AP Secretariat at Velagapudi inauguration

As Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu being busy with his China tour, Minister Ayyanna Patrudu along with Chief Secretary SP Tucker, inaugurated the Secretariat complex  on 29 June 2.59 pm.

The fifth block of the Secretariat complex has been constructed in a record time of 132 days and nearly five departments will begin operations from today.

Employees belonging to the five departments have reached Velagapudi and have started working from the new Complex.

The significance of Amaravati City,Vision,Development

The new city -Amaravathi, has  Historical Significance. According to Mythology  Amaravati is the capital of Lord of Heaven.It was also a  2nd Century BC capital of a vast empire that ruled southern India Amaravati

Amaravati city is now being planned as the new capital of the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It inherits a divine and a historic city legacy. Amaravati – Building a Greenfield City, by Design

It is a new capital on the banks of an important river Krishna and located at the geographical centre of the state of Andhra Pradesh.It is set in the context of a large capital city region of 8,600 sq.km. covering 10 towns.The capital city itself is planned over 217 sq.km. area and its capital complex, the Seed Capital, is across 17 sq.km. 

Through People Participation  Land Pooling was successful:The novel Land Pooling scheme (33,000 acres) adopted by Amaravati is the largest and most successful experiment in India in shortest span of time;

Development Vision of Amaravathi:

 Ap Government  is  not just limiting itself to providing developed plots to land owners but trying to create eco-system so they get built-up space and partnership in development

The  bricks initiative taken by the Government of AP is a natural step in the direction of greater citizen participation in building a true people’s capital Amaravati.

Developing 9 zones with specific economic activities:Knowledge,Financial, Health,Tourism, Government 
Sports ,Electronics,Justic,eEducation

 Expect ion of Jobs & Homes for All:2.5 million resident population by 2050;

1.5 million jobs by 2050,Quality Living ,Seamless network of blues, greens, recreation areas

40% area reserved for green and blue; ,30+ km public river front

Integrating village ponds, natural features, canal networks and water bodies

Housing will be at the core of its planning and will aim to provide affordable and quality homes to all its residents.

Parks and public facilities within 5-10 minute walking distance

Mobility plan including mass transit
135 km of public transport corridors by 2050; 597 km of road network by 2050

International fraternity support to develop Amaravathi:Amaravati is being developed through the PPP model in partnership with global companies.The master plan for the city was developed by of Singapore.Japan is extending financial support for the development of the new capital and providing technical expertise through JICA (Japan International Co-operation Agency) and JBIC (Japanese Bank for International Cooperation).

The metro and rail systems will be developed in partnership with Japanese companies. Similarly, international companies are partnering with AP state to develop infrastructure of Amaravati.

The government is exploring opportunities with companies across the world to find partners to develop state of the art urban solutions .

AP Govt department employees move to New Capital Region

Two years after the state bifurcation, the administration of Andhra Pradesh government, is slowly moving base to the new capital region of Amaravati.

Relocation of government departments in the Secretariat will be done between June 29 and July 21 as the office space at the AP Government Transitional Headquarters at Velagapudi village is still being readied.

Most of the offices of Heads of Departments (HoDs) have opened up in the capital region as they are temporarily located in different places depending on availability of space.

Babu China Tour

Chandhra Babu Naidu , Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh is on china to explore investment opportunities to Andhra region. Today he met executives from Hanzhou Dingsheng Industry Group, The Dingsheng group engages in the manufacturing and sale of air conditioning aluminum foil has expressed its interest in making investments in mining and minerals sectors in Andhra Pradesh.The delegation from Hanzhou Dingsheng Industry Group already visited Andhra Pradesh on 24th April, 2016 and met the Industries Secretary.Dingsheng is the largest manufacturer of Aluminum foil in China. The products are widely applied in lot a of industries including home appliance, electronic communication, transportation, medicine, packaging, printing, chemical industry, electricity and building materials. Second meeting held with Sri Lankan Minister for Development Strategies and International trade Mr. Malik Samrawikrama to work together to tap tourism potential and adopt port- led development and want to be the gateway to South East Asia.

After two back to back meetings, the Chief Minister met the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Kuwaiti Danish Dairy Company, Mr. Mohammed Jaffer. Mr. Jaffer evinced interest to explore the opportunities in India and Andhra Pradesh and to expand their business interests.Pleasure meeting

PM Narender Modi met Russian President

PM Narender Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin, India's entry to Shanghai Organization (SCO)in 2017 would  lead closer Russian-Indian cooperation. Russian President Putin said India a special strategic partner of Russia and both countries have long friendship relationship

MoU singed between RD Ministry & ISRO for geo-tagging assets

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed here between the Rural Development Ministry and ISRO, Department of Space for geo-tagging the assets created under MGNREGA in each gram panchayat. The move comes after the Prime Minister during a review meeting recently had underlined for online recording and monitoring of assets to check leakages and for effective mapping of terrain for future developmental works. Around 30 lakh assets are created annually across the country under the rural job scheme and the Ministry has decided that through convergence with other schemes, the geo-tagging of such assets will be done on a mission mode.

Speaking on the occasion, Secretary, Rural Development, Shri J.S.Mathur said that through Bhuvan Mobile Platform, completed asset will be Geo-tagged along with photograph by Gram Rozgar Sahayak or Junior engineer. He said as the huge amount of funds are now flowing through the 14th Finance Commission to Gram Panchayats, more and more quality assets will be added through MGNREGA in rural areas which will lead to poverty reduction. Shri Mathur said that more than 7 crore labourers have their Aadhar numbers seeded with bank accounts and more than 95 percent workers are getting their wages directly into their bank accounts or post office accounts through DBT. This has gone a long way in checking corruption in the rural job scheme.

In his remarks, Chairman, ISRO, Dr Kiran Kumar said that application of technology for rural development will go a great way in planning and execution of projects in a transparent manner. He said that space technology is increasingly being used up to the grassroots level for not only visualisation of the assets but also for terrain mapping to undertake other developmental works like watershed and drought-proofing measures. 

Memorable Day To Indian Cricket

Today in indian history of cricket is great day. Today June25 of 1983 , Indian cricket team under the leadership of Kapil Dev won the world Cup. This is the first world cup to Indian Cricket team.

Andhra Pradesh joins UDAY scheme

The Government of India, the State of Andhra Pradesh and the DISCOMs of Andhra Pradesh (APSPDCL and APEPDCL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) under the Scheme UDAY – “Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana” in Vijayawada (AP) today for financial turnaround of the DISCOMs.

The MoU for operational & Financial turnaround of Discoms was signed by Dr A.K. Verma, JS (Distribution), Ministry of Power, Shri Ajay Jain Principle Secretary (Energy), AP , Shri H Y Dora CMD, Southern Power Distribution Company of A.P. Ltd (APSPDCL) and Shri Muthyala Raju, CMD, Eastern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited (APEPDCL) in presence of Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Shri N . Chandrababu Naidu and Shri Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy .

 At present 12 state have signed  UDAY, MoU till date. Today, Andhra Pradesh has signed the MoU as the thirteenth State to be covered under UDAY. The combined DISCOM debt (including CPSU dues) that would be restructured in respect of these states is around Rs.2.16 lakh-crore, which is half of the total outstanding DISCOM debt as on 30th September, 2015.

Speaking on the occasion Union Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy, Sri Piyush Goyal said Andhra Pradesh is one of the top three States for achieving 100 percent electrification the State.

The other two states are Gujarat and Punjab the Minister said.. While complementing the State for the milestone, Shri Goyal said that Andhra Pradesh is one among the few States by connecting digital technology with electricity by introducing Smart Meter Scheme,

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said the State will carry forward the reforms in electricity to achieve energy efficiency. He said the Government is committed to uninterrupted and quality power supply.

Comittee to study AP urban development activites

The Government of Andhra Pradesh has constituted a committee with officials and experts to study urban development authorities in the State and give its report on various interventions.

The committee would examine the basic demographical, geographical, economical, industrial, and social interventions to form an Urban Development Authority.

The committee, comprising Raghu, Director, Town and Planning, AP, Guntur, P. Thimma Reddy, adviser, MA&UD Department, A. Suresh, OSD, MA&UD, Vidyuthlata, OSD, Urban Housing, MA&UD, Purushotham Reddy, urban consultant, Prakash Gaur, Director, Strategy, MA&UD, and Ramesh, SPA, Vijayawada, would suggest the model suitable for the State at this point of time.

Text of PM's address at SCO Summit

Your Excellency Mr. Ismail Karimov, 
President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 
Leaders of the Members States of Shanghai 
Cooperation Organization; 
Invited Leaders 
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen 

Almost a year ago, I started my journey of Central Asian countries from Tashkent. 

I still remember the warmth and generous welcome of Excellency Karimov and Uzbek people. 

Let me join others in thanking you Excellency Karimov for you hospitality and excellent arrangements for this meeting. 

At the Ufa Summit last year, conducted so ably by President Putin, the SCO leaders had accepted India as its full member. 

It was a landmark in India's engagement with SCO. 

Later today, we will sign the Memorandum of Obligations. 

With this we would formalize the process of India's membership of the SCO. 

And, as a logical extension India's age old ties with the region, one-sixth of humanity will join the family of SCO. 

We are indeed grateful to the SCO Member States and its leaders for their overwhelming support for India’s membership of the SCO. 

I also welcome Pakistan as the new member of the SCO and Belarus as a first time Observer to this body. 

Excellencies, 

India is not new to the region. Our historic linkages with you are centuries old. And, its just not geography that connects us. Our societies have been enriched by links of culture, cusine and commerce. 

They form the bed rock of our modern day relationships with Russia, China and the countries of Central Asia. 

Excellencies, 

With India as its full member, SCO boundaries would stretch from the Pacific to Europe; and from the Arctic to the Indian Ocean. 

We would represent forty percent of humanity and over a billion youth. 

To this group, India brings principles that are in tune with the philosophies of the SCO. 

India has always enjoyed good relations with the Eurasian land mass. 

We also share global goals of stability, security and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific. 

India would no doubt benefit from SCO's strengths in energy, natural resources and industry. 

In turn, India's strong economy and its vast market could drive economic growth in the SCO region. 

India's capacities in trade, investments, information and communication technology, Space, S&T, agriculture, health care, small and medium scale industry can bring wide spread economic benefit to the SCO countries. 

We can partner to develop human resources and institutional capacities in the region. 

Since our priorities match, our development experiences would be relevant to your national needs. 

Excellencies, 

The interdependent world of twenty-first century is full of economic opportunities. 

It also faces geo-political complexities and security challenges. 

And, connectivity among the countries of the region is crucial to our economic prosperity. 

And, not just physical connectivity. 

What we need is seamless flow of goods, services, capital and people among ourselves. 

But, that alone is not enough. 

Our region also needs to nurture strong rail, road and air links with the rest of the world. 

Within SCO, India will be a productive partner in building strong trade, transport, energy, digital and people to people links. 

Our decision to join the international North South Transport Corridor, the Chabahar Agreement, and Ashgabat Agreement reflects this desire and intent. 

Excellencies, 

India's membership of SCO would contribute to region's prosperity. It would also strengthen its security. Our partnership will protect our societies from the threats of radical ideologies of hate, violence and terror. 

India will unite with SCO countries to work towards this goal. And, we will adopt zero tolerance and a comprehensive approach in fighting terrorism at all levels. 

With the same goal in sight, a stable, independent and peaceful Afghanistan is not just a sincere desire of each Afghan. It is also necessary for greater security and stability in the SCO region. 

In conclusion Mr. Chairman, 

I am confident that India's engagement with all SCO members will help us build a region: 

Which is an engine of economic growth for the world;Is more stable and secure internally; and Strongly connected with other geographies. 

Excellencies, 

Next year, we look forward to attending SCO meeting in Astana, as equal partners. 

I wish all success to Kazhakstan in their Chairmanship of SCO in 2017. 

I once again thank the Government and the people of Uzbekistan for their hospitality and congratulate Excellency Karimov for conducting today’s successful meeting. 

Thank you.

266 Privat FM Radio channels in 92 cities

Ministry of I&B issues Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for e-auction of 266 Private FM Radio Channels in 92 Cities in Second Batch of FM Phase III

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India today issued the Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for e-auction of 266 FM Radio channels in 92 cities in the second batch of Private FM Phase III. The second batch consists of 227 channels in 69 new cities besides 39 channels in 23 existing cities. Out of 69 new cities taken up for auction in the second batch, 20 cities with 80 channels are having population of 3-10 lakh , 38 cities with 114 channels are having population of 1-3 lakh whereas 11 cities in border areas of Jammu & Kashmir and North Eastern states with population upto one lakh having 33 channels have also been included.

The Notice comprises the eligibility criteria, application procedures, reserve prices of channels, frequencies available for selection, auction rules, etc. and is aimed at inviting applications from the interested companies for participation in the forthcoming auction. Applications are required to be submitted latest by 5.00 PM on 1^st August, 2016. Based on the Applications, the Government shall pre-qualify Applicants who meet the eligibility criteria for participation in the auction.

The issuance of NIA for the second batch under Private FM Phase III will further the process of expansion of FM Radio broadcasting services through private agencies (Phase-III) that began with the notification of FM Phase III Policy guidelines dated 25.07.2011, read with its modified paragraph 31 dated 21.01.2015, and moved forward with the e-auction of the first batch of FM Phase III. E-auction of first batch, which commenced on 27th July 2015 and got over on 9th September 2015 resulting in selling of 91 channels in 54 cities. It also paved the way for migration (renewal) of 181 Phase II licenses to Phase III.

The first batch comprised vacant channels in existing cities only i.e. the cities where private FM operators were already present, hence the operationalization of channels in new cities taken up in the second batch will lead to actual geographical expansion of Private FM radio.

Amongst the 266 channels on offer, special incentives are being provided to 36 channels in 14 cities in J&K and North Eastern states.  By this, the FM Phase III policy exudes the Government’s thrust for concerted development of the North Eastern states and J&K. It provides much needed support to the FM radio broadcasting services in cities of North Eastern part of India as in the cities of Jammu & Kashmir and Island territories, with provision of annual fee of the channels in these areas at half the rates for first three years, besides provision of Prasar Bharati Infrastructure at half the lease rentals.

List of Cities alongwith number of Private FM Radio Channels put for e-auction in the second batch of FM Phase III is as under:

                                              

List of FM Channels put on Bid in the Second Batch of Phase-III of Private FM Radio Broadcasting

S.No.	Name of City	State	Region	No of Channels for auction
Category “A”     (Cities with Population above 20 lakh)
1	Hyderabad	Telangana	S	1
Sub Total				1
Category “B” (Cities with Population above 10 lakh and up to 20 Lakh)
2	Asansol	West Bengal	E	2
3	Vijayawada	Andhra Pradesh	S	2
Sub Total				4
Category “C” (Cities with Population above 3 lakh and up to 10 Lakh)
4	Akola	Maharashtra	W	1
5	Alappuzha (Alleppey)	Kerala	S	4
6	Amravati	Maharashtra	W	4
7	Belgaum	Karnataka	S	4
8	Bellary	Karnataka	S	4
9	Bhavnagar	Gujarat	W	4
10	Dehradun	Uttarakhand	N	4
11	Devengeri	Karnataka	S	4
12	Dhule	Maharashtra	W	2
13	Erode	Tamil Nadu	S	4
14	Gulbarga	Karnataka	S	3
15	Hubli-Dharwad	Karnataka	S	4
16	Jamnagar	Gujarat	W	4
17	Jhansi	Uttar Pradesh	N	2
18	Kakinada	Andhra Pradesh	S	4
19	Kurnool	Andhra Pradesh	S	4
20	Malegaon	Maharashtra	W	4
21	Mangaluru	Karnataka	S	1
22	Muzaffarpur	Bihar	E	1
23	Muzaffarnagar	Uttar Pradesh	N	4
24	Mysuru	Karnataka	S	2
25	Nanded	Maharashtra	W	2
26	Nellore	Andhra Pradesh	S	4
27	Puducherry	Puducherry(UT)	S	1
28	Rajahmundry	Andhra Pradesh	S	3
29	Saharanpur	Uttar Pradesh	N	4
30	Salem	Tamil Nadu	S	4
31	Sangli	Maharashtra	W	1
32	Shahjahanpur	Uttar Pradesh	N	4
33	Siliguri	West Bangal	E	1
34	Tiruchy	Tamil Nadu	S	2
35	Tirunelveli	Tamil Nadu	S	2
36	Tirupati	Andhra Pradesh	S	2
37	Tuticorin	Tamil Nadu	S	2
38	Ujjain	Madhya Pradesh	W	4
39	Vellore	Tamil nadu	S	4
40	Warangal	Telangana	S	3
Sub Total				111
Category “D” (Cities with Population above 1 lakh and up to 3 Lakh)
41	Achalpur	Maharashtra	W	3
42	Agartala	Tripura	E	1
43	Aizwal	Mizoram	E	1
44	Barshi	Maharashtra	W	3
45	Bharuch	Gujarat	W	3
46	Botad	Gujarat	W	3
47	Burhanpur	Madhya Pradesh	W	3
48	Chhattarpur	Madhya Pradesh	W	3
49	Chhindwara	Madhya Pradesh	W	3
50	Damoh	Madhya Pradesh	W	3
51	Dahod	Gujarat	W	3
52	Durg-Bhillainagar	Chhatisgarh	W	3
53	Godhra	Gujarat	W	3
54	Gondiya	Maharashtra	W	3
55	Guna	Madhya Pradesh	W	3
56	Itanagar	Arunachal Pradesh	E	1
57	Itarsi	Madhya Pradesh	W	3
58	Jagdalpur	Chhatisgarh	W	3
59	Jetpur Navagadh	Gujarat	W	3
60	Junagadh	Gujarat	W	3
61	Khandwa	Madhya Pradesh	W	3
62	Khargone	Madhya Pradesh	W	3
63	Korba	Chhatisgarh	W	3
64	Mehsana	Gujarat	W	3
65	Mandsaur	Madhya Pradesh	W	3
66	Murwara (Katni)	Madhya Pradesh	W	3
67	Neemuch	Madhya Pradesh	W	3
68	Palanpur	Gujarat	W	3
69	Patan	Gujarat	W	3
70	Porbandar	Gujarat	W	3
71	Raigarh	Chhatisgarh	W	3
72	Ratlam	Madhya Pradesh	W	3
73	Rewa	Madhya Pradesh	W	3
74	Satna	Madhya Pradesh	W	3
75	Shivpuri	Madhya Pradesh	W	3
76	Singrauli	Madhya Pradesh	W	3
77	Surendranagar Dudhrej	Gujarat	W	3
78	Veraval	Gujarat	W	3
79	Vidisha	Madhya Pradesh	W	3
80	Wardha	Maharashtra	W	3
81	Yavatmal	Maharashtra	W	3
Sub Total				117
Cities with a population upto 1 lakh in Border Areas of J & K and NE states
82	Kargil	J & K	N	3
83	Leh	J & K	N	3
84	Kathua	J & K	N	3
85	Poonch	J & K	N	3
86	Bhaderwah	J & K	N	3
87	Dhubri	Assam	E	3
88	Haflong	Assam	E	3
89	Jowai	Meghalaya	E	3
90	Lung-lei	Mizoram	E	3
91	Mokukchung	Nagaland	E	3
92	Belonia	Tripura	E	3
Sub total				33
GRAND TOTAL				266