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Telangana govt to come out with industrial policy soon

Chief minister KCR has also instructed officials to study aspects of the type of industries that could be established in the state

BS Reporter Hyderabad
Last Updated : Jun 20 2014 | 10:21 PM IST
The government of Telangana is planning to formulate an industrial policy shortly.

Chief minister, K Chandrasekhara Rao, held a review meeting with special chief secretary Pradeep Chandra and other high-level officials on the industrial sector at Secretariat on Friday. The discussion focused on the modalities of industrial policy in the state.

According to an official press release, the chief minister has decided to hold a broad-based meeting shortly to finalise the industrial policy. He intends to invite industrialists and representatives of the CII and Ficci for a discussion to formulate the policy.

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Rao suggested to the officials that there had to be a single window clearance system through which industrial clearances on various aspects should be made easy and accordingly rules and regulations were to be framed. He also said a special chasing cell should be established in the chief minister's office.

The chief minister was also stated have instructed officials to study on the aspects of the type of industries that could be established in the state in the coming four to five years. Lands, which were not useful to agriculture were to be identified for establishment of industries. The lands earlier acquired for establishing industries should be taken over if no industry was established in them so far.

In Warangal and Sircilla textile parks should be established. Lands belonging to Ajamzahi mills were to be utilised for development of textile park, and if necessary more land may be acquired, the chief minister suggested.

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First Published: Jun 20 2014 | 8:22 PM IST

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