States In Motion: What’s Happening In Indian States
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1st to 15th January, 2026 -
January 2026 | Issue I -
15 min read
Contributors
Prafulla Pathak
Lead Editor
Arushi Bhagotra
Editor
Veer Patil
Consultant
Om Krishna
Consultant
Executive Summary
This issue covers state and UT policy decisions between 1st January and 15th January 2026. It highlights land-record digitisation, stamp-duty concessions, industrial and AI policies, deep-tech startups, warehousing, digital universities, EV policy, social pensions, health coverage, agricultural finance and renewable energy.
Key Developments
- Karnataka expanded land-record digitisation and approved property-record conversion.
- Uttar Pradesh expanded stamp-duty concessions on family property transfers.
- Andhra Pradesh removed selected land categories from restricted transaction lists.
- Maharashtra notified a major industries and investment policy.
- Tamil Nadu announced deep-tech startup and warehousing policies.
- Rajasthan approved AI-ML, green credit, vehicle scrapping and aggregator policy frameworks.
- Andhra Pradesh approved major investment proposals across sectors.
Key Takeaways
- Land and property governance reform was a major theme.
- States are positioning themselves around AI, deep tech, EVs and advanced manufacturing.
- Welfare policy is being linked with education, healthcare and income security.
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