Naidu, Nara Lokesh double down on their vision of tech-driven Andhra Pradesh
India TodayAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, often credited for transforming Hyderabad into a tech hub in the late 1990s, is back in his CEO-style approach to governance. With a focus on innovation and big-ticket investments, Naidu and his son Nara Lokesh, as state IT Minister, are spearheading a transformative phase for Andhra Pradesh. In what is set to be Reliance Industries’ largest investment outside of Gujarat, the Mukesh Ambani-led conglomerate plans to invest Rs 65,000 crore in Andhra Pradesh to build 500 compressed biogas plants. Andhra Pradesh is also eyeing leadership in drone technology, with plans to establish a 300-acre hub near Kurnool and train 35,000 drone pilots, aiming for 80 per cent indigenisation in manufacturing. Asserting that the government is setting ambitious targets, Chief Minister Naidu revealed that Andhra Pradesh aims to attract investments worth â¹30 lakh crore and provide jobs to 20 lakh people over the next five years.