Lok Sabha Question No. 2534 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-14
Subject: Sunrise Andhra Pradesh Investment Meet
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: GEETHA KOTHAPALLI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2534. TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 14 TH  MARCH, 2016.

## SUNRISE ANDHRA PRADESH INVESTMENT MEET

## 2534. SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज् य वव  द्यग  म त्री

- (a) whether  the  Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh  has  recently  organised  Sunrise  Andhra Pradesh Investment Meet in Visakhapatnam;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with its objectives and the response received thereto; and
- (c)    the total investment attracted thereby in each sector so far?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज् य वव  द्यग  ााज् यम त्री स् वतं त्र ्रभााा(स्ीमतंी िरममलाा ीीतंाामि( THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a): Yes, Madam.
- (b): Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh  has  organized  Sunrise  Andhra    Pradesh Investment Meet and Partnership Summit at Visakhapatnam from 10 th to 12 th January,  2016  in  association  with  the  Ministry  of  Commerce  &  Industry, Government of India and the Confederation of Indian Industry. The objective of Summit was to show case India, particularly Andhra Pradesh, as a global investment destination and to leverage the opportunity for attracting investments in the focus sectors like Automobile & Automobile components, Textile   &  Apparel,  Biotechnology,  Aerospace  & Defence,  Food Processing and  also  to  attract  investments  to  Amaravati,  the  greenfield  capital  city  of Andhra Pradesh. About 1600 delegates including 350 overseas delegates from 41 countries participated in the event.

(c): During the event,  328  Memorandum of  Understanding  (MoUs) were signed with  the  proposed  investment  of  4,67,578  Crore.    Sector-wise  proposed investment is given below:-

| S.No.   | Sector                                              |   Number of MoUs | Proposed Investment (Rs. Crores)   |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1       | Industry                                            |              115 | 2,01,277                           |
| 2       | Energy                                              |               24 | 1,45,842                           |
| 3       | Infrastructure &Investment                          |                8 | 43,900                             |
| 4       | Housing                                             |                4 | 41,500                             |
| 5       | Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA)         |                4 | 13,300                             |
| 6       | Mining                                              |               25 | 6,455                              |
| 7       | Food Processing                                     |               65 | 5,102                              |
| 8       | Tourism                                             |               26 | 4,659                              |
| 9       | IT                                                  |               30 | 3,368                              |
| 10      | Retail                                              |                4 | 1,480                              |
| 11      | Municipal Administration &Urban Development ( MAUD) |                1 | 500                                |
| 12      | Animal Husbandry                                    |                6 | 195                                |
| 13      | Skill Development                                   |               16 | -                                  |
|         | Total                                               |              328 | 4,67,578                           |

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