Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu inaugurates Ratan Tata Innovation Hub and its five regional centres

Andhra Pradesh Prime Minister N. Chandrabababu Naidu opened the Ratan Tata Innovation Center (RTIH) and Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Rajamahendravaram, Tirupati and Ananapur, near Mangalagiri in Gundur region.

TATA SONS President N. Chandrasekharan, Bharat Forge President and General Manager Baba Kalyani and a few corporate CEOs, including a series of dignity were present.

Founded in a HUB and Pok model, RTIH aims to direct a culture of innovation and to support innovative beginners and MSMes under the EP innovation and starting policy 2024-2029.

Addressing the meeting, Mr. Naidu said that he planned RTIH in order to achieve the aim of feeding an entrepreneur from every family in the state by expanding the necessary hand with the support of corporate and information partners.

RTIH and regional centers would be financed and managed by the private sector. The government said it would provide some of the seed capital and give it through the AP Innovation Association (APIs).

‘Worthy of emulation’

Mr. Chandrasekharan said he was happy to support beginners through RTIH, and pointed out that India needs globally superior solutions (problems) under current conditions.

While RTIH expressed his trust that he would make Andhra Pradesh a leader in encouraging innovations, he observed that the model, which was brought to the forefront by Mr. Naidu, is not physically limited to a certain place, and that it depends on different regions. Chandrasekharan said that this is a innovation worth imitating in itself.

Ministers Nara Loksh (IT, Electronics and Communication), TG Bharat (Industries and Trade) and Nadendla Manohar (Civil Ingredients), Secretaries Katamneni Bhaskar (It, E & C) and N. Yuvaraj (Industries), Kia India Pvt. Ltd. Chief Administration Officer Kab Dong Lee, Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Ltd. Chairman and former deputy Jayadev Galla and Grenko Group MD & CEO Anil Chalamalaty were among those present.