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The state in five moves
Most investment stories begin with an inheritance. This one begins with a subtraction.
What the state has built since 2014
Five moves, in order, each with a figure you can check.
OneThe standing startIn 2014 the state was divided and Hyderabad went to Telangana — the capital, the IT industry, the revenue base. What was left was farmland and a coastline.ZeroCapital cities, metros or industrial brands inherited in June 2014
TwoThe coast was the assetIndia’s trade looks west. What remained here faces east, toward the fastest-growing consumption markets on earth — and the closest Indian terminal to the Malacca Strait.1,053 kmOf coastline, six operating ports, eight-state hinterlandThreeMachinery, not slogansA standing board that decides major projects in one sitting. Clearances that run in parallel, not in series. One relationship per investor, and a tracker that follows what happens after the photograph.25Thematic sector policies under the 2024–29 cycleFourThe proofArcelorMittal Nippon Steel at Anakapalli. Google’s AI campus at Visakhapatnam. LG at Sri City, with its suppliers behind it.25.3%Of all investment proposed in India, FY26 first three quartersFiveAnd they keep buildingCompanies already operating here choosing to put more capital in, after living with the land, the approvals and the aftercare.ExpansionWhere most of the state’s investment in any year comes fromThe Reorganisation Act of 2014 took Hyderabad to Telangana, and with it the capital city, the information technology industry that had grown around it and much of the revenue base.
What remained was farmland, a river system, 1,053 kilometres of coastline and a government with no city to govern from.
Everything since has been construction, not continuation.
Photo: Amaravati under construction, or an early aerial of the capital region
The construction, dated
2014The state is dividedThe Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act takes effect on 2 June. Hyderabad becomes the capital of Telangana, held as a joint capital for a transitional period. Andhra Pradesh begins without a capital city.
2015A capital is foundedAmaravati is established on pooled farmland between Vijayawada and Guntur, on the Krishna river.
2016The Board is constitutedThe Economic Development Board is established in March 2016, with a mandate to act as the single point of interface between investors and government.
2024The policy cycle resetsIntegrated Development Policy 4.0 is notified on 26 October 2024, operative through 2029, with 25 thematic sector policies beneath it.
2025The state hosts the worldThe 30th CII Partnership Summit is held at Visakhapatnam, with Andhra Pradesh as host state.
2026The capital is settled, and the world returnsAmaravati is confirmed as the sole permanent capital. The 31st Partnership Summit returns to Visakhapatnam in November.