Idea is to lend a helping hand to SC, ST, and women
entrepreneurs. The government was spending a huge sum to develop the Panchayat
Raj and R&B road network. The Innovate, Incubate and Incorporate (III)
scheme would be a unique one.
The government plans to launch a State-level credit guarantee
scheme to ensure payment of margin money directly to the SC entrepreneurs
availing bank loans. This was part of the proposed new industrial policy, said
IT Minister K.T. Rama Rao.
Replying to a question by Dasyam Vinay Bhasker (TRS) and others,
Mr. Rao informed the Telangana Assembly on Tuesday that there was a lot for
SCs, STs, women and the disabled to look forward to in the new industrial
policy. It was proposed to earmark a specific quota for Dalit contractors in
the works so as to encourage them, he said.
Elaborating on the policy, he said the Cabinet had given its
approval and the policy would be unveiled in the present sessions itself. All
clearances would be given within a span of 15 to 30 days under the Right to
Single Window Clearance programme. Skill development programme for youth would
also be taken up. Work on the industrial corridor between Hyderabad-Warangal
had already commenced. In the second phase it was proposed to take up a similar
corridor between Hyderabad and Mahabubnagar. A textile park at Warangal was
planned. Natural resource based parks in the districts were also on the anvil.
The government was spending a huge sum to develop the Panchayat Raj and R&B
road network. The Innovate, Incubate and Incorporate (III) scheme would be a
unique one.
24-hour power supply
Allaying the fears of members, Mr. Rao said the government was serious about providing 24-hour power supply. In the next three years the State would get an additional 2,000 MW and another 500 MW through solar energy.
Allaying the fears of members, Mr. Rao said the government was serious about providing 24-hour power supply. In the next three years the State would get an additional 2,000 MW and another 500 MW through solar energy.
Answering a point raised by J. Geeta Reddy (Congress), the
Minister said the new industrial policy was formulated after taking the inputs
from the five-hour-long interaction the Chief Minister had with members of CII,
FICCI, FAPCCI and DICCI. Road shows and awareness camps would be organised in
Telangana and other parts of the country to propagate the industrial policy,
Mr. Rao said.
Earlier, Thati Venkateswarlu (YSRC) expressed concern at the
difficulty faced by the SCs and STs in availing bank loans and asked the
government to ensure loans without security. Ms. Geeta Reddy said the Congress
government had made lot of efforts to get the credit guarantee scheme, but
somehow it didn’t take off.
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