Andhra Pradesh

The new state of Andhra Pradesh has charted an aggressive course for becoming the most business-friendly state in India since it was divided from the state of Telangana in 2014.  With nearly 50 million people and a long coastline, the state aims to become a logistics hub linking India to global markets.  The government is taking advantage of the opportunity to start greenfield developments to develop several ports, airports, and develop a well-designed state capital at Amaravati.  The state’s agriculture-based economy makes it the largest producer of fruits and oil palm and the second largest producer of silk in the country. 

State Summary

  • Size
    62,922 sq. miles
  • Population
    54 million
  • State GDP
    $71.74 billion (USD)
  • Legislative Assembly Seats
    175
  • Rajya Sabha Seats
    11
  • Lok Sabha Seats
    25
  • Party Affiliation
    Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP)
A view of Visakhapatnam from the city's Kailasagiri Park (Av9, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0)
Fisherwomen sort through a catch of fish on a beach. (NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images)
Left: A view of Visakhapatnam from the city's Kailasagiri Park (Av9, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0)
Right: Fisherwomen sort through a catch of fish on a beach. (NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images)
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India faces a complex energy challenge: it needs cheap and abundant energy to power high economic growth and lift its citizens into the middle class. But it also hopes to keep its commitments to the U.N. Climate Change Convention and achieve energy independence. India’s states have the resources to generate the energy India needs, but they take different approaches to fostering the growth of the industry. This section allows you to explore energy news from India’s states and offers the Wadhwani Chair’s analysis of India’s energy sector.

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Solar Performance Tracker — Andhra Pradesh reaches 4524.72 MW (updated March 31, 2021)

Wind Performance Tracker — Andhra Pradesh achieves 4096.65 MW (updated March 30, 2021)

Health

Health

While India’s healthcare system is expansive in terms of the number of beneficiaries covered, inequalities in access to high-quality yet affordable care continue to plague delivery systems and push citizens towards the more unregulated private sector. Similarly, while India’s National Health Policy of 2017 promises to reform this system, the responsibility to institute those reforms falls to the states who each have their own unique challenges and opportunities to meet the healthcare needs of their people. This section allows you to explore emerging healthcare policies and news covering new initiatives from India’s states and offers the Wadhwani Chair’s analysis of India’s healthcare sector.

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Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh ranks first and second respectively in NITI Aayog’s Progress on Sustainable Development Goals 2022 report for achieving highest percentage of households having health insurance


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Odisha tops the ‘State Ranking Index for National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2022’, followed by Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. The index was released by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution.


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Odisha tops the ‘State Ranking Index for National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2022’, followed by Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. The index was released by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution.


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The Andhra Pradesh government has unveiled its new industrial policy to replace the current model for land allotment with a composite lease buy model


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