New Delhi/Amaravati, May 24 : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Friday requested Union Home Minister Amit Shah to amend the AP Reorganisation Act and officially recognise Amaravati as the state capital.

During a meeting held by HM Amit Shah with 24 states on law and order, CM Naidu called for an amendment to the Act to designate Amaravati as the capital.

“The previous government’s ill-conceived three-capitals proposal played with the future of the people. At the request of local farmers, we asked the Centre to legally recognize Amaravati as the capital.”

On the first day of his two-day visit to the national capital, the Chief Minister met several Union Ministers to discuss state-specific projects.

He announced plans to establish electronics manufacturing industries in the Lepakshi–Orvakal region and requested the Centre to allocate aerospace projects to Andhra Pradesh.

Naidu told media persons that work on the Polavaram–Banakacharla link project would begin as soon as central approval is received, with a target to complete Polavaram by 2027.

He remarked that it would take a decade to undo the damage caused by the previous government and rebuild the state. The former regime left unpaid bills amounting to Rs 1.2 lakh crore, he said.

He claimed that the Centre responded positively to the state’s request for financial assistance.

The Chief Minister met Union Minister for Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi and introduced the AP Integrated Clean Energy Policy. “Under this policy, the state aims to produce 72 GW of green energy. We requested a Rs 28,346 crore green energy corridor project, to which the minister responded positively.”

He also sought support for the Surya Ghar initiative, requesting solar rooftop facilities for 35 lakh households across the state—10,000 homes per constituency. The Centre has already approved 2,000 MW under the KUSUM scheme.

The Chief Minister stated that Andhra Pradesh is set to become a Green Energy Hub, enabling 24x7 power supply through renewable energy.

During the meeting with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, CM Naidu proposed converting 6,000 acres in the Jaggayyapeta–Dolakonda cluster into a missile and ammunition protection centre.