Able leadership, stable govt behind industrial progress: KTR

‘TS-iPASS’ time-bound approvals and self-certification is one of its kind in the country’

Industries Minister K.T.Rama Rao on Saturday said able leadership and stable government were behind Telangana making rapid strides in industrial development. Under the leadership of Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao, the State had achieved progress not only on industrial front, but also with emphasis on balanced, inclusive development, it was working for all-round growth. Be it for growth of agriculture and industry or development of rural and urban areas, the State government operates several programmes and was also responsive. For industries, the government’s TS-iPASS scheme of time-bound approvals and self-certification for new projects was one of its kind in the country. Describing the scheme, which also stipulates penalties for officials found delaying the clearances, as a revolutionary piece of reform, the Minister said since its introduction about six years ago, TS-iPASS had helped attracted 15,000 projects entailing an investment of ₹2.20 lakh crore and with potential to generate 15 lakh jobs.