shipping, ship repairs, fishing, captive ports for specific industries, all weather ports, tourism and
sports, etc.
Tourist Centres
Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation continues to strive for promotion of
new tourism products such as eco-tourism, beach-tourism and cruise-tourism. The Corporation
currently runs a chain of 52 hotels with 1043 rooms and 2222 beds in prime locations fostering
homely ambience. An impressive fleet of 144 buses cater to varied tour packages connecting
important tourism locations within and outside the state.
Charminar, Salarjung Museum, Golconda Fort in Hyderabad, Thousand Pillar Temple and
Fort in Warangal, Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple at Yadagirigutta, Buddha Stupa at
Nagarjunakonda, Nagarjuna Sagar, Sri Venkateswara Temple at Tirumala-Tirupathi, Sri
Mallikarjunaswamy Temple at Srisailam, Kanaka Durga Temple at Vijayawada, Sri
Satyanarayana Swamy Temple at Annavaram, Sri Varaha Narasimha Swamy Temple at
Simhachalam, Sri Sita Rama Temple at Bhadrachalam, Araku Valley, Horsley Hills, Nelapattu,
etc., are the major tourist attractions of the state.
Relevant Website: www.ap.gov.in
Government
Governor : E.S.L. Narasimhan Chief Secretary : Anil Chandra
Punetha
Chief Minister : N. Chandra Babu Jurisdiction of High : Andhra Pradesh and
Naidu Court Telangana
Arunachal Pradesh
Area : 83,743 sq. km Population : 13.84 lakh (as per
prov. census 2011)
Capital : Itanagar Principal : Nyishi, Adi,
Languages Bengali, Nepali,
Hindi, Mohpa,
Assamese, Wancho,
Tangsa, Mishmi,
Mishing, Nocte, etc.
History and Geography
Arunachal Pradesh became a full-fledged state on February 20, 1987. Till 1972, it was
known as the North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA). It gained the Union Territory status on 20
January 1972 and renamed as Arunachal Pradesh. On August 15, 1975, an elected Legislative
Assembly was constituted and the first Council of Ministers assumed office. The first general
election to the Assembly was held in February 1978. Administratively, the state is divided into