The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Agriculture grows 13.5% in Andhra Pradesh even as rainfall deficit hits 51.8%
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Sambasiva Rao M.
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Andhra Pradesh reported a 10.7% economic growth rate in the second quarter of 2025-26, driven largely by a 13.5% surge in the agriculture sector. Despite this growth, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu expressed concern over a 51.8% rainfall deficit and called for improved resource management.
Andhra Pradesh recorded 10.7% economic growth in the second quarter of 2025-26 despite deficient rainfall attributed to El Nino conditions, according to the July 2026 monthly economic report presented to Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu by the Planning Department on Tuesday (August 11, 2026).
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