The state government is planning to take up massive programme for urban infrastructure development to improve the living standards of low income groups and their economic development. This is as part of efforts to face the challenge of steep rise in population in urban areas with growth pegged at 33.5 per cent in the state against the national average of 31 per cent. The urban population in AP is projected to increase to 45.5 million or 4.55 crore by 2030 constituting 46 per cent of total population. Read More