Andhra Pradesh Politics & Governance

Hero MotoCorp lays foundation for ₹750-crore Global Parts Centre

1 July 2026

Hero MotoCorp’s Global Parts Centre was announced at Madanapalle, Annamayya district; the report does not specify the foundation ceremony date. The company plans to invest ₹750 crore in an 85,000-square-metre automated hub to supply parts for domestic and export two-wheeler operations, including electric vehicles. About 4,000 direct and indirect jobs are projected, not yet created.

Notable Points

• Madanapalle: Madanapalle is in Annamayya district, not Tirupati district. It is a major tomato-market centre; the 85,000-square-metre parts hub is planned, not operational.

Union Bank waives charges on women’s SHG loans in Andhra Pradesh

1 July 2026

Union Bank of India waived processing and inspection charges on loans to women’s self-help groups in Andhra Pradesh. The waiver removes charges previously applied to specified loans, including cash-credit loans above ₹10 lakh and loans above ₹5 lakh. A group with a ₹20 lakh cash-credit loan is estimated to save about ₹93,500 over three years.

Notable Points

• Cash-credit processing fee: Previously, cash-credit loans above ₹10 lakh incurred processing charges of ₹350 per lakh.
• Inspection fee: Previously, loans above ₹5 lakh also incurred inspection charges of ₹500 each quarter.

Labour survey reports employment indicators for Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada

1 July 2026

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation released Periodic Labour Force Survey findings for Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada, based on data collected from January to December 2025. The report gave worker-population ratios of 52.8% for Visakhapatnam and 47.2% for Vijayawada, and labour-force participation rates of 56.2% and 50.7%, respectively. It reported average annual wages of ₹1.52 lakh in Vijayawada and ₹1.50 lakh in Visakhapatnam.

Notable Points

• PLFS: The survey covered 19,541 households across 1,630 areas in 46 Indian cities.

High Court seeks responses over proposed Simhachalam temple land use

1 July 2026

The Andhra Pradesh High Court sought responses in a public-interest case over 160 acres of Simhachalam temple land proposed for a data-centre park. The petitioner raised endowment and environmental objections; the State said the land would be leased and argued environmental concerns belonged before the National Green Tribunal. The court’s request for counter-affidavits was an interim step, not a ruling on the merits.

Notable Points

• Simhachalam temple: The hill shrine is dedicated to Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha, a form of Vishnu; its endowment status is central to the land-use dispute.

Andhra Pradesh EAPCET 2026 results released

1 July 2026

Andhra Pradesh released the Engineering, Agriculture and Pharmacy Common Entrance Test (EAPCET) 2026 results on 1 July. The engineering stream recorded 1,82,317 qualifiers (70.52%); agriculture and pharmacy recorded 63,546 (89.59%). In engineering, girls’ qualifying rate was 71.65%, against 69.63% for boys. The results determine eligibility for the subsequent counselling and admissions process.

Notable Points

• AP EAPCET: The state entrance test is conducted by Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada, on behalf of the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education.

President attends Central University of Andhra Pradesh’s first convocation

1 July 2026

President Droupadi Murmu attended the first convocation of the Central University of Andhra Pradesh at its Jnana Seema campus in Anantapuramu on 1 July. She addressed graduates and awarded degrees; the ceremony marked the young university’s first convocation, not its establishment. The university said its new campus had introduced artificial intelligence and data science as compulsory courses for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Notable Points

• Central University of Andhra Pradesh: The university is located at Janthaluru in Anantapuramu district; it was established after Andhra Pradesh’s bifurcation to expand central higher-education provision in the State.

Andhra Pradesh hosts launch of VB-G RAM-G employment programme

2 July 2026

Andhra Pradesh hosted the national launch of the VB-G RAM-G rural employment programme on 2 July at Mukkavaripalle in Tirupati district. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan and Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan attended.

The programme provides for up to 125 days of employment for eligible rural households. At the launch, Pawan Kalyan said ₹12,845 crore would be spent on implementation in Andhra Pradesh; this was an announced amount, not reported expenditure.

Notable Points

• Employment guarantee: VB-G RAM-G replaced MGNREGA and increased the statutory rural household employment guarantee from 100 to 125 days; the report also states a ...