Though the Centre has rejected the proposal to establish an Electronic Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) in Kakinada, the State government has decided to go ahead with the project and land for the same has been identified, Minister for IT, Electronics and Communications N. Lokesh has said.
Replying to BJP MLC Somu Veerraju’s question in the Legislative Council on Friday on whether the Centre sanctioned the EMC, the Minister said though the proposal had been rejected by the Centre, the State government decided to provide electronic manufactures all exemptions and tax benefits on its own.