Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated two greenfield industrial parks in Kopparthy and Orvakal, Andhra Pradesh, marking a key step in India’s manufacturing expansion. The projects, backed by an investment of Rs 4,920 crore, are part of a broader push to establish the state as a major industrial hub.

Speaking at the event, the PM underscored India’s ambition to become a “Viksit Bharat” (Developed India) by 2047, driven by the growing manufacturing prowess.

“Today, the world recognizes India as the new manufacturing centre of the 21st century,” he said, pointing to Andhra Pradesh’s rising role in the country’s self-reliance and industrial growth agenda. The new parks are part of 12 greenfield industrial cities approved last year under the National Industrial Corridor Deve

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