Two Elecronic Clusters in Andhra Pradesh

The central department of Electronic and Information Technology has approved two electronic clusters for Andhra Pradesh. One near to Fab city and the other at Maheswaram in Ranga reddy District. IT minister Mr.Ponnala Lakshmaiah said that such clusters would be first in the country. He also says that the Electronic Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) near Fab city will be set up on 602.37 acres of green field at an estimated cost of Rs.580 crore..IT minister said, "The steering committee on clusters of the central department has approved an amount of Rs 235.6 crores. While the SEZ area of the cluster would be over 263 acre, non SEZ area would be 339 acres”. Ponnala Lakshmaiah says, The electronic Industries Association of AP shown interest and committed to invest about Rs.1,800 crore at the cluster at Fab city.The employment potential would be 35,000 while the indirect employment potential would be 2.1 lakh.Where as EMC at Maheshwaram is to come up on 310 acres at an estimated cost of Rs.360 crores. Apart from these two clusters an cluster at Parawada, Visakhapatnam is also in proposal