India, June 19 -- As India moves towards its ambition of becoming a $5 trillion economy, the southern state of Andhra Pradesh has set itself an ambitious target of growing into a $2.4 trillion economy in the coming years.

Speaking at an event hosted by the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Kolkata, Andhra Pradesh Minister for Information Technology, Electronics & Communication and Human Resource Development, Nara Lokesh, invited West Bengal's business community to invest in the state.

"Andhra Pradesh today is a $220 billion economy. It will become a $2.4 trillion economy, and we would love to have you as partners in our growth trajectory and success story," Lokesh said.

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