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                  ANDHRA PRADESH

Area (sq kms)                             275068
Population                                66508008
Capital                                   Hyderabad
Literacy (per cent)                       45.11
Principal languages:                      Telugu, Urdu
Districts:                                23
Growth Rate (per cent)                    23.82
Density of population (per sq km)         242
Per Capita State Income at
Current Prices (Rs.) (1991-92):           5,570
Index of Developement of
Infrastructure (1990-91):                 98
Urban Population (per cent)               26.89

Major minerals:
Chrysolite asbestos, copper ore maganese, mica, coal, limestone, oil &
natural gas, silica, lead ore, Iron ore etc.

Major industries:
Machine tools, synthetic drugs, pharmaceuticals heavy electrical machinery,

ships, fertilisers, electronic equipment, aeronautical parts, cement &
cement products, chemicals, asbestos, glass and watches.

Major crops:
Rice, jowar, bajra, maize, ragi, small millets, pulses, tobacco, cotton,
sugarcane, groundnut and bananas.

Installed generating capacity (1994-95)

         MW*   Percentage
Hydro   2,656      51
Thermal 2,552      49
Nuclear   -         -
Total   5,208     100

* The capacity for each State includes only the power plants located in the

State boundries and excludes the multi-State Projects.

Energy requirement and availability

1994-95
Energy requirement(Mn.Units)                        31,245
Energy availability                                 28,757
Surplus(+)/Deficit(-)                             (-)2,488
Surplus(+)/Deficit(-) per cent                     (-) 8.0
Number of Bank Branches(March 1992)                  4,642
Railway Route Per '000 Sq.Km. of Area (1990-91)       18.3
Road Length Per '000 Sq.Km. of Area (1983-84)          500


Industrial Incentive Schemes

1. Investment subsidy upto 20 per cent subject to maximum of Rs. 20 lakhs
of fixed capital investment.
2. Sales tax deferment upto 100 per cent of capital investment for 10
years. Sales tax deferment upto 135 per cent for 14 years or sales tax for
7 years for large and medium industry.
3. 100 per cent tax holiday for SSI units.
4. Power tariff concession @ 25 per cent.
5. Subsidy for captive power generation. Sales tax reduction on purchase of

diesel oil or fuel oil for captive generation of power.
6. Incentive for industries in EPZ Visakhapatnam.
7. Sales tax incentive for
modernisation/expansion/diversification/integration projects.
8. Special incentives for mega projects going over Rs 100 crores.

Contact :
Industries Secretary
Government of Andhra Pradesh,
Industries & Commerce Department
Secretariat Building,
Hyderabad - 500 022.
Tel. : 040-232895
Fax : 040-232985, 230508

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