Two national-level awards in a single cycle — and Andhra Pradesh is celebrating both. The Chief Minister's Office of Andhra Pradesh announced on Sunday, 27 September 2026 that the Andhra Pradesh Digital Corporation (APDC) has won a Gold Award for its digital and social-media campaign promoting the Amaravati Quantum Valley, while the state's Information and Public Relations Department secured a Silver Award for its Media Accreditation and Management System — one of only 30 Silver Awards handed out nationally.

A Gold that stood out in a tight field

The Gold Award placed APDC among an 'extremely limited number' of gold-cited organisations nationwide, according to the Chief Minister's Office. Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu called the recognition 'a matter of pride,' saying that receiving one of the country's rarest gold citations for a digital-promotion campaign tied to Amaravati Quantum Valley reflects the ambition the state has placed in technology-driven outreach. He congratulated the officials who delivered both wins.

The Amaravati Quantum Valley project is designed as a technology and innovation hub anchored to the state's planned capital region. Promoting it through a nationally award-winning digital and social-media strategy signals that Andhra Pradesh is treating the project's visibility — not just its construction — as a governance priority.

Silver for media accreditation — and what it means in practice

The Silver Award for the Media Accreditation and Management System goes to the Information and Public Relations Department, the state body that handles journalist credentials, press access, and government communications. Being counted among 30 silver recipients nationally is, by itself, notable — but the recognition of a back-end administrative tool underscores a broader shift: governments are now being evaluated not just on flagship apps but on the unglamorous infrastructure that keeps public communication running.

CM Naidu described the dual recognition as 'a reflection of the progress Andhra Pradesh is making in digital innovation and technology-based governance,' and called it 'a matter of pride for every citizen of the state.'

AP's digital-governance arc since bifurcation

Andhra Pradesh's post-bifurcation development strategy has leaned heavily on technology: from early smart-governance dashboards under Naidu's previous tenure to the current push around Amaravati's capital-region build-out and the Quantum Valley identity. National award cycles that cite state campaigns and systems under e-governance and Digital India frameworks have become a credible yardstick for measuring how seriously a state is executing on that ambition — and AP now holds both a gold and a silver from the same round.

The officials behind both winning entries walk away with formal national recognition. The state walks away with a data point it will almost certainly put to use in its next pitch to investors eyeing the Amaravati corridor.