Vijayawada:In a significant move, the Andhra Pradesh cabinet has approved a proposal to include the name “Amaravati” as capital in the State Reorganisation Act. The recommendation would be sent to the Centre for necessary action.The decision was made during the cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Chandrababu Naidu at the Secretariat, where several major resolutions were passed.Information minister Kolusu Parthasarathy told the media that the council of ministers expressed its solidarity with the Operation Sindoor and congratulated the Army for the strength it has demonstrated in this operation.The cabinet has approved a proposal for an amendment to the law in the sub-section (2) of section 5 and the explanation to section 5 of the erstwhile AP Reorganisation Act, 2014, determining the name of the capital of the divided state of Andhra Pradesh as Amaravati. The resolution will be sent to the central government to include the name in the act.The cabinet approved a proposal to undertake 281 works across municipalities under the Concessionary Hybrid Annuity Model (CHAM) through SNA-SPARSH platform in accordance with the earlier amendments made in the first and second phases of the State Water Action Plan under AMRUT – 2.0.It approved 12 types of regulations proposed in relation to these works.The cabinet approved a proposal to increase the block period from five years to ten for registering an agency/individual as a contractor, taking into account the past experience of the contractor.It approved a proposal to amend the order issued by the water resources (Projects.II) department, dated 08.04.2025, vide GO Ms 16, dated 08.04.2025, on establishment of a board of directors for the 100 per cent state-owned Special Purpose Vehicle under the Companies Act, 2013, called the Jalaharati Corporation.The cabinet approved a proposal to grant administrative approval for 7174 operation and maintenance works worth `345.39 crore for 2025-26 in respect of major, medium and minor irrigation sources and to invite short-term tender notice for works worth `10 lakh within 7 days in cases where water users’ associations are not available.It approved a proposal to allow farmers to excavate and transport soil from small irrigation ponds at their own expense for non-commercial purposes.Nod was given for a proposal to withdraw the “Industrial Disputes (AP Amendment) Bill, 2019” which is awaiting the assent of the President, and is now lying with the Union home ministry.As a relief from the ban on marine fishing during the period from April 15 to June 14, fishermen would be given a sum of `20000.The cabinet approved the proposal for allotment of land on lease basis to NREDCAP for setting up of 1000mw Pumped Hydro Storage Power Project by M/s Adani Green Energy Ltd and charge a rent for the period of the project (40 years operation period and 6 years construction period, totaling 46 years) at the rate of ` 31,000 per acre, with an increase of 5 per cent every two years.The cabinet approved a proposal to set up a mud crab hatchery on government land for M/s Plutus Aqua LLP on a lease basis of ` 2.50 lakh per acre per annum for a period of 15 years on market value.Infograph:Approved the proposal to transfer the land in the area of 18.70 acres in Survey No. 101/1 in Annavaram village, Bhimunipatnam mandal, Visakhapatnam district, to the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Authority, Vijayawada, for the construction of a beach resort and convention centreApproved the proposal to allot free of cost government land measuring 18.70 acres in Survey No. 221, Palarlapalle (Gr.) Kuppam (M) in Chittoor district to APIIC for setting up an industrial parkApproved the upgrading of the post of deputy general manager in the IT department of TTD to general manager (IT)Approved the proposal to set up Urban Design & Planning Cell in TTD and create 8 new posts in the proposed UDP CellApproved the Employment Incentive Policy, which is a supplement to the AP Tourism Policy 2024-29 and to allocate a budget of `8.00 crore for organising programmes and eventsApproved the proposals to approve the previous decisions taken by APGENCO to provide a Medium Term Loan (MTL) of ` 650 crore to APPDCL to avoid declaring the assets of APPDCL as Non-Performing Assets (NPA)Approved the lowest prices for four works worth `1732.306 crore, to issue several contracts for awarding the works in Amaravati and proposals for administrative sanction of `494.86 crore under the Amaravati Capital City Development Programme funded by the World Bank and ADBApproved the proposal for administrative sanction of ` 593.03 crore for the construction of a 6-lane elevated corridor of E3 Road (Phase III) with interchange connecting to NH-16 in stateThe state council approved the proposals to change the classification of land in Survey No. 2062-3 in Nellore Bit-II village, Nellore district from “Penna River Poramboku” to “A.W. Dry” (Assessed Waste Dry) and to grant permission to the SPSR Nellore district collector to facilitate the process of granting pattas to the residents of Bhagat Singh Colony.
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