On Thursday, the Andhra Pradesh cabinet approved a proposal to set up a 10,000 megawatt (MW) solar power project to provide farmers with uninterrupted 9-hour power during the day, in addition to establishing an Integrated Renewable Energy Project (IREP). In a statement, Minister of Information and Public Relations Perni Venkataramaiah said that 550 MW of wind power, 1200 MW of hydropower and 1000 MW of solar power would be generated as part of the IREP.
According to the Green Energy Production Fee, the government would have raised a revenue of Rs 32 crores.
Earlier during the TDP regime, the government had paid only Rs 2.5 lakh per acre for the project, but the current government has decided to grant Rs 5 lakh per acre.
In addition, the State Cabinet cleared the detailed project report (DPR) of the Ramayapatnam port project, which would be completed in five phases with an estimated budget of Rs 3,736 crore in the first phase of work.
The cabinet also provided a green signal for the establishment of the Andhra Pradesh State Revenue Intelligence Directorate to monitor tax evasion by providing 55 posts.
The Outsourcing Company will be improved to deter middlemen from hiring, the statement said.
In addition, the cabinet also granted approval to fill vacant positions in nursing colleges across the state, to re-establish 'Sannidhi Golla' in Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams and to set up Tribal Engineering College under the Jawaharlal Nehru Technology University Kakinada (JNTUK) with an approximate budget of Rs 153 crore.
The Government also approved the allocation of 385 acres of land to the Visakhapatnam graffiti training campus.
