KTR blames Centre of cold-shouldering TS

Encourage progressive States like Telangana if serious about Make in India, self-reliant campaigns, says Minister

Industries and IT Minister K.T.Rama Rao on Monday lashed out at the Centre for not responding to Telangana’s pleas seeking support for mega industrial parks such as Pharma City, proposed on 18,000 acres near Hyderabad, and Kakatiya Textile Park, launched on 1,200 acres in Warangal.

Besides on such parks, there has been no response from the Centre to the State mooting industrial corridors from Hyderabad to Bengaluru; Vijayawada; Nagpur and Warangal as well as for an Indian Institute of Management (IIM), National Institute of Design, IIIT, medical colleges and tribal university in the State.

Noting that mega industrial parks were conceived to enable industries benefit from economies of scale, the Minister said support for the projects would help ensure that the Centre’s Make in India, self-reliant campaigns do not remain a slogan. “Unfortunately, government of India does not want to believe that a State like Telangana which has come up with many pioneering, progressive policies cannot also lead the country in such important industrial initiatives,” he said.