Question : AP Re-organisation Act- 2014

(a) the details of the funds released for the construction of Polavaram National Irrigation Project, funds for the construction of new capital city at Amaravati including High Court, Secretariat, funds released as resource gap, during the last five years to the State of Andhra Pradesh in view of the provisions in the AP Re-organisation Act 2014;

(b) the details of the provisions/assurances fulfilled/completed by the Government so far; and

(c) the reasons for non-fulfilling with regard to the construction of new Steel Plant at Kadapa, new port at Duggirajupatnam, etc.?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a): Details of funds released for construction of Polavaram Irrigation Project, construction of new Capital City at Amaravati including High Court, Secretariat and Resource Gap to the State of Andhra Pradesh under Andhra Pradesh Re-organisation Act, 2014 during the last five years are given in Annexure-I.
(b) and (c): A large number of provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (APR) Act, 2014 have been implemented. The remaining provisions of the APR Act, 2014 are at various stages of implementation. Some of the provisions relating to setting up of infrastructural projects and
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educational institutions have long gestation period for which a time period of ten years has been prescribed in the Act. Status of provisions/assurances with regard to construction of new Steel Plant at Kadapa, new port at Duggirajupatnam and others is given in Annexure-II.