Vijayawada: Education and IT minister N. Lokesh underlined in the State Legislative Council on Tuesday that the Telugu Desam-led NDA coalition government is making serious efforts to attract huge investments into Andhra Pradesh for its all-round development. Further, investments of ₹3 lakh crore are in the pipeline. Lokesh listed out several industries, including KIA Motors, HCL, Lulu Group, Franklin Templeton, ArcelorMittal, Google and Tata Group, which are investing in AP. “The double-engine government is helping AP receive all requisite support required from the Centre, including finance, for setting up of industries in the state,” the minister underlined. In this regard, he referred to the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant receiving a Central grant of ₹11,500 crore.