The Telugu Desam Party-led coalition government headed by chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who was facing the criticism in his earlier stint that he was neglecting all the other regions while focussing only on Amaravati, seems to be trying to erase this misconception in this present term.
In an attempt to counter the argument of the previous YSR Congress party government headed by Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy that decentralised development is possible only by establishing three capital cities, Naidu is focussing on Rayalaseema and north-Andhra as well, while developing Amaravati as the capital city.
By trying to bring in a number of IT companies like TCS, Cognizant, Accenture and now Google to Visakhapatnam, various green power projects to Rayalaseema and defence clusters to Donakonda, the Naidu government is trying to create an impression that he is not neglecting the other regions at the cost of Amaravati.
After signing the agreement with Google Cloud in New Delhi on Tuesday, Lokesh told reporters in Amaravati on Wednesday that state government was committed to balanced regional development and investment-driven growth.
He declared that “Andhra Pradesh stands united — one state, one capital, with development reaching all corners.”
He outlined several new investments and infrastructure projects across the state’s districts:
Pumped storage and cement factories are being set up in Anantapur and Kurnool; Electronics manufacturing ecosystems are being developed in Chittoor and Kadapa, with major expansions in Sri City’s greater industrial zone. Global firms such as Daikin, Blue Star, and LG have increased their investments in the region.
“Reliance Industries is making large-scale investments in Prakasam district, while quantum computing initiatives are being introduced in Amaravati. Similarly, aqua industry promotion is underway in the Godavari districts, and major IT firms — TCS, Cognizant, and Accenture — are expanding operations in North Andhra,” he said.
Lokesh asserted that Andhra Pradesh ranks first in “Speed of Doing Business” and that the government is focused on delivering, not just signing MoUs. “We have promised 20 lakh jobs — 5 lakh of them in the IT sector alone. Not a single company will leave our state,” Lokesh declared.
He credited the “double-engine governance” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Centre and Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu in the state for driving industrial transformation:
“All states may have double-engine governments, but Andhra has a double-engine bullet train,” he quipped.
