Singapore Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Trade and Industry Gan Siow Huang led a 14-member delegation to Amaravati on Nov 11 to advance cooperation with Andhra Pradesh.
She co-chaired the third Joint Implementation Steering Committee meeting with Andhra Pradesh Cabinet Minister Nara Lokesh and met Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.
Discussions covered Amaravati’s integrated township development, digital governance, institutional capacity-building, logistics and international trade.
“We reviewed the good progress made in our cooperation across urban governance, digital transformation, human resource development and economic development,” Ms Gan said in a Facebook post.
She also praised Mr Naidu’s vision for Swarna Andhra 2047 and his commitment to the state’s development.
“We discussed taking forward the AP-Singapore partnership, with a focus on advancing Amaravati’s integrated township development,” Mr Naidu said, according to The Hindu.
Mr Naidu, who aims to complete Amaravati’s capital city works by March 2027, called for clearly defined milestones and six-monthly progress reviews.
