Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on the SCCL’s subsidiary APHMEL in Ibrahimpatanam close to Vijayawada on Thursday. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement
Deputy Chief Minister M. Bhatti Vikramarka has requested the staff of the Andhra Pradesh Heavy Machinery & Engineering Limited (APHMEL) to work in the direction of making the corporate compete with comparable firms internationally.
During a go to to the APHMEL, a subsidiary of the Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL), in Ibrahimpatnam close to Vijayawada on Thursday, together with Chairman and Managing Director of SCCL N. Balaram, he interacted with the employees and later spoke to the media.
The Deputy CM acknowledged that no different firm has higher equipment and human sources than APHMEL, among the many engineering firms manufacturing spare elements for brand spanking new industries and repairing outdated ones internationally. He acknowledged that what the officers and staff of the corporate required was dedication and the mindset that “we are able to compete with the world”.
The APHMEL might compete globally with dedication, mindset and the drive to successfully utilise the prevailing techniques. If these are in place, he stated, APHMEL can also compete globally, he stated and introduced {that a} consultancy would quickly be appointed to check the native circumstances and submit a report on the corporate.
Based on that report, the federal government would resolve the plan of action for the progress of the corporate. He acknowledged that higher the officers and employees carry out, larger the income could be, resulting in extra employment alternatives for native youth and contributing to the progress of the 2 Telugu States.
Asking the staff of the plant to maintain the equipment clear by periodic overhauling, the Deputy Chief Minister stated the unit shouldn’t restrict itself to manufacturing new equipment and repairing outdated elements for Singareni Collieries alone however also needs to take orders from throughout the nation and performance like BHEL. He stated APHMEL was additionally into manufacturing equipment for thermal energy stations and repairing the outdated ones.
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Published – August 14, 2025 08:30 pm IST








