Panchayat Raj Minister K Taraka Rama Rao on Tuesday informed the Telangana Legislative Assembly that the State Government would announce its new Industrial Policy in the next two days.
Replying to a question raised by TRS MLA Dasyam Vinay Bhaskar and others during the Question Hour, KTR reiterated that the industrial policy would be the best in the country.
He said that the government was contemplating introducing a Right to Single Window Clearance to ensure that all applications for setting up industries were cleared within 12-15 days.
He also announced that the government would set up Hyderabad-Warangal and Hyderabad-Mahabubnagar industrial corridors.
Textile Parks would be set up in Warangal and Sircilla, he said, and added that the government would introduce a State-level Credit Guarantee Scheme and a program to enable locals to do business based on the natural resources available in their districts.
The minister said that power would be supplied as per the availability. SC/ST entrepreneurs would be encouraged to establish industries.
He said that steps would also be taken to revive the sick industries.
In his supplementary question, Vinay Bhaskar expressed regret over the closure of some historic industries like the Azam Jahi Mills which provided nearly 20,000 jobs.
He requested the government to impart skills-training to uneducated youth. He also wanted at least a 14-hour power supply to industries.
Congress MLA Dr J Geetha Reddy objected to the minister's contention that the previous Congress Government had done nothing to develop industries. She said that the present government may aspire to do better than its predecessor, but it was wrong to say that the Congress Government did nothing during its regime. She urged the minister to withdraw his remarks.
YSRCP MLA T Venkateshwarlu, G Balaraju and other MLAs also spoke. (INN)