Overview

• Goyal met Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in Amaravati on June 15 to discuss tobacco procurement, import duties on crude palm oil and tariffs on aquaculture exports.
• The minister offered prayers at Sri Venkateswara temple in Tirumala on June 16, seeking blessings for national progress and the success of the central government’s Viksit Bharat initiatives.
• After boarding his helicopter in Tirumala, Goyal encountered a technical malfunction that grounded the aircraft and led to the cancellation of his planned visit to Krishnapatnam port.
• Director General of Police Harish Kumar Gupta has requested an official report on the helicopter fault to assess safety protocols for VIP transport.
• Andhra Pradesh ministers Anagani Satya Prasad and T.G. Bharat, along with rumala TiTirupati Devasthanam officials, accompanied Goyal during his temple prayers, highlighting central-state cooperation.