Andhra Pradesh Politics & Governance

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

1 July 2026

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu laid the foundation stone for Hero MotoCorp’s Global Parts Centre at Madanapalle in Tirupati district. The company plans to invest ₹750 crore in the centre, which is intended to supply parts for its domestic and overseas two-wheeler operations, including electric vehicles. The project is expected to create about 4,000 direct and indirect employment opportunities.

Key Facts

• The planned 85,000-square-metre centre is described as fully automated and digitally integrated.

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.

Key Facts

• Previously, cash-credit loans above ₹10 lakh incurred processing charges of ₹350 per lakh.
• 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.

Key Facts

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

Andhra Pradesh High Court seeks responses on proposed Simhachalam temple land transfer

1 July 2026

The Andhra Pradesh High Court sought counter-affidavits in a public-interest case concerning 160 acres of Simhachalam temple land earmarked for a data-centre park. Notices were issued to government departments, public agencies and Hyper Scale Data Centre Park Limited. The petitioner challenged the allocation on endowment and environmental grounds. The State maintained that the land was being allotted on lease and argued that environmental objections should be raised before the National Green Tribunal.

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.

Key Facts

• VB-G RAM-G replaced MGNREGA and increased the statutory rural household employment guarantee from 100 to 125 days; the report also states a ₹300 daily wage floor from 1 July 2026.
• The Union Rural Development Minister described locally made decisions on village works as a feature intended to strengthen village self-government.

Andhra Pradesh prepares rare-disease policy and treatment-centre network

2 July 2026

Andhra Pradesh is preparing a rare-disease policy aligned with the National Policy for Rare Diseases, 2021. It proposes free diagnostic tests, medicines and treatment, supported by a patient registry. The planned network includes referral centres at government hospitals in Visakhapatnam, Tirupati and Kurnool, and a Centre of Excellence in Vijayawada. A core committee has been formed to develop the policy.

Key Facts

• Laboratory technicians and doctors are already receiving training to identify rare diseases and assess treatment needs.

Railways makes Narsapuram–Arunachalam weekly express permanent

2 July 2026

Indian Railways regularised the Narsapuram–Arunachalam weekly express as a permanent weekly service, replacing a special train that operated during festivals and holidays. The route runs from Narsapuram through Palakollu, Bhimavaram, Gudivada, Vijayawada, Tenali, Nellore and Renigunta before reaching Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu.

UIDAI halts services at 412 Tribal Welfare Aadhaar centres

2 July 2026

UIDAI halted services at 412 Aadhaar centres under Andhra Pradesh’s Tribal Welfare Department following alleged enrolment irregularities. The department was given one month to rectify specified deficiencies. Department officials described the suspension as temporary and said services could resume after enrolment kits were ...