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Course summary (Doing business in Andhra Pradesh):

Doing business in Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh Hub of industrial activity in South India. Information technology. Automobile. FDI Services

The State of Andhra Pradesh is strategically located in the Indian sub continent. It has the second largest coastal line in the country with an area of 970 Km. Andhra Pradesh is increasingly being recognized, as the hub of industrial activity in South India. It is the third largest state in the country over an area of 276754 sq km., and a population of 76 million. The capital city of the State is Hyderabad, which is cosmopolitan, convenient and accessible.

Andhra Pradesh is ranked among the fastest growing state in the country with an 8.35 per cent annual growth.

Andhra Pradesh is characterized by a large pool of scientific and technical manpower (75% of India's engineering graduates come from the four southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala). Nearly 23 per cent of the software professionals in the United States of America are from Andhra Pradesh.

Example of the course Doing business in Andhra Pradesh:

The Port of Visakhapatnam, is the gateway to the East Coast of India. It plays a crucial role as the middle point distribution base for Southern, Eastern, Central and Northern states of India. Described as the "Brightest Jewel" of all Indian major ports for its outstanding performance and productivity, Visakhapatnam Port serves as a catalyst in spurring domestic and international trade.

Andhra Pradesh is also home to several leading industrial / Information technology (IT) companies having their presence both in national and international circuits. AP occupies a pride of place in the country in the Information technology (IT) and IT enabled services activities. AP is the leading state in the country in using IT for improving the quality of administration and for taking governance to the doorsteps of every citizen in the state. Almost every village in the state is covered by optical fiber network of BSNL and reliance providing the communications network.

Strategic sectors for investing in Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh ranks among the largest producers of food grains, fruits, vegetables, cotton, maize, dairy and poultry products in the country. Leading state in several agro based industries - Sugar, Edible oil, Seafood etc.

Andhra Pradesh is home to many manufacturing and service industries such as Information technology, Bulk drugs & pharmaceuticals, Agro Processing; Mineral based industries, Engineering industries, textiles, Leather goods, Gems and jewellery

The Government of Andhra Pradesh has placed thrust on the Information technology (IT) sector, as one of the major growth driver of the state in the future. The State has numerous advantages in terms of the abundant availability of highly skilled IT manpower, World-class technical and social infrastructure, and a pro-active Government. The state has also emerged as a back office to the world, emerging as a preferred Investment destination for the global ICT community from BPO to KPO, Technology to R&D, Design to FAB, EMS to Telecom, Animation to Gaming etc. A number of reputed corporates have made the state their home namely Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, Dell, GE, HSBC, Bank of America, Deloitte, Motorola, Nokia, Convergys, Google, Amazon , HCL, Satyam etc.

The Automobile industry has a strong presence in the state of Andhra Pradesh owing to a broad base of automotive component manufacturers and a large pool of highly trained and skilled manpower. Andhra Pradesh has to its credit, more than a 100 automotive component manufacturing companies (including first-tier suppliers and OEM's)

The agriculture sector contributes nearly 19 percent of the State's GDP, providing employment to around 65 per cent of the state population. This sector is endowed with a bounty of Natural resources in terms of soil and irrigation systems.

Andhra Pradesh has a dominant position in the bulk drugs and pharmaceutical sector with Hyderabad accounting for nearly one third of India's total bulk drug production. Andhra Pradesh has a market size of US$1.6 billion presently growing to US$10 billion by 2010. It is also well known internationally for its skills in chemical synthesis and process engineering. Hyderabad, is considered as the bulk drug capital of the country.

Biotechnology is another important industry sector in Andhra Pradesh with the state being naturally blessed with abundant and diverse agriculture, forest wealth, marine resources and cattle population that serve as catalysts for the promotion of the biotech sector.

The textile and leather industry is poised for exponential growth in Andhra Pradesh with the state being second in the manufacture of raw silk and cotton, fourth in the production of wool and textile mills in the country.

Andhra Pradesh is among one of the first states to have an exclusive policy for tourism. Andhra Pradesh accounts for 23 per cent of the domestic tourist arrivals in the country and 2.7 per cent of international tourists visiting Andhra Pradesh.

Hyderabad, the State capital, is centrally located and exudes a huge potential to be transformed into a transit hub of South Asia: easy access to the most economically developed countries like Japan, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Thailand, New Zealand and Australia.

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Bharat Biotech International Limited is a biotechnology company specialising in product-oriented research, development and manufacturing of vaccines and biotherapeutics. Bharat Biotech was established in the year 1996 by Dr. Krishna M. Ella & Mrs. Suchitra K. Ella. BBIL's state-of-the-art manufacturing plant is the largest of its kind in Asia-Pacific.

The Heritage Group, founded in 1992 by Sri Nara Chandra Babu Naidu, is one of the fastest growing Private Sector Enterprises in India, with four-business divisions viz., Dairy, Retail, Agribusiness and Bakery under its flagship Company Heritage Foods (India) Limited (HFIL). Presently Heritage’s milk products have market presence in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharastra and Orissa and its retail stores across Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad.

Started in 1978, The Sanghi Group is among the Leading Industrial Groups in South India, with its operations primarily based at Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh. A diversified business house, the Sanghi Group is today one of the largest and leading multi-product, industrial conglomerate and pre-eminent corporate groups in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

Mahindra Satyam is a leading information, communications and technology (ICT) company providing top-class business consulting, information technology and communication services. They are part of the $12.5 billion Mahindra Group, a global industrial federation of companies and one of the top 10 business houses based in India. In 2010-11 Mahindra Satyam recorded 47,761 Million rupias towards income from operations. North America, Europe, Asia Pacific including India and rest of the world accounted for 53.21%, 26.53%, 17.73% and 2.53% of the revenues respectively.

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