The newly inducted ministers of Telangana State have sought the cooperation of industries in achieve the dream of ‘Bangaru Telangana’
Ministers Jupally Krishna Rao (Industries), Talasani Srinivas Yadav (Commercial Taxes) and Dr C Laxma Reddy (Energy, Telangana Planning Commission Vice-Chairman S Niranjan Reddy and Parliamentary Secretary on Revenue Srinivas Goud made this fervent appeal to the industrialists while participating in an interactive meeting organised by the Telangana Industrialists Federation (TIF) in association with The Federation of Telangana & Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FTAPCCI) here on Tuesday. TIF President Sudheer Reddy, FTAPCCI President Shiv Kumar Rungta, President, Sr Vice President Anil Reddy Vennam, and many other industrialists addressed on industrial problems at the venue.
Addressing the meeting, Jupally described the industrialists as main pullers of the State economy and employment generation. “Industrialists must play key role in development of Golden Telangana. Our government is ready to organize very frequent meetings with industrialists and govt. officials to solve the problem and strengthen the industrialization in Telangana State. The government is also working on revival of the sick units to recycle very soon. We are working to develop dedicated industrial SEZ for micro and small units, and dedicated power line to the MSME SEZ,” he said.
Talasani said that the government was working to develop industry friendly taxation system in the State of Telangana. He appealed to the industrialist to be prompt in payment of Commercial Taxes.
Dr Laxma Reddy blamed the previous government policy for the ongoing power crisis in Telangana State. However, he reiterated that Telangana would be a power plus State in another three years. He listed out the power projects which are in pipeline and hoped that they would be completed as scheduled. He also informed that the government was playing to have a separate power line for industries. He urged the industries to clear power arrears to the tune of nearly Rs 50 crore.
Niranjan Reddy asked the industrialists to focus on marketing and consultation on the lines of China to ensure better sales. He said improvement in marketing strategies would create new job opportunities for the youth.
Other leading organizations such as the Andhra Telangana & Andhra Pradesh Plastics Manufacturers Association, The Laghu Udyog Bharathi, Federation of Telangana Small Industries Association (FETSIA), Federation Small and Micro Enterprises (FSME), Telangana Association for Pharma & Chemical Industries (TAPCI), Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DICCI), Aspired Lady Entrepreneurs of Telangana Association (ALETA), Automotive Park Industries Association, Micro & Small Industries Federation of Telangana, Confederation Small Micro Industries Association (COSMI), Cherlapally Small Industries Association, Mallapur Industries Association, Uppal Industries Association, Cherlapally Industries Association Phase-3, Nacharam Industries Association, Jeedimetla Industries Association, Kushaiguda Notified Municipal Industrial Area Service Society, Patancheru Industries Association, Fibreglass Industries Association of Andhra Pradesh, Gandhinagar Industries Association, Kapra Small Scale (Micro) Industry Owners Association, Moula Ali Notified Municipal Industrial Area Service Society, TG Small Scale Industries Association are participated at the interaction meeting with the Ministers. (INN)