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Andhra Pradesh Current Affairs - January 2017

Chandrababu Naidu Launches ArogyaRaksha Scheme to cover APL Families

Chandrbabu Naidu, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh launched a new health
scheme, ArogyaRaksha Scheme on January 1, 2017 at TummalapalliKalakshetram
in Vijayawada to provide the medical treatment to the people of the Above Poverty Line at Rs.
1200 premium per annum.
Aim:To achieve the ambitious target of making the state among top three best developed
state in the country by 2020 and first best developed state by 2050.
Features of ArogyaRaksha Scheme
The ArogyaRaksha Scheme would provide health insurance coverage to about 35 Lakh Above
Poverty Line families in the state.
Under the scheme, an end-to-end cashless service would be rendered to a total of 1044
diseases covered under the scheme. Unlike other insurance schemes pre existing
disease will not be considered.
To avail the ArogyaRaksha scheme benefits, every individual of the family would be
required to pay Rs. 100 per month or Rs. 1200 per annum as policy premium.
A total of 432 hospitals including 80 government general hospitals have been enrolled
for the implementation of the scheme.
The scheme would provide an insurance coverage of up to Rs. 2 Lakh per
annum and free treatment in any 432 corporate hospitals in the state.
The scheme is estimated to cost Rs 160.56 crore and the government would sanction the
necessary allocations for the scheme in the budget session 2017-2018.

Chandrababu Naidu announces Rs.100 crorereward for Nobel Prize winners from
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has announced a reward of Rs 100
crore to anybody who becomes a Nobel Prize winner from the state.

Rajnath Singh lays the Foundation stone for new (NDRF) campus
i. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone for the construction of a new
campus of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) at Kondapavuluru village of
Gannavarammandal in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh on January 9, 2017 in presence of Andhra
Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting
M Venkaiah Naidu.
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ii. The government has allocated Rs. 200 Crore for the new campus. The construction works has
been assigned to the Central Public Works Department (CPWD).

Andhra Pradesh Launches Rs 100 cr fund of funds for Fintech Startups

i. The Andhra Pradesh under Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has announced Rs 100-crore
fund of funds on January 25, 2017 to invest in Fintech startups.
ii. Fintech is being seen as a promising space to generate job, thus the state has initiated an
industry-academia-government partnership to tap and refine skilled talent available at cheaper
costs to develop Visakhapatnam into a global fintech hub.

PM Modi inaugurates 104th Indian Science Congress at Tirupati

i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 104th Indian Science Congress at
Tarakarama Stadium of Sri Venkateswara University in Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh on January
3, 2017.
ii. The theme for the five-day event is Science and Technology for National Development.
The Congress would conclude on January 7, 2017.
iii. Aim of the Congress: The basic aim of the 104th Congress was to focus on strengthening
the scientific research in the country to make India among top three countries in the world in the
field of Science and Technology by 2030.

20th National Conference for e-Governance Held in Andhra Pradesh

i. The 20th National Conference on e-Governance (NCeG) was held from January 9-10, 2017
in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
ii. The theme for the conference was Internet of Things and e-Governance.
iii. The conference was organised by Department of Electronics and Information Technology
(DeitY) and Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) in partnership
with Information Technology, Electronics and Communication (ITE&C) Department, Andhra
Pradesh Government.

Aditya Birla Group Plans to Invest Rs 7,000 crore in Andhra Pradesh

i. The Aditya Birla Group on January 27, 2017 announced its plans to invest Rs 7,000 crore in
the next two years in Andhra Pradesh.
ii. The company aims to expand its existing businesses in the state.
iii. The conglomerate already has investments of Rs 10,000 crore in the state across sectors like
telecom, retail and cement.

HPCL, GAIL sign pact with AP for Rs 40K crore petrochem project
i. Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd(HPCL) and GAIL India Ltd signed a pact with Andhra
Pradesh for setting up a Rs 40,000 crore petrochemical plant in the state.
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ii. The 50:50 joint venture will set up a 1.5 million tons Ethylene Derivatives plant.
iii. It will be set up at the Petroleum, Chemical and Petrochemicals Investment Region (PCPIR)
sites identified by the state government at Kakinada

Andhra Pradesh Current Affairs - February 2017

Andhra Pradesh Gets its First Smart Police Station
i. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu inaugurates the States first Smart
Police Station at Nagarampalem in Guntur city in Amaravati on February 6, 2017.
ii. The Smart station has been built within two months at a cost of Rs 91 lakh as a pilot project.
The Andhra Police administration has formulated plans to build another 100 Smart Police
Stations across the state.
iii. The main motive behind such smart police station is to bring a sense of pride among the
officers and satisfaction among the public.

2017 National Womens Parliament held in Andhra Pradesh

i. In a first of its kind initiative, National Womens Parliament was organized by the Andhra
Pradesh Legislative Assembly in association with MAEERs MIT School of Governance at
PavithraSangamam in Amravati, Andhra Pradesh with an aim to empower women.
ii. The three day conclave that began on February 10, 2017 was based on the
theme: Empowering Women Strengthening Democracy.
iii. The conclave was inaugurated by Prime Minister NarendraModi via video conference in the
presence of AP Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Speaker of Bangladesh Parliament,
ShirinSharminChaudhury.
iv. The NWP is set to come out with the Amaravati Declaration on women empowerment at the
end of the three-day deliberations on February 12, 2017

Visa-AP Sign MoU To Make Vishakhapatnam Less-Cash City

i. The worlds second largest card payment organization Visa has signed a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) with Andhra Pradesh government to make Vishakhapatnam as Indias
first less-cash city
ii. Aim : To provide 500 million underserved with a payment account by 2020
iii. This is the first step to design Indias Fintech Valley that will act as a facilitator for
information flow. It will provide support to FinTech start-ups by providing access to Visas APIs,
providing subject matter expertise, and participating in boot camps and hackathons.
iv. It will increase increase customer adoption of electronic payments by 75 per cent to 100 per
cent.

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For the first time in the world, Microsoft to deploy Azure Stack in Andhra Pradesh
i. Technology giant Microsoft CEO SatyaNadella and Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu
Naidu has signed agreement to utilise Microsoft Azure Stack for AP government state data centre
at the Microsoft Future Decoded held in Mumbai on February 22, 2017
ii. For the first time in the world, Microsoft Azure Stack will be used to migrate 340 live
applications of AP government from Hyderabad State Data Centre (SDC) to Vizag data centre.

ISRO Successfully Launches Record 104 Satellites in One Go from the SatishDhawan
Space Centre in Sriharikota
Setting a new record in the space mission, the Indian Space Research Organization
(ISRO) successfully launched 104 satellites in one go from the SatishDhawan Space Centre
in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, on February 15, 2017.

The satellites were launched on Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C37 which
marked its 39th flight.
The mission was ISROs first space mission for the year 2017 apart from being the most
complicated mission ever carried out.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Pranab Mukherjee congratulated the space
agency for the historic event that significantly boosts Indias space programme.
About the Mission
The 104 satellite included a 714 kg Cartosat-2 Series satellite for earth observation, two
Indian nano satellites INS-1A and INS-1B and 101 international nano satellites. Of the 101
satellites, 96 of these belong to USA and one each belongs to Israel, Kazakhstan,
Netherlands, Switzerland and United Arab Emirates.
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C37 took off firstly to launch the 714 kg Cartosat-2
series satellite for earth observation, followed by two of Indias nano satellites, INS-1A and
INS-1B, weighing 30 kg and finally the 101 co-passenger satellites together weighing about
664 kg.
In total, the entire launch carried a satellite mass of about 1,378 kg.The satellites were
placed in the 520 km distant polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO) in a gap of about 30
minutes after separations.
So far, ISRO has launched 226 satellites, including 179 belonging to foreign countries.
THE PAYLOAD
INS1-A and INS 1-B
The two Indian nano satellites INS-1A and INS-1B were developed as co-passenger satellites to
accompany bigger satellites on PSLV.

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The primary objective of INS (ISRO Nano Satellite) is to provide an opportunity for ISRO
technology demonstration payloads, provide a standard bus for launch on demand services.
INS-1A and INS-1B carries total of four different payloads from Space Applications Centre
(SAC) and Laboratory for Electro Optics Systems (LEOS) of ISRO for conducting various
experiments.
INS-1A carries Surface Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function Radiometer and INS-
1B caries Earth Exosphere Lyman Alpha Analyser as payloads.
101 International Satellites
The 101 international customer nano-satellites are being launched as part of the commercial
arrangements between Antrix Corporation Limited (Antrix), the commercial arm of ISRO and
the international customers.
A majority of the satellites of US have earth-imaging capability and belong to a US
company named Planet.

Freedom fighter RacharlaSamrajyam Dies at 98

i. Freedom Fighter RacharlaSamrajyam, died on February 6, 2017 in Visakhapatanam. She was
98.
ii. Samrajyam was born on April 26, 1919 at Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh. She was the
younger sister of the social reformer Gora.
iii. In 1942, while undergoing her Hindi Pracharak training at Anantapur, she was inspired by the
Quit India Movement. Therefore, she quit the training programme and joined the Quit India
Movement.
iv. She received the TarmraPatra from the Government of India in 1972.

Andhra Pradesh Current Affairs - March 2017

Cabinet Approves Special Assistance for EAPs in Andhra Pradesh
During the meeting, the Cabinet Committee gave its approval for the special assistance measure
for the successor state of Andhra Pradesh by way of dispensation in funding of Externally
Aided Projects (EAPs).
The Cabinet also approved funding of irrigation component of Polavaram project.
Financial Assistance for Externally Aided Projects (EAPs)
The Central Government will provide special assistance measure to Government of Andhra
Pradesh if the funding of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) would have been shared
at the ratio of 90:10 between the Centre and the State.
The special assistance will be provided by way of repayment of loan and interest for the
Externally Aided Projects (EAPs) signed and disbursed by Andhra Pradesh during 2015-
2016 to 2019-20.

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ESIC launched Mobile Clinic Services in AP, Telangana

Andhra Pradesh and Telengana get Indias first Mobile Clinic Service which is launched
by Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC). This service is flagged off by The
Union Minister for Labor and Employment, Bandaru Dattareya.
Facilities in Mobile Clinic
i. Each clinic will have a vehicle with a Doctor, pharmacist, attendant, driver and the necessary
equipment and medicines.
ii. The vehicle will visit two locations in a day for three hours each and conduct basic
investigations.

Andhra Pradesh Presents Around 1.57 Lakh Crore Budget for 2017-18
The Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu presented Rs 1,56,999
crore budget for the financial year 2017-18 in the Legislative Assembly on March 15, 2017.The
proposed budget for 2017-18 is about 15.70 percent more than the budget for 2016-17.

Important Highlights of the Budget

1. Revenue expenditure: Rs 1.25 lakh crore
2. Capital expenditure: Rs 31,087 crore
3. States revenue deficit in 2017-18: Rs 416 crore (0.05 per cent of Gross State Domestic
Product)
4. Fiscal deficit: Rs 23,054 crore (3.0 percent of GSDP)
5. Under Vision 2029, the state is targeting a growth rate of 12 percent every year.
Important Allocations
General Education: Rs 20,384 crore
Technical Education: Rs 765 crore
Assistance for Unemployed Youth: Rs 500 crore
Rural Development: Rs 19,565 crore
Irrigation and flood control: Rs 12,770 crore
Agriculture and allied sectors: Rs 9,090 crore
Welfare Sector (Brahmin, Disabled): Rs 11,361 crore
Health Sector: Rs 7,020 crore
Forest Department: Rs 383 crore
IT and Electronice: Rs 382 crore
Small and medium scale industries: Rs 125 crore
Women Empowerment: Rs 400 crore

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Funds allocated for Andhra Pradesh pollution control board: Rs 4,183 crore
Pensions: Rs 4376 crore
Development of Village Roads: Rs 260 crore
Allocations in Schemes & Projects
Skill Development scheme: Rs 398 crores.
Safe drinking water project NTR Sujala Sravanthi: Rs 100 crore.
NTR Vaidya Seva: Rs 1,000 crore.
Anna canteens: Rs 100 crore.
Free LPG connection for poor: Rs 350 crore.
Ambedkar Smritivanam in Amaravati: Rs 97 crore.
Agriculture loan waiver Rs 3600 crore, SHG loan investment: Rs 1,600 crore
Ambedkar memorial Park in capital Amaravati: Rs 92 crore.
Power subsidy for poor increased from 50 to 75 units
Development of the new state capital, Amaravati: Rs 1,061 crore

Andhra Pradesh Renames Tirupati Airport and Vijayawada Airport

i. The Andhra Pradesh State Cabinet during a meeting chaired by Chief Minister N Chandrababu
Naidu on March 2, 2017 approved proposals to rename the Vijayawada Airport and the
Tirupati Airport.
ii. The cabinet proposed to rename the Vijayawada Airport in Gannavaram as Nandamuri
Taraka Rama Rao (NTR) Amaravati Airport after the legendary actor and founder of the
ruling Telugu Desam Party and the new capital of Andhra Pradesh.
iii. The Tirupati Airport at Renigunta has been renamed as Sri Venkateswara Airport after
Lord Venkateswara of the temple town.

Water sharing between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana KRMB to look after the issue
The issue in sharing of water from river Krishna between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana is to be
looked after by Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) as informed by Minister of state for
Water Resources and River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Dr Sanjeev Kumar Balyan in
Lok Sabha.
The Central government has constituted the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) to look
into the issue.
Role of Krishna River Management Board (KRMB)
The main role of KRMB will be issuing water release orders from time to time based on ad-hoc
arrangement.
The order must be accepted by Telangana and Andhra Pradesh for sharing Krishna river water.
The final allocation is to be made by the Krishna Water Dispute Tribunal -II.

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Andhra Pradesh Current Affairs - April 2017

Cabinet approves setting up of Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE) at

Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh
IIPE will be built at a cost of over Rs. 655 crore. It will have a status of an Institute of National
Importance and will have a legal mandate to grant degrees just as any other Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT).
Building IIPE was one the commitments made to Andhra Pradesh, when Telangana was
carved out as a separate state.

Andhra to introduce Ammaku Vandanam in Schools

A unique programmeAmmaku Vandanamwill be launched by the Andhra Pradesh in the
government schools to pay tribute to mothers.
Key Points:
i. Under this programme the school children will take the blessings of their mothers and also
do 'paada pooja' (washing her feet) called Mother Worship.
ii. Cost allocation of this programme will be Rs 2.50 crore.

Andhra Pradesh sets up welfare board for transgenders

Andhra Pradesh has now established a welfare board for transgender persons in the state.
i. Andhra Pradesh has launched Hijra Transgender Welfare Board at the Sri Venkateshwara
University in Tirupati.
ii. The welfare board will be run by direct democracy by the community, with special voting rights
for the minorities.

National Children's Film Festival held in Visakhapatnam

On April 7, 2017, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting M.
Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the three-day National Childrens Film Festival (NCFF) at VUDA
Childrens Arena in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
i. The opening film of the NCFF is "Shanu - The Optimist", directed by K.N.T. Sastry and produced
by CFSI in 2016.
ii. This event has been organised by the Childrens Film Society India (CFSI) in association
with the Government of Andhra Pradesh.
iii. Nikhileshwar, the child artist who played the role of young Baahubali in the movie
Baahubali: The Beginning, attended the inaugural function as guest of honor.

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AP CM lays foundation stone for Rs 100-cr Ambedkar memorial park in Amaravati

On April 14, 2017, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu laid the foundation-
stone for Dr B R Ambedkar Smriti Vanam (memorial park) in states de facto
capital Amaravati.
i. Mr. Naidu also laid the foundation-stone for a 126-ft statue of Dr. Ambedkar that will come up
in the park.
ii. Andhra Pradesh Govt. has allocated nearly Rs. 100 crore for this project (including the 126 ft.
Statue). The construction will be completed within 24 months

AP red chilli farmers to get Rs 1500 more per quintal above market price
The Red chillies farmers of Andhra Pradesh has to suffer a lot due to the price crash of chillies
from Rs 12000-14000 per quintal last year to below Rs 5,000 per quintal this year at the
Guntur Chilli market yard.
i. Chilli prices crashed from Rs12000-14000 per quintal last year to below Rs5,000 per quintal for
this year
ii. Under this scheme the government of Andhra Pradesh has mentioned that every farmer can
get an additional benefit of Rs1500 per quintal subject to a ceiling of 20 quintals.

Andhra Pradesh CM selected for US India Business Council Award

i. N Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh has been selected for the US India
Business Council (USIBC) award. The award is to be presented at the 2nd Annual West Coast
Summit to be held in Menlo Park, California on May 8, 2017.
ii. The award is to be presented under the category, Transformative Chief Minister of India by
USIBC. Aruna Sundararajan would also receive Transformative Leadership Award at the Summit.

Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana launched in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh

i. On 1st April 2017, Mr. Thaawarchand Gehlot, Minister for Social Justice and
Empowerment launched, first of its kind Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana in Nellore; Andhra
Pradesh aimed to make life comfortable for senior citizens of India.
ii. This scheme has been launched for providing Physical Aids and Assisted-living Devices to
Senior Citizens belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL) category who suffer from age related
problems viz. hearing impairment, low vision, dental problems etc.
iii. This scheme was proposed in Union Budget 2015-16 and is fully funded by Central
Government. Money required to run this scheme will be drawn from Senior Citizens Welfare
Fund.

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Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu relaunches Adarana

The 191st birth anniversary of social reformer Mahatma Jyotirao Phule. It is being celebrated for
the first time as a state function. Andhra Pradesh CM relaunches Adarana.

Key Highlights:
Chandrababu Naidu announced the re-launch of Adarana, a scheme for improving
traditional occupations.
It includes modern tools, technology, marketing, and financial support that are for the
artisans.
It also provides employment in the rural areas those pursuing traditional occupations to
raise their income levels.
Financial assistance was being provided under the NTR Unnata and Videsi
Vidyadarana
An assistance of Rs. 2.5 lakh was given for those preparing for all-India services, Rs.
30,000 was given for Group II, and Rs. 20,000 and Rs. 19,000 respectively for bank POs
and clerks.
The Government had allocated Rs. 25,000 crore for the welfare of the Backward
Classes (BCs) during the last three years and Rs. 10,000 crore during the year for BC
welfare and development.

AP CM Launches Mobile App CM Connect To Receive Feedback

On April 14, 2017, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu launched a new
mobile app CM Connect, at Secretariat at Velagapudi near Vijaywada. This mobile app runs
on Microsofts Kaizala platform and will be useful in receiving feedback from the public directly
on any given issue.
i. People can share the confidential information with the Chief Minister directly. The identity of the
responder would be kept secret.
ii. The app would help in effective planning, improving and implementation of the schemes and
programmes.

Former Andhra Pradesh minister Devineni Rajashekhar passes away

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader Devineni Nehru and former Andhra Pradesh minister had died.
i. He served as the minister in N.T. Rama Rao's cabinet from 1994 to 1996.
ii. He won the state elections in 1985, 1989 and 1994 as a TDP candidate from Kankipadu
constituency in Krishna district.
iii. He was elected to Andhra Pradesh assembly from Kankipadu in 1983 and retained the seat in
1985, 1989 and 1994.

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Andhra Pradesh Current Affairs - May 2017

AP amends Act to appoint PV Sindhu as Group-1 officer

The Andhra Pradesh Legislature on 16th of May has passed a Bill to appoint Olympics winner
shuttler PV Sindhu as a Group-1 officer in the government by amending the state public
services Act.

Cabinet approves Vijayawada Airport as International Airport

Union Cabinet has given its approval for the declaration of Vijayawada Airport in Andhra
Pradesh as International Airport. The decision is in accordance with the provisions of Andhra
Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.
The decision was taken on account of repeated demands from airline operators and surge in
passenger traffic. The infrastructure upgradation required for international operations will be
carried out by Airports Authority of India.

AIIB grants $160 million for Andhra Pradesh power project

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has approved $ 160 million loan for a power project
in Andhra Pradesh.
i. India is the second largest shareholder of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) after
China.
ii. Its aim is to strengthen the power transmission and distribution system in Andhra Pradesh.
iii. DJ Pandian is the Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of the AIIB.
iv. Andhra Pradesh is one of the first states to be selected for this programme.
v. It helps in improving system reliability and also helps in improving the commercial performance
of the states distribution companies.

Railway station survey - Andhra's Visakhapatnam cleanest, Bihar's Darbhanga dirtiest

As per the report of a survey carried out by the Quality Council of
India, Visakhapatnam railway station in Andhra Pradesh has been adjudged as
the cleanest, whereas Darbhanga railway station in Bihar is the dirtiest among busiest
stations in India.
i. The report of the survey was released by Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on May 17,
2017.
ii. This was the 3rd such survey aimed at ascertaining cleanliness at rail premises. The survey is
a part of Swachh Rail campaign.

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Andhra Pradesh inks deal with HCL Tech to set up Rs 500 crore research facilities
Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh on 12th May signed a deal with HCL Technologies.
To set up of Rs 500-crore IT research facility in Vijayawada.
i. The company will invest Rs 500 crore in ten years, for a development centre, training facility
and other ancillary facilities.
ii. HCL will aim to hire, employ and train 5,000 local residents in the region in two phases.

AP, Singapore In Pact For Developing Amaravati Startup Area

Andhra Pradesh government inked a pact with Singapore for developing an area of 6.84 km
at capital Amaravati as startup area on 15th of May.
i. The Pact between the governments of Andhra Pradesh and Singapore include economic
development, master development of the startup area in Amaravati.
ii. It will promote bilateral trade and investments and enhancing capacities of government
departments.

Andhra Pradesh's Banganapalle mango gets GI tag

Andhra Pradesh's Banganapalle mango got Geographical Indication registration from the
Geographical Indications Registry.

MP, Veteran Filmmaker Dasari Narayana Rao Dies at 75

Dasari Narayana Rao is a well-known filmmaker and producer has died. He was 75 years old.
i. Rao has celebrated his 75th birthday on May 4 this year.
ii. Rao was a Congress MP from Andhra Pradesh and served as the Union Minister of State for Coal
between 2004-2006 and in his second term from 2006-2008.
ii. He holds a record in the Limca Book of Records for directing the maximum number of films.
iii. His most famous films are Tandra Paparayudu (1986),
Meghasandesam (1983) and Kaante Koothurne Kanu (2000)

Andhra Pradesh Current Affairs - June 2017

Three-day Modi fest begins in Andhra Pradesh

The three-day festival Making of Developed India (MODI) fest was launched in Andhra
Pradesh on 2 June 2017. It begins to celebrate the successful completion of the three-year rule
by the Modi government.
i. The festival was inaugurated by former minister K. Lakshminarayana.
ii. The festival would be held in three phases in three districts of Andhra Pradesh, at Government
Ghantasala Music College in Vijayawada, Ambedkar Bhawan, Rajvihar Circle in Kurnool and at

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Gokul Park, Ramakrishna Beach in Visakhapatnam.

iii. The purpose of the festival is to show various welfare schemes launched by the NDA
government during the past 3 years.
iv. The schemes were launched for the benefit of the common man, the farming community, the
youth and especially the women for their empowerment in the society with the theme 'sabka
saath sabka vikas'.
About MODI Fest
i. The three-day MODI Fest, (Making of Developed India Festival), organized by the Union
Information and Broadcasting Ministry.
ii. MODI fest is being conducted throughout the country and will be held at 12 places in Tamil
Nadu and Puducherry.
iii. The fest also provides the public an opportunity to get detailed information about the
various schemes of the Central government like Skill development, Jan Dhan Yojana,
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Fasal Beema Yojana and Ujjwala Yojana.

Ministry of Urban Development launches Liveability Index for 116 cities to measure
quality of life
On June 23, 2017, Urban Development Ministry launched "City Liveability Index". It is a
first of its kind initiative to measure the quality of life in 116 major cities including capital
cities and those with population over one million.
More Information about City Liveability Index:
The index was launched by Urban Development Minister M.Venkaiah Naidu at a National
Workshop on Urban Transformation in New Delhi.
The cities will be assessed on a comprehensive set of 79 parameters to capture the
extent and quality of infrastructure including availability of roads, education and
health care, mobility, employment opportunities, emergency response, grievance
redressal, pollution, availability of open, green spaces, and culture.
Incentives for Urban Reforms:
On June 23, 2017, Mr. Naidu also disbursed Rs 500 crore as incentive to 16 states that
performed well in implementing urban reforms during 2016-17.
Top 5 Highest Scoring States:
State % Marks
Andhra Pradesh 96.06%
Odisha 95.38%
Jharkhand 91.98%
Chhattisgarh 91.37%
Madhya Pradesh 90.20%

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First rural LED street lighting project to take off in Andhra Pradesh
Central government will be retrofitting 10 lakh conventional street lights with energy efficient LED
lights in Gram Panchayats of 7 districts in Andhra Pradesh. This will be Indias first rural
LED Street Lighting Project.
More Details about Indias first Rural LED Street Lighting Project in Andhra Pradesh:
The project will be carried out through the Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) under
the Ministry of Power.
Gram panchayats of the districts of Guntur, Prakasham, Nellore, Kurnool, Kadapa,
Ananthapur and Chittoor will be covered under the first phase of the project.
Post this replacement drive in rural areas, gram panchayats will cumulatively
save approximately 147 million units of electricity annually which will eventually lead to
reduction of 12 crore tonnes of CO2.
French Development Agency Agence Franaise de Dveloppement (AFD) will
fund the entire upfront capital cost of this project.

World Bank, AIIB to granted $380 loan to Andhra Pradesh power project
The World Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) have granted loan
to Andhra Pradesh for Power Project.
i. It aims towards helping the southern state and will build a reliable, quality and affordable power
supply to citizens.
ii. Total Cost of the project is USD 570 million, out of which USD 240 million is from World Bank
(IBRD) and USD 160 million from AIIB. The rest will be counterpart funding from GoAP.
iii. The World Bank and AIIB will provide loans in a 60:40 ratio for all the components of
the project.

AP CM Chandrababu launches MSME Corporation with Rs 100 cr

On June 27, 2017 Andhara Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu launches the establishment
of Micro, Small, Medium Entrepreneurs (MSME) Development Corporation at
Vijayawada with fund of Rs.100 crore on the occasion of International MSME Day.
i. Around 15 acres would be allotted for MSME bhavan in Amaravati for research, development
and training programmes.
ii. MSME bhavans would be constructed in all the 175 Assembly constituencies and Industrial
Promotion Councils are being set up, headed by a Minister, in all the districts.

AP's Vizianagaram bags MGNREGA National Award

The Ministry of Rural Development has selected Vizianagaram in Andhra Pradesh as one
among the 17 districts across the nation for the MGNREGA annual award for effective

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implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act during 2015-
16.
i. Works for 361668 households were generated in 2015-16 and Rs. 483.42 crore as wages were
disbursed.
ii. Over 5000 farm ponds, 240 rain water harvesting structures, and 440 water shed works were
executed.

India's heaviest rocket with GSAT-19 satellite lifts-off into space

On June 5, 2017, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the
Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV-Mk III) D1, along with a
communications satellite GSAT-19 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra
Pradesh.
About GSLV Mk-III:
The GSLV-Mk III-D1 is a three-stage vehicle with indigenous cryogenic upper stage
engine designed to carry heavier communication satellites into the Geosynchronous
Transfer Orbit (GTO).
In 2014, ISRO had flown a similar rocket without the cryogenic engine but with 3.7-
tonne payload to test in-flight structural stability and the aerodynamics.
GSLV MkIII-D1 is capable of lifting payloads of up to 4,000 kg into the GTO and
10,000 kg into the Low Earth Orbit.
GSLV-Mk III (43.43 metres) is slightly shorter than Mk-II version that is around 49
metres tall, but has a greater punch power.

ISRO launches earth-observation Cartosat-2E and 30 nano satellites

On June 23, 2017, Indian Space Research Organisations (ISRO) launched Cartosat-
2E satellite and 30 nano satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre located at Srihrikota in
Andhra Pradesh.
More Details about the launch of Cartosat-2E and 30 nano satellites on June 23, 2017:
712 kg Cartosat-2E satellite and 30 nano satellites together, weighing about 243 kg were
launched using ISROs Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle(PSL-C38).
Cartosat-2E is a remote sensing satellite and is similar in configuration to earlier
satellites in the series. Its objective is to provide high-resolution scene specific spot
imagery.
The images sent by the Cartosat-2E will be useful for cartographic applications, urban
and rural applications, coastal land use and regulation, utility management like road
network monitoring, water distribution, creation of land use maps, change detection to
bring out geographical and man-made features and various other land information
system (LIS) as well as geographical information system (GIS) applications.

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Cartosat - 2E is expected to last for five year.

30 nano satellites comprise 29 Nano satellites from 14 countriesAustria, Belgium,
Chile, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania,
Slovakia, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and a Nano
satellite from India.

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