Tata Sons proposes iconic
investment in AP Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Sri N. Chandrababu Naidu on
Wednesday met with Cyrus Mistry, Chairman, TataSons, who proposed to make an
iconic investment in the State.The Chief Minister had a series of meetings and
interactions on Day 2 of Davos Summit. The Sri Lankan Prime Minister, Sri
RanilWickramasinghe, during his meeting, invited the Chief Minister for dinner
during his stay in Davos to have a detailed meeting. Naidu and Mistry discussed
possible areas of collaboration in the state. During their interaction, Cyrus
Mistry proposed to make an iconic investment in Andhra Pradesh. During the
interaction, the Tata Sons Chairman recollected his association with the state
and talked about his love for Andhra food and culture.
Meeting 1:
CM asks for best practices in
urban development and living
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister
Sri N. Chandrababu Naidu began his day with a session on “Future of Urban
Development and Services.”He was among the main contributors on the session
discussion. Elaborating on the state bifurcation and struggles that followed,
the Chief Minister said that he aims to build a world class city of Amaravati.
He invited the delegates to present best practices in urban development and
living and be partners in building a People’s Capital. “The person or
organization whose best
practice is accepted and
implemented will be forever remembered and their name will be engraved there in
the city,” he added. Meanwhile, the delegates appreciated the Chief Minister’s
approach to adopt land pooling for the capital. He further explained how the
state government has managed to satisfy land owners by creating a win-win
situation.
Meeting 2:
KPMG Global to
partner with AP for coastal development
Jurgen van Breukelen,
Chairman, KPMG Netherlands and Richard Rekhy, KPMG India Head held discussions
with the Chief Minister on incorporating Netherlands’ experience of coastal
development in AP. During the meeting it has been suggested that an idea bank
needs to be created so that every society can implement the best ideas that are
incubated. The Chief Minister also enquired into effective waysto make Andhra
Pradesh an export oriented hub of manufacturing. In this regard, the Andhra
Pradesh government and KPMG global will work out a mechanism to achieve desired
results in these sectors.
Meeting 3:
NUS to help AP become a
knowledge/education hub
The Chief Minister held a
meeting with Prof Kishore Mehbubani of the National University of Singapore
(NUS), who assured the university’s assistance in transforming Andhra Pradesh into
a knowledge/education hub.“We are looking at partnerships and collaborations
with top 20 universities in the world,” the CM added.
The meeting also discussed how
the NUS can provide inputs to Andhra Pradesh on public policy, ease of doing
business, competitiveness advantage. Given that Andhra Pradesh aims to be one
of the best states in the world, the Chief Minister said, the state needs
advice and guidance at policy level.
Meeting 4:
CM meets Sri Lanka PM, invites
CM to dinner
Later, the Chief Minister
participated in the session 'A New Climate for Doing Business'. During the
session, he met Srilanka Prime Minister, Sri RanilWickramasingheand Finance
Minister Ravi Karunanayake. The Prime Minister expressed his interest in
exploring tourism opportunities in Andhra Pradesh and invited the Chief
Minister for dinner during his stay in Davos to have a detailed meeting. Nestle
CEO Paul Bulke met the Chief Minister and evinced interest on investing in the
dairy and food processing sector. He spoke about the possibilities of exploring
Araku coffee and cocoa plantations. The Chief Minister briefed Bulke the
agrarian profile of the state and various opportunities in the field of
agriculture, food processing and milk production. Princess Astrid of Belgium
greeted the Chief Minister. The Chief Minister also interacted with students
from Stanford University.
Meeting 6:
Cambridge to partner with AP
to study areas of mutual cooperation
Prof Sir LeszekBorysiewicz,
Vice chancellor of Cambridge University called on the Chief Minister. He
informed the Chief Minster that he has identified 18 scholars from Cambridge
University who will perform a quick study to identify
the areas of mutual
cooperation between Andhra Pradesh and Cambridge University. The Chief Minister
said that the state government wants to partner with Cambridge University in
its effort to become a knowledge state and education hub. Explaining on the
abundance of resources and skilled power the state has, he said Andhra Pradesh
is the best suited destination for innovation and entrepreneurship.
Meeting 7:
CM asks Srei Intl to present
plan to create equipment banks
In a meeting with
Hamanth Kanoria, MD of Srei International, that Chief Minister asked Kanoria to
develop a plan for creating an equipment bank for infrastructure and
manufacturing sectors.
Government of Andhra Pradesh