provide infrastructure in the villages of the capital city.
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The State Tourism Board Of Andhra Pradesh is giving out a hostile welcome to travellers as it has announced 25 tour packages that will cover all five tourist hubs in the state namely Visakhapatnam, Amaravati-Vijayawada, Rajahmundry-Kakinada, Tirupati-Nellore and Anantapur-Kurnool-Kadapa.

The Visakhapatnam hub tour packages:
  •  Visakhapatnam-Araku-Arasavalli (3 Nights/4 Days)
  • Visakhapatnam-Araku-Ananthagiri (3 Nights/4 Days)
  • Visakhapatnam-Jagdalpur-Konark Puri-Chilka lake (4 Nights/5 Days)
  • Visakhapatnam-Borra Caves-Machkund-Jeypore-Jagdalpur (3 Nights/4 Days)
Amaravati Capital tour packages:
  • Pilgrimage and heritage tour:- Bengaluru-Puttaparthi-Lepakshi
  • Heritage and eco-pilgrimage tour:- Lepakshi, Bengaluru, Horsley Hills, Penukonda.
  • Temple tour:- Bengaluru, Mahanandi, Srisailam, Ahobilam.
  • Heritage and leisure tour:- Lepakshi-Bangalore, Bengaluru-Kotilingeswara Temple-Horsley Hills-Puttaparthi.
  • Temple and eco-tour:- Bengaluru-Mantralayam, Kurnool-Orvakal-Yaganti-Belum Caves-Ahobilam-Mahanandi-Srisailam, and covering Anantapur-Puttaparthi-Kadiri-Katarupalli-Timmamma Marrimanu, 
Rajahmundry-Kakinada hub tour Packages:
  •  Kakinada-Samalkot-Annavaram
  • Rajahmundry-Maredumilli
  • Rajahmundry-Maredumilli-Papikondalu
  • Kakinada-Maredumilli 
Tirupati hub tour packages:
  • Kanipakam (Local tour)
  • Sri Kalahasti (Local tour)
  • Tirupati-Horsley Hills-Talakona-Tirupati
  • Local packages starting from Vishnu Nivasam (Twice daily)
  • Temple tours:- Tirupati-Srisailam-Mahanandi, Ahobilam-Yaganti-Belum Caves- Tirupati (On demand), Chandragiri Fort-Tirupati, an evening package (On demand), ex-Chennai (on joint partnership basis), ex-Madurai, and Kumbakonam-Tirumala.
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The Andhra Pradesh government has on friday decided for clearance of contentious Swiss Challenge Model for selecting the master developer plan for new capital city Amaravati. The state Cabinet said that under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, approved the Swiss Challenge model after a committee headed by Yanamala Ramakrishnudu (Finance Minister) cleared the proposal. Preparation media at the end of the Cabinet meeting, the Chief Minister said a Singapore consortium of Ascendas-Singbridge and Sembcorp Development Limited had submitted a proposal on October 30 last year under Swiss Challenge to be the master developer of Amaravati. We have thoroughly perused the proposal at various levels and the high-powered committee gave its approval in the last week. We discussed this in the Cabinet meeting and approved the Singapore consortium’s proposal, Chandra Babu said. Singapore government has 74.5 % equity in the consortium.
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The Central government reportedly hasten the process of reconcile the nativity issue following the request made by the AP Government. The nativity issue reap momentum ahead of the State government to shift its operations from Hyderabad, Telangana to AP Capital city Amaravati. In earlier Union Home Ministry gave its comments and sent to PM Modi. And the file was sent from PMO to President Pranab Mukherjee for his assent on Tuesday. AP Government assume that the President would give his assent with-in a week or 10 days much leading of the employees relocate from Hyderabad, Telangena to Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh beginning from June 27, according sources. The Centre's action has come against the backdrop of AP CM Chandrababu letter to Union Rajnath Singh (Union Home Minister).  (Also Read about Pakistan media sees 'nuclear' designs in AP)

The families having children who will shift to Amaravathi will not be having four years of study or stay from the date of shifting. It will be a inauspicious position for such families, as they will lose local status in Hyderabad or other parts of Telangana but also will not have local status of the residual state of Andhra Pradesh. For this the AP Government asked the Centre to grant local status to the candidates who migrate to parts of Andhra Pradesh from Telangana after bifurcation within a term of three years from the date of bifurcation of State on par with other local candidates. 
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Andhra Pradesh capital Amaravati has obliviously drawn the heed of Pakistan Media. The now discarded cupola shaped design for the Andhra Pradesh assembly at Amaravati drawn by international architects Maki and Associates has sparked off a conjecture that a mega nuclear power plant is being planned on the right bank of the river Krishna near Vijayawada. The footage of one such debate on a media in Pakistan was telecast by a Telugu TV channel on Tuesday night. One of the participants on the Pakistani channel proclaim that a mega city is being constructed in Andhra Pradesh to manufacture what he called hydrogen bombs. He also accused the United States of helping Andhra Pradesh in building Amaravati. 

Visits of sundry teams from Japan, Singapore and China  to Vijayawada has reportedly created a sort of fear psychosis on the other side of the border over a 'Mega Nuclear City'. En Passant the AP government had rejected the 'dome' design for the assembly as it favour nuclear towers. The government has asked Maki and Associates to come out with a new design. 
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Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu said on saturday that he regret not having shifted to Amaravati immediately after taking charge in June-2014. Chandra Babu operating from Hyderabad and moved operations to Vijayawada last June after a temporary office building was constructed. New capital Amaravati was chosen in September-2014. Naidu said i should shifted to Vijayawada and shall started working from under the trees or tents. Had I moved here then itself, everyone would have followed. I am repenting now. His remark came to a question at a press conference on the shifting of government departments from Hyderabad to Amaravati by mid-June. My main concern is about the academic year. We can't afford losing one more year if employees don't shift from Hyderabad in June. I am discussing this with all concerned and will take a call, Naidu said. Referring to the disquiets raised by employees over lack of proper facilities at Velagapudi where the state government transitional headquarters is coming up, he said some problems were bound to be there initially.
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 Andhra Pradesh government today formed a high powered committee to study the contended Swiss Challenge model for the development of Amaravati. As the top bureaucrats of the state opposing the Swiss Challenge model and also given the objections reportedly raised by the Centre, the TDP Government constituted the 10-members committee to  address, identify and resolve the issues relating to the proposal with the original project proposal. The Committee is headed by Yanamala Ramakrishnudu (State Finance Minister) state government has already signed a MoU with a Singapore companies 'Ascendas-Singbridge and Sembcorp Development Ltd' for development of the 'core capital area' in 8 sq km (about 2,000 acres).
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Government of Andhra Pradesh will use e-office systems and electronic files for smooth shifting of secretariat from hyderabad to Velagapudi village, Amaravati from June-15. The files created post-bifurcation of the state are in e-form.  Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on tuesday inaugurated the temporary secretariat at velagapudi village. Officials said that although only the Chief Minister office is completely ready and rest of the offices are still in construction. P Raghunatha Reddy (I&PR and IT Minister) said digital version files will be transferred smoothly and non of the files should miss in the process, we unplug at hyderabad and plug in at the temporary secretariat. We are hoping to transfer all the paperwork and old files without any major glitches.
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CM Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated the state interim government secretariat at Velagapudi village, Amaravati. Chief Minister signed a file to waive of loan for farmers on this occasion. Naidu said the government will begin operations from Amaravati region from June-15. The construction of the government secretariat has been going on at a speedy pace to meet the deadline. The Chief Minister announced a five-day working week for employees who come to work at Velagapudi from Hyderabad and they would be paid an additional 30% as house rent allowance (HRA). In the Phase-1 govt will build 5,000 houses for the employees within a span of year in the Amaravati. More number of houses will be built in the subsequent phases. Chandra Babu also announced additional 50 square yards of land to farmers of the region who gave their lands for development of the new capital.
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Ajay Devgn and actress Kajol will be brand ambassadors of Andhra Pradesh tourism, according to official statement released on Tuesday. Ajay Devgn met AP CM Chandrababu Tuesday, showed keen interest in the development of new capital Amaravati and its tourist attractions. A statement from the chief minister office said the actor said he along with his wife Kajol, were ready to be ambassadors of Amaravati and the state tourism. CM told the actor his plans to develop the capital as one of the best cities in the world. Chief Minister assured support from the government for the proposed entertainment and media city.
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AP CM Chandrababu said that exorbitant prices of land in capital region will cause flight of investments to the next destination Rayalaseema and other states. Doing business in Singapore appears to be cost-effective than in Vijayawada and Guntur due to the land value inflation. In the 5th anniversary celebrations of L.V. Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) Chandrababu who has attended as chief guest said that people had jacked up land prices and also rents but were not selling them with an intention to commercialize the properties. Amaravati is poised to become one of the world’s best cities. Entrepreneurs from the region no longer need to look beyond the emerging capital city. However, the land issue has to be sorted out to enable them to play a catalytic role in development. And Chief Minister said land values had become a problem for me too as I look to develop Amaravati into a world-class city.
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Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu today laid the foundation stone of the state's temporary secretariat in state capital near Amaravati. Chandra Babu performed religious rituals to launch the construction of the 'Interim Government secretariat' on 45 acres at Velagapudi village, Guntur district. Of Total 45 acres, 27 acres have been earmarked for government buildings and the rest for public facilities. Three building blocks are proposed to be constructed for housing the offices of government departments, which are currently functioning from Hyderabad. Assembly Speaker Kodela Sivaprasad Rao and top officials attended the foundation stone laying ceremony. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said the complex was being constructed to ensure smooth governance from Vijayawada. Chief Minister described it as a new beginning and the first step in development new capital Amaravati and said farmers had come forward to offer 33,000 acres land under land pooling for construction of the capital.
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An interim government complex (temporary secretariat) of Andhra Pradesh in the state’s new capital Amaravati, was agreed by two competing firms to the final price offered by the government. Larsen & Toubro Ltd (L&T) and Shapoorji Pallonji were said to have agreed to the price ₹ 3,350/- sq. ft offered by the Andhra Pradesh government for constructing the interim government complex at Velagapudi village, 16 km from Vijayawada, and finish the buildings by 15 June.11 If the two companies complete the construction work by the agreed date most of offices of the Andhra Pradesh government will be shifted to Amaravati from Hyderabad.
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The Telugu Desam Party government appears to have taken a decision to stop the land acquisition process for the new capital of Amaravati, as the issue started snowballing into a major political controversy.


In fact, Pawan did nothing to stop land acquisition by the TDP government, except indulging in tweet war with the TDP leaders.

Even before Jagan came to know about the TDP government’s second thoughts on the land acquisition, Pawan reacted quickly and posted on the social networking site, thanking Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu for reconsidering his decision.

He also thanked ministers Narayana and Pulla Rao for taking initiative in stalling the land acquisition.

Perhaps, it is a ploy to deny political mileage to Jagan, who has gone overboard to claim that he would return the lands as soon as he comes to power, which is going to happen soon!

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