Telangana Is On Growth Path, Claims TRS

Information Technology Minister K Tarakarama Rao on Tuesday claimed that the TRS Government had taken the new State of Telangana onto the path of growth in the first 100 days of its regime.

Speaking to media persons at Paryatak Bhavan, KTR said the State Government had taken more than 100 decisions on important issues.

In the first cabinet meeting itself, 43 crucial decisions were taken on subjects including the waiver of farm loans.

He said that these decisions would create strong foundations to build a developed and vibrant Telangana.

People had a lot of trust in the TRS Government, and the success of the Intensive Household Survey was proof for the same, he said.

He said that during his recent visit to New Delhi, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao had requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to grant Special Status for Telangana on par with Andhra Pradesh.

He also said that the TRS government would soon launch initiatives like e-Panchayat and e-education.

KTR also claimed that TRS Government had been maintaining cordial relationships with both the Centre and the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.

Earlier, KTR signed separate MoUs with the Indian School of Business, Nalsar University of Law and IIIT.

ITC Department Principal Secretary Harpreet Singh, IIIT Dean Prof P J Narayana, B V R Mohan Reddy of Nasscom and Nalsar University VC Faizan Mustafa were also present.

Speaking on the occasion, KTR informed that tenders had been called for the Hyderabad Wifi City project.

He said that the proposed system would be completely secure, and all steps would be taken to prevent its misuse.

He said that Telangana produced nearly 60,000 engineers every year, but only one-third of them got regular employment.

Therefore, the government had decided to start a Telangana Academy of Skill Development and Knowledge to train those engineers in different additional skills, including entrepreneurship.

The minister said that Maheshwaram would be promoted as T-Hub, and companies from Japan, Korea and Taiwan would be invited to the State to the proposed Electronic Design and Manufacturing Hub.

He added that IT hubs would be established in Boduppal, Pocharam and Adibatla, and said that hardware promotion would be done through manufacturing clusters across the State.

KTR vowed that the Telangana Government would create a unique identity for Hyderabad through 4G and Wifi services.

He added that the government would take full advantage of the presence of world-class institutions in the city, and would forge collaborations for different initiatives. (INN)