From
Trail-blazer to country’s Numero Uno
Vanam
Jwala Narasimha Rao
The
Hans India (01-06-2018)
Government enacted the Telangana State
Industrial Project Approval and
Self Certification System (TS-iPass) Act - 2014. Under this Act, Telangana is
the only State in the country that has accorded a legal right for the investor
to get industrial clearance, provided all compliances are in order. TS-iPass is
a single window without grills clearance policy. under
the policy, thousands of units got permissions and Crores of rupees worth
investments came to the State generating employment for lakhs of people. The
unprecedented flow of investments account for Rs.1.25 lakh crore through 6818
industrial units that were given approvals, while providing direct employment
to 5.38 lakh persons. 4382 units have already commenced its production.
Handloom
industry
Handloom
Industry in the Telangana State occupies unique place in the country for its
exclusive art and artefacts of handloom weavers. The design patterns of
Pochampalli Ikat’s, Gadwal Cotton, Narayan pet Cotton and silk sarees, Warangal
Durries, Karimnagar bed sheets and furnishings shows the outstanding skills of
handloom weavers of the State. Providing further impetus to the sector, my
Government is establishing a comprehensive Mega Textile Park at Warangal. So
far, 22 investors have entered MOU with Telangana for establishment of units.
Because of all these efforts,
Telangana, the youngest State of the Country secured 1st Rank in "Ease of
Doing Business. A unique feature of the new industrial
policy is additional support measures to encourage and nurture entrepreneurship
among the SCs and STs as they face many structural barriers. This initiative is
being implemented under “TS-PRIDE” (Telangana State Program for Rapid
Incubation of Dalit Entrepreneurs).
Irrigation
projects
In the state redesigning and re-engineering irrigation projects was a
herculean task that government has taken up and the projects were not only
designed but also in the process of early completion. The government has given utmost priority for the irrigation sector to
create water facility for one crore acres in the State. The works on
Kaleshwaram, Palamoor Sitarama Lift Irrigation schemes are on a fast track. The
government has also initiated works to revive the Sri Ram Sagar Project. The Bhakta Ramadasu Lift Irrigation project has already been
inaugurated, which
has set a record for itself being the first of its kind in the country to have
been completed ahead of schedule. This paved way for a golden harvest in the
hitherto parched lands. In all my
Government has taken up 23 major irrigation projects and 13 medium
irrigation projects. Various measures are being taken
for fast-track completion of these projects.
One
of the key ongoing multi-purpose irrigation projects of Government is the
Kaleshwaram Irrigation Project. On completion of this project, adequate water
will be made available for irrigation, drinking and industrial use. All the irrigation
projects are on fast track. When once the water is provided on full scale by
Government, the Telangana farmers together will grow crops worth Rs 1,25,000
Crores per year. So far, a new Irrigation Potential of 16.64 lakh acres
is created and an ayacut of 8.97 lakh acres is stabilized.
Mission Bhagiratha
Government has taken up Telangana
Drinking Water Supply Project named “Mission Bhagiratha” with a commitment to
provide safe, adequate, sustainable and treated drinking water for the entire
rural and urban areas of the State. The project is envisaged to bring down
disease burden, a causative factor for consuming contaminated water and improve
health standards as well as family’s economic status thereby. Mission Bhagiratha is a Model to country and pride for the
state.
Mission Kakatiya
The
ancient Minor Irrigation system of Telangana was neglected due to priority
assigned to Major Irrigation systems, as such the Minor Irrigation System of
Telangana did not receive proper care and many of the tanks have become
dilapidated. It was the dream of the Telangana people that the minor irrigation
system should be rejuvenated. Government as a challenge has taken up the task
of rejuvenating all the 46531 minor irrigation water bodies through a programme
titled Mission Kakatiya and three fourths have been completed so far.
Houses
for poor
Government decided to provide houses for poor. Moved by the plight of people living in shabby houses and to
provide dignity to the poor, Government took a very path breaking decision of
providing Two-Bedroom Houses consisting of two bed rooms, a hall, a kitchen and
two toilets to all eligible poor families in a phased manner without any
beneficiary contribution. This is unprecedented and such a programme is being
taken up only in Telangana State. 1,50,542 houses are in the process of
completion out of 2,72,763 sanctioned.
Godowns: To improve storage capacity of agriculture produce in the
State, Government has embarked upon a massive
programme for the construction of go-downs with a storage capacity of 17.08
lakh metric tons at 330 locations. The construction of many of these go-downs
has been completed. On completion of these
‘Godowns’, the storage capacity will reach 22.47 lakh metric tons.
Information technology: Telangana, more particularly, Hyderabad city is a major center for
information technology in the country.
Telangana is home to major MNCs like Microsoft, Google, IBM, Oracle,
etc., besides Indian IT majors like Infosys, Wipro and Tech Mahindra, to
mention a few. Government launched T-HUB in November 2015 which is a unique and
innovative public- private partnership between Telangana and three of India’s
premier academic institutions, namely, Indian Institute of Information Technology,
Indian School of Business and National Academy of Legal Studies and Research.
T-HUB is designed for technology related startups and its mission is to create
one of the brightest and most vibrant entrepreneur communities in the world to
encourage startups. The government has taken initiatives to establish IT
centers in two-tier cities like Warangal and Karimnagar, the foundations of
which have already been laid.
Market committee reservations
For
the first-time reservation Policy is introduced in the market Committees
benefitting the poor and marginalized sections in general and women in
particular. 29% for BCs, 15% SCs, 6% STs and for women 33% reservations.
Government has also enhanced the honorarium paid to chairpersons of Market
Committees ranging from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000.
Development
of roads
Roads
are one of the basic modes of transportation as more than 80 percent of the
goods and passenger traffic is carried on road transportation. Government has
embarked upon a task of providing quality road infrastructure by various
interventions like connecting all habitations with all-weather roads; widening
of roads connecting Mandal headquarters with district headquarters; widening of
Major District Roads, State Highways, Core Road Network; expansion of national
highways. Under Roads and Buildings Department 1,970 Kilometres length of road
connecting Mandal headquarters to District headquarters and 4,665 Kilometres
road length of major district roads and State highways are being widened to
double road.
Urban
areas development
Urban
areas have become growth centers of modern economies. With 40 percent of the
State population living in urban areas, Telangana stands seventh in terms of
urbanization in the country. Government has undertaken comprehensive
initiatives to harness the potentials of urbanization into an economic growth
opportunity. Government has been working on building robust urban physical
infrastructure and other civic amenities.
To
provide excellent transport facilities, Government undertook works of the
Strategic Road Development Plan on high priority basis. The SRDP comprises
Skyways, Major corridors, Major roads and Grade separators, flyovers with a
cost of Rs.25000 crore and will transform the Hyderabad city into a true
world-class city.
Government
has given equal importance to the development of tier-II cities and towns. To
ensure orderly growth of urban areas, Government launched the ‘Telangana
Municipal Development Project’ and preparing Master Plan for all the Urban
Local Bodies in the State.