NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated and laid the muse for a number of improvement tasks price Rs 13,430 crore throughout Andhra Pradeshdeclaring that the state has entered a brand new section of accelerated progress beneath Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and deputy chief minister Pawan Kalyan,Talking at a rally in Kurnool, PM Modi described Andhra Pradesh as a “land of self-respect, tradition, and innovation” and stated the state was rising as a serious hub for science and expertise. “Now Andhra has visionary management in CM Naidu and deputy CM Pawan Kalyan,” he stated, including that within the final 16 months, “the automobile of improvement has moved very quick in Andhra Pradesh.”PM Modi stated Andhra Pradesh was changing into a key pillar within the journey of a self-reliant India. “Andhra Pradesh is changing into a serious hub for the success of self-reliant India. Congress governments have harmed the whole nation by neglecting the capabilities of Andhra Pradesh. The state, which may have led the whole nation ahead, has discovered itself struggling for its personal improvement. I’m happy that the picture of Andhra Pradesh has modified beneath the NDA authorities,” he stated.Recalling India’s strides in energy and vitality, the Prime Minister famous, “Eleven years in the past, when Congress was in energy, the common per capita electrical energy consumption was lower than 1,000 models. At this time, it has elevated to 1,400 models, and Andhra Pradesh is enjoying a key function on this vitality revolution.”PM Modi introduced the inauguration of the Superior Evening Imaginative and prescient Manufacturing facility in Nimmaluru, describing it as a serious step in direction of protection self-reliance. “This manufacturing unit will improve India’s capacity to fabricate night time imaginative and prescient units, missile sensors, and drone guard programs. The gear manufactured right here may even elevate India’s protection exports, and we’ve got already witnessed the ability of Indian-made merchandise in Operation Sindoor,” the Prime Minister stated.Highlighting the technological potential of the state, he added, “I’m delighted that the Andhra Pradesh authorities has resolved to make Kurnool India’s drone hub. The drone trade will foster the event of many new sectors associated to futuristic expertise in Kurnool and Andhra. I simply talked about the brilliance of drones in Operation Sindoor, which has astonished the world. Sooner or later, Kurnool is poised to change into a nationwide energy within the drone sector.,PM Modi additionally stated that Google will set up India’s first Synthetic Intelligence (AI) hub in Andhra Pradesh, with Visakhapatnam set to emerge as a world connectivity and information heart hub. “This new AI hub contains highly effective AI infrastructure, information heart capability, large-scale vitality sources, and expanded fibre-optic networks,” he stated, praising Naidu’s forward-looking strategy.Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, seated beside PM Modi, expressed confidence within the NDA’s continued success nationwide. “We pray to Lord Srisailam Brahmaramba Swami to present Prime Minister Modi immense energy so he can proceed growing the nation and lead us in direction of a Viksit Bharat. We’re assured that the NDA will safe an enormous victory in Bihar, and PM Modi’s improvement journey will proceed,” Naidu stated.Expressing confidence in India’s future, PM Modi stated, “By 2047, when India completes 100 years of independence, we’ll absolutely obtain the imaginative and prescient of Viksit Bharat. I can say confidently that the twenty first century goes to be India’s—the century of 140 crore Indians.”The tasks inaugurated by the Prime Minister span a number of sectors, together with trade, energy transmission, protection manufacturing, and petroleum and pure gasoline, with investments of over Rs 21,000 crore. anticipated to generate practically one lakh jobs.Earlier within the day, PM Modi and CM Naidu carried out pooja at Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy Varla Devasthanam in Srisailam, one of many 12 Jyotirlingas. The Prime Minister stated he felt “blessed to obtain the divine vitality of Srisailam” earlier than dedicating the brand new tasks to the individuals of Andhra Pradesh.