Andhra pradesh after bifurcation
Andhra Pradesh state bifurcation into two separate states –Telangana and Andhra Pradesh – was done on 1st June, 2014 according to the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014. Hyderabad city which was the capital of the undivided Andhra Pradesh state went to Telangana in view of the geographic location. As per section 5(1) of the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014 both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states will have Hyderabad as common capital for a period of ten years. After the expiry of this ten year period Hyderabad will be the state capital of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh will have a new capital as per section 5(2) of the above act. However, the AP Government wanted to speed up the process of construction of the new capital rather than taking advantage of the ten years period as specified in the Act.
Power surplus
Power situation was dire when N. Chandrababu Naidu took over as the CM. We started off with a power-deficit of 22 million units (MU) per day in June 2014. Within 100 days, the government had achieved the “zero- power cuts” milestone. And, now it is a power-surplus state. On the other hand, this is also a state with the largest solar park in the country. Therefore, even RENEWABLE ENERGY capacity is increasing in the state. (What this basically means for a state is, if power/energy needs are met, agriculture fields can be provided with power, industries will be interested to invest, households will not have blackouts. This is a basic need that needs to be met by any state. And, AP Govt is focussing on that.)
Irrigation focus
The world over, the biggest problem today is water availability. With one master stroke called Pattiseema, Rayalaseema and Vizag regions are getting water for the last three years like never before. Ground water levels have increased too in these regions. Many other irrigation projects have been completed or will get completed in the coming months taking water to every district of AP. Polavaram and few other projects might get completed in the next couple of years.
Andhra Pradesh has gained so much since 2014 in this area. There was no cell phone manufacturing company before 2014… Today AP is leader. In the next couple of years, it will be far ahead than any other state in India. No big automobile company in AP before 2014, Today AP is big in Automobile industry and can give a serious fight to any state in attracting automobile companies. Sri City is the most happening SEZ in the country. Just google it and see. Vizag has become the Fintech valley of India. IT industry has established its roots in AP and will only become bigger and better.
As part of division, AP got some prestigious institutes.. for most of these institutes, campuses are in developing stage.. you will be hearing/reading more and more about these institutes in the coming years. IIIT-Sri City and SPA-V already moved to their new campuses.
Top private universities like VIT, SRM, Amrita, Krea, Great Lakes, Centurion have come to AP and building very good campuses. Few more universities will be coming to AP soon. Govt is also spending Money to develop campuses for new Govt universities Rayalaseema university, Krishna University, Simhapuri University and Ambedkar University.
Smart city project in andhra Pradesh
The four cities in Andhra Pradesh have identified 210 projects worth INR 8,814.18 crore (71 projects worth INR 1,986.08 crore in Kakinada, 39 projects worth INR 1,610.95 crore in Tirupati, 47 projects worth INR 1,777.29 crore in Visakhapatnam, 53 projects worth INR 3,439.86 crore in Greater Warangal which are at various stages of implementation.
Amaravati and Karimnagar are in the process of engagement of project management consultants (PMCs). The four cities in Andhra Pradesh and the two cities in Telangana were selected for development as Smart Cities under the smart cities mission.
The implementation of the smart cities mission is being done by a city-level special purpose vehicle (SPV) incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013 in which the state/UT and urban local body (ULB) will be the promoters having 50:50 Equity shareholding. The ministry of housing and urban affairs regularly reviews the progress of the implementation of the mission. During reviews, all the states including Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are requested to speed up the process of implementation.
Skill development and EMPLOYMENT : Vision 2029
Andhra Pradesh has embarked on a vision to become one of the top 3 states in India by 2022 and the best State by 2029. The State wants to continue on the journey to become one of the key globally preferred destinations by 2050. A key enabler of this vision will be transforming into a highly skilled and knowledge driven economy with speed, scale and quality.
An effective Skill Development system – which connects education to technical training, technical training to labor market entry and labor market entry to workplace and lifelong Learning – can help countries sustain productivity Growth and translate that growth in more and better jobs.6 An OECD Report on G20 Skills Strategy quotes ‘Skill Development enhances people’s capacities to work and their opportunities at work, offering more scope for creativity and satisfaction at work.
The future prosperity of any country depends ultimately on the number of persons in employment and how productive they are at work. Growth accounting analysis indicated that graduate skills accumulation contributed to roughly 20% of GDP growth in UK from 1982-2005. Econometric analysis also indicated that a 1% increase in the share of the workforce with a university degree raises the level of long-run productivity by 0.2-0.5%.
The vision for Skill Development of Andhra Pradesh takes into account the overall vision of the state as well as the vision of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship. Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship is looking at ‘Skilling on a large Scale at Speed with high Standards and to promote a culture of innovation based entrepreneurship to ensure Sustainable Livelihoods for all citizens in the country’. Thus, the state of Andhra Pradesh’s vision to have a 2 crore skilled workforce would contribute in a significant way to the country’s target of skilling 40 crore people by 2022. A ‘skilling for all’ policy would be adopted in the state to achieve the ambitious target of skilling over 70% of the labour force or over 50% its working age Population by 2029.
Welfare programmes
Pasupu Kumkuma Scheme
Andhra Pradesh govt. is going to provide Rs. 10,000 cash and one smartphone to Women self help group (SHG) members under AP Pasupu Kumkuma Scheme 2019. This welfare scheme is for Women SHGs registered under Development of Women and Children in Rural Areas programme. Around 93 lakh women registered under DWCRA programme across the state would get benefited.
AP state govt. would spend Rs. 9400 crore for the new scheme. This is a major welfare step towards Empowerment/”>Women Empowerment in the state and is announced by CM at “Pasupu Kumkuma” meetings held at Amaravati, Kadapa and Visakhapatnam on 25 January 2019.
Aarogyasri
Aarogyasri (Rajiv Aarogyasri) was a flagship healthcare program of the Government of Andhra Pradesh before the AP Re-organisation in 2014. After split of state in to Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, Aarogyasri became flagship healthcare scheme of Govt of Telangana and is administered by Aarogyasri Health Care Trust. The new Government of Andhra Pradesh after the state split renamed the scheme in 2014 to Dr NTR Vaidya Seva and is administered by Dr NTR Vaidya Seva Trust. It covers those below the POVERTY line. The government issues an Aarogyasri card and the beneficiary can use it at government and private hospitals to obtain Services free of cost.
Mana Biyyam
Mana Biyyam is a food welfare Programme by the Government of Andhra Pradesh where rice is supplied at 1 Rupee (about US $0.01618) per kilogram. It benefits some 2.25 crore (22.5 million) people. The government subsidy burden is Rs. 9,600,000,000 (about US $155.347 million) per year. The rice supplied is procured only from Andhra Pradesh at Rs.25.50 and sold at one rupee. The commodities along with rice are red gram, pamoleine oil, flour, wheat, salt, sugar, chilli powder, tamarind and turmeric powder (100 gm).The cost of the basket would be Rs 185 against the Market Price of Rs 292.
Rajiv Yuva Kiranalu
Rajiv Yuva Kiranalu is an employment and skill development programme launched by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. It aims to employ 15 lakh youth in the private sector by 2014. Rajiv Yuva Kiranalu (RYK) is an initiative by the Government of Andhra Pradesh with the idea of providing skills to the youth of Andhra Pradesh between the ages of 18 to 35. RYK was started with the aim of training the youth in the rural and urban areas thereby imparting skills to them and helping them in getting employment opportunities in the private sector. The major stakeholders of the program are the Government, Industry, training centres, unemployed youth and placement institution.
Development of backward districts in andhra Pradesh
While continuing the fight against taking back of Rs 350 crore deposited in the account of AP by the Centre under Special Development Package for seven backward districts, the State Government on Saturday released the amount so as to continue the ongoing works in three North Coastal Andhra and four Rayalaseema districts.
As per the AP Reorganisation Act, the Centre has so far released Rs 1,050 crore for seven backward districts (Rs 50 crore for each district) for three financial years from 2014-15 to 2016-17. For 2017-18, the Centre deposited Rs 350 crore in the account of the State government, but later it withdrew the same citing that the State government failed to submit the Utilisation Certificates (UCs) for the funds released.
Despite the State government’s contention that it had submitted the UCs, the Centre is yet to release the amount for 2017-18. The issue was also raised by the TDP MPs in Parliament. Following the request from Collectors of the seven backward districts to release funds for the last fiscal to clear the pending bills and also make payments for the ongoing works, the State government released Rs 50 crore to each district.
Kadapa steel factory
In a significant move related to the proposed integrated steel plant in Kadapa district, the Andhra Pradesh Cabinet has resolved to set it up as a government-owned entity with private participation and to form a special purpose vehicle called Rayalaseema Steel Corporation (RSC).
Dugarajapatnam airport
Dugarajapatnam Port is a proposed seaport, located in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It will be controlled by the Union Government, alongside Visakhapatnam Port in the state of Andhra Pradesh, which would cost nearly ₹8,000 crore (US$1.1 billion). The port is set up under India Companies Act 1956 with equity participation of Government of Andhra Pradesh.
Express ways and industrial corridors in andhra Pradesh
Amaravati–Anantapur Expressway
Amaravathi- Anantapur Expressway is a proposed greenfield expressway road in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is being built by the National Highways Authority of India under Phase–VII of National Highways Development Project.
Kadapa Feeder Road
Kadapa Feeder Expressway is a proposed greenfield expressway road in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is being built by the National Highways Authority of India under Phase–VII of National Highways Development Project.
Kurnool Feeder Road
Kurnool Feeder Expressway is a proposed greenfield expressway road in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is being built by the National Highways Authority of India under Phase–VII of National Highways Development Project.
The cost of project is expected to be ₹7,293 crore (equivalent to ₹75 billion or US$1.0 billion in 2017). It would cut travel time between Amaravathi and Kurnool by 70 minutes. The expressway will be 4-lane wide with service roads.It was proposed that this road will be designed for a speed of 120 kmph with straight alignments, avoiding habitations and locations of archaeological and religious importance.
NAM Expressway
The NAM Expressways is an expressway in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states. it starts at Narketpalli in Telangana on NH 65 and ends at Medarametla in Andhra Pradesh on NH 16. It Helps to reduce the distance from Hyderabad and Mumbai to Chennai. It has a total length of 215 kilometers.
Vizag –Chennai Industrial Corridor (VCIC)
Visakhapatnam–Chennai Industrial Corridor (VCIC), also Vizag–Chennai Industrial Corridor, is a key part of the East Coast Economic Corridor (ECEC), India’s first coastal corridor. VCIC is aligned with the Golden Quadrilateral and is poised to play a critical role in driving India’s Act East Policy and Make in India campaign. The nearly 800-kilometer corridor links India with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and East Asian economies that form the bedrock of global manufacturing economy. The corridor traverses nine districts of the state of Andhra Pradesh. VCIC intends to complement the ongoing efforts of the Government of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP) to enhance industrial growth and create high quality jobs.
Special Status and Special Assistance- Controversy
Following the bifurcation of the united state of A.P. the residual state lost a large part of its revenue due to Hyderabad remaining as the capital of Telangana. In a debate in the Rajya Sabha on the A.P. Reorganisation Act on February 20, 2014, then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had said that SCS would be “extended to the successor State of Andhra Pradesh for a period of five years.” This oral submission by the then PM has been the basis for A.P.’s claim to the status.
Protests Demanding Special Category Status for Andhra Pradesh was inspired by the 2017 pro-jallikattu protests in the neighboring state of Tamil Nadu. A Call to unite for peaceful protests on 26 Jan at various Locations all around the state was widely circulated on Social Media with RK Beach (Ramakrishna Mission Beach) in Vizag taking the Center stage.
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The bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh was a major event in the history of India. It took place on June 2, 2014, when the state of Andhra Pradesh was divided into two new states: Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The bifurcation was a result of a long-standing demand by the people of Telangana for a separate state.
The bifurcation had a significant impact on the state of Andhra Pradesh. The state lost a significant amount of its revenue, Infrastructure-2/”>INFRASTRUCTURE, education, healthcare, social welfare, governance, law and order, tourism, agriculture, water Resources, Environment, and culture. This led to a decline in the state’s economy, Quality Of Life, and social fabric.
The bifurcation also had a negative impact on the people of Andhra Pradesh. Many people lost their jobs, their homes, and their businesses. The state also witnessed an increase in crime and violence.
The bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh was a major setback for the state. It has taken years for the state to recover from the effects of the bifurcation. However, the people of Andhra Pradesh are resilient and they have shown great determination in rebuilding their state.
The bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh has also had a significant impact on the country as a whole. The bifurcation has led to an increase in regional tensions and has made it difficult for the central government to maintain law and order in the region. The bifurcation has also had a negative impact on the country’s economy.
The bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh is a complex issue with far-reaching consequences. It is important to understand the impact of the bifurcation on the state of Andhra Pradesh, the people of Andhra Pradesh, and the country as a whole.
The following are some of the key issues that need to be addressed in order to mitigate the negative impact of the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh:
- Revenue: The state of Andhra Pradesh has lost a significant amount of its revenue due to the bifurcation. This has led to a decline in the state’s ability to provide essential services to its people.
- Infrastructure: The state of Andhra Pradesh has also lost a significant amount of its infrastructure due to the bifurcation. This has made it difficult for businesses to operate and has led to an increase in the cost of living.
- Education: The state of Andhra Pradesh has also lost a significant number of schools and colleges due to the bifurcation. This has made it difficult for students to get a quality education.
- Healthcare: The state of Andhra Pradesh has also lost a significant number of hospitals and clinics due to the bifurcation. This has made it difficult for people to get access to quality healthcare.
- Social welfare: The state of Andhra Pradesh has also lost a significant amount of its social welfare programs due to the bifurcation. This has made it difficult for the poor and the needy to get assistance.
- Governance: The state of Andhra Pradesh has also lost a significant number of its experienced bureaucrats and politicians due to the bifurcation. This has made it difficult for the state to function effectively.
- Law and order: The state of Andhra Pradesh has also witnessed an increase in crime and violence due to the bifurcation. This has made it difficult for people to live in peace and security.
- Tourism: The state of Andhra Pradesh has also lost a significant number of its tourist destinations due to the bifurcation. This has led to a decline in the number of tourists visiting the state.
- Agriculture: The state of Andhra Pradesh has also lost a significant amount of its agricultural land due to the bifurcation. This has led to a decline in the production of food grains.
- Water Resources: The state of Andhra Pradesh has also lost a significant amount of its water resources due to the bifurcation. This has led to a decline in the availability of water for irrigation and drinking.
- Environment: The state of Andhra Pradesh has also lost a significant amount of its forest cover due to the bifurcation. This has led to an increase in pollution and Climate change.
- Culture: The state of Andhra Pradesh has also lost a significant amount of its cultural heritage due to the bifurcation. This has led to a decline in the state’s identity.
The government of India has taken some steps to mitigate the negative impact of the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. However, more needs to be done to address the key issues that have been identified.
What is bifurcation?
Bifurcation is the division of something into two parts. In the context of Andhra Pradesh, bifurcation refers to the division of the state into two new states, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
When did Andhra Pradesh bifurcate?
Andhra Pradesh bifurcated on June 2, 2014.
What were the reasons for the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh?
The bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh was a result of the Telangana movement, which sought to create a separate state for the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh. The Telangana movement gained momentum in the early 2000s, and the central government finally agreed to bifurcate the state in 2014.
What were the effects of the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh?
The bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh had a significant impact on the state. The state was divided into two new states, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and the capital city of Hyderabad was divided between the two states. The bifurcation also led to the displacement of a large number of people.
What are the challenges faced by Andhra Pradesh after bifurcation?
Andhra Pradesh faces a number of challenges after bifurcation. The state is facing a financial crisis, and there is a lack of infrastructure in the new state. The state is also facing the challenge of integrating the two regions of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
What are the opportunities for Andhra Pradesh after bifurcation?
Andhra Pradesh also has a number of opportunities after bifurcation. The state has a large population and a young workforce. The state also has a number of Natural Resources, including Minerals, water, and land. The state is also located in a strategic location, and it has the potential to become a major economic hub.
What is the future of Andhra Pradesh?
The future of Andhra Pradesh is uncertain. The state is facing a number of challenges, but it also has a number of opportunities. The state will need to address the challenges it faces in order to realize its potential.
Sure, here are some MCQs about Andhra Pradesh without mentioning the topic Andhra Pradesh after bifurcation and its effects:
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Which of the following is the capital of Andhra Pradesh?
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Amaravati
(C) Vijayawada
(D) Visakhapatnam -
Which of the following is the largest city in Andhra Pradesh?
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Visakhapatnam
(C) Vijayawada
(D) Tirupati -
Which of the following is the Official Language of Andhra Pradesh?
(A) Telugu
(B) Hindi
(C) English
(D) Urdu -
Which of the following is the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh?
(A) YS Jagan Mohan Reddy
(B) N. Chandrababu Naidu
(C) K. Rosaiah
(D) Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy -
Which of the following is the total population of Andhra Pradesh?
(A) 50,000,000
(B) 80,000,000
(C) 100,000,000
(D) 120,000,000 -
Which of the following is the Literacy rate of Andhra Pradesh?
(A) 60%
(B) 70%
(C) 80%
(D) 90% -
Which of the following is the GDP of Andhra Pradesh?
(A) $100 billion
(B) $200 billion
(C) $300 billion
(D) $400 billion -
Which of the following is the main agricultural crop of Andhra Pradesh?
(A) Rice
(B) Cotton
(C) Sugarcane
(D) Tobacco -
Which of the following is the main industrial product of Andhra Pradesh?
(A) Steel
(B) Cement
(C) Automobiles
(D) Electronics -
Which of the following is the main tourist attraction of Andhra Pradesh?
(A) Tirupati Balaji Temple
(B) Araku Valley
(C) Visakhapatnam Beach
(D) Hampi
I hope these MCQs are helpful!