TS to support direct marketing firms set up manufacturing units

‘State will always encourage companies with good quality products in direct selling’

Industries and IT secretary Jayesh Ranjan on Friday said that Telangana government is ready to extend help and support to direct marketing companies set up manufacturing operations in the State. Addressing Telangana Direct Selling Sammelanam 2021 organised here, he said that direct selling is a 20-year-old industry and had encountered problems in the past due to some firms that cheated customers and committed fraud. Telangana government in 2017 had come up with regulations for direct selling companies to protect consumer interests. Registration of direct selling companies will be launched soon by the Centre and will be handled by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). Registration and regulatory framework will augur well for all stakeholders, including customers, he said. Stating that Telangana will always encourage companies with good quality products in direct selling, Mr. Ranjan said that besides providing job and self income generation opportunities, the direct selling industry in Telangana would also be expected to encourage MSMEs by increasing sourcing from them.