Lok Sabha Question No. 894 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-25
Subject: Andhra Pradesh Re-Organisation Act, 2014
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 894

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 TH  JULY, 2023/ SRAVANA 3, 1945 (SAKA)

ANDHRA PRADESH RE-ORGANISATION ACT, 2014

894. SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  any  proposal  to  fulfil  the  long pending  demand  of the Andhra Pradesh Re-organisation Act 2014 in terms of  assurance  given  by  the  Union  Government  with  regard  to  AIIMS,  IIT, IISER, Tribal & Agriculture Institutes, funding for completion of Polavaram National Irrigation Project, establishment of Railway Zone at Visakhapatnam, steel plant, port trust;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the funds allocated for each project including Polavaram and construction of capital city at Amaravathi?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) to (c): A large number of provisions of Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (APR) Act, 2014 have been implemented and the remaining provisions of the Act are at various stages of implementation. Some of the provisions relating  to  infrastructure  projects  and  educational  institutions  have  long gestation period for which a time period of ten years has been prescribed in the Act.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 894 FOR 25.07.2023

Regarding establishment of Railway zone, an itemized work of 'Setting up of South Coast Railways' Zone HQ' has been sanctioned on 10.11.2022 at an  estimated  cost  of  Rs.106.89  crore.  Outlay  of  Rs.10  crore  has  been provided for the umbrella work in the financial year 2023-24.

The  proposal  for  setting  up  of  major  port  at  Duggirajupatnam  was  not found viable due to strong competition from nearby ports. Government of Andhra Pradesh has suggested development of major port at Ramayapatnam in lieu of Duggirajupatnam. However, as the Ramayapatnam has been notified as non-major port, Government of Andhra Pradesh has been informed that either the minor port of Ramayapatnam be de-notified or another location be identified for this purpose.

For establishing an integrated steel plant in YSR Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh, SAIL conducted a feasibility study and reported that the setting up of steel plant is not techno-economically viable. Subsequently, a Joint Task  Force  has  been  constituted  by  Ministry  of  Steel  to  consider  the feasibility issues and preparation of a road map for setting up of a steel plant in the State.

As  per  information  available  with  this  Ministry,  so  far,  an  amount  of  Rs. 21154.568  crore  has  been  released  for  setting  up  of AIIMS, IIT, IISER,

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 894 FOR 25.07.2023

Tribal  University,  Agriculture  University,Polavaram  Irrigation  Project  and assistance for capital city in Andhra Pradesh as under:

## (i)  Setting up of Educational Institutions

| IIT                                | -   | 1022.00 crore   |
|------------------------------------|-----|-----------------|
| IISER                              | -   | 1183.95 crore   |
| Tribal University                  | -   | 24.395 crore    |
| Agriculture University             | -   | 135.00 crore    |
| AIIMS                              | -   | 1319.86 crore   |
| (ii) Assistance for Capital City   | -   | 2,500.00 crore  |
| (iii) Polavaram Irrigation Project | -   | 14969.363 crore |

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