PROCTOR &GAMBLE, NETHERLANDS AND CHINESE DELEGATION MEET CM : Vanam Jwala Narasimha Rao

PROCTOR &GAMBLE, NETHERLANDS

AND CHINESE DELEGATION MEET CM

Vanam Jwala Narasimha Rao

            Managing Director Proctor and Gamble, India AI Rajwani called on the Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao along with his team. He told CM that they would like to establish a Planning Centre in Telangana to cater to the entire South Asia and sought the cooperation of State Government. Rajwani also informed CM that they would like to expand their present unit at Penjarla Village in Kottur mandal of Mahaboobnagar District which is located in an area of 171 acres. The existing unit has 786 employees and they will be increasing the number to 1200 and in this 80% will be only from Telangana. In addition to this, for the Planning Centre they will be recruiting 50 highly skilled persons to begin with and increase to 100 later.

Responding to their request Chief Minister said that Telangana is the best destination for expanding their activities in the country and to make further investments.  CM suggested to them to have a large base in Telangana, where the best of Industrial Policy is in vogue. He told them to grow and make Telangana also to grow. On corporate social responsibility (CSR) of the company, it was suggested that its Managing Director work in the area of KG to PG education. It could be in the area of KG to PG education said CM. The fast-moving consumer goods’ multi-national company Proctor and Gamble is a MNC with operation in 80 Countries and sale of its products in 150 Countries. It has set up its Fabric and Home care, beauty Care, Oral Care, Baby Care and Feminine Care Unit at Penjerla village of Mahaboobnagar district and now in the process of expansion.

            Ambassador of Netherlands Alphonsus stoelinga along with a delegation of twenty members called on Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao after holding discussions with officials of several departments earlier. The Ambassador briefed CM about their meeting with them. He introduced members of his delegation and mentioned that each one of them representing a particular sector specialized in their respective areas. Discussions between the delegation, Ambassador and Chief Minister rotated round areas of mutually beneficial business opportunities, agriculture, green house cultivation, Agriculture University, horticulture university etc. The Ambassador told CM that they are interested in investing in areas of Agriculture, Health care and tourism in Telangana. Members of the delegation are drawn from various specializations like Economics, Agriculture, and Research and so on. Representatives of Philip’s capital told CM that they would make draft proposal  in the area of Health care services in Government Hospitals as desired by CM.

            As a follow-up to Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s visit to China last month, a delegation from that country called on the CM and held discussions on their participation in executing several development projects being planned by the State Government. The delegation comprising executives of several Chinese firms went round some locations where tunnels are being planned as part of lift irrigation projects, bridge planned over the Musi and construction of high-rise towers abutting Hussainsagar Lake before meeting the Chief Minister. They prepared proposals and models on the works likely to be taken up as part of those projects. CCCC Highway Consultancy Company Ltd has come forward to construct a suspension bridge on Durgam Cheruvu tank and the Bank of China has offered to mobilize 85 per cent of the cost for the high-rise towers to be constructed on the banks of Hussainsagar. India Head of Bank of China Qiv Heng Chang, Director of Anju Infrastructure Yogesh Wah, its India Head Manoj Gandhi, CCCC executive Peng Yun Dong, business manager Chang Chun Yman, Beijing ZYTX business manager Wu Hao and executives of Rodic Consultants Zaheer Ahmed and Rajkumar were among the delegation.