Vijayawada: In a swift move, the Andhra Pradesh government had issued a GO giving a new membership to the State Industrial Promotion Board (SIB). The government had extended the membership to Minister for IT and Panchayat Raj, Nara Lokesh.

The SIB, headed by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu as chairman has Ministers Yanamala Ramakrishnudu, C Adinarayana Reddy, K E Krishna Murthy, P Narayana, S Chandramohan Reddy, P Satyanarayana and K Kalavenkata Rao, while Chief Secretary Dinesh Kumar is member secretary. As the Board had to be reorganized after the reshuffle of the State Cabinet, the government grabbed the occasion to include Lokesh in the Board, through a special GO.

The Board would meet every month and explore the opportunities to promote industries in the State. The Board would also make recommendations to the State government on its industrial policies and the strategies to attract new investments across the State. It would give clearances to the new industries in the State including establishment of industrial estates, identification of industrial corridors and allotment of lands for the industries.