Minister seeks IIT backing

Education and IT Minister Nara Lokesh told the Pan-IIT Conference team in Vijayawada on October 2, 2026 that the government aimed to make Andhra Pradesh the number one state in the country.

Chandrababu Naidu's track record

Lokesh said Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu was improving with each term. This is his fourth version, Lokesh said, comparing him to operating systems that improve with every new release.

“Operating systems keep improving with every new version. Similarly, our Chief Minister is also becoming better with every version. This is his fourth version.”

New government, fresh faces

Fifty percent of the MLAs in the present government were first-time legislators, while seventeen of the twenty-five ministers were holding ministerial positions for the first time, Lokesh noted.

Sectors driving growth

Andhra Pradesh is developing across horticulture, space technology, drones, quantum technology and data centres. The Indian School of Agriculture and Horticulture Mission expects nearly ten billion dollars in public and private sector investments.

Amaravati as world-class capital

Lokesh highlighted government plans for Amaravati, saying the capital city was being developed as a world-class city. He invited Pan-IIT delegates to visit and witness the ongoing development.

Partnership needed for success

Lokesh described the Centre-State partnership as the Naidu ji-Modi ji combination. He said the state's goal of becoming number one could not be achieved by government alone and required cooperation from experts, professionals and academic institutions.

Pan-IIT leadership attends meeting

Pan-IIT Chairman Prabhat Singh, members of Pan-IIT, Directors of IITs from across the country, alumni and industrialists attended the dinner meeting in Vijayawada with Lokesh and Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu.