A chasing cell would monitor, from the CM's office, the progress of investment by industrialists from all over, the CM told Ajay Piramal who visited him.
Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao told a delegation led by Piramal Group chairman Ajay Piramal that the Telangana government's upcoming industrial policy would be the world's best, and would be finalized within the next 1-2 days.
The Chief Minister said that the government's industrial policy would be implemented in letter and spirit. A chasing cell would be monitoring, from the Chief Minister's office, the progress of investment by industrialists from all over the country and abroad.
He said that the government would declare certain identified land as exclusively meant for industrial purposes, develop it in all aspects, provide power and water, and then place it at the disposal of the industrialists.
KCR informed that right now about 200,000 acres of land was available to establish industries, and all this would be allotted to the Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TSIIC), and the whole area would be brought under a special single window act to be brought soon.
The Chief Minister recalled his meeting with Azim Premji of Wipro a couple of days back, who promised to establish industries in Hyderabad where 5,000 persons would get employment.
KCR offered Piramal the required facilities, and told his group to come and establish industries of its choice.
The Chief Minister said in future there would be zero corruption in the State, unlike in the past.
He also said that after declaration of the Industrial Policy, an industrialist could just download an application and fill it up to apply for an industry. After establishing the genuineness of the applicant on scrutiny in a day or two, a call would go to the industrialist to come to Hyderabad and meet the Chief Minister.
The prospective industrialist would be received at the airport by the State government protocol department, and would be taken straight to the Chief Minister for presentation of the case and discussions. The industrialist would not need to go to several places for clearances, and through a single window all clearances would be given in two weeks.
The Chief Minister said that a pack containing the clearances would be handed over to the industrialist.
Responding to the issue of power shortage, the Chief Minister, while agreeing that there was shortage, said that to the present 4,000 MW thermal power, an additional 2,350 MW of power would be added by 2015. In addition, a power project of 4,000 MW from NTPC dedicated to Telangana would also come up soon.
The Chief Minister assured that in 3 years Telangana would be power surplus state, and to this effect short-term, medium-term and long-term plans were being drawn up.
The Chief Minister said that within the next 3-4 months, Telangana would be the most happening State in the country for investments and more.
The Chief Minister told Piramal to make use of the proposed Pharma City in and around Telangana, where he could have his industries and residential colonies for employees, all in one place.
Education Minister Jagadish Reddy, Chief Secretary Rajeev Sharma, Principal Secretary to CM S Narsing Rao and others were also present in the meeting. (INN)