KTR urges Telugu diaspora to invest in TS
Speaking at a ‘Meet and Greet’ programme in Davos, Telangana IT Minister asked the NRIs to be the State’s goodwill ambassadors and participate in government’s programmes
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Hyderabad: Telangana IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao, who is on a visit to Davos, Switzerland to attend the World Economic Forum meet scheduled from January 16 to 20, was accorded a grand welcome by the NRIs at Zurich airport.
An official release said NRIs not just from Switzerland but also from other European countries welcomed the minister. Those welcomed include BRS Switzerland unit president Sridhar Gande and representatives of Telugu communities.
Later in the evening, KTR participated and spoke at the 'Meet and Greet' programme organised by the Indian diaspora in Zurich, a separate release said. He asked the NRIs to be the State's goodwill ambassadors, participate in government's programmes like Mana Ooru - Mana Badi and promote Telangana and India. Urging them to be part of the State's growth story, KTR assured of complete support even if anyone wants to make small investments in Telangana and create jobs, the release added.
Speaking at the programme, the Minister also elaborated about the "astounding progress" achieved by the Telangana government since inception of the State in 2014, holistic development model and other topics. Giving a peek into development, the minister said that paddy production was at 68 lakh tonnes and procurement by the government was 24 lakh tonnes in 2014 and in 2022, the production and procurement grew to 3.5 crore tonnes and over two crore tonnes, respectively.
The IT exports out of Telangana grew from Rs 57,000 crore to Rs 1.83 lakh crore, per capita of Telangana grew from Rs 1.24 lakh in 2014 to Rs 2.78 lakh, while national average is Rs 1.49 lakh, he said.
Speaking about the progress achieved in the villages, KTR said that now every village has a nursery, vaikunta dhamam, and 10 per cent of gram panchayat budget is earmarked as green budget, and the government has provided a tractor and a tanker for every gram panchayat in the State.
KTR said that the needs of farmers were taken care of by providing free power round-the-clock, Rythu Bandhu and Rythu Bhima, high quality seeds, fertilizers and pesticides, and Rythu Vedikas were built.
Indians living in Switzerland, the UK, Denmark, Germany, Norway, and other countries attended the gathering, according to the Minister's office in Hyderabad.
