Telangana seeks more central funds for ITIR

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao Saturday urged the entre to provide more than the Rs.165 crore sanctioned for creating an Information TechnologyInvestment Region (ITIR) in Hyderabad.

He made the request when Minister of Communications and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad called on him here.

KCR, as the chief minister is popularly known, said that the central government's support of Rs.165 crores for the first phase of ITIR is inadequate and needs to be increased.

Responding positively, the union minister advised the state government to send a formal request to his ministry, said an official release from the chief minister's office.

ITIR is to be set up to promote investment in Information Technology (IT)/IT Enabled Services (ITES) and electronic hardware sector. The government has identified area of 202 sq.kms (49,913 acres) in and around Hyderabad.

The ITIR is expected to attract a total investment of about Rs. 2,19,440 crores of which the IT/ITES sector will account for Rs. 1,18,355 crores and the Electronic Hardware Manufacturing (EHM) sector Rs. 1,01,085 crores.

The state government has sought from the Centre Rs. 4863 crores (Rs. 942 crores for phase-I and Rs.3921 crores for phase-II) for creation of external physical infrastructure. The Centre has approved Rs. 3,275 crores (Rs. 165 crores for phase-I and Rs. 3,110 crores phase-II).

KCR told the minister that the IT companies which already have presence in Hyderabad want to expand and need facilities for education and health in ITIR.

Prasad noted that Hyderabad is a place of excellence in many ways and also appreciated the state government for its new industrial policy. IT minister K.T. Rama Rao, Chief Secretary Rajiv Sharma and others were also present.

http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/telangana-seeks-more-central-funds-for-itir-114121300240_1.html

All help for setting up ITIR in TS: Union Minister

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Mr. Prasad asked the Chief Minister to send detailed proposal on the State’s requirements in setting up ITIR.

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Union Minister for Communications and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad has assured Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao that the Centre will cooperate with the State in providing infrastructure in the Information Technology and Investment Region (ITIR) project in Hyderabad.

He announced sanctioning of separate postal circle to the Telangana State and complimented the State government for its development initiatives.

In a meeting with the Chief Minister in the Secretariat on Saturday, in which Telangana IT Minister K.T. Rama Rao, Chief Secretary Rajiv Sharma and other officials were present, the Union Minister said IT companies which already have their operations in Hyderabad could set up their extension units in ITIR.

The Telangana IT Minister and officials made a power-point presentation on the development of IT sector in Hyderabad, exports and employment opportunities. The Chief Minister requested the Union Minister to increase the Central assistance to ITIR stating that Rs. 165 crore announced already was inadequate.

Responding to the request, Mr. Prasad asked the Chief Minister to send detailed proposal on the State’s requirements in setting up ITIR. He stated that Hyderabad had already gained recognition as an international IT hub and the Centre was ready to help Telangana in the development of communication and IT sectors further.

Mr. Chandrasekhar Rao explained about the new industrial policy unveiled by the State government recently and its plans to announce a new IT policy soon, both aimed at the economic growth of the State.

Further, he mentioned that the National Geographic had recently identified Hyderabad among the top tourist places in the world.

After presenting a copy of the new industrial policy to the Union Minister, Mr. Rao said the State government had already identified certain places for ITIR and the IT companies already operating from Hyderabad were planning to expand their facilities there, which needed the best infrastructure in education and health.

He explained that the State government had already sought an assistance of Rs. 4,863 crore for creation of infrastructure for ITIR, including Rs. 942 crore for phase one and Rs. 3,921 crore for phase two and the Centre had approved support to an extent of Rs. 3,275 crore -- Rs.165 crore in the first phase and Rs. 3,110 crore in the second phase.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/all-help-for-setting-up-itir-in-ts-union-minister/article6689358.ece

Genpact to set up 50-acre SEZ at Jawahar Nagar

Global business and technology outsourcing services major Genpact is planning to expand its presence in the state. The company is working on a plan to set up an IT/ITeS special economic zone (SEZ). The techno-campus is expected to cost about Rs 121 crore and employ about 5,000 professionals. According to a government statement, the SEZ will come up at 50-acre Huda land in Jawahar Nagar at Shameerpet. The 10-lakh sft space that would be created in the new campus would be for Genpact’s captive use. 

The government and Genpact on Friday entered into an agreement for setting up of the campus. “Over the past few years, Genpact contributed significantly to the IT development in the state and we are happy to extend this association further. We hope that Genpact will act as a catalyst for other IT companies to invest in the state,” IT minister R Damodar Reddy said in a statement. 

Genpact provides business services and technology solutions for various global majors including General Electric Inc. Genpact also offers finance and transaction processing services for companies around the world in dfferent industry segments including banking, financial services, insurance, manufacturing and transportation. The comapny has an annual turnover of about Rs 2,700 crore with an employee base of over 30,000. The company’s operations in the state contribute over Rs 679 crore for 2006. 

In Hyderabad, Genpact has a 26-acre campus at Uppal with a constructed area of 5 lakhs sq ft and employs over 8,000 professionals. Genpact has so far invested Rs 276 crore in creating these facilities. 

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SAIL studying feasibility of setting up steel plant in Telangana

NEW DELHI: State-run steel producer SAIL is preparing a feasibility report for setting up an integrated plant inTelangana.

"SAIL was asked to examine the feasibility of establishing integrated steel plant in Khammam district (of Telangana) and submit the feasibility report within the appointed date. Accordingly, a feasibility report is being prepared by SAIL," Minister of State for Steel and Mines Vishnu Deo Sai said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.

He further said that as per the 13th schedule of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, SAIL is to examine the feasibility of setting up the integrated steel plant within six months from the appointed day, that is, June 2, 2014.

Replying to another question on the steps being taken by the government to set up industries based on the steel, he said, "Steel is a deregulated sector and the decisions...are taken by the project proponents, keeping in view the market dynamics and techno-economic viability of projects."

He further said that three million tonnes per annum (MTPA) steel plant at Nagarnar, Chhattisgarh, is being constructed by NMDC. "The project is at construction stage," he said.

By the next fiscal, SAIL's Rs 70,000 crore modernisation and expansion programme would be over raising its capacity to 24 MTPA. Post-2016, it will embark on another expansion programme for raising capacity further to 50 MTPA by 2025 with around Rs 1.5 lakh crore outlay.

http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-12-01/news/56614439_1_steel-plant-nagarnar-feasibility

Why some AP industrialists in Hyderabad are looking east

Less than a month since the official division of Andhra Pradesh, many firms established in Hyderabad and in other districts of Telangana state are looking east. Owned by those from the coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions, their reasons to move out of Telangana however, vary. While some want to be part of the development process of the residuary Andhra Pradesh, others are smelling a good business opportunity if the new state offers generous tax incentives. Some others feel they will be short of opportunities in a Telangana state that will like to give preference to its own entrepreneurs.

Sanjay Devulapalli and Sai Ramesh started Malloc Solutions, an IT company, in Hyderabad in 2007. Sanjay is from Telangana while Ramesh is from coastal Andhra. Now with the borders redrawn, the partners have decided to branch out as well. The decision was also motivated by Ramesh's desire to work out of Visakhapatnam, his hometown. So Malloc Solutions will now set up a unit in the city of destiny in addition to its operations in Hyderabad.

"We have been thinking about in the last three months since the elections happened. For me, it was a business decision. If the state of Andhra Pradesh is going to give some exemptions and encourage business, especially since we are into e-governance, we see an opportunity," says Sanjay Devulapalli. "For me, it was most definitely an emotional decision to go back to Vizag," says Sai Ramesh.

The reasons are different for Lakshmi Prasad, prinicipal consultant with Soham IT services. He feels he is being treated as a second-class entrepreneur in Telangana state.

"Yes, we are also going for business reasons but there is an underlying emotional reason as well. I have studied in Nizamabad in Telangana and have been here since 1983. Yet I feel that the manner in which the state is divided, there is now a glass ceiling. The emotional factor is impacting our business. Even the clients are backing out and looking at us as Andhra companies and have second thoughts about doing business with us," says Prasad.

A few entrepreneurs especially in the manufacturing sector, who did not want to be named, said a few Telangana clients are withdrawing orders, indirectly pushing those with Seemandhra roots out. What is worrying them also is the demand of the Telangana Joint action committee that is placing restrictions on the kind of labour they employ. Prof M Kodandaram, Chairman of the TJAC says, "About 70 to 75 per cent of the jobs pertaining to skilled and semi-skilled category should be reserved for local people. This includes operators and people below that."

But not everyone is convinced that shifting to Andhra Pradesh at the moment is a good idea. IT honcho Raghu Sakuru says none of the cities in Andhra Pradesh compare in terms of infrastructure with Hyderabad and therefore, it makes little sense to move out of an established IT centre.

But the Chandrababu Naidu government is already gloating over the early gains, in terms of a spike in firms queuing up to register themselves in Andhra Pradesh. "Naidu has international image and is a brand. Industry has confidence on him about permission and law and order. That is why businessmen are more attracted towards Andhra Pradesh," says C M Ramesh, TDP MP. Jitender Reddy, leader of the TRS parliamentary party pooh-poohs the claim saying Telangana is a new brand while Andhra Pradesh is an established brand. "These are teething problems in Telangana. It is a hare and tortoise story. They will do things in a hurry. We will do it slow and steady,'' says Reddy.

But just as Rome was not built in one day, Andhra Pradesh will face a long gestation period. Not just infrastructure, even quality manpower faces a question mark in Naidu land and that will prompt many from the state, working in Hyderabad, to stay back despite the problems. But the early flight of entrepreneurship, even if it is a trickle, is not something that will help Telangana's brand equity.

Read more at: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/why-some-ap-industrialists-in-hyderabad-are-looking-east/1/369049.html

Telangana government to spend Rs 30,000 crore on roads, skyways in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: The Telangana government today said it would spend Rs 25,000-30,000 crore in a phased manner towards development of road and construction of skyways in Hyderabad, in a bid to give facelift to the capital city. 

"For the development of roads, a three-pronged strategy- improvement of roads, new city development and the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority area development, is necessary," a statement quoted Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao as saying. 

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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/telangana-government-to-spend-rs-30000-crore-on-roads-skyways-in-hyderabad/articleshow/45161932.cms

Inorbit to invest Rs 1400 crore on 8 malls

Moving away from the urban lifestyle centre format, Inorbit was looking at developing open malls in the value retail format as well. Of the eight malls in progress, two would be in the value retailing format and would be at Pocharam near Hyderabad and at Baroda.

This new Inorbit brand would be called "The Village', said Kishore Bhatija, chief executive officer of Inorbit. The Hyderabad mall would open by March 2009.

In keeping with the name, these would be located away from city centres and would offer brands at affordable prices or at discounted rates.

Shoppers' Stop, another Raheja group company, was an unlikely anchor tenant for 'The Village' as it catered to the more upwardly mobile city population, Bhatija admitted.

He said getting land at a suitable price was a challenge for mall developers and these away-from-city malls could provide a cost advantage in that way.

Inorbit currently had a mall at Malad in Mumbai with retail built-up space of around 600,000 square feet. It would add another 4 million square feet of retail space by 2010 at Pune, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Mumbai. Its mall at Vashi, Navi Mumbai, was expected to open by October.

http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/inorbit-to-invest-rs-1400-crore-on-8-malls-108071601044_1.html

All eyes on the east now

There is a concerted effort to direct construction and infrastructure development towards the eastern corridor of Hyderabad

In the decade or more since the IT sector arrived in Hyderabad in a big way, real estate development has been focused mostly in the western parts of the city. It metamorphosed the landscape in these parts and in expanding circles encompassed more and more locations.

From a sleepy little hamlet, Madhapur changed into the most-sought-after address and hugely impacted real estate activity in the city. It stretched to Gachibowli, Nallagandla and Tellapur on one side and brought into its fold of development Hafeezpet, Kukatpally and Miyapur on the other side.

Along with IT came residential and commercial growth and property prices scaled to levels unimagined in pre-IT days. And the middle class particualrly, despite yearning for a slice of property in this corridor, clearly feel left out given the high price tags.

Is it time to look beyond the western parts and turn the gaze towards the eastern parts of the city? Could the much awaited Metro Rail project usher in this change and result in a real estate boom here?

During the inauguration of the AP Real Estate Developers’ Association (APREDA) property show in Hyderabad last week, the Minister for Municipal Administration & Urban Development, Maheedhar Reddy set the tone for this with his remarks.

“The growth is only towards Gachibowli and the western parts, some say. But the eastern side of the city too is going to be developed soon with the Metro Rail,” he said. Buttressing his argument, the minister pointed out that real estate prices are already going up in places such as Uppal.

A conference ‘Real Estate: Accelerating The Growth Story’ which was part of the property show took the point further with the Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) Managing Director, N.V.S. Reddy, citing a trend world over on cities reorienting themselves to the mass transit system. “Along the growth corridors of the mass transit system, property prices behave differently,” he quipped.

The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) Commissioner, Neerabh Kumar Prasad too was vocal in his support of the premise. The HMDA in tandem with the HMR is working ‘intensely’ on the concept of transit-oriented development (TOD) for the 63 Metro stations, he said.

A certain radius around these stations is proposed to be notified with a scheme for high-rise development. Special investments too will be offered for those participating in this growth and it includes the facility of directly connecting properties with Metro stations in the form of skywalks.

Overall, for the city, Prasad raised the possibilities of development along another major infrastructure project, the Outer Ring Road. He suggested land pooling on sectors of the growth corridor with HMDA providing the infrastructure, and roads and projects coming up possibly on the PPP mode.

Government officials also elaborated on various other initiatives taken up in the city that could propel the growth further. On the city not really picking up in manufacturing sector development, Prasad said that despite efforts made in the direction, the sector had not picked up.

“But we have defence and aerospace industries besides IT. Hyderabad is developing even if perhaps differently from other cities such as Pune or Chennai,” he remarked.

However, real estate in the city was not really catering to the majority of the population that is looking for affordable housing. This is where the real demand is, where price tags do not cross the Rs. 20 lakh mark, he said.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-propertyplus/all-eyes-on-the-east-now/article4103972.ece

Hyderabad-Warangal corridor to spur growth

The announcement of the Hyderabad-Warangal industrial corridor has sent real estate players scrambling to develop office and residential projects in the eastern side of the city.

Uppal, Pocharam and other areas in the east are already part of the IT revolution, with leading names like Infosys and Genpact, among others, having campuses in the area.

With a stretch of the metro rail project — which will have one of its depots at Nagole near Uppal — nearing completion, there will be demand for residential projects in the vicinity, according to property developers.

According to C Shekar Reddy, national president of the confederation for real estate developers and associations of India (Credai), there are several projects in full swing or in the planning stage towards Pocharam and beyond. The industrial corridor, a two-hour drive from Hyderabad, will increase the demand for housing, he said.

"The focus should be on getting big IT companies," he says. "They should start operations even with 150-200 people in the initial phases. The ITIR project also spans this region. The outer ring road is already operational. Then there is a plan for a regional ring road with a radius of about 70 km. With these plans, the eastern part of Hyderabad is poised for a leap.”

According to DSL Infrastructure and Space Developers managing director Manoj Kumar Agarwal, the company has begun work on DSL Abacus, an IT office and mall space project. This would cover about 8 lakh sq ft, of which 5 lakh sq ft would be devoted to offices and 3 lakh sq ft covered by the mall.

“Uppal and adjoining areas will be key markets in a few years. There is a lot of manpower available in these areas. At the same time, there are not many leisure and recreational spots for the IT crowd at this point of time. We want to fill this gap,” he said, adding that the project would be completed in about two years.

The company has already tied up with PVR Cinemas for the mall and has signed three IT clients too, he said adding that the rentals for Grade A IT office space in Uppal and surroundings would be about 50 per cent less compared to similar properties in the west side of the city, namely Hitec City, which has IT office clusters now.

Rentals in Uppal are around Rs 28-30 per sq ft compared to Rs 50-55 prevalent in key micro markets of Hyderabad, he said.

Agarwal said the area will see a planned development as Hyderabad metropolitan development authority had plans to develop about 500 acres into a residential township in the eastern side of the city. Also, a new city masterplan was in the making, he said.

Uppal already houses NSL Arena, an IT SEZ with about 7 lakh sq ft area. The first phase of the project is complete and the plan is to take up the second phase in early 2015. Two more phases will follow later.

HSR Ventures managing director D Srinivas Reddy is planning residential projects at Adibhatla, Hastinapuram and Uppal. The first two could be apartment projects and the last would feature independent houses.

“These projects are still in the planning stage. But eastern part of the city is high on our agenda. This part of the city will attract a lot of IT and related companies to set up operations. There are people who are now traveling to western part of the city for work. The metro rail project will be a lifeline,” he said. The company has recently built a high- rise project Amrut Akash near LB Nagar.

Another player, SatyaVani Green Homes, is launching its 15-acre Ushodayam Green Homes project at Annojiguda on the Warangal highway. On completion, it would have 1,800 units and could cater to the needs of Infosys, Genpact, Mindspace and other organisations setting up operations in the eastern part of Hyderabad.

http://www.mydigitalfc.com/news/hyderabad-warangal-corridor-spur-growth-809

Inorbit goes beyond its orbit

Kishore Bhatija

The eastern part of the city will get a brand new shopping avenue soon as the Inorbit Mall, a popular centre in Cyberabad, opens its second centre at Pocharam in the next financial year.

Spread over 10 acres, the new mall will bring shopping avenues that have been till now limited to the Cyberabad and Hi-tec City areas.

Construction of the mall at Pocharam had begun last year but was stopped due to the ‘unfavourable’ economic conditions and market slowdown but it will be revived soon, Kishore Bhatija, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Inorbit Malls India Private Limited, said here recently while interacting with media personnel.

Increasing patronage

One of the reasons for revival is primarily because the current bustling mall in Cyberabad is generating an average of 87,000 visitors during weekends and about 48,000 visitors during weekdays, he SAID.

With increasing patronage, malls too are undergoing transformation from mere shopping avenues into something like community centres. Malls too want to retain their patrons by offering more value added services.

Inorbit mall already offers about 30 different services like children’s play area, baby care centre, ATMs and mobile recharging facilities. The newer facilities on offer are travel agencies and money exchangers.

This transformation is primarily because more and more people are thronging their premises to spend more time converting shopping time into a family outing, he explained.

If ambience tops main attraction for malls, interactive programmes and rewards programmes are also being held to engage patrons plus to boost footfalls, Mr. Kishore said.

Four-year old Inorbit Mall generated revenue of about Rs.600 crore during last financial year. Take that!

Inorbit Mall in Cyberabad is generating an average of 87,000 visitors during weekends and about 48,000 visitors during weekdays

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-propertyplus/inorbit-goes-beyond-its-orbit/article4936186.ece

Raheja’s Inorbit Plans ‘Village’ Mall At Pocharam

Inorbit Malls, a spin off from the widely known real estate giant K. Raheja Corp is developing a “Village” model of value retailing complex at Pocharam to open in early August. Modelled after the internationally popular shopping village concept of Europe, the complex will not be a mall in the strict sense of the term, but an out-of-the-town destination centre where one can drive in to have entertaining weekends.

City- dwellers jaded with a surfeit of malls and offers are going to have a different shopping experience, an innovative one at that, where they can while away time during weekends. Located 12 km away from Uppal, the first ‘Village’ value retail showroom at Pocharam would be positioned as a family destination, offering shopping experience, entertainment area and eateries. Globally, stores like Dubai Outlet City (Dubai), Bicester Village (London) and Wertheim Village (Frankfurt) have become popular with shoppers.

“The four-lakh sq ft facility will be a prototype for us. After studying this model, we will replicate this in other Indian cities,” said Mr Rajiv Bhatia, Chief Executive Officer.

Revealing the details at an interactive session, CEO of Inorbit Malls Rajeev Bhatia said that the venture under construction near the Raheja’s Mindspace will be a cut above other malls as it is designed to be a hub of global culture.

With a land area of seven lakh-odd sq. ft. and a built-up space of above four lakh sq. ft., it is also going to offer a spacious and unique shopping experience for the users. “You can go there in the morning and do your shopping, while your kids play. It will also have cultural shows, with popular artistes representing various streams performing there through out the year,” Mr Bhatia said, speaking on the concept of ‘Village’.

The sprawling parking area is designed to house 883 cars at a time.

Ten bookings for the shopping space have already been done while 45 more are in the pipeline. The mall developer is talking to local, national and international brands to set up shops. It would offer discounts in the range of 20-50 per cent.

“This is the first such attempt in the country. There will be everyday events representing various arts and culture at the village. Bargains of world famous brands with round-the-year offers will be the icing on the cake,” Bhatia said.

The village will incorporate eco-friendly concepts such as non-AC common areas, water treatment plants, usage of solar power and sophisticated building management systems.

While the expected customer base of the village centre will be the upper and upwardly mobile middle classes of the entire city, primary concentration will be on areas around Uppal, Sanskriti Township and Emerald Residential Project. Habsiguda, Nacharam, Ramanthapur and Ghatkesar will be the secondary trade areas that the mall will bank on while Vidyanagar, Kapra, L.B.Nagar and Tarnaka form the tertiary ‘catchments’.

Now it remains to be seen if the village will be successful in wooing visitors into braving a distance of 15 to 25 kilometres for a weekend!

Inorbit, which currently operates one mall in Malad (Mumbai) is planning to build 10 malls, including two each in Baroda, Pune and Hyderabad; and one each in Bangalore and Chennai.

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Inorbit Pocharam Village Mall – Hyderabad

To beat the unrealistic Realty prices, Raheja’s Inorbit Mall is moving to rural India. Located 12 Kms away from Uppal, Hyderabad the first village value retail mall Pocharam will be operational from August 2008. The mall is approximately 400,000 sft in size and is positioned as a family destination offering shopping experience, entertainment areas and eateries.
Speaking on the new concept of retailing, Mr. Rajiv Bhatia, CEO of the Mall said,

You can go there in the morning and do your shopping, while your kids play. It will also have cultural shows with popular artists representing various streams performing throughout the year.

This mall is an outcome of the survey conducted by the Inorbit group where people have indicated that they don’t mind traveling a little further provided they get best shopping experience. The local and international brands who will retail here are expected to offer more than 20-50% discount

http://www.omretail.com/2008/04/inorbit-pocharam-village-mall-hyderabad.html

Inorbit explores new formats

Inorbit Malls (India) Pvt Ltd, a K Raheja company, is exploring options in the city for expansion.

“We are interested in the eastern region but given the current inflationary situation, we are planning our expansion very carefully. We term our malls as urban lifestyle centres. So, a proper catchment area is of great importance,” said Kishore Bhatija, CEO of Inorbit Malls, on the sidelines of a retail summit organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce here today.

The group, which owns retail brands such as Shoppers’ Stop, Hypercity and Crossword, is exploring two new formats — an open mall format and a “bridge to luxury” format — under the Inorbit banner.

“We will build an open mall at our second location in Pocharam, Hyderabad. The mall will not have any central airconditioning. The individually air-conditioned outlets will have scaled down prices of national and international brands,” said Bhatija. This format has been named “The Village”.

The operating costs for such malls are lower and the first one will be spread across 400,000 square feet.

The “bridge to luxury” format is still at the planning stage, Bhatija said. The format will be incorporated in one of the malls being set up by Inorbit. At present, Inorbit has one mall in Mumbai. It is setting up eight more malls across the country. Inorbit is investing Rs 1,400 crore in these malls, which would be operational in one-and-a-half years. 

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080716/jsp/business/story_9554839.jsp

Inorbit Malls to launch second mall in Hyderabad

INORBIT Malls, a group company of the K Raheja, is planning to set up its second mall in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.

The proposed mall is likely to come up at Pocharam, on the eastern side of the city. The company is already operating its one mall at Hitec City.

INORBIT will launch its sixth mall in Baroda next month, while one is being set up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. This apart, it is planning to explore Chennai, and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.

http://www.projectstoday.com/News/Inorbit-Malls-to-launch-second-mall-in-Hyderabad

Telangana releases Rs 90 crore for infrastructure project

The proposed ITIR is expected to have a lot of linkages with the existing IT/ITeS/EHM base in the state.

Hyderabad: The Centre has issued notification for the much-awaited ITIR project and the state government has released Rs 90 crore to fast track the project, which is set to increase the city's infrastructure and investment profile.

The project is expected to attract a total investment of about Rs 2,19,440 crore of which the IT/ITeS sector is expected to attract Rs 1,18,355 crore and the electronic hardware manufacturing sector Rs 1,01,085 crore.

“The notification for ITIR Hyderabad has been issued and now it’s for the state government to take it forward,” said a senior official from the ministry of communication and information technology, New Delhi.

The Telangana state government, meanwhile, has a consultant appointed by the HMDA in place to work out detailed plans for the ITIR project. Around 41,000 acres of land is available in the vicinity of Hyderabad in three clusters for the project. The project requires nearly 50,000 acres of land.

The proposed ITIR is expected to have a lot of linkages with the existing IT/ITeS/EHM base in the state. Major players in the IT/ITeS sector, such as Google, Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, Infosys, Wipro, Honeywell, Cognizant, TCS, HSBC, Dell, Amazon, Bank of America, Motorola, No-kia Siemens Network, Qual-comm, etc. and EHM companies like Solar Semi conductors,

MIC Electronics, Lampex Electronics, Titan Energy Systems, Embedded IT Solutions India Pvt Ltd, Photon Energy Systemsetc. have shown interest to move to the Brownfield area of ITIR.

Out of the proposed 202 sq. km area of ITIR, 41 per cent, i.e. 82.4 sq. km, would be the processing area (IT office space). Of this, the Greenfield area proposed for development through ITIR is 76.9 sq. km. The Brownfield area of 5.5 sq. km comprises existing IT developments in Madhapur, Gachibowli and Nanakramguda.

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141126/nation-current-affairs/article/telangana-releases-rs-90-crore-infrastructure-project

100 days of KCR government: Good for Telangana

KCR completes 100 days in power on Tuesday. The 60-year-old has emerged as a speaker who knows his audience and talks the common man

Telangana Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao is about to complete 100 days in power on Tuesday.

Telangana people expected a lot from the new government, and thought that their lives would soon change for good in the coming days. With 100 days of KCR Government in power, lot of decisions have been taken and most of the moves were made in the right direction, but few of them seemed controversial to the media and other states. Altogether, 100 days of KCR Government comes across as a mixed baggage.

Major decisions in 100 Days

Waive crop loans of up to Rs.1 lakh

The implementation of the scheme to waive farm loans as promised by his Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) in its election manifesto. Waiver of Rs 1 lakh loan to about 40 lakh farmers costing Rs 18,000 crores.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has not accepted to reschedule the loans of all the districts in Telangana. According to latest information Telangana Government is waiving the loans at its own risk, the scheme however is already being implemented in Medak and Ranga Reddy districts, and the process of information gathering is going on in the remaining eight districts.

Free land distribution scheme for Dalits

CM KCR inaugurated his much touted scheme of distribution of three acres of land to Dalits by giving pattas to 48 Dalits who came from 10 districts on August 15th. About three lakh Dalit families of a total of 11.92 lakhs (15.44% of Telangana population) will get three acres of land and development schemes tagged to it. A survey is already going on to identify beneficiaries.

Government needs thousands of acres to distribute land to Dalit families, KCR had a plan and ordered district collectors to identify encroached lands belonging to the government and submit a report.

Order inquiry into housing Irregularities

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has ordered a CID inquiry into the alleged irregularities in the implementation of the Indiramma Housing scheme for the poor, -- launched during the Congress regime between 2004 and 2014 -- disclosing that Rs 235 crores was found to have been misappropriated in the weaker sections' housing scheme in Telangana

A random survey revealed that Rs 235 crores was misused in 593 villages. 'Preliminary survey shows the total number of households in Telangana is 84 lakhs, records showed that 55 lakh houses were constructed so far, with the houses and beneficiaries only to be seen on paper.

Financial Assistance to Students of Telangana (FAST)

This is meant only for actual Telangana students. Telangana Government wants to ensure that the benefits reach the actual Telangana students.

Telangana FAST is an initiative to enable poor and eligible students pursue higher studies in Universities and the Institutions regulated by the Government. FAST shall be made applicable to all the students pursuing ongoing studies, fresh admissions, and whose parents were bonafide residents of the Telangana State as on 01-11-1956. It is meant to come into force from the current academic year 2014-15.

Action against land encroachments

A recent government survey had revealed that over 17,513 acres of government land worth Rs 3 lakh crores in Ranga Reddy district was encroached upon. The government of Telangana is trying to recover all the encroached upon lands back.

Over the last few days, the media, politicians ,and common people have been discussing land encroachment cases in Hyderabad and its surroundings.

Telangana Intensive Household Survey

Telangana government had conducted a massive household survey across the state last month to ascertain comprehensive information on citizens, an exercise which attracted all sectors of Telangana people.

23 lakh cards have been issued in excess of the existing households. Where is this rice and other ration going?

Household survey data is going to be used for the future plans of building Bangaru Telangana.

The need for house hold survey:

1.07 crore ration cards were issued in Telangana whereas the total number of households was just 84 lakh. As many as 91 lakh white ration cards (for below poverty line families) were issued, besides 1.5 lakh Antyodaya cards and 15 lakh pink cards. In all, 23 lakh cards have been issued in excess of the existing households. Where is this rice and other ration going?

Industrial Policy

There will be a single-window clearance system to make the process of granting clearances easy, which will be headed by the CS and other senior officials.

Chasing Cell in CM office will ensure that within a week all the application papers are scrutinized and final approval is accorded. Once the final approval is ready, the investor will be invited back, and the set of clearances will be given to him personally by the CM. No other State in India today follows such an efficient, fast track, and transparent system.

This is to check the political corruption, no minister will be involved in this process. CM KCR announced that

I will not spare even my family members involved in political corruption and will not hesitate to send them to jail."

Revival of the age old chain link irrigation tanks

Over 12 lakh acres were being irrigated under 36,000 tanks in Telangana before 1956.Experts should see that all those tanks are revived again and are put to use. 60% of farmers in Telangana were depending on minor irrigation sources for irrigating their lands. Now the Government has taken up the minor irrigation tanks construction as a major project so that there is no shortage of water for irrigation in the rural areas of Telangana.

Plan of Action on Telangana Tourism

The decision to have the celebrations at Golconda Fort is part of the historical reconstruction of Telangana. The whole world was looking forward for the first Independence Day celebrations in the Telangana State and the occasion should reflect the history, culture, and tradition of the region.

Sania Mirza was appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Telangana. She will promote the new 'state's interests' in India and abroad.

The historic monument, which is the main attraction for tourists along with Charminar, has largely been neglected for decades and suffered extensive damage due to land-grabbing, illegal encroachments and vandalism, but now, it appears to be heading for better times.

Discussion on inter state issues with AP CM ChandraBabu Naidu

For the first time since the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, KCR and Chandrababu Naidu met for business on 17th August 2014 at 12' noon in the Raj Bhavan, to find amicable solutions to contentious issues.

Major Problems faced in 100 Days

Power crisis

Villages and mandal headquarters in Telangana districts are reeling under severe load-shedding, and in some places there was no power for more than 12-hours. As a result many small and medium entrepreneurs are closing down their units. Lack of transmission connectivity with northern and western grids has made it impossible for them to purchase power from other states.

Three more years of wait for 24 hours power supply in Telangana

The one and only happy thing for KCR is that in the 2014 election campaign he had openly expressed his view on power crisis, and said that it will solved in 3 years of time.

Farmers suicides in Telangana

Even after the formation of Telangana we are still hearing farmer suicides, the reason behind this is that KCR had announced loan waiver scheme to the farmers who got loans from banks only, but 10% of Telangana farmers are tenant farmers, they got loans from private people and the government does not maintain records of tenant farmers.

Regularization of Contract Employees

According to the TRS manifesto, Telangana Government had passed GO to regularize contract employees of Telangana. Osmania University students and opposition parties staged dharna's and rallies against the Government decision.

Appointing Sania Mirza as Brand Ambassador

Few people only questioned about her game and celebrity status in India and abroad.

BJP called Mirza the 'daughter in-law of Pakistan' and said:

 

Telangana Intensive Household Survey

The funny thing is that it was not the people of Telangana who had a problem with the survey, but the politicians of the opposition parties. BJP and TDP tried to stop the survey and create confusion over survey.

Andhra politicians also questioned this survey to protect Seemandhra people who are staying in Hyderabad, but the survey's aim was not to find out who belongs to Andhra or Telangana, and there was no column related to nativity of family.

Politicians tried their best to stop the survey, but they failed and survey was successfully completed, and all the people of Telangana participated in survey.

How do we visualise Telangana?

One thing that will change for sure is that we will have control over our resources, jobs, and education. But, that has to be only the beginning. Other policies have to be visualized and projected.

Although 100 days is a small period to talk about what the government has done but the period is certainly enough to give you a sneak peak into the future, and thus one can easily say, that things have begun well but there are still things far from done.

Overall, the first hundred days have seen a positive change in the pace and quality of governance.

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