Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has requested the Union Minister for Industries and Commerce, Piyush Goyal, to approve a new ‘Industrial Corridor’ connecting Hyderabad to
Vijayawada via Miryalaguda.
The Chief Minister emphasized the importance of clearing the proposed Hyderabad–Nagpur industrial corridor as it can bring a substantial amount of Rs 2,300 crore into Telangana if it is approved by the Centre.
The CM and the DyCM requested Piyush Goyal to release the pending Rs 4,256 crore due to the Civil Supplies department. They also discussed the procurement of food grains in Telangana with Piyush Goyal.
Responding to the requests of the CM and the DyCM, Piyush Goyal said that the Centre will help Telangana in all ways and that it will release pending funds soon. In a meeting held on Wednesday at New Delhi, the CM and Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka presented proposals for industrial development to Union Minister Piyush Goyal.
Notably, the Chief Minister urged the Minister to reconsider the earlier plan to establish a Pharma City between Hyderabad and Warangal and instead endorse the proposal for a
Pharma City which would be submitted to the Centre later.
The CM brought to the Union Minister’s attention the relocation of the National Institute Design (NID) from Hyderabad to Vijayawada after the bifurcation of United AP.
Urging the sanctioning of a NID for Telangana, the Chief Minister also sought approval for relocating the Mega Leather Park earmarked for Nellore district in undivided Andhra Pradesh to Telangana as land has been acquired for it in Karimnagar and Jangaon districts.
The Chief Minister also appealed to Minister Goyal to accord greenfield status for the Mega Textile Park in Warangal under the PM Mitra scheme.
Revanth emphasized the potential for accelerated industrial development, nothing that the conversion from Brownfield to Greenfield would attract an additional Rs 300 crore funds.
Stressing the state’s readiness to establish industries connected to Technical Textiles such as bulletproof jackets, conveyor belts and airbags, the CM urged Piyush Goyal to grant a Centre of Excellence award for the Technical Textiles/Testing Centre.
He also requested the allocation of a National Handloom Technology Centre (IIHT) to Telangana emphasizing the positive impact it would have on training weavers in modern
technology and enhancing their incomes, especially with seven handloom clusters
already established in the state.
Union Industries Department Joint Secretary Balaji, Union Textiles Department Additional
Secretary Rohit Kansal, State Textiles and Handlooms Department Director Alugu Varshini, TSIIC CEO Madhusudan, Delhi Telangana Bhavan OSD Sanjay Jaju, Resident Commissioner Gaurav Uppal and others also attended the meeting.
