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Andhra Pradesh Current Affairs - January 2018

Andhra CM declares 2018 as Telugu promotion year

On 1st December 2018, year 2018 was declared as Telugu promotion year by Andhra Pradesh
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.
i. This was announced at the 29th edition of Annual Book Exhibition of Vijayawada. Vice
President M Venkaiah Naidu and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu
inaugurated the exhibition.
ii. The Annual Book Exhibition of Vijayawada is organized by Vijayawada Book Festival
Society. This edition was supported by Andhra Pradesh government and NTR trust.

Andhra Pradesh GrameenaVikas Bank introduces Desktop ATMs in rural India

On January 2, 2018, Andhra Pradesh GrameenaVikas Bank (APGVB) operationalised its first
desktop ATM at Kasibugga in Mandi Bazar in Warangal, Telangana.
i. The mini-ATM has been installed within the branch premises and will facilitate customers to
withdraw small amounts. The regular bank account holders too can withdraw money from this
desktop ATM and conduct other banking activities.
ii. APGVB has laid out plans to install 100 such desktop ATMs in different busy branches. 60 of
them will be in Telangana State and 40 in AP branches.

AP IT minister Nara Lokesh receives Kalam Innovations in Governance Award (KIGA)

On 20th January 2018, Andhra Pradesh IT minister Nara Lokesh was honoured with the
Kalam Innovations in Governance Award (KIGA) at an event organised by the APJ Abdul
Kalam International Foundation, in New Delhi.
i. The Kalam Innovations in Governance Award (KIGA) award was presented to Nara Lokesh by
Desh Deepak Verma, Rajya Sabha Secretary General, for outstanding work in improving
governance.

AP government, NITI Aayog sign MoU to develop an online dashboard

On 18th January 2018, Andhra Pradesh Government signed a MoU with NITI Aayog to create an
online dashboard for the 115 most backward districts of India, in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh.i.
NITIAayog Vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N
Chandrababu Naidu were present when the MoU was signed.
ii. The backward districts were selected based on education, health, nutrition, rural road
connectivity, rural household electrification, access to potable water, individual toilets, etc.

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Andhra Pradesh-Zurich sign sister state agreement

Andhra Pradesh State government has entered into a sister-state agreement with the Canton of
Zurich, Switzerland.
i. A letter of intent (LOI) in this regard was signed by Zurich Councillor and Head of the
Department for Economic Affairs, Carmen Walker Späh and Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister
Yanamala Ramakrishnudu in the presence of Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu.
ii. Under this agreement, Andhra Pradesh and Canton of Zurich will collaborate in various areas
through exchange of experience and information, industry-specific programmes and projects,
establishment of joint work groups and regular expert-level consultations.

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