- The three projects are being developed in Yerpedu, Satyavedi and Renigunta mandals of Chittoor district
- Three of the greenfield projects were approved under the EMC scheme in Chittoor district
- The EMCs are being developed in an area of 708.67 acres with a project cost of Rs 500.96 crore
- The EMCs have a grant-in-aid of Rs 185.29 crore from the Government of India
Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Ravishankar Prasad, said that the Centre had released Rs 27.75 crore so far as grant-in-aid for the establishment of three electronic manufacturing clusters (EMCs) in Andhra Pradesh.
The New Indian Express reported that the three projects are being developed in Yerpedu, Satyavedi and Renigunta mandals of Chittoor district.
In reply to a question in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday by YSRC MP Vanga Geetha, on whether the ministry had proposed an EMC in Kakinada, the minister said that three greenfield projects were approved under the EMC scheme in Chittoor district.
Grants allocated so far
These EMCs are being developed in an area of 708.67 acres with a project cost of Rs 500.96 crore including a grant-in-aid of Rs 185.29 crore from the Government of India.
Till now, grant-in-aid of Rs 27.75 crore has been released for these projects. There is no EMC approved or under consideration in Kakinada, Prasad informed.
