Published Sep 23, 2026 | 8:18 PM ⚊ Updated Sep 23, 2026 | 8:18 PM
The meeting, chaired by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, was attended by Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan and other ministers.
Synopsis: The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approved four new police commissionerates in Tirupati, Guntur, Kurnool and Rajamahendravaram, along with a policy to empanel social media influencers for government campaigns. It also cleared investment proposals worth ₹22,177.84 crore and approved ₹1,548.98 crore for Amaravati infrastructure.
The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet on Wednesday, September 23, approved the establishment of four new police commissionerates in Tirupati, Guntur, Kurnool and Rajamahendravaram. It also approved a policy to empanel social media influencers to support official promotional and public awareness campaigns.
The meeting, chaired by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, was attended by Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan and other ministers. Acting on recommendations of the State Investment Promotion Board (SIPB), the Cabinet also cleared investment proposals worth ₹22,177.84 crore across various sectors, with an estimated employment potential of 19,739 jobs.
To strengthen law and order administration and improve coordination among various police wings, the government decided to establish four new police commissionerates headquartered in Tirupati, Guntur, Kurnool and Rajamahendravaram. Their jurisdictional limits would be aligned with existing revenue and police districts and proposed territorial reorganisations.
The move comes amid rapid urbanisation, population growth and expanding commercial, industrial, transit and development activities in these areas. The commissionerates will operate under a unified command-and-control structure.
Each commissionerate will be headed by an officer of IGP/DIGP rank designated as Commissioner of Police, with Executive Magistrate powers under Section 14(6) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.
The Rajamahendravaram Commissionerate will cover three territorial zones based on the existing East Godavari revenue and police district boundaries, while the Guntur Commissionerate will comprise four zones—Guntur, Guntur Rural, Amaravati Capital Region and Tenali.
The Tirupati Commissionerate will have four territorial zones –Tirumala, Tirupati, Srikalahasti and Sri City– while the Kurnool Commissionerate will comprise two territorial zones covering five sub-divisions: Kurnool Urban, Kurnool Rural, Adoni, Yemmiganur and Pattikonda.
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The Cabinet approved the formulation of a Social Media Influencers (SMIs) Policy to identify, verify and empanel content creators for promotion of government initiatives and public awareness campaigns.
Empanelled influencers will be engaged to disseminate information about welfare programmes, infrastructure initiatives and other government activities.
The policy will cover content creators on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and X. Initial empanelment will be for one year and may be extended by up to two additional years, one year at a time, subject to satisfactory performance and approval by the competent authority.
The Cabinet approved proposals cleared at the 21st SIPB meeting, involving total investments of ₹22,177.84 crore and an estimated potential to create 19,739 jobs.
Infrastructure projects worth ₹8,000 crore, with an estimated employment potential of 3,000 jobs, were approved. These include a proposal by the Goa Shipyard Limited, a Ministry of Defence enterprise, to establish a shipyard in the state.
In the energy sector, projects worth ₹5,176.56 crore, expected to generate 2,240 jobs, were cleared. The projects include a 675-MW solar project in Sri Sathya Sai district, solar-wind hybrid projects in YSR Kadapa and Kurnool districts, and a compressed biogas (CBG) project in Nandyal district.
Projects worth ₹4,332.49 crore in industries and commerce, with an estimated 4,885 jobs, also received approval. These include a ₹3,000-crore greenfield project by My Home Industries in Palnadu district, a project by MAF Clothing in Kuppam, and an initial investment of ₹100 crore by Caterpillar. Expansion proposals from Agarwal Foundries, Dalmia Cement and other companies were also approved.
In the food processing sector, projects worth ₹3,734.18 crore, with an estimated 2,113 jobs, were approved. The Cabinet also cleared IT and electronics projects worth ₹526.25 crore, expected to generate 5,736 jobs. These include a Deloitte IT/ITES campus and a Muthoot Fincorp AI and technology training centre in Visakhapatnam, along with quantum technology initiatives in Amaravati.
The Cabinet also approved hospitality projects worth ₹408.26 crore in the tourism sector, with an estimated employment potential of 1,765 jobs. The projects include new hotels and resorts in Tirupati, Amaravati and Kadapa.
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The Cabinet granted revised administrative sanction of ₹1,548.98 crore, up from the earlier ₹904 crore, under the Critical Infrastructure and Investment Plan (CIIP) for infrastructure development across all gram panchayats in Amaravati.
The revised scope includes 76.02 km of water supply pipelines, 30.16 km of sewerage networks, 309.30 km of stormwater drainage networks and 69.68 km of road works. It also includes the installation of 2,597 streetlights and revised rates based on the updated Schedule of Rates (SOR).
The Cabinet ratified Finance Department orders sanctioning two instalments of Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for state government employees and pensioners: 2.73% with effect from July 1, 2024, and 1.82% with effect from January 1, 2025.
Under the recommendations of the 11th Pay Revision Commission (PRC), the state follows a conversion formula of 0.910% for every 1% DA sanctioned by the Union government.
As directed by the Chief Minister, cash payments will begin with the September 2026 salaries.
The July 2024 arrears will be paid in four instalments, with 10% disbursed in April 2027 and the remaining 90% paid in three equal instalments in June, August and October 2027. Similarly, 10% of the January 2025 arrears will be paid in January 2028, with the remaining 90% disbursed in three equal instalments in March, May and July 2028.
The total financial liability on the state exchequer from these DA/DR arrears is estimated at approximately ₹4,556 crore.
(Edited by Fayisa CA)
