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Hyderabad: Continuing the good run at getting big ticket investments, Telangana succeeded in getting Ashirvad Pipes of Aliaxis Group agree to set up a greenfield facility with an investment of Rs 500 crore in Telangana. The firm will manufacture storage and distribution plastic piles, fittings and accessories. The announcement came after Aliaxis CFO Koen Sticker met with Industries Minister KT Rama Rao on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos. This investment will create over 500 jobs in Telangana State. In this connection, the Telangana Government signed a memorandum of understanding with Aliaxis, a global leader in advanced piping systems for building, infrastructure, industrial and agriculture applications. Ashirvad Pipes is also in talks with Telangana for setting up a Center of Excellence for Manufacturing in the State. Hyderabad second largest base for Novartis Meanwhile, Hyderabad emerged as the second largest base for Novartis, a multinational pharmaceu...

  KT Rama Rao, describing the TRS government as  farmer -friendly, said parched lands had turned into green fields with the construction of Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister, KT Rama Rao hoisting tricolor as part of Telangana formation day celebrations in Sircilla on Wednesday. Rajanna-Sircilla:  Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister K T Rama Rao on Wednesday said Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao had taken initiatives to usher in a second green revolution in the Telangana State, which resulted in dry land areas transforming into green fields. The Minister was speaking after hoisting the tricolour at the District Collectorate in Sircilla on the occasion of Telangana State Formation Day. Later, Rama Rao inspected the ongoing works of the modern market yard being constructed in Sardapur. MA & UD Minister KT Rama Rao inspecting the ongoing works of the modern market yard being constructed in Sa...

  The State government has already extended a lot of support to the journalists’ fraternity and was prepared to enhance it further, he said. MAUD Minister K T Rama Rao addressing journalists at a programme in Hyderabad on Sunday. Hyderabad:  TRS working president and MAUD Minister K T Rama Rao on Sunday said the State government was willing to take care of the educational needs of children of deceased journalists in the State. “If the mothers’ approve, the State government will enroll such children into residential schools and all their educational needs will be taken care of by the government,” Rama Rao assured, after distributing cheques of Rs one lakh each to 11 families of deceased journalists. Addressing a programme organised by the Telangana State Media Academy here on Sunday, he said the government was working for the welfare of all sections of society, including lawyers and journalists. “Telangana is the only State to set up an exclusive Rs.100 crore welfare funds each...

  Hyderabad: More than two years after promising unemployment allowance, the TRS government is gearing up to formulate a scheme as it seeks to check BJP, which is going aggressive in its attacks on the ruling party over unfulfilled promises. Despite a big drop in revenue due to Covid induced lockdown and consequent slowdown, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government is contemplating to roll out unemployment allowance soon. TRS working president and minister for industry, information technology, municipal administration and urban development K.T. Rama Rao stated a couple of days ago that Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao is likely to announce an unemployment allowance in the next few days. “The Chief Minister, in a day or two, may make an announcement on the unemployment allowance,” said KTR, as the chief minister’s son is popularly known. KTR said the government would soon release a notification for the recruitment to 50,000 posts in the state government. He assured the yout...

  Says opposition leaders making reckless comments against KCR without even considering his age Hyderabad : TRS working president and Municipal Administration Minister K T Rama Rao on Thursday launched a scathing attack against Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president N Uttam Kumar Reddy and BJP State president Bandi Sanjay Kumar for their remarks against Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao. “At a time when the Chief Minister is ensuring justice to every sector in the last six and half years, these Opposition leaders, whose eyes seem to have opened only now, are making reckless comments without even considering his age. These leaders have even forgotten that it was Chandrashekhar Rao who achieved Statehood for Telangana,” Rama Rao said. “Frankly speaking, if Chandrashekhar Rao had not fought for Telangana, would these people have got the opportunity to occupy the posts they are in now? One is a TPCC president and another is TBJP president. Without KCR, where would the ...

  “Hyderabad has all the parameters required to transform into a logistics hub,” Rao said after inaugurating a logistics  park  at Batasingaram under Ibrahimpatnam constituency here. Hyderabad:  Industries Minister KT Rama Rao on Thursday said the State government would be introducing a logistics policy shortly, with a draft policy already being prepared. Soon after obtaining Cabinet approval, the logistics policy would be introduced to boost employment locally and to generate more revenue for the State, he said. As per experts and reports from different agencies, there was a lot of scope for setting up logistics parks in and around Hyderabad. At present, there was 50 lakh square feet logistics space available against a requirement of over 15 million square feet of logistics parks space, he said. “Hyderabad has all the parameters required to transform into a logistics hub,” Rao said after inaugurating a logistics  park  at Batasingaram under Ibrahimpatnam c...

  “The Chief Minister is expected to announce the honorarium in a day or two,” TRS working president and Municipal Administration Minister KT Rama Rao said on Thursday Hyderabad:  In a development that should bring cheer to the jobless youth in the State, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao is expected to make an announcement on the implementation of unemployment allowance in a day or two. This was revealed by TRS working president and MA&UD Minister KT Rama Rao on Thursday. Addressing employees affiliated to Telangana Rashtra Vidyuth Karmika Sangham (TRVKS) at Telangana Bhavan here, the Minister pointed out that after the State formation in 2014, about 36,000 youths were recruited through the Telangana Public Service Commission. This apart, 46,000 vacancies in government departments were filled. “In all, 1.31 lakh people were recruited after the TRS government came to power. The Chief Minister has already announced that a notification for over 50,000 posts would soon be i...

  Industries Minister KT Rama Rao KTR unveils the theme and website for the event Hyderabad : The 18th edition of BioAsia will be conducted virtually and February 22 and 23. Industries and Commerce Minister KT Rama Rao along with Principal Secretary Jayesh Ranjan and BioAsia CEO Shakthi Nagappan unveiled the theme- Move the Needle- and website for the event. BioAsia is State’s flagship event and has emerged as an important global meeting to deliberate on opportunities, challenges, and solutions for the life sciences sector. “I’m pleased to announce the 18th edition of BioAsia to be held virtually for the first time this year. As the world is walking a perilous path to fight one of the most challenging  health  crises of our times, I strongly believe that the 2021 event will have relevance more than ever. I invite all life sciences and healthcare personnel globally to be a part of the exciting deliberations,” said KTR. The event will provide a platform to deliberate on top...

Rama Rao said that due to the unflinching efforts of the management and staff of power utilities in the State, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s vision of supplying uninterrupted power could be realised. Hyderabad:  IT and Industries Minister K T Rama Rao said the role of Electricity department employees in the separate Statehood movement was critical and unfortgettable. “Even after State formation, Telangana could progress on all fronts only due to the dedication and commitment of electricity employees to the State,” he said. The Minister was speaking after releasing the diary and calendar of Telangana Electrical Engineers Association for 2021 along with Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy at Pragathi Bhavan here on Monday. TS Transco and Genco chairman and managing director D Prabhakar Rao, TSSPDCL chairman and managing director Raghuma Reddy, Association president Shivaji, general secretary Rameshwar Shetty and others were also present. Rama Rao said that due to the unflinching...

  The mini textile  park  will create new livelihood avenues to about 20,000 weaving families in the Kodakandla area Hyderabad : A mini textile  park  will be set up at Kodakandla in Warangal district soon with the potential to create new livelihood avenues for about 20,000 weaving families in the area. Announcing this, IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao said the decision was taken after taking into account all the necessary facilities required in the wake of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s directions to ensure welfare of weavers in the State. Addressing a review meeting here on Monday, Rama Rao said thousands of skilled weavers from Kodakandla had migrated to other States for livelihood, but were keen to return to their home town after witnessing the support being extended by the State government for the textile sector. “People especially weavers from Kodakandla have been wanting the mini textile  park  which will improve their livelihood op...

He wanted the Centre to allocate at least 20 per cent funds in the upcoming Union Budget for 2021-22 for developmental projects in ULBs. Hyderabad:  Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao on Wednesday urged the Centre to approve funding for various innovative and development works undertaken by the State government in Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) across the State. He also wanted the Centre to allocate at least 20 per cent funds in the upcoming Union Budget for 2021-22 for developmental projects in ULBs. Rama Rao wrote separate letters to Union Urban Affairs and Housing Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman seeking funds for the Comprehensive Sewerage Master Plan in Hyderabad Urban Agglomeration (HUA) area, the Strategic Nala Development Programme (SNDP), the Metro Neo project in Greater Warangal city and other initiatives like solid waste management, Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant (FSTP), bio-mining, and underground drain...