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SIPB's nod for Rs 1.22 lakh crore investments in AP

Vijayawada Mar 13 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday directed the officials to initiate steps to ensure that industries that have signed investment agreements with the State are grounded immediately.
Chairing the fourth State Investment Promotion Board (SIPB) meeting held at the State Secretariat here, the Chief Minister also ordered the officials to closely monitor the progress of the projects that have already been approved and entered into agreements with the State.
He felt the need for setting up a tracker for closely monitoring the progress of these projects.
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