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Area: (sq. kms)
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275068
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Population:
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66508008
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Capital:
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Hyderabad
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Literacy: (per cent)
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45.11
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Principal languages:
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Telugu, Urdu
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Districts:
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23
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Growth Rate: (per cent)
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23.82
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Density of population: (per
sq. km)
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242
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Per Capita State Income at
Current Prices (Rs.) (1991-92):
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5,570
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Index of Developement of Infrastructure
(1990-91):
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98
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Urban Population: (per cent)
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26.89
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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)
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MW *
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Percentage
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Hydro
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2,656
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51
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Thermal
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2,552
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49
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Nuclear
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-
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-
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Total
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5208
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100
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* The capacity for each State includes only the
power plants located in the State boundaries and excludes the
multi-State Projects.
Infrastructure:
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Energy requirement 1994-95 (Mn.Units)
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31,245
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Energy availability 1994-95 (Mn.Units)
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28,757
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Surplus(+)/Deficit(-)
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(-) 2,488
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Surplus(+)/Deficit(-) per cent
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(-) 8.0
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Number of Bank Branches (March 1992)
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4,642
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Railway Route Per '000 Sq.Km. of Area (1990-91)
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18.3
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Sq.Km. of Area (1983-84)
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500
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Industrial Incentive Schemes
- Investment subsidy upto 20 per cent subject to maximum of
Rs. 20 lakh of fixed capital investment.
- 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.
- 100 per cent tax holiday for SSI units.
- Power tariff concession @ 25 per cent.
- Subsidy for captive power generation. Sales tax reduction
on purchase of diesel oil or fuel oil for captive generation
of power.
- Incentive for industries in EPZ Visakhapatnam.
- Sales tax incentive for modernisation/expansion/diversification/integration
projects.
- Special incentives for mega projects going over Rs 100 crore.
Contact:
Industries Secretary
Government of Andhra Pradesh,
Industries & Commerce
DepartmentSecretariat Building,
Hyderabad - 500 022.
Tel. 040-232895
Fax 040-232985, 230508
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