Two manufacturing clusters will be set up in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh after approval came from the Ministry of Electronics and Information and Technology (MeitY) today.
Additional secretary, MeitY Dr Ajay Kumar announced this via twitter.
A 500 acre manufacturing cluster will be established in Chitoor, Andhra Pradesh at a cost of Rs 340 crore.
Approval by @GoI_MeitY for 500 acre Electronic Mfg Cluster to be set up by APIIC in Chitoor, AP. Project Cost Rs 340 cr.@AndhraPradeshCM
— Ajay Kumar (@drajaykumar_ias) July 31, 2017
Another cluster will be build in Hyderabad at a cost of Rs 667 crore.
Approval by @GoI_MeitY for 600 acre Electronic Mfg Cluster to be set up by TSIIC in Hyderabad. Project Cost Rs 667 cr.@TelanganaCMO @KTRTRS
— Ajay Kumar (@drajaykumar_ias) July 31, 2017
Minister of Municipal Administration & Urban Development, Industry, Handlooms & Textiles, Mining, Information Technology & NRI Affairs, Govt of Telangana, K T Rama Rao thanked Dr Ajay Kumar for providing the ‘good news’.
Thanks Ajay Ji for the good news @jayesh_ranjan https://t.co/gSldb6kQWW
— KTR (@KTRTRS) July 31, 2017
Centre has also approved a 220-acre mega electronic systems design and manufacturing cluster in Assam.
A roadmap for this cluster will be prepared by the Central Ministry in consultation with the state governments and other stakeholders.
The cluster would be set up in Guwahati at a sprawling campus spanning around 200 acres, for which land would be provided by the Assam Government.
