CHAPTER – 2

Organization, Functions and Duties

{Section 4(1)(b)(i)} Right to Information Act

Organization:

The Information Technology Wing was created as part of the Finance & Planning

(Plg. Wing) Department vide G.O.Rt.No.2125 General Administration (Special.A)

Department, Dated:09-05-1997. During September, 2000 the IT&C Department was

given an independent status vide G.O.Ms.No.12, IT&C Department, Dated: 11.09.2000.

The nomenclature of the Department has been changed as Information Technology,

Electronics & Communications Department vide G.O.Ms.No.575, General Administration

(AR&T.I) Department, Dated: 24.07.2013. The Department has one HOD i.e., Director,

Electronic Services Delivery (ESD) - (Mee Seva), one Public Sector Undertaking i.e., AP

Technology Services Ltd., and two registered societies i.e., Society for Andhra Pradesh

Network (SAPNET) and Institute for Electronic Governance (IEG).

1.2 Objective:

The ITE&C Department plays a crucial role in policy formulation in IT sector,

conceptualizing and initiating various e-governance initiatives, stipulating standards for

compliance, Promoting investments in IT sector, facilitating growth of IT Enabled

Services through proactive measures and providing a strong communication backbone

in the State and introducing implementation of Electronic Hardware manufacturing

units in the State.

1.3 Right to Information Act:

The Right to Information Act, 2005 of Parliament received the assent of the

President of India. The Act provides for setting out the practical regime of Right to

Information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of Public

Authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every

public authority. In accordance with 4 (1) (b) of the RTI Act, 2005 the Manual

Information Handbook is prepared for the use of public.

1.4 Intended users of the Information Handbook:

Citizens, Civil Society Organizations, Public representatives, Officers and

employees of Public Authorities including Public Information Officers and Assistant

Public Information Officers and Appellate Officers, Central and State Information

Commissions etc.

1.5 Definitions of terms used:

I. Wherever the following terms are used they means:

 IT - Information Technology

 ITE&C - Information Technology, Electronics & Communications Department.

 ICT Policy - Information and Communication Technology Policy of the

Government of AP.

 ITES - Information Technology Enabled Services

 APTS - Andhra Pradesh Technology Services Ltd, a public limited company under

the control of ITE&C Department located at BRKR Bhavan, Tank Bund Road,

Hyderabad

 APEITA – Andhra Pradesh Electronics & Information Technology Agency

 APITA (IEG) – Andhra Pradesh Information Technology Academy (Institute for

Electronic Governance).

 APSCAN - Andhra Pradesh Secretariat Campus Area Network

 APSWAN - Andhra Pradesh State Wide Area Network

 SAPNET - Society for Andhra Pradesh Network

 BPO - Business Process Outsourcing

 SEZ - Special Economic Zone.

 CIOs - Chief Information Officers

 JKCs - Jawahar Knowledge Centers

 NISG - National Institute of Smart Governance.

 MSIT - Microsoft Information Technology.

 CCITI - Consultative Committee on Information Technology.

 EHMU – Electronic Hardware Manufacturing Units

 ITIR – Information Technology Investment Region.

1.6 Organization of Information:

The information pertaining to ITE&C Department at Secretariat level is provided in

this booklet. The information pertaining to the other Offices viz., APTS Ltd, Director, e-

Pragati Authority, APEITA, APITA, AP Innovation Society and SAPNET is provided by the

respective ofces. The information as mentioned at para 1.2 above and as stipulated in

the Right to Information Act is provided item wise in different chapters. The reference

made to certain Rules, Manuals and Acts of other Departments issued by Government

of Andhra Pradesh or Government of India are quoted since they are applicable to the

programmes /terms under reference and available with the concerned Departments.

The Rules, Instructions, Documents, Manuals, Acts & Policies of the ITE&C

Department referred at different instances are available in the Office of the ITE&C

Department and some of them are also available as a link in the Web site

www.apit.ap.gov.in

More information can be had from the concerned wing Officers or the State

Public Information Officer / Asst Public Information Officer of the Department at free of

cost or by paying the prescribed fee if any.

CHAPTER – 3

Powers and Duties of Officers and Employees

{Section 4(1)(b)(ii)}

(ii) The powers and duties of officers and employees;

Principal Secretary to Government

Principal Secretary to Government is the official head of the Department.

She is responsible for careful observance of the Business Rules and Secretariat

Instructions in the transaction of business in the department. She exercises

general supervision and control over the staff under her and she is responsible to

see that the members of the staff do the work allotted to them efficiently and

expeditiously. One Special Secretary, One E.O. Dy. Secretary, One Joint

Secretary, One Director, One Joint Director, One Assistant Secretary to

Government and One Spl. Officer (Portal) assist the Principal Secretary to

Government.

Special Secretary to Government

Special Secretary to Government occupies a position almost identical

with that ofPrincipal Secretary to Government in regard to subject allotted to him

and can send cases for orders through Principal Secretary to Government. He is

responsible for careful observance of the Business Rules and Secretariat

Instructions in the transaction of business in the department. He exercises general

supervision and control over the staffunder him and he is responsible to see that

the members of the staff do the work allotted to them efficiently and

expeditiously. One Joint Secretary, One Director, One Joint Director, One

Assistant Secretary to Government and One Spl. Officer (Portal) assist the Special

Secretary to Government.

Joint Secretary to Government

The Joint Secretary to Government occupies a position almost identical

with that of Secretary to Government in regard to subject allotted to him and

can send cases for orders through Principal Secretary to Government/ Special

Secretary to Government. The Principal Secretary to Government remains

responsible for the subjects allotted to the Deputy Secretary to Government in

the Department.

Assistant Secretary to Government:

The Assistant Secretaries to Government exercise control over the Admin

Section placed in his/her charge with regard to dispatch of business and in

regard to maintaining discipline in the Sections.

Section Officer

The Section officer is In-charge of the Admin Section in the Department.

One Assistant Section officer assist him. He is responsible all files relating to the

subjects allotted to the Assistant Section officers under him. He is directly

responsible to the officer under whom he works for the efficient and expeditious

dispatch of business in all stages in his Section. The Training of the Assistant

Section

Officer

under

him

one

his

principal

functions. He himself undertake to deal with the more difficult or important

papers. He is not expected to express his views or to suggest what orders should

be passed on a case when there is clear precedent or the case is of a routine

nature. He should maintain a discipline in his Sections.

Assistant Section Officer:

The main duties of ASOs are to draft and reference the communications

properly and deal with the cases relating to his seat in the section efficiently and

expeditiously. He maintain Personal Registers, reminder dairy, Call Books,

Periodicals and other relevant registers.

Stenographers

The duties of the Stenographers working as Private Secretaries to Principal

Secretary/ Secretary to Government are to attend telephone calls and dictation

work and any other official work entrusted to them.

Allocation of Job (subjects) among the sections in Information

Technology, Electronics & Communications Department, Secretariat is as follows;

Name

Designation

Subject

Sri Saurabh Gaur,

IAS

Secretary

Government

 IT Policy and Planning.

 IT Promotion (including IT, ITES,

Animation and SMEs),

 ITIRs, EMCs.

 IT Parks, SEZs, Mega IT Projects.

 IT Enabled Services.

 IEG (JKC).

 All matters relating to APTS.

 Budget and Administration of ITE&C

Dept.

 RTI Act.

 Cabinet matters and Assembly

matters.

 CIOs Training Programme.

 IT Training for Government Ofcers.

 eOffice, eCabinet, e-Pragati.

 e-Procurement.

 NeGP (National eGovernance Plan).

 IT Infrastructure Projects.

 SAPNET.

 CSC.

 SDC

 IT Hardware (Other than SEZs)

 Citizen Services.

 other Departmental e-Gov Projects.

Sri B Sundar, IFS

Special Secretary to

Government

 IT Policy and Planning.

 IT Promotion ( including IT, ITES,

Animation and SMEs).

 ITIRs, EMCs.

 IT Parks, SEZs, Mega IT Projects.·

 I T Enabled Services.

Sri B Sunil Kumar

Reddy, IFS

E.O.

Deputy

Secretary

& OSD to Emerging

Technologies

University

All matters related to Emerging

Technology University

Sri VRVR Naik

Joint Secretary to

Government (i/c)

All subjects related to e-Governance,

Administrative matters of the

Department

1. Admin Section

Office Procedures, Service Matters,

Postings and Transfers, Administrative

Sanctions, issue of GOs, General

Correspondence with other dept., pay

bills, office stationery, stores and record

room. Vigilance Reports, Accounts,

Other Administrative Matters and

General Correspondence, Vigilance &

Disciplinary Cases of the Dept.

Sri R Radha

Krishna Patro

Asst. Secretary to

Government

Guiding the Admin wing

Sri P Ramakrishna

Babu

Section Officer

(Admin)

ASO-I attached

Vacant

Asst. Section Officer

2. e-Governance

Dr. Jacob Victor

Director (Technical)

APIT website, AP State Portal, IT Training

for Govt., Officers, eOffice, eCabinet, e-

Gov Projects, Departmental e-

Governance Programmes, etc

3. Promotions

Wing

Sri VRVR Naik

Director

(Promotions) i/c



Cabinet and Policy Issues: All

Documents like Memorandum to

Council draft Resolutions,

Presentations and Govt. Orders.



Studies related to Business

Development. He will also pursue

with respective people for closing

items on Action Tracker.



Promotions Activities:

Advertisements, Events, Road

Shows, Content finalization for

MoU etc related to IT &

Electronics Industry.



Information Requests – LAQ, LCQ,

RTI, LS, RS, HCM Assurances

Committee and other Statutory

information.



CCITI (Electronics) – Agenda,

Minutes, Allotment Letters, All

Action items, Communications

from Minutes.



BAC/SIPC/SIPB Matters related to

Electronics Industry.



Any Work Assigned by the Prl.

Secretary from time to time.

Sri VRVR Naik

JD (Promotions)i/c



Land acquisition from Revenue

Dept. and APIIC



Follow up of proposals for land

alienation through APIIC



To assist in conducting CCITEI

meetings



Preparation of Agenda, MoM,

allotment letters, all action item

communications from MoM.



Incentives — from receipt of

applications to final payment for

both IT & Electronics companies.



Act as a point of contact for IT/

Electronics companies applying

for incentives, to clarify queries in

the documentation required, the

process for incentive application

and approval, etc.



Maintain database on the

incentives approved and

disbursed through CCITEI.



Inspection for incentives to

IT/Electronics Companies.



Information requests LAQ, LCQ,

RTI, LS, RS, HCM assurances

committee, and other statutory

information.



GoI schemes, projects. Institutes

related to IT and Electronics.



Audit, budget, payments, and all

financial matters.



Cabinet & Policy issues.



Cabinet documents—

memorandum to Council of

Ministers, draft resolution,

presentation, etc.



Issue of G.O. s.



Industry follow up post-CCITEI

Sanction/approval.



Receipt of revised DPRs



Sending DPRs to APIIC and

coordinating with them for land

allotment.



Inspection for incentives to

IT/Electronics companies.



Rent fixation and all matters

related to Policy.



HRD related — KPMG, consultant.

IT Associate, ITPO, DEOs, etc.



IT promotions, Advertisements,

events, road shows, etc.



Developing IT infrastructure Work

relating to Govt

depts./corporations/ local

bodies.



Content finalization of MoU’s

4. Infra &

Communications

Wing

Dr. Jacob Victor

Director

(Communications)



APSWAN, APSCAN,

Communications, AP Broadband

network, Video Conferencing

System, Cell phones , State &

District Gateways, IT Infrastructure

Projects, APTS technical matters.

Citizen Services Projects, NeGP,

CSC, SDC;



IT Infrastructure Projects, IT

Hardware procurement and

maintenance, APSCAN, Data

Center, Digital Library, NeGP

(Hardware), Common Service

Centers

5.e-Procurement

Sri S Viswanath

Naik

Project Manager

(i/c)

E-Procurement

e-Auction

CHAPTER - 4

Procedure Followed in Decision-making Process

{Section 4(1)(b)(iii)}

4 (1)(b)(iii) The procedure followed in the decision making process, including

channel of supervision and accountability.

The procedure followed in the decision making is common to all Departments

including Information Technology, Electronics & Communications Department as

prescribed in Business Rules and Secretariat Instructions Published by General

Administration (Cabinet / IC) Department.

Any representation on paper received in the department is numbered as

entered in Personal Register of concerned Asst. Section officer dealing with the subject

who in turn submits the file to Section Officer. After his examination file is put up to Asst.

Secretary, who in turn puts up to Joint Secretary and finally to the Principal Secretary/

Secretary.

In regard to Service matters, the department consults General Administration

(Services) Department.

In regard to Legal matters and the matters requires interpretation of law, the Law

Department is being consulted.

In regard to matters having financial implications, the Finance Department is

being consulted.

CHAPTER - 5

Norms set for Discharge of Functions

{Section 4 (1)(b)(iv)}

The norms/ standard set by the department for the discharge of its functions /

delivery of services as citizen charter are also defined in both Secretariat Office Manual

and Business Rules.

The usual office hours are from 10.30 AM to 5-00 PM

The service delivery time frame for the services rendered by the department is

given below;

a. routine matters 3 days

b. other than routine matters 5 days

c. services matters 10 days

CITIZEN’S CHARTER

As per the recommendation of the 2^nd Administrative Reforms Commission

Sl.

No:

Name of the

Wing

Subject

Time frame for disposal of the

case

Admin (O.P.) &

e-Governance

Section



Sanction of increments



Sanction of Leave



Request for Government

permission on

administration issues from

heads of Societies &

Autonomous Organisations

/ subordinate officers

a) 3 working days

b) 3 working days

c) 14 working days

Promotions

Request for release of

Incentives to IT Companies as per

IT Policy

Subject to eligibility the

applicant and availability of

funds from Government

Infrastructure



Request for providing

infrastructure from other

departments



Request for Technical

advises from other

Government departments

a) 4 days if stock if stock

available in ITE&C department if

not 2 weeks for procure

b) 4 days

CommunicationsRequest for Technical advises

from other Government

departments.

Routine matters

ii.

New Technologies

i) 1 day

ii) 7 days

CHAPTER- 6

Rules, Regulations, Instructions, Manual and Records, for Discharging Functions

Section 4(1)(b)(v) & (vi)

The following are the list of rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records,

held by public authority or under its control or used by its employees for discharging

functions:

Sl.

No. ^Description

Gist of contents

Acts & Policies

IT Promotion:

AP IT Policy 2021-2024

Details the incentives/subsidies/facilities available for

promotion of IT/ITES/BPO companies in the State of AP

and the procedure to draw such incentives from the

Government.

(AP IT Policy 2021-24 linked).

AP Electronics Policy 2021-

2024

Details the incentives/subsidies/facilities available for

promotion of ESDM companies in the State of AP and

the procedure to draw such incentives from the

Government.

(AP Electronics Policy 2021-24 linked).

SEZ Act 2005

SEZ – special Economic Zone – Special Economic

Zones (SEZs) are specifically delineated enclaves

treated as foreign territory for the purpose of industrial,

service and trade operations, with relaxation in

customs duties and a more liberal regime in respect

of other levies foreign investments and other

transactions. The development of SEZs by the Govt of

AP will primarily be led by private Sectors Investors

and Developers to undertake international class and

scale of infrastructure development SEZ Act 2005 is

Central Government Act, dealing with the rules,

regulations and provisions for setting up of special

Economic Zones in the country and the

benefits/facilities that have to be extended by the

State Government to private developers for setting up

of SEZ.

Companies Act, 1956

Companies Act 1956 is a Central Government

Act/legislation deals with incorporation of a limited

company under companies act in the country and

details of the procedure for company incorporation,

functioning, filling of financial returns/annual accounts

and other statutory regulations pertaining to running a

company in the country.

Companies Act provisions are applied for the

companies who apply for subsidy/incentives from the

State Government, with respect to their date of

incorporation, commencement of commercial

operations, present investment, employment, turnover

and other financial/accounting parameters reported

by the company under the companies Act.

II.Cell Phones:

Category I : Includes HOD,

Secretaries and above

equivalent rank – Handset

limit is Rs.12,000/- Recurring

Charges Rs.2,000/-

Category II : Includes

Deputy Secretaries and

above, equivalent rank –

Handset limit is Rs.3,000/-

Recurring charges

Rs.1,375/-

Category III : Includes all

the gazetted officers –

Handset limit is Rs.3,000/-

Recurring charges Rs.625/-

Policy and guidelines for

provision of Mobile

Communication facility

to state and local

officials

G.O.Rt.No.158,

Dated:18.09.2012, ITE&C

(Communications)

Department

Government have

decided to Provided

cellular phones to eligible

state and local

government officials

requiring mobile Tele-

services to ensure effective

communication, increased

access and accountability

and issued Guide lines for

following while issuing the

cell phones to Govt.

officials follow the

G.O.Rt.No.158., Dated:

18.09.2012, IT&C

Department.

HODs to identify and

provide Mobile

communication

facilities to the required

officials and the cost of

hand set as well as

recurring charges have

to be borne by the

concerned dept They

have to select one of

the CUGs identified

under the tariff plans

given and limits set for

each category wise to

be followed.

G.O.Rt.No.158, Dated:

18.09.2012,

IT&C (communications)

Department

Policy and guidelines for

provision of mobile

communication facility

to state and local

officials

III. BROADBAND ISDN CONNECTIVITY:

Broadband connectivity to

be provided to all eligible

senior officials of the rank of

secretary and above and

Ministers

Policy for provision

of Broadband

Internet

connectivity to

Ministers and senior

G.O.Rt.No.152

Date:18.06.2010

officers of

Government of

Andhra Pradesh.

Recurring charges limit to

Rs.3,000/- Per month have to

be borne by the concerned

department.

Incidental charges like initial

deposits, modems cost and

installation charges have to

be borned by the

concerned Department.

Government has decided

to provide Broadband

connectivity to Ministers and

Senior Officers Viz.,

Secretary and above rank.

This facility was extended to

their residences through

ISDN

Connectivity/broadband

Data one connection for

which installation cost and

ISDN / Broadband modem

cost modems costs were to

be provided by concerned

Department and recurring

charges also have to be

borned by the concerned

departments senior officers

of Government of AP

G.O.Rt.No.152, IT&C

Department

Date:18.06.2010

Policy for provision

of broadband

internet

connectivity to

Ministers and senior

officers of

Government of

Andhra Pradesh.

G.O.Rt.No.152, IT&C

Department Date:

18.06.2010.

Inclusion of

broadband

connectivity from

BSNL or any private

Operator.

IV.SAPNET:

The Government of Andhra

Pradesh, as a part of its objective to

Operational with

earth station and

harness the potential of IT has

established a Satellite based

communications Network to be

utilized in the following areas:

Distance Education, Tele Medicine,

Agricultural Extension, E-

Governance, Awareness amongst

self help groups, and Human

Resource Development in ku-band

captive earth station and remotes

transmitting four TV Channels for

above purposes under an exclusive

MOU with ISRO. User departments

have to contact SAPNET for using

the facility.

Hub located at

Dr.B.R.A.O.U

campus and

1802 remotes

spread across AP

under MOU with

ISRO for using

INSAT III-B satellite

transponder in

kuband.

G.O.Ms.No.9 IT&C Department

dated: 14.07.2000

Implementation

of MoU with ISRO

for establishment

and use of ku

bank Satellite

Network

G.O.Ms.No.40 IT&C Department

Dated: 13.09.2002

Creation of

society for

SAPNET project

SAPNET

Administrative & Financial matters

Following the

Financial Code,

AP Secretariat

Office Manual

and AP

Government

Business Rules &

Secretariat

Instructions issued

by GA(Cabinet),

Dept.

All the important documents are under the custody of the PIO, Important G.O.s,

Enquiry cases, etc

CHAPTER - 7

Arrangements for Consultation with, or Representation by, the Members of the Public in

relation to the Formulation of Policy or Implementation thereof

{Section 4(1)(b)vii}

The particulars of any arrangement that exists for consultation with or

representation by the members of the public in relation to the formation of its policy or

implementation thereof;

Arrangements by the public authority to seek consultation /participation of

public or its representatives for formulation and implementation of policies:

Sl.NoFunction / Service

Arrangements for consultation with or representation of public

in relations with

Policy Formulation

Policy Implementation

Formulation &

Implementation of IT

Policy, Electronic

Policy and

Innovation & Startup

Policy

Interactive Meetings with:

1. ITsAP (IT / ITES Industry

Association of Andhra

Pradesh), RITPA (Rishikonda IT

Park Assocaition) VITA (Vizag

IT Industries Association),

Godavari IT Association

(GITA), Krishna IT Association

(KITA), Tirupati IT Association

(TITA)

2. NASSCOM (National

Association for Software and

Service Companies)

3. ELIAP (Electronics Industries

Association of Andhra

Pradesh).

4. Electronics & Software Export

Promotion Council (ESC)

5. Andhra Chamber of

Commerce

6. Confederation of Indian

Industry

Interactive Meetings

with:

1. ITsAP (IT / ITES

Industry

Association of

Andhra Pradesh)

2. NASSCOM

(National

Association for

Software and

Service

Companies)

3. ELIAP (Electronics

Industries

Association of

Andhra Pradesh).

CHAPTER - 8

Boards, Councils, Committees and other Bodies constituted as part of Public Authority

(Section 4(1)(b)(viii)}

Information on Boards, Councils, Committees and other Bodies related to the

Public Authority:

To develop Andhra Pradesh as an Innovation society of global repute, with a

focus on enhancing the quality of life of its citizens, through high-quality education and

healthcare, increased productivity in industry and its allied activities, creation of

Employment by promoting Electronics and IT. The Government is about to announce its

investment promotion policy for the IT & ESDM Industry, these policies may spell out

certain incentives to the industry and place certain responsibilities on the industry as

well.

The speedy realization of the goals to be set in the polices assumes that the

commitments on either side are kept up promptly. This needs a tremendous level of

coordination between the various functionaries of the Government on the one hand

and the representatives of the Industry on the other, for prescribing procedures, issue of

consequent guidelines under the policies to be formulated, etc., To resolve the existing

problems in implementation of the previous and upcoming policy’s also for speedy

realization of the goals set, the need for a standing Committee to fulfill the objectives of

efficient co-ordination between the functionaries of Government and representatives

of Industry is highly felt.

Government therefore after careful consideration has renamed the CCITI as

‘Consultative Committee for Information Technology and Electronics Industry

(CCITEI)’and re- constitutes the said committee with the following composition:

S.NoOrganization/DepartmentDesignation

Affiliation

IT,E&C Dept.

Principal Secretary

Chairman

IT,E&C Dept.

Special Secretary

Member

AP TRANSCO

CMD or representative

Member

APEPDCL/APSPDCL

Managing Director or representative Member

Stamps & Registration

Commissioner & IG Registration or

representative

Member

APIIC

VC & MD or representative

Member

Labour Dept.

Representative of Commissioner

Member

MA&UD Dept.

Representative of Commissioner

Member

Industries Dept.

Representative of Commissioner

Member

STPI

Director, Andhra Pradesh or

representative

Member

VSEZ

Development Commissioner or

representative

Member

IT,E&C Dept.

IT Advisor to the Govt.

Member

IT,E&C Dept.

IT Advisor to the Govt.

Member

APE&ITA, IT,E&C Dept.

Group CEO

Member

APTS, IT,E&C Dept.

Managing Director or representative Member

IT,E&C Dept.

Director Promotions

Member

IT,E&C Dept.

Joint Director IT Promotions

Convener

The CCITEI shall act as a single window for granting all the incentives, land

allotments announced through the polices to be issued in the period of 2020 – 2025.

The terms of reference of CCITEI are indicated below:

a. To grant various incentives, land allotments available in the AP IT Policy, AP

Electronics Policy and any other polices to be issued within the said period, to

industry on examination of applications made by them including recommending

allotment of lands to the IT & ESDM Industry in the respective IT/ESDM

parks/clusters.

b. To resolve the problems in implementation of the policies and cause necessary

through

implementing

agencies,

such

APIIC/

Urban

Development Authorities/ DISCOMs/Municipal Corporations, for administration of

various incentives sanctioned, and for speedy realization of the goals set forth in

the upcoming polices within the said period.

c. To prescribe the procedures and to issue guidelines and clarifications in

implementation of all polices to be issued in coming years i.e., 2020-2025. The

CCITEI

can

recommend/approve/reject/defer

any

application

for

incentives/land allotments at its sole discretion.

d. Committee shall process the old incentive applications as per the earlier policies

until new policies and guidelines are issued.

The term of the members of CCITEI shall be coterminous with the period of all

policies to be issued within the period 2020 – 2023.

CHAPTER - 9

Directory of Officers and Employees

{Section 4 (1)(b)(ix)}

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT

Directory of officers/ employees of Information Technology, Electronics &

Communications Department

Name of the

Officer / Staff

Designation

Telephone

No, and

Fax

Email Address

01 Sri Saurabh Gaur,

IAS

Room.No.214, 1st

floor, 4th building,

Secretariat,

Velagapudi,

Thullur

Mandal,

Guntur

District,

Andhra Pradesh -

522238

Prl.

Secretary

Government

0863-

2444243

[email protected]

Sunder.B, IFS

Room.No.215, 1st

floor, 4th building,

AP Secretariat,

Velagapudi,

Thullur Mandal,

Guntur District,

Andhra Pradesh -

522238

Spl. Secretary to

Government

0863-

2444247

[email protected]

Sri B Sunil Kumar

Reddy, IFS,

4th Block,

Room No:252, First

Floor, A.P

Secretariat,

Velagapudi.

OSD, Emerging

Technologies

University, and Ex-

Officio Deputy

Secretary to

Government

0863-

2444312

[email protected]

Sri VRVR Naik,

4th Block, Room

No:256, First Floor,

A.P Secretariat,

Velagapudi

Joint Secretary

(HRD)i/c, Director

(Promotions) i/c

& Project Manager

(eProcurement) i/c

0863–

2444256

[email protected]

Dr. Jacob Victor

Room.No.255, 1st

floor, 4th building,

AP Secretariat,

Velagapudi,

Thullur Mandal,

Director

(Communications/

Infra)/ Director

(Technical) FAC

0863-

2444371

[email protected]

Guntur District,

Andhra Pradesh -

522238

Sri R.Radha

Krishna Patro

Room.No.255, 1st

floor, 4th building,

AP Secretariat,

Velagapudi,

Thullur Mandal,

Guntur District,

Andhra Pradesh -

522238

Assistant Secretary

to Government

0863-

2444782

[email protected]

Sri P.Ramakrishna

Babu

Room.No.279/Hall,

1st floor, 4th

building, AP

Secretariat,

Velagapudi,

Thullur Mandal,

Guntur District,

Andhra Pradesh -

522238

Section Officer

0863-

2444784

[email protected]

08 Smt. Deeksha

Chowdary

AD (Promotions)

09 Vacant

ASO (Admin)

10 Smt I.Sowjnaya

Room.No.279/Hall,

1st floor, 4th

building, AP

Secretariat,

Velagapudi,

Thullur Mandal,

Guntur District,

Andhra Pradesh -

522238

PA / JAO

CHAPTER - 10

Monthly Remuneration received by Officers and Employees, including the System of

Compensation as provided in Regulations

{Section 4(1)(b)(x)}

SL.

Name of the Officer / Staff

Designation

Monthly (*)

Salary/

Remuneration/

Honorarium

01 Sri Saurabh Gaur, IAS

Prl. Secretary to Government

3,50,336

02 Sri Sunder.B, IFS

Spl. Secretary to Government

2,24,048

03 Sri B Sunil Kumar Reddy, IFS

OSD to ETU & EO Dy. Secretary

to Govt.

1,15,598

04 Sri VRVR Naik

Joint Secretary (HRD) & Project

Manager (e-Procurement) i/c

Director (Promotions)i/c & Joint

Director (Promotions)

1,68,092

05 Dr Jacob Victor

Director

(Communications/

Infra),

Director (Technical)/PSA

06 Sri R.Radha Krishna Patro

Assistant

Secretary

Government

1,44,229

07 Sri P.Ramakrishna Babu

Section Officer

1,14,992

08 Vacant

ASO (Admin)

09 Smt. Deeksha Chowdary

AD (Promotions)

42,762

10 Smt I Sowjanya

PA / JAO

85,510

CHAPTER - 11

Budget Allocated to Each Agency including Plans etc.

{Section 4(1)(b)xi}

The budget allocated to each of its agency, indicating the particulars of all plans of

Information Technology, Electronics & Communications Department,

(Rs. in lakhs)

Sl.

Name of the Scheme

Budget.

Estimates

During

2021-22

Expenditur

e Incurred

During

2021-22

Budget Estimates

During 2022-23 &

Addl. Funds/

Re-appropriation

46 – Assistance to APSAC

310 – Grants in Aid 311 -

Grants in Aid towards

Salaries

270.99

310 – Grants in Aid 312 –

Other Grants in Aid

209.00

156.75

209.00

3451 -00- 090- 11- (22) -

Information Technology &

Communications

199.93

198.37

250.68

Department

110-Domestic Travel

Expenses 111-Travelling

Allowance

5.36

0.95

3.00

120-Foreign Travel

Expenses 121-Foreign

Travel Expenses

4.00

2.00

130-Office Expenses 131-

Service Postage, Telegram

and Telephone Charges

0.75

0.33

0.75

210-Supplies and Materials

215-AMC Charges-

Hardware

500.00

210-Supplies and Materials

216-AMC Charges-

Software

450.00

280-Professional Services

287- Payments to Direct

Individual Professionals

81.85

80.33

81.85

300 – Other Contractual

Services 304 – Contract

Services through 3rd party

firms

1631.25

1223.44

1500.00

330 Subsidies 334 –

5000.00

6000.00

Incentives to

Organizations/Industries

42 - IIDT

310 – Grants in Aid 312 –

Other Grants in Aid

200.00

43 – e-Pragati

310 – Grants in Aid 311 -

Grants in Aid towards

Salaries

944.91

310 – Grants in Aid 312 –

Other Grants in Aid

933.62

700.22

*4219.78

933.62

44 – Assistance to Startups

310 – Grants in Aid 311 -

Grants in Aid towards

Salaries

192.06

96.03

192.06

310 – Grants in Aid 312 –

Other Grants in Aid

293.76

146.88

293.76

45 – APEITA

310 – Grants in Aid 311 -

Grants in Aid towards

Salaries

425.94

212.97

300.00

310 – Grants in Aid 312 –

Other Grants in Aid

465.47

232.74

300.00

46-SDWAN-NAAS

130- Office Expenses 138-

Office Expenses-Internet

Charges

1300.00

210 -Supplies and Materials

215-AMC Charges-

Hardware

75.00

90.00

280-Professional Services

289-Servise based

Professional Services

477.72

334.40

789 – Special Component

plan for Scheduled Castes

280- Professional Services

287-Payments to Direct

Individual Professionals

*55.00

22.83

796 – Tribal Area Sub-Plan

280- Professional Services

289-Service Based

Professional Services

167.62

*63.71

117.33

10 06 – Jawahar Knowledge

Centres

280- Professional Services

289-Service Based

Professional Services

442.33

221.17

210.00

11 08 – SAPNET

310 – Grants in Aid 312 –

Other Grants in Aid

156.10

39.04

100.00

12 11 – Infrastructure Facilities

for Development of IT

520 – Machinery and

Equipment

523- Repairs &

Maintenance to

Machinery and Equipment

200.00

13 08 – SAPNET

520 – Machinery and

Equipment 521 – Purchase

of Machinery and

Equipment

200.00

14 789 – Special Component

plan for Scheduled Castes

520 – Machinery and

Equipment 521 – Purchase

of Machinery and

Equipment

1804.40

1849.40

15 796 – Tribal Area Sub-Plan

520 – Machinery and

Equipment 521 – Purchase

of Machinery and

Equipment

1056.60

16 11 – Infrastructure Facilities

for Development of IT

520 – Machinery and

Equipment 521 – Purchase

of Machinery and

Equipment

800.00

735.60

800.00

530 – Major Works 531 -

Major Works

2000.00

17 13 – Provision of Video

Conferencing Facilities at

all Mandal Headquarters

with OFC

technology(ACA)

520 – Machinery and

Equipment 521 – Purchase

of Machinery and

Equipment

500.00

18 43 - IT Infrastructure at

newly formed Districts

280- Professional Services

289-Service Based

*75.00

Professional Services

130- Office Expenses 138-

Office Expenses-Internet

Charges

*125.00

520 – Machinery and

Equipment 521 – Purchase

of Machinery and

Equipment

*300.00

TOTAL

207,88.66

187,69.53

212,13.18

The budget page of the department in the budget book made budget book made

available by Finance Dept., in the website: www.apfinance.gov.in are under Volume

No.III/2 Demand No. XXXIX- Information Technology and Communications, Page No.185

to 195.

* Additional Funds Received.

CHAPTER - 12

Manner of Execution of Subsidy Programmes

{Section 4(1)(b)xii}

Manner of execution of Incentives/Programmes under

Andhra Pradesh IT Policy 2021-2024

The adoption of Information Technology(IT) into the daily aspects of life is growing

faster, with efficiencies derived from digitization driving the economy worldwide. With

more than half a billion internet users in India, the youth graduating out of the

universities are more educated, skilled, and innovative. Such a vibrant ecosystem is

rapidly transforming the Indian IT industry.

The Indian market for IT/ IT Enabled Services stood at USD 191 Billion (INR 14.3 Lakh

Cr.) in the year 2019-20 and is expected to increase to USD 350 Billion (INR 26.2 Lakh Cr.)

by 2025, driven by growth from tier-2 and tier-3 cities. IT services, Business Process

Management (BPM), software products and engineering services are some of the

major sub-sectors in IT with growth potential in India.

In view of this potential for fast growth and generation of large-scale employment in

the sector, the Government of Andhra Pradesh evolved a holistic policy framework for

IT/ IT Enabled Services sector, in Andhra Pradesh to compete with other States which

have an existing IT/ IT Enabled Services ecosystem and attractive incentives. In order to

take advantage of this opportunity and create large scale employment, and to foster a

culture of entrepreneurship, the Government of Andhra Pradesh hereby notifies the

“Andhra Pradesh IT Policy 2021-24” addressing the current needs of the industry.

AP IT Policy 2021-24:

1. Definitions

A foreign IT company is a company with its headquarters outside India.

ii.

A multinational corporation(MNC) has facilities and assets in at least one

country other than its home country.

iii.

Advanced technologies refer to latest industry 4.0 technologies and

applications such as Internet of Things (IoT), Animation, Visual Effects,

Gaming and Comics (AVGC), Cyber Security, Block chain, Cloud

computing, Augmented Reality (AR)/ Virtual Reality (VR), Artificial

Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) etc.

iv.

An Indian IT company is defined as a company registered under the

Companies Act, 1956 and its amendments, in India with headquarters in

India. “IT firms” and “IT enterprises” mentioned in this policy have the same

meaning as “IT company” and are interchangeable.

BC enterprise is an enterprise promoted by backward class community

entrepreneurs as sole Proprietor or invariably having 100 percent share in

Partnership/Private Limited Companies. BC entrepreneur refers to a person

hailing from Andhra Pradesh and belonging to BC Category as notified by

the Government of Andhra Pradesh.

vi.

Business Process Management (BPM) refers to functionalities including

process modeling, generation of applications, performance monitoring,

Enterprise Application Integration (EAI), Business Process Outsourcing

(BPO), Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) etc.

vii.

CCITEI is an empowered ‘Consultative Committee for the IT and

Electronics Industry’ constituted by the Government of Andhra Pradesh

with the representatives of the Government and the industry.

viii.

Date of commencement of commercial operations is the date on which

commercial operations are started, subject to furnishing of the first sale

bill/ invoice.

ix.

Entry level IT professional/ job is defined as an employee whose annual

Cost To Company (CTC) is up to INR 5 lakh per annum.

Gig economy involves large number of people performing freelance work

in the IT industry as opposed to permanent jobs and involves connecting

with clients or customers or delivery of services through an online platform.

xi.

High-end IT professional/ job is defined as an employee whose annual

CTC is more than INR 10 lakh per annum.

xii.

Industrial Area Local Authority (IALA) is a body to promote local self-

governance of industrial areas involving the tax payers community in the

notified industrial areas in the management/ maintenance of such

industrial areas.

xiii.

IT Campus refers to a physically contiguous association of locations such

as several adjacent office buildings. Such campuses house multiple IT

business units of a single organization.

xiv.

IT Industry/ IT Projects refers to IT product development firms, IT services, IT

component of back office operations such as accounts and financial

services, IT support centers, website services, business process outsourcing,

knowledge process outsourcing, data processing, call enters, engineering

and design elements of IT infrastructure, medical transcription, legal

database processing, digital content development, digital technology

component of media and entertainment industry, offsite IT support,

geographic information services, IT/ IT Enabled Services components of

Human Resources (HR) services, insurance claim processing, payroll

processing, revenue accounting, Animation Visual effects, Gaming,

Comics (AVGC), data centers, Social, Mobile, Analytics, and Cloud

(SMAC), technology aspects of e-Commerce, digital content creation,

digital management and technology, natural language computing,

telecom, Internet of Things (IoT) and emerging technologies such as

Cyber Security, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, etc.

This does not include companies engaged in manufacturing of IT/

telecom hardware.

xv.

IT Park is a dedicated area comprising of multiple IT industries/ units.

xvi.

IT Park Developer means the real estate infrastructure developer or a

builder constructing IT space for sale/ lease or lease-cum-sale for the IT

industry.

xvii.

IT Space refers to the total building space with super built-up area

excluding covered parking.

xviii.

Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises is defined as per the Micro, Small

and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Act of Government of India, and its

amendments from time to time.

xix.

Mid-level IT professional/ job is defined as an employee whose annual

CTC is in between INR 5 to 10 lakh per annum.

xx.

Product development refers to the development of software products (out

of box piece of software or application).

xxi.

Product engineering services refers to engineering consulting activity, by

way of using hardware, embedded software and IT services solutions for

the designing and development of products across different phases of

product engineering from inception to the end of the lifecycle of a

product.

xxii.

SC/ ST enterprise is an enterprise with 100 percent Scheduled Caste (SC)/

Scheduled Tribe (ST) entrepreneurs. SC/ ST entrepreneur refers to a person

belonging to SC/ ST Category as notified by the Government of Andhra

Pradesh. All non-statutory concessions granted to S.C. (Hindus) by the

State Government including economic support schemes sanctioned by

A.P. Scheduled Castes Cooperative Finance Corporation have been

extended to Scheduled Caste converts to Christianity and Buddhism as

per orders issued in the G.O.Ms.No.341, Social Welfare (PR) Dept. dated

30.8.1977.

xxiii.

Startup: will be as defined by Government of India from time to time.

xxiv.

Telecommunications service provider includes basic telecom service

providers (fixed), cellular (mobile) companies, telecom infrastructure

companies, Internet Service Providers (ISP) and any other value-added

services licensed by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

(MeitY), Government of India.

xxv.

Women enterprise is an enterprise with 100 percent ownership by women

entrepreneurs, wherein the entrepreneur hailing from Andhra Pradesh

would be eligible.

2. Advantage Andhra Pradesh

The Andhra Pradesh State is strategically located along the Southeast coast of India

and is a natural gateway to East and Southeast Asia. The State has a population of 49.3

million, accounting for 4 percent of India’s population. The State has five operational

ports, with another three ports under development. Andhra Pradesh also has six airports

(3 international, 3 domestic), with an additional three airports under development. An

international airport at Bhogapuram near Visakhapatnam is also being developed at a

fast pace. The State has 40,000 acres of land bank and provides 24X7 reliable, quality

power and water to the industry.

Currently, the State is home to more than 45,000 employees in the IT sector, and a

large portion of the IT workforce in the country and even globally hail from the State.

Andhra Pradesh is also home to highly skilled technical resources with a host of premier

Government Institutes such as Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Indian Institute of

Information Technology (IIIT), Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Indian Institute of

Science Education and Research (IISER), Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

(JNTU), Sri Venkateshwara University(SVU), Andhra University (AU) and International

Institute of Digital Technologies (IIDT) in addition to multiple reputed private universities

and colleges. Many of the IT engineers graduating from the State have gone on to

work at and lead some of the best IT firms in the world.

Andhra Pradesh is the easiest State to do business and has been ranked first in the

World Bank’s and Government of India’s Ease of Doing Business ranking in the previous

three ranking editions. The cost of living across all existing Indian IT hubs is increasing

rapidly while the quality of life is dropping at a fast pace, leading to a reduced

attractiveness of such cities. In this context, cities such as Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada,

Tirupati and Anantapur are ideal locations for IT firms to either expand or shift their

operations.

3. Vision

The vision of the Policy is to “transform the ITE&C department into a revenue center

to achieve self-sustenance and to generate large scale local employment in IT/ IT

Enabled Services sector, with specific focus on innovation and emerging technologies,

and ensure public data security.”

The policy aims to achieve this through the following levers:

i. Investment promotion

Bridge existing employability gaps to ensure availability of qualified

manpower for the IT industry

Promote niche and advanced technologies to leverage

technology integration across industries and segments

Encourage innovation and startup culture

Encourage global trends such as “Work from Home”

Preferential market access to local IT firms

Information security of public data through appropriate

architecture in the State Data Center (SDC)

ii. Revenue generation

Adopt a Service-based model wherein the ITE&C department would

provide services to Government departments and private users on

chargeable basis

Aggregation of hardware and software procured for Government

departments and private users

Development of IT parks/ office spaces/ concept cities/ any other IT

infrastructure, including lease of land and infrastructure to the IT industry

Providing technical manpower to Government departments

4. Objectives

The policy aims to achieve the following objectives.

Transform the ITE&C department into a self-sustainable department

through revenue generation.

ii.

Creating an industry-ready talent pool and fulfill the demand for skilled IT

manpower.

iii.

Facilitating the creation of co-working space and satellite centers to

enable seamless start of operations for IT units.

iv.

Promoting innovation and startups through appropriate incentives and

interventions.

Promoting cutting-edge and emerging technologies such as quantum

computing, Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML), Data

Analytics, Blockchain, Augmented Reality (AR)/ Virtual Reality (VR),

Fintech etc.

vi.

Encourage the adoption of latest global trends in IT business models such

as “Work from Home”.

vii.

Provide a boost to “Gig economy” by supporting freelancers in the IT

space.

viii.

Enable quick approval for investment proposals and reduce the time

taken to commence operations.

ix.

Engage with the State’s formidable global diaspora to invest in Andhra

Pradesh and contribute to its talent pool.

5. Policy validity

The policy will be valid retrospectively from 1 April 2021 till 31 March 2024, unless

superseded by a new policy or by a modification to this policy. The policy supersedes

the previous IT/ IT Enabled Services policies and other sub-sector specific policies.

6. Infrastructure development for enabling the growth of IT/ IT Enabled Services sector

The ITE&C department will develop three State-of-the-art concept cities, that offer a

significant cost advantage and speed of execution. The department also endeavors to

establish an “Integrated Technology Park” in Visakhapatnam, consisting of an Emerging

Technologies Research University, Incubation centers, Centers of Excellence (CoE), labs,

co-working spaces, State Data Center (SDC), and supporting offices of the ITE&C

department. Such infrastructure developed shall be owned and managed by the

ITE&C department.

i. Concept cities

The department shall develop IT concept cities in 3 locations close to major

existing IT ecosystems, as a specially designated area in the State exclusively

meant for development of a holistic industrial ecosystem. The aim of developing

the concept cities is to ensure speed of execution and reduction of cost for the IT

industry, to offer quick approvals to reduce time to start operations, to enable

seamless connectivity to airports and highways, to ensure availability of skilled

manpower, to develop world class IT driven common and social infrastructure, to

enable walk to work, and to propagate plug and play IT office space, and co-

working spaces. These concept cities will be developed as futuristic living spaces

which would improve the quality of life of the citizens.

ii. IT Emerging Technologies Research University

The Government will establish an IT Emerging Technologies Research University in

Visakhapatnam to sustain and advance the position of the State as a leading

contributor to the national talent pool in IT and cutting-edge emerging

technologies. The aim is to foster and combine innovation, entrepreneurship, and

industry growth. The university will be positioned to attract top academicians and

IT majors. It will build collaborations with leading national and global institutions

and have a curriculum that serves industry needs. The university will offer full-time

and part-time degree/ diploma programs for fresh graduates and working

executives. Further, it will support the Skills University in the design and deployment

of suitable skill development courses in the areas of IT and emerging technologies,

offering pathways to an advanced formal degree for those who wish to pursue

that option. The primary focus of the Emerging Technologies Research University

would be on applied research i.e., use of IT and emerging technologies in priority

areas of interest to the State and its governance.

iii. Short-term employability enhancement measures

The department will offer courses under Massive Online Open Classrooms

(MOOCs) in collaboration with leading e-Learning platforms. Additionally, Andhra

Pradesh Information Technology Academy (APITA) which is tasked with organizing

technical trainings for workforce in the State, will leverage the infrastructure of the

skill colleges to be established by the Government and existing colleges to

conduct training programs and courses. Further, Andhra Pradesh Electronics and

Information Technology Agency (APEITA) will empanel manpower agencies to

provide the industry with access to a database of skilled workforce.

iv. Incubation centers, satellite centers, Center of Excellence (CoEs), and

laboratories for promoting emerging technologies

The department shall work towards promoting adoption of niche and emerging

technologies such as cloud, Blockchain, IoT, cyber security, data analytics etc. in

the State, for improved e-Governance, citizen centric service delivery, and attract

IT industry working on latest technologies. Centers of Excellence and prototyping

laboratories will be created to focus on co-creating futuristic ideas into business

propositions in collaboration with the private sector, partner incubators/

accelerators for IT startups, in cloud computing, AI/ ML, AVGC, and technology

platforms for e-Commerce. Satellite centers (plug and play office space for

housing satellite offices of IT firms) shall be co- located in the skill colleges or any

other suitable locations as decided by the Government.

v. Development of co-working space and IT Towers

The department will strive to create shared plug and play working space, meant

for IT industry, in a transparent Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode wherever

possible or on its own, and provide a basic set of common amenities expected in

a professional work environment where enterprises can lease office space on

flexible terms.

vi. Aggregation of office space

The department will create a platform to aggregate the plug and play and warm

shell IT office space available in the State so as to make it easier for IT/ IT Enabled

Services firms to find suitable office space for commencing operations.

vii. State Data Center (SDC)

The department will establish its SDC, with a primary site and a Disaster Recovery

(DR) site in suitable locations with an installed capacity of about10 Mega Watt to

ensure information security of all the confidential data and information pertaining

to the Government through appropriate measures.

viii. Offices of ITE&C Department

The offices pertaining to the ITE&C Department, its societies and corporations

shall be developed to enable the societies and corporations to work cohesively

and achieve a sustainable ecosystem development of the IT/ IT Enabled Services

sector. This will enable easy access of the IT/ IT Enabled Services sector to the

department and thereby enable faster redressal of grievances for the industry.

ix. Digital libraries/ workplaces

The department envisions to create digital libraries/ workplaces in each Gram

Panchayat, with each digital library/ workplace offering six computer systems

with access to high- speed internet, essential software, video conferencing

facility, and provide a secure workspace for IT professionals working remotely.

The libraries/ workplaces will also offer printing/ scanning services on chargeable

basis and access to free of cost knowledge databases such as research and

industry magazines, open source interactive coding and development

environment, and access to public datasets.

7. Business process reforms

i. Deemed Industrial Area Local Authority (IALA) approval for IT concept cities

and IT parks

A deemed IALA approval would be given to the IT concept cities, Integrated

Technology Park and IT parks developed by the department or its agencies

or through a private developer so that IT units/ developers within these areas

can

commence

operations

immediately

after

getting

online

acknowledgement by submitting a 'declaration of intent’ with a condition to

formalize the approvals within three years from the date of such deemed

approval.

ii. Approval reforms

The department aims to cut down the complexity for the industry in moving

from the initial planning phase to the operationalization phase by bringing

various reforms in land allotment, incentives approval, provision of

infrastructure, permissions for commencement of operations and processing

of incentive claims, through a dedicated investment portal. For this purpose,

the Policy outlines the following measures:

Comprehensive investment portal to handle all project applications,

permissions and incentive claims.

All land/ space allotments and incentive approvals within the

framework of policy will be under the purview of ITE&C Dept. for those

firms under the IT industry. The allotment of land shall be made by a

designated agency, only on the recommendation of CCITEI.

IT concept cities, integrated technology park and IT parks developed

by the Government or its agencies or through private developers will

be provided critical infrastructure till the boundary of the site.

Designated agencies will provide internal/ external infrastructure

wherever applicable in land sites within 60 days from the purchase of

land.

Floor Space Index (FSI) norms would be relaxed within the IT Concept

Cities, Integrated Technology Park, IT parks developed by the

Government or its agencies or through private developers, subject to

payment of a prescribed premium.

Investors seeking incentives beyond the scope of Policy must apply

through the Government route.

iii. Statutory exemptions

a. IT companies/ IT parks/ Integrated Technology Park would be exempt

from the purview of the AP Pollution Control Act, except in respect of

power generation sets.

b. IT parks/ IT companies would be exempt from inspections under the

following Acts and the Rules framed there under, barring inspections

arising out of specific complaints.

The Factories Act 1948

The Maternity Benefit Act1961

The AP Shops and Establishments Act1988

The Payment of Wages Act, 1936

The Minimum Wages Act 1948

The Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification

of Vacancies) Act 1959

AP Employment of Local Candidates Act 2019

c. General permission shall be available for 3-shift operations with women

working in the night for IT parks/ IT companies, subject to the IT units taking

the prescribed precautions in respect of safety and security of

employees.

d. IT industry is declared as essential services under AP Essential Services

Maintenance Act.

e. The IT units are permitted to file self-certifications, in the prescribed

formats.

iv. Infrastructure for IT industry

a. ITE&C department shall strive to offer infrastructure such as land and plug

and play office space to industry as per the norms of the land allotment

agency.

b. The extent of land allotment/ plug and play space to IT industry and their

cost and rentals respectively shall be as approved by CCITEI as per the

existing guidelines.

c. The land allotment agency shall adhere to such approvals of CCITEI with

respect to IT office spaces/ IT parks developed by the Government or its

agencies.

8. Fiscal incentives for attracting IT industry

i. Employment creation incentive

a. A one-time incentive of 10 percent of annual salary capped as

below:

1. INR 1,00,000 per local employment position for high-end IT

jobs created in the State.

2. INR 75,000 per local employment position for mid-level IT jobs

created in the State.

3. INR 50,000 per local employment position for entry-level jobs

created in the State.

b. Women/ SC/ ST/ BC enterprises shall be eligible for a one-time

incentive of 15 percent of annual salary capped as below:

1. INR 1,50,000 per local employment position for high-end IT

jobs created in the State.

2. INR 1,12,500 per local employment position for mid-level IT

jobs created in the State.

3. INR 75,000 per local employment position for entry-level IT

jobs created in the State.

c. The criteria for availing the eligible employment incentives in three

tranches will be defined in the operating guidelines.

ii. ‘Work from Home’ incentives

‘Work from Home’ is fast emerging as a trend in the IT sector, with some

companies willing to allow their employees to work remotely for an

indefinite period. In this aspect, Andhra Pradesh has the advantage as

majority of IT workforce hails from the State. Hence, the Government is

offering the following incentives to encourage IT firms to allow their

employees to work from a location in Andhra Pradesh:

A one-time incentive of up to INR 20,000 per employment position to

cover expenses related to remote working hardware, software,

bandwidth costs etc. for IT firms in Andhra Pradesh with remotely working

employees within the State. To qualify for this subsidy, minimum

employment criteria would be applicable as Stated in the guidelines.

iii. Boost to gig economy

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruption in employment

opportunities globally, in the form of job cuts, furloughs, and reduced new

hiring. In this context, working professionals and fresh graduates are

increasingly turning to a freelance/ gig based work model that offers

flexibility in working hours and financial stability. The Government is

providing a boost to a gig economy through the following incentives:

a. ITE&C department will create an exchange/ platform for Andhra

Pradesh based freelance workers, for such workers to register.

b. Reimbursement of 50 percent of cost of buying IT hardware such as

laptop, internet dongle, furniture, up to INR 20,000 per gig worker,

subject to proof of executing gigs worth at least INR 3 lakhs from

Andhra Pradesh in the financial year.

iv. Quality Certification

50 percent reimbursement on quality certification charges up to INR 5

lakhs per firm will be provided to IT firms.

v. Measures for startup ecosystem development

The following measures are envisaged for assisting startups:

f. Training programs for entrepreneurs with business ideas, to address

knowledge gaps in understanding target market, business plan, tax

laws, insurance, financial planning, promoting business, sales,

service etc. would be imparted

g. Access to market reports and surveys for early stage startups would

be provided.

h. Government shall launch a flagship startup promotion scheme for

early stage startups, ‘Accelerate Startups in Andhra Pradesh

(ASAP)’, offering plug and play office space, access to a network

of investors, mentors and the State’s trained talent pool. These

provisions and other common shared services shall be offered to

startups on reasonable charges.

A fund of funds of INR 100 Cr. shall be co-created in partnership

with a consortium of Venture Capitals and Private Equity firms and

universities, for funding startups in the State.

Incubation centers shall be set up in areas notified by the

Government from time to time.

k. The department will strive to conduct hackathons and workshops

for startups based in the State, in collaboration with Universities and

colleges, to ensure continuous innovation, and to encourage the

development of innovative solutions for Government to Citizen

(G2C), and Government to Business (G2B) services and other

Government use cases.

The startups which work on the application of emerging digital

technologies such as AR/ VR, AI/ ML, IoT, Data Science, Robotics,

5^th generation (5G) cellular network, Serverless Computing, Natural

Language Processing, Blockchain etc., and those which address

the primary sectors will be provided priority in allotment of plug and

play space, access to talent pool, incubation centers, Centers of

Excellence, prototyping labs etc.

vi. Power tariff

All IT companies operating in Andhra Pradesh shall be eligible for

industrial tariff towards their power consumption.

vii. Transport subsidy

A transport subsidy of INR 500/- per employment position per month

shall be provided for a period of 2 years, capped to a maximum of INR

10 lakhs per firm.

viii. Incentives to training institutes

Training institutes registered in the State and having a physical premises

in the State shall be offered a one-time incentive of INR 10,000/- per

local full-time direct employment position facilitated in the State.

ix. Land allotment for IT industry

Allotment of Government land or land held by any authorized land

allotment agency/ corporation of the Government to the IT

companies/ or IT Parks would be based on the recommendation of

CCITEI and shall be governed by the following principles:

a. IT firms

1. IT units with IT employee strength of 250 and minimum annual turnover of

INR 15 Cr. over the past 3 financial years will be eligible to be considered

for allotment of land.

2. It is the responsibility of the company to ensure employment of at least

500 entry- level IT professionals or equivalent per acre within 3 years of

date of allotment of land.

b. IT campuses

1. Allocation of land to Indian IT companies to develop their own IT campus

will be based on the condition that the company has a current

headcount of minimum 10,000 people globally or a turnover of INR 500 Cr.

in the past 3 financial years.

2. Allocation of land to foreign IT companies to develop their own IT campus

will be based on the condition that the company is either a Fortune 1,000

company or has a market capitalization of at least USD 50 Million (Approx.

INR 350 Cr.).

3. It is the responsibility of the company to ensure employment of at least

500 entry- level IT professionals or equivalent per acre within 3 years of

date of allotment of land.

c. IT parks

Allocation of land to any IT park developer will be based on the condition that the

developer has prior experience of developing IT Park(s) with cumulative built up space

of minimum 10,00,000 sft. and minimum annual revenue of INR 25 Cr. over the past 3

financial years. The IT park developer must ensure an employment of at least 500 entry-

level IT professionals or equivalent per acre in the IT park within 6 years of date of

allotment of land. Proposals for development of IT parks with a minimum of 5,00,000 sft.

built-up space (excluding parking) will be considered under this category.

d. Land usage

1. Mixed purpose land usage will be allowed up to 30 percent of the

developed land allotted, towards commercial activities including

employee housing/ recreation. Only the IT companies/ developers eligible

for a minimum 10 acres of land shall be permitted to avail this provision.

2. The mode of land allotment to IT industry shall be based on the prevailing

allotment rules of the land allotment agency. Any exemptions shall be

considered on a case to case basis.

3. Notwithstanding the above clause, the ITE&C department will issue

separate guidelines for concept cities.

x. Land Cost Incentive for IT Parks

A one-time incentive of INR 50,000 per employment created capped at 60 percent

of the land value will be granted to the developer as a reimbursement on land cost,

provided the IT park developer creates at least 5,000 entry-level jobs or equivalent

within the park.

xi. Customized incentive package

The Government may in its discretion approve a customized package of incentives

for the IT industry/ IT developers and may relax any of the conditions mentioned in the

policy, to mega projects, based on the scale of investment, employment, high value

addition and potential for attracting further investments. Mega projects are those

projects generating employment of a minimum 5,000 entry-level IT professionals or

equivalent or an investment of at least INR 500 Cr. The companies which are approved

under the customized package of incentives shall be eligible to claim only such

approved incentives.

9. ITE&C Department as a Service Provider to all GoAP Departments

The total budget outlay of Government of Andhra Pradesh is about INR 2.24 lakh Cr.

for the year 2020-21. The Government’s IT spend (services, software and hardware) is

more than 1 percent of its total annual budget outlay. Such a significant IT spend

presents a strong case for centralized procurement of IT across Government

departments.

The ITE&C Department also plays the role of facilitating and attracting investments

into the State in IT/ IT Enabled Services sector, generating employment and economic

development within the State. Centralized procurement of IT services, software, and

hardware enables the Government to use levers such as preferential market access for

all IT and hardware procurements by the Government, and thus provide an impetus for

attracting IT firms into the State. Centralization of procurement of IT requirements is

expected to bring about several benefits to the State including significant

improvements in the quality of IT services, ensure compliance to common standards,

guidelines, and compliance matrices through various stages of procurement reduce

security risks, reduce effort and time, lesser duplication of work, and enable cost savings

related to IT software and hardware procurement.

The following mechanism shall be adopted for achieving convergence in achieving

Government to Government (G2G) service provision:

Government should strictly enforce, by suitable orders, that the concerned

departments/ bodies should avail the services for IT software and hardware

procurement from ITE&C Dept., ensure the compliance of common standards,

and implement data security measures.

ii.

ITE&C Dept. through its authorized agency, Andhra Pradesh Technology Services

(APTS), shall be mandated for IT and hardware procurement in the State to

realize economies of scale and ensure quality.

iii.

Procurement of Hardware, Software, Networking products and services where

the value of procurement in each case exceeds INR 10 lakhs, shall be

mandatorily implemented through APTS.

iv.

APTS will establish rate contract for commonly procured IT hardware devices and

software services to enable departments to procure the same directly from the

rate contract portal (maintained by APTS), where the value of procurement in

each case is less than INR 10 lakhs.

The ITE&C department through its agency shall levy applicable service charges

for procurements covered under paras 9(iii) and 9(iv).

vi.

APTS shall adopt a service based model such as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS),

Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Communication as a

Service (CaaS), Monitoring as a Service (MaaS), cyber security as a service,

payment gateway services etc. for the above procurement purposes.

10. Local procurement preference

The department shall develop a portal that shall act as an interface between

Government departments and industry, to enable market access to local IT firms.

ii.

For any IT requirements up to a value of INR 1 Cr., the Government shall procure

100 percent value of procurement from IT companies/ startups operating in

Andhra Pradesh as long as the quality of product/ service is found to be

comparable with similar offering from other IT firms. Firms with at least 50

employees in the State and having a registered office in the State shall be

eligible for such preferential market access.

iii.

For any IT requirements above a value of INR 1 Cr., the Government shall give

preference to IT companies operating in Andhra Pradesh by way of adding 5

percent additional marks in the technical evaluation, as long as the quality of

product/ service is found to be comparable with similar offering from other IT

firms. The detailed procedures shall be outlined in the operating guidelines to be

released separately.

11. General provision relating to incentives

The incentives in the policy are intended to incentivize and encourage new

investments and activities in the IT space that would otherwise have not

materialized.

ii.

The incentives listed herein would be available to IT companies setting up its

operations in Andhra Pradesh for the first time and for the expansion activities of

existing IT companies, unless the same has been claimed earlier. The detailed

criteria for eligibility for incentives is outlined in the operational guidelines.

iii.

The incentives to the eligible IT enterprises shall be disbursed within 6 (six) months

from the date of issue of the order.

12. Governance

Andhra Pradesh Electronics and Information Technology Agency (APEITA) will be

the nodal agency for implementing the Policy.

ii.

Further, CCITEI shall be responsible for the following aspects of implementing the

Policy:

Incentive approvals and administration

Land, and plug and play space allotment including land extent

Resolving ambiguity in interpretation of the policy

Other aspects as approved by the department

iii.

The detailed operating guidelines for the Policy shall be issued separately.

The ITE&C Department shall issue appropriate operational guidelines for the

implementation of the Policy with prescribed procedure for claiming the incentives.

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Manner of execution of Incentives/Programmes under

Andhra Pradesh Electronics Policy 2014-2020

The Indian market for electronics goods stood at USD 118.2 Billion in the year 2019-20

and is expected to quadruple to USD 400 Billion by 2025, driven by growth in income

levels and higher disposable incomes. Mobile phones, Industrial electronics, Strategic

electronics are some of the major sub-sectors in electronics with growth potential in

India.

Electronics manufacturing has become one of the fastest growing manufacturing

industries in the world with a global production of about USD 2 Trillion in 2017-18. While

traditionally countries such as China, South Korea and Taiwan have led the

manufacturing output, the fast-changing trade equations between major economies

worldwide combined with the supply chain rearrangements as a result of COVID-19

pandemic are causing investments to flow into countries such as India, Malaysia,

Thailand and Vietnam. The Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) sector

currently provides employment to about 20 lakh people in the country and the

Government of India in its National Policy for Electronics 2019 highlighted the strategic

importance of electronics manufacturing and set a target to produce 1 billion mobile

handsets by 2025.

Context for AP Electronics Policy:

In view of the potential for fast growth and generation of large scale employment in

the sector, the State of Andhra Pradesh has identified Electronics manufacturing as a

focus area and aims to create employment for citizens of Andhra Pradesh. In this

context, there is a need for a holistic policy framework for Electronics sector in Andhra

Pradesh to compete with other States which have an existing Electronics ecosystem

along with attractive incentives and tap into investments coming to India.

AP Electronics Policy 2021-24:

1. Definitions

1.1. Electronics manufacturing refers to the activity of assembling electronics

finished goods, assemblies, sub-assemblies.

1.2. Electronics components manufacturing is defined as the activity of

producing specified basic discrete devices or physical entities that are used

in Electronics manufacturing.

1.3. Electronics industry refers to organizations that are involved in activities such

as design and development, manufacture, assembly, testing of electronic

finished goods and electronic components and servicing of electronic

equipment.

1.4. Electronics Manufacturing Cluster refers to a dedicated area intended for

establishing multiple electronics industries with common and social

infrastructure.

1.5. Business Proposal refers to the Detailed Project Report (DPR) to be submitted

as per prescribed template by an electronics industry intending to establish

operations in the State.

1.6. Investment capacity means the quantum of proposed investment in the

State by an electronics industry for which the said industry can provide

source of funds.

1.7. CCITEI refers to an empowered ‘Consultative Committee for IT and

Electronics Industry’ constituted by the State Government with the

representatives of Government and industry.

1.8. Mega industry refers to an electronics industry with an investment over INR

500 Cr. or employment over 4,000.

1.9. Micro, small and medium enterprises are defined as per the Government of

India Act.

1.10. Common Facility Centre refers to the facility that provides common

infrastructure such as packaging and warehousing, effluent & water

treatment plants, testing and certification facilities, 3D printing facilities,

Maker labs, Prototyping facilities, mail room etc.

1.11. Local employment would be defined as per the AP Employment of Local

Candidates Act 2019.

1.12. Zone A is defined as brownfield electronic manufacturing clusters developed

by the Government of Andhra Pradesh or it’s agencies.

1.13. Zone B is defined as greenfield Electronics Manufacturing Clusters being

developed by the Government of Andhra Pradesh or it’s agencies.

1.14. SC/ ST enterprise is an enterprise with 100% Scheduled Caste (SC) /

Scheduled Tribe (ST) entrepreneurs. SC/ ST entrepreneur refers to a person

belonging to SC / ST Category as notified by the Government of Andhra

Pradesh from time to time. All non-statutory concessions granted to S.C.

(Hindus) by the State Government including economic support schemes

sanctioned by A.P. Scheduled Castes Cooperative Finance Corporation

have been extended to Scheduled Caste converts to Christianity and

Buddhism as per orders issued in the G.O.Ms.No.341, Social Welfare (PR)

Dept. dated 30.8.1977.

1.15. BC enterprise is an enterprise with 100% Backward Class (BC) entrepreneurs.

BC entrepreneur refers to a person hailing from Andhra Pradesh and

belonging to BC Category as notified by the Government of Andhra

Pradesh from time to time.

1.16. Women enterprise is an enterprise with 100% women entrepreneurs.

1.17. Industrial Area Local Authority (IALA) is a body to promote local self-

governance of industrial areas involving the taxpayer’s community in the

notified industrial areas in the management/ maintenance of such industrial

areas.

2. Context

Globally, consumption of electronic devices in every sphere of life, ranging from

consumer electronics to industrial, automotive, defense and aerospace applications

has been increasing at a rapid pace. In this context, Electronics manufacturing has

become one of the fastest growing manufacturing industries in the world with a global

production of about USD 2 Trillion in 2017-18.While traditionally countries such as China,

South Korea and Taiwan have led the manufacturing output, the fast-changing trade

equations between major economies worldwide are seeing investments flowing into

countries such as India, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.

The Indian market for electronics goods stood at USD 118.2 Billion in the year 2018-19

and is expected to quadruple to USD 400 Billion by 2025, driven by growth in income

levels and higher disposable incomes. Mobile phones, Industrial electronics, Strategic

electronics are some of the major sub-sectors in electronics with growth potential in

India. The Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) sector currently

provides employment to about 20 lakh people in the country and the Government of

India in its National Policy for Electronics, 2019 highlighted the strategic importance of

electronics manufacturing and set a target to produce 1 billion mobile handsets by

2025.

3. Advantage Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh is strategically located on the Southeast coast of India and is a

natural gateway to East & Southeast Asia. The State has a population of 49.3 million,

accounting for 4 percent of India’s population. Andhra Pradesh is a naturally

conducive destination for Electronics manufacturing industry owing to its logistics

infrastructure comprising of 5 operational ports, 6 operational airports, and excellent

road and rail network which facilitate smooth inward and outward freight. The State

also has 40,000 acres of land bank and provides 24x7 reliable, quality power and water

to the industry. The State is developing two industrial corridors, namely Vizag-Chennai

Industrial Corridor (VCIC) and Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor (CBIC). Both VCIC

and CBIC are being developed with 4 nodes each at strategic locations with access to

all critical infrastructures. Andhra Pradesh is the easiest State to do business and has

been ranked 1st in World Bank’s and Government of India’s Ease of Doing Business

ranking in the previous three ranking editions.

Electronics manufacturing sector is poised for rapid growth in Andhra Pradesh. The

State is consistently featuring in the top 3 destinations in India for mobile manufacturing.

Major global firms have started operations in the State and the State is also receiving

multiple investment proposals for setting up of electronics manufacturing firms.

Moreover, the State’s electronics exports are starting to rise, with the State clocking USD

70 million exports in 2018-19 alone.

Andhra Pradesh is also home to highly skilled technical resources with a host of

premier government institutes such as IIT, IIIT, IIM, IISER, JNTU, SV University, Andhra

University and IIDT in addition to Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) that impart

manufacturing related skill among the youth. Further, the State is well located close to

major consumption centers such as Chennai, Bengaluru, Visakhapatnam and

Hyderabad thereby enabling manufacturers to reduce their cost of supply to the

market.

4. Vision

The Government of Andhra Pradesh is committed to developing the State in a

holistic manner. This policy envisions “Transforming the State of Andhra Pradesh into a

preferred investment destination for the Electronics sector while focusing on backward

integration of the manufacturing value chain, moving beyond assembly operations”.

The State will also endeavor to work with the Government of India to align the

State’s initiatives and incentive schemes with those of Government of India and

leverage underlying synergies.

5. Objectives

The policy aims to create large scale direct employment and create a robust

Electronics ecosystem during the policy period, by way of:

5.1. Focus on upstream value chain

5.2. Creating large scale employment in the thrust areas of Mobile phones,

Consumer electronics, Industrial electronics, Electronics components and

Strategic electronics.

5.3. Creating a robust infrastructure for the Electronics manufacturing industry in the

form of Electronics Manufacturing Clusters along with plug and play

manufacturing sheds

5.4. Capitalizing on growth in domestic consumption

5.5. Creating industry ready talent pool and fulfilling demand for skilled human

resource

5.6. Focusing on fast growing sub-sectors such as mobile phones, consumer

electronics, strategic electronics across traditional assembly and electronic

component manufacturing including batteries, screens, camera modules,

Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) among many others

5.7. Promoting innovation and R&D in the industry and ensuring continuous

technology up gradation

6. Policy validity

The policy will be valid from 1st April 2021 until 31st March 2024, unless superseded by

a new policy or by a modification to this policy. The policy supersedes the previous

Electronics policies, along with their amendments and addendums.

7. Interventions for growth of Electronics manufacturing ecosystem

7.1. Electronics Manufacturing Clusters

The IT,E&C Dept., through a designated nodal agency, shall build new

Electronics Manufacturing Clusters (EMCs) in the State, offering the best in

class Electronics manufacturing infrastructure coupled with other

resources critical to the growth of the Electronics manufacturing industry.

Additionally, the department shall explore the development of sub-sector

specific parks and MSME parks for Electronics manufacturing wherever

feasible.

7.2. Land allotment for Electronics industry

Land allotment to Electronics industry shall be done by a designated

agency only on the recommendations of CCITEI.

7.3. Land usage

Mixed purpose land usage will be allowed up to 25 percent of the

developed land allotted towards employee housing/ recreation.

7.4. Ready to occupy infrastructure

The IT,E&C Dept. shall initiate the creation of manufacturing sheds with all

critical common infrastructure to enable fast track commencement of

operations for Electronics manufacturing firms.

7.5. Water Incentive:

Water cost and availability of large quantities of water are crucial for

electronics manufacturing. The IT,E&C department shall strive to bring down

the cost of water supply in EMCs so as bring down the water tariff to the

extent possible.

7.6. Common Facilities Centers (CFCs)

The Government will undertake steps to utilize available Government of

India

(GoI)

schemes

develop

CFCs

identified

Electronics

manufacturing hubs in the State.

7.7. Effluent Treatment:

Electronics manufacturing entails generation of harmful effluents which can

have harmful effects to both people and environment in the surroundings.

Additionally, manufacturing firms must invest costly equipment in order to

treat these effluents and any other harmful solid waste. The IT,E&C

Department will work with APIIC and Andhra Pradesh Environment

Management Corporation (APEMC) to manage, treat and dispose all

harmful effluents. The department will also ensure that the waste treatment

is offered as a service at the lowest cost possible in all EMCs.

7.8. Public Private Partnership (PPP) model for creation of Electronics

infrastructure Wherever possible the State will endeavor to develop

Electronics manufacturing infrastructure such as Electronics Manufacturing

Clusters, Common Facility Centers, ready-to-occupy infrastructure through

a transparent Public Private Partnership model. Such a model would be

governed by the following principles:

i.IT,E&C department, through a designated nodal agency, will select a

suitable partner for each project, to be a developer or a consortium of

developers and industry players.

ii.Such selected partner will be responsible to bring in the necessary

investment for the creation of infrastructure and in turn market the facilities

wherever applicable.

iii. Relaxation to AP Building Rules would be considered, subject to the

payment of City Level Infrastructure Impact Fee and clearances from Fire

Services or any appropriate authority and conformance to National

Building Code and statutory regulations.

7.9. Skill development centers

The Government of Andhra Pradesh is setting up 30 skill development centers and a

high-end IT skills university. The IT,E&C department will work with the Department of Skill

Development as well as industry to leverage synergies and create large-scale industry

ready talent pool for the Electronics manufacturing sector.

7.10. Trade linkages

The IT,E&C Dept. will organize trade linkages between countries by means of

facilitating delegations from the State to visit leading Electronics manufacturing hubs

globally, and hosting delegations from global Electronics manufacturing ecosystems in

the State.

7.11. Research Hub and Funding

An R&D hub will be established in the State to take advantage of the existing

education ecosystem and create a culture of innovation through prototyping labs and

testing centers. The Government will strive to establish a research and development

(R&D) fund for the growth of R&D activities.

8. Business process reforms

8.1. Deemed Industrial Area Local Authority (IALA) approval for EMCs

A deemed IALA approval would be given to the new EMCs in the State so that

Electronics manufacturing units within these areas can commence operations

immediately after getting an online acknowledgement by submitting a

'declaration of intent’ with a condition to formalize all the approvals within 3 years.

8.2. Approvals

The government aims to cut down complexity for the industry in moving from the

initial planning phase to operationalization phase by bringing various reforms in

land allotment, incentives approval, provision of infrastructure, permissions for

commencement of operations and processing of incentive claims, through a

dedicated investment portal.

For this, the Policy outlines the following measures:

8.2.1. White and green category Electronics industry units will be provided with

deemed approvals in notified EMCs with a condition to formalize all

approvals within 3 years.

8.2.2. Comprehensive investment portal to handle all project applications,

permissions and incentive claims.

8.2.3. All land allotments and incentive approvals within the framework of policy

to be decided by IT,E&C Dept. for firms under the Electronics industry.

8.2.4. Electronics Manufacturing Clusters to have all critical infrastructure till the

boundary of the site.

8.2.5. Dedicated project teams will provide internal infrastructure in land sites

within 60 days from purchase of land.

8.2.6. FSI norms would be relaxed within Electronics Manufacturing Clusters,

subject to payment of prescribed premium.

8.2.7. Only investors seeking incentives beyond the scope of Policy to go

through the Government route.

8.3. Statutory exemptions

8.3.1. General permission shall be available for 3-shift operations with women

working in the night, subject to the Electronics industries taking the

prescribed precautions in respect of safety and security of employees.

8.3.2. Electronics industries/ Electronics Manufacturing Clusters are declared as

essential services under AP Essential Services Maintenance Act.

8.3.3. Industrial infrastructure at competitive rates

8.3.4. IT,E&C department shall strive to offer infrastructure such as land and

ready-to-use factory sheds to industry at competitive rates.

8.3.5. The extent of land allotment/ plug and play factory sheds to industrial

units in notified EMCs and their cost and rentals respectively shall be as

approved by CCITEI.

8.3.6. The land allotment agency shall adhere to such approvals of CCITEI with

respect to the notified EMCs across the State.

9. Fiscal Incentives under the Policy (For Zone A and Zone B)

9.1. For Zone A and Zone B

9.1.1. Stamp duty

 Reimbursement of 100 percent stamp duty, transfer duty, and

registration fee paid on sale/lease deeds on the first transaction

only.

9.1.2. Investment subsidy

 20 percent of Fixed Capital Investment (FCI) up to INR 20 Cr. for

Electronics industries.

 25 percent of Fixed Capital Investment (FCI) up to INR 25 Cr. for

Electronics

industries

categorized

as SC/

ST/

BC/

Women

enterprises.

9.1.3. SGST reimbursement

 100 percent net SGST reimbursement for a period of 8 years.

9.1.4. Power tariff (Only for Zone A)

 24x7 uninterrupted power supply.

 Fixed power cost reimbursement of INR 1.00 per unit for a period of

5 years from the date of commencement of commercial production.

 Fixed power cost reimbursement of INR 1.50 per unit for a period of

5 years from the date of commencement of commercial production

for electronics industries categorized as SC/ ST/ BC/ Women

enterprises.

9.2. Additional incentives in Zone B: For firms setting up in Zone B, the below

incentives will be provided additionally:

9.2.1. Power tariff

 24x7 uninterrupted power supply.

 The power tariff shall be invoiced at competitive rates of INR 4.50

per unit.

9.2.2. Logistics subsidy

 Reimbursement of 25 percent of cost incurred on domestic

transport up to a sum of INR 50 lakh per annum for 5 years.

 Given increased interest by global Electronics industry firms in

relocating their existing plants to India, as a special consideration, a

reimbursement of 50 percent of cost incurred on import of

manufacturing equipment, up to a sum of INR 2 Cr. shall be offered.

9.2.3. Interest subsidy:

 To provide interest subsidy on term loan @ 5 percent up to INR 1.50

Cr. per year for a period of 5 years.

10. Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme

The Electronics industries setting up operations in Zone B in the State as defined and

qualifying for the PLI scheme as per its eligibility threshold criteria may opt for incentives

under the scheme.

10.1. Eligibility threshold criteria

Companies investing at least INR 100 Cr. or employment of 1,000 after date of

notification of the policy shall be eligible for incentives under the scheme.

Further, the list of specified items eligible for the scheme shall be listed in the

operating guidelines to be released separately.

10.2. Financial incentive

The scheme shall extend an incentive of up to 5 percent on annual incremental

sales (over base year) of goods manufactured in Andhra Pradesh and covered

under target segments, to eligible companies, for a period of 10 years

subsequent to the base year. Only the FCI invested after date of notification of

the policy shall be considered.

10.3. Base year

Financial Year 2021-22 shall be treated as the base year for computation of

incremental investment and incremental sales of goods manufactured in Andhra

Pradesh. Incentives under the scheme shall be applicable from 01.04.2022.

11. Administration of incentives

11.1. The incentives in the policy are intended to incentivize and encourage

new investments and activities that would otherwise have struggled to

happen or not materialized.

11.2. The incentives proposed herein are applicable to Electronics industry

firms setting up operations in EMCs developed by any agency of

Government of Andhra Pradesh.

11.3. The overall incentives will be capped to a maximum of 50% of FCI in

Zone A and 100% of FCI in Zone B.

11.4. The investors eligible for PLI scheme may also choose customized

package of incentives that are a mix of incentives under PLI scheme

and other fiscal incentives on operational expenses as provided in para

9 of this document.

11.5. The incentive disbursement under the policy shall be limited to a

maximum of 10% of FCI in each financial year.

11.6. Only the investment and employment generated after the date of

notification of the policy shall be considered.

11.7. Incentives will be disbursed only after successful realization of the year

on year committed employment and investment as per the DPR

provided by the investor.

11.8. The incentives listed herein would be available to companies setting up

operations in Andhra Pradesh for the first time and to the expansions of

existing companies, unless the same has been claimed earlier.

11.9. The disbursement of incentive to the eligible enterprises shall be

disbursed within 6 months from the date of issue of the order.

12. Customized incentive package

12.1. Customized incentive package:

The companies which are approved under the customized package of

incentives shall be eligible to claim only such approved incentives. In order to

be eligible under this package, the Electronics manufacturing unit/ company

has to generate an employment of more than 4,000 people or invest INR 500

Cr. or above in the State.

12.2. Special incentive package for Semiconductor and LCD fabs:

The Government of Andhra Pradesh will work with large investors with an

investment over INR 7,500 Cr. (USD 1 Billion) to create a global fab

manufacturing destination. The government will make efforts to not only fast

track such investment proposals through a special committee setup but also

ensure that these investors are ensured infrastructure and skilled manpower in a

rapid manner.

13. Encouraging State manufacturing firms in AP Government projects

13.1. Preferential Market Access

Preference shall be given to Electronics industry operating in Andhra Pradesh as

per the directions of Government from time to time.

14. Governance of the Policy

14.1. Andhra Pradesh Electronics & Information Technology Agency (APEITA)

will act as a nodal agency for implementing the Policy.

14.2. Further, CCITEI shall be responsible for the following aspects of

implementing the Policy:

14.2.1. Eligibility of firms as Electronics manufacturing or component

manufacturers

14.2.2. Incentive approval and administration

14.2.3. Land allotment including extent of land

14.2.4. Settling any ambiguity in interpretation of the policy

14.2.5. Other aspects as approved by the Government

14.3. A steering committee under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary

shall be constituted for classification of upcoming EMCs in the State as

Zone A or Zone B.

14.4. The detailed operating guidelines for the Policy shall be published

separately.

The IT,E&C Department shall issue appropriate operational guidelines for the

implementation of the Policy with prescribed procedure for claiming the incentives.

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CHAPTER 13

Particulars of Facilities Available To Citizens For Obtaining Information

Sl.

No^Facility

Location of Facility

/ Name

Details of

information made

available

1 Office

Notice

Board

4th building, 1st Floor,

A.P.Secretariat,

Velagapudi,

Guntur

Dist – 522238

As per RTIA Sec.4 (1) (b)

and details of PIO,APIO

and Appellate Authority

as per Sec.5

2 Website

www.apit.ap.gov.in

www.ap.gov.in

www.apic.gov.in

As per RTIA 4 (1) (b)

3. Information

Hand

Book

4th building, 1st Floor,

A.P.Secretariat,

Velagapudi,

Guntur

Dist - 522238

As per RTIA 4 (1) (b)

CHAPTER - 14

Particulars of Recipients of Concessions, Permits or Authorization Granted by the

Public authority

{Section 4(1)(b)(xiiii)}

Names, Designations & Particulars of Public Information Officers

Sl.

Information

Officers

Name &

Designation of the

Officers

Telephone

Nos.

e-Mail

First Appellate

Authority

Sri B Sundar, I.F.S,

Secretary to Govt.

0863-2444362 (O)

0863-2444243 (O)

[email protected]

State Public

Information

Officer

Sri. R.Radha Krishna

Patro,

Asst.

Secretary

Govt (Admin)

0863-2444782(O)

[email protected]

Asst. Public

Information

Officer

P.Ramakrishna

Babu,

Section

Officer

(Admin)

0863-2444784(O)

[email protected]

CHAPTER - 15

Information Available in Electronic Form

{Section 4(1)(b)(xiv)}

Information Available in Electronic Form & The officer concerned

Details of the information related to various schemes of the department

Subject

Contents or Title

Designation and Custodian

of Information

AP State Portal & APIT

website Portal

Maintenance / content aspects

of AP State Portal and APIT

website.

Special Officer (Portal)

Jawahar Knowledge

Centres

Jawahar Knowledge Centres &

Campus placement Mission

Requirements to set up JKC’s

Chief Executive Officer (AP

IT Academy)

APITA (IEG)

Overview of IEG

Chief Executive Officer (AP

IT Academy)

e-Procurement

 The GoAP has taken on the

entire e-Procurement

System along with source

code

 The application is running

under O&M model from

1.1.2011 to 31.07.2015.

 New version of e-

Procurement is in process

 E-Auction services are being

provided by MSTC

Project Manager (e-

Procurement)

AP State Data Centre

Data Centre to the needs of all

Government Departments of

Director ( Communications)

IT Promotion

ICT Policy 2021-2024

Director (Promotions) / JD

(Promotions)

SAPNET

Overview

Director ( Communications)

APSWAN

AP State Wide Area Network

(APSWAN)

Director ( Communications)

Andhra Pradesh

Secretariat Campus Area

Network (APSCAN)

Brief on APSCAN

Director ( Communications)

CHAPTER – 16

CITIZEN’S CHARTER

As per the recommendation of the 2^nd Administrative Reforms Commission

Sl.

No:

Name of the Wing

Subject

Time frame for disposal of the

case

Admin (O.P.)

Section

Sanction of increments

Sanction of Leave

Request

for

Government

permission on administration

issues

from

heads

department

subordinate

officers

a) 3 working days

b) 3 working days

c) 14 working days

Promotions

Request

for

release

Incentives to IT Companies as

per IT Policy

Subject to eligibility the applicant

and availability of funds from

Government

Infrastructure

 Request

for

providing

infrastructure

from

other

departments

 Request

for

Technical

advises

from

other

Government departments

a) 4 days if stock if stock

available in ITE&C department if

not 2 weeks for procure

b) 4 days

Communications

Request for Technical advises

from

other

Government

departments.

 Routine matters

 New Technologies

i) 1 day

ii) 7 days

Request

students

from

Educated

youth

for

employment

software

training.

The

same

requests

Will

forwarded To the concerned

Departments / Institutions within10

days.

Particulars of Facilities available to Citizens for Obtaining Information

{Section 4(1)(b)(xv)}

The particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information, including

the working hours of a library or reading room, if maintained for public use;

There is no separate Library facility for Secretariat Departments including

Infrastructure & Investment Department. There is Central Library in Secretariat. The Law

and Planning departments have separate Libraries which maintain the Acts and Rules

of all the Departments and are commonly used by other departments.

CHAPTER – 17

Names, Designations and other Particulars of Public Information officers

{Section 4 (1)(b)(xvi)}

Public Information Officer (s)

Sl.No.

Name of the

office/

administrative unit

Name &

Designation of PIO

Office Tel:

Residence

Tel:

Fax:

E.mail

Information

Technology,

Electronics

Communications

Department

Sri

Radhakrishna

Patro,

Assisatnt

Secretary

Government

08632444782 (o)

99667 09055

as-admin-

[email protected]

Assistant Public Information Officer(s)

Sl.

Name

the

office/ administrative

unit

Name

Designation

APIO

Office Tel:

Residence

Tel:

Fax:

E.mail

1. Information

Technology,

Electronics

Communications

Department

Sri P Ramakrishna

Babu,

Section

Officer

08632444784

[email protected]

Appellate Authority

Sl.

No.

Name, Designation &

Address

Appellate

Officer

Jurisdiction of

Appellate

Officer

(Offices/

administrative

units

the

authority)

Office Tel:

Residence

Tel:

Fax:

E.mail

Sri B Sundar, IFS,

Spl. Secretary to Govt.,

4th

Block,

1st

Floor,

Room

No:215,

A.P

Secretariat, Velagapudi

Promotions;

Infra

Communications

Admin

Governance;

0863-2444247

[email protected]

Other Useful Information (Section 4 (1 ) (b) (xvii)

Such other information as may be prescribed and thereafter update these

publications every year

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SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT (FAC)