YS Jagan Mohan Reddy says, his Govt is Just a phone call away

By Our Special Correspondent

YS Jagan Mohan Reddy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh assured all industrialists that his government is just a phone call away and will resolve any issue within no time. He inaugurated three projects and laid foundation stones for another three projects at the electronics Manufacturing Cluster near Tirupati on Thursday.

Speaking after the ground breaking ceremony at Inagaluru, Jagan said the company an exclusive supplier of footwear to global brand Adidas, would invest about ₹800, crore creating direct employment for 10,000 people, and 80 percent of the workforce would be women.

The Fox link company manufactures USB cables and circuit boards and it has invested Rs 1,050 crore. It provides jobs to 2,000 people around Tirupati only. The CM said the Sunny Opo-tech, which manufactures cell phone camera lenses, has invested Rs 280 crore and providing employment to 1,200 people. Within the next one month, around 6,400 people will get new jobs in these companies, he added.

Jagan said that foundation stones were laid for three more projects, including the Dixon technologies. This company will invest Rs 110 crore and offer employment to 850 youth in the next one year

Another two companies Fox link India Limited and Dixon Technologies, which manufacture television units, would set up their units at cost of ₹300 crore and ₹110 crore and provide direct employment to 1,200 and 850 people respectively.

All these six units together invest more than Rs 4,000 crore in which 20,000 people will get jobs. Jagan said his government encourages any industrialists who come to invest in the state and will see that their journey in the state will be hassle-free.

Apache has also set up a unit in Pulivedula that employs 2,000 women, and it will commence production in December this year if not by March 2023, he said.

The AP Electronics and Information Technology Agency (APEITA) have entered into a MoU with several companies in the presence of the Chief Minister. TCL-POTPL electronics has signed a MoU to provide supply chain and to bring subsidiary industries as part of its expansion. SmartDV technologies, a proven verification and design IP company, have signed another pact.