PINK

BOOK
T E L A N G A N A
An Investor’s Guide to Telangana
— 2021 —
Ranked
amongst
top 3 states
in EODB in India

Mission Rythu Bandhu

Bhageeratha Direct benefit transfer to
Tap Water to around 6 million farmers
10 Million Homes First of its kind in the country

Kaleshwaram Telangana
Project Fiber Grid
World’s largest lift Optic Fiber to
irrigation project 10 Million Homes

Innovative & Most Investor

Friendly Industrial Policy - TS-iPASS

Haritha Haram
Increasing Forest
Cover to 33%
from current 24%

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CONTENTS
P. 05 P. 06 P. 08 P. 09
Telangana Overview Message from Telangana at a Glance Vision
Hon’ble Chief Minister

P. 10 P. 11 P. 12 P. 16
In Telangana We Investment Destination Economy of Exports from
Offer – Telangana Telangana Telangana

P. 20 P. 22 P. 24 P. 26
Energy Infrastructure Renewable Energy Road Infrastructure Urban Infrastructure
Infrastructure

P. 28 P. 30 P. 32 P. 34
Air Connectivity Employment Pattern Education Safety & Security ;
Infrastructure Telangana Police

P. 36 P. 38 P. 46 P. 48
Mines & Minerals TS-IPASS TSIIC Lifesciences

P. 51 P. 56 P. 58 P. 61
Electronics Electric Vehicles Textiles & Apparels Food Processing
and Energy Storage
Systems

P. 64 P. 66 P. 67 P. 68
FMCG & Domestic Transportation & Automotive Aerospace & Defence
Appliances Logistics

P. 70 P. 71 P. 73 P. 77
Mineral-based Plastics And Polymers Renewable Energy Initiatives
And Wood-based
Industries

P. 87 P. 91 P. 98
Other Projects Schemes Contacts

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TELANGANA OVERVIEW

ADILABAD

KOMARAM BHEEM ASIFABAD

NIRMAL

MANCHERIAL

JAGTIAL
NIZAMABAD

PEDDAPALLI R
NKA
SHA
JAYA ALPALLI
RAJANNA P
BHU
SIRICILLA
KAMAREDDY KARIMNAGAR
MULUGU

MEDAK SIDDIPET WARANGAL WARANGAL

URBAN
RURAL
BHADRADHRI
SANGAREDDY JANGAON KOTHAGUDEM

MEDCHAL- MAHABUBABAD
MALKAJGIRI
YADADRI
BHONGIR
VIKARABAD
KHAMMAM
RANGAREDDY

SURYAPET
NALGONDA Telangana is surrounded by
Andhra Pradesh on the south and
ET

MAHABUBNAGAR
east, Maharashtra and Karnataka
NP
YA

on the west, and Odisha and

RA
NA

NAGARKURNOOL
Chhattisgarh on the North.
WANAPARTHY

JOGULAMBA Telugu is the most widely

GADWAL
spoken language in the state.
HYDERABAD Hindi, Urdu and English are
also usually spoken.
In June 2014, Telangana
became the 29th state of Telangana is divided into 33
districts and Hyderabad, Warangal,
the India, with Hyderabad Karimnagar & Nizamabad are
as the capital of the state. some of the major urban centers.

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MESSAGE FROM HONOURABLE
CHIEF MINISTER OF TELANGANA
Sri K. Chandrashekar Rao With Mission Bhagiratha, we are the first called ‘PINK BOOK’ is a compendium of
state in India to ensure potable drinking state’s policies in all domains. This edition
Chief Minister of Telangana water connection reaching all households. also provides a complete comprehension of
Catering to the water needs of the industry, the business friendly environment prevalent
we have reserved 10% of our water from in the state and aims at providing a holistic
Telangana, the 29th state of India achieved the mission Bhagiratha for industrial use. view of the state to the investors.
statehood on 2nd June, 2014 after a struggle
spanning several decades by the people Our investment friendly industry policies We trust our investors and follow a very liberal
of this region. After due consultations have made Telangana home to some approach towards enabling and encouraging
with many policy and subject experts we of the biggest companies in the world. entrepreneurship. Our bureaucrats who have
embarked on the mission to create ‘Bangaru These include Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, a very good understanding of technology and
Telangana’. Google, Facebook, OnePlus, Toshiba, business, have churned out the most business
Uber and the state is now attracting friendly industrial policy in the country called
Exponential growth with special focus on significant investments in manufacturing TS-IPASS. The single window system for
public welfare and equitable distribution has sector. A holistic approach to encourage investors is backed with legislative approval
been the cornerstone of the Governance. the industrial ecosystem has facilitated making it not just effective but also ensures
The schemes are designed in line with the a steady increase is the GSDP which has time bound clearance. We are the only state
United Nations’ Sustainable Development now crossed INR 978,000 Cr. Despite that mandates all permissions and clearances
Goals (SDG) to address issues like poverty the unprecedented situation, Telangana to be given in 15 days for MEGA projects
alleviation, Gender equality, sanitation, is amongst a few states to register growth and 30 days for SMEs beyond which the
Clean drinking water, Growth, employment even in the pandemic year. The IT exports applications are deemed to be approved.
etc. Long term goals like infrastructure also hit 1,45,522 Cr registering a growth of
development, irrigation projects, multi The TS-IPASS has so far accorded approvals
12.98% year on year.
modal transport systems and clean energy to more than 15,500 units with investments
initiatives have been formulated along The investors guide to Telangana 2021 of more than INR 200,000 crores aiming to
with special focus on short term goals like create more than 1,500,000 jobs. More than
welfare schemes and direct benefit transfer 50% of these units have already commenced
operations.
schemes for the marginalized sections.
Our investment friendly
Telangana understands that it’s not just the
One of the ways to impact the people of
the state is by generating employment. We
industry policies have fiscal incentives that matter but availability
are committed to making Telangana a hub made Telangana home of conducive eco-system and overall ease in
operations are also important. We have one of
for industrial growth. This could not have
been possible without meeting the power to some of the biggest the best infrastructures in the country and an
abundant skilled talent pool. As a state we are
needs of the state. We have ensured that companies in the world. not just trying to bring down the entry barriers
the power needs of the state are met and
within a short period of time we ramped up These include Microsoft, for businesses but also make it easier to exit
businesses, should it be so required.
our capacities from below 6000 Mega watts Apple, Amazon, Google,
before 2014 to more than 16000 Mega With robust policies, committed officers, best
watts and aspire to cross 25000 MW in near Facebook, OnePlus, in class infrastructure and ever-increasing
future. Telangana is today a leading state in
renewable energy production.
Toshiba, Uber and the talent pool of workers, Telangana is on its way
to become premier investment destination.
To ensure sufficient water supply to the
state is now attracting I invite all of you to be a part of this Growth
state, Kaleshwaram Lift irrigation Scheme significant investments in Story.
was completed in a record time, propelling
a change in the landscape of Telangana.
manufacturing sector. Welcome to Telangana.

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We understand
that it’s not
just the fiscal
incentives that
matter but also
creation of a
conducive eco-
system that
contribute to
overall ease of
doing business.
We have one
of the best
infrastructures in
the country and
an abundant and
skilled talent pool.
Sri K. Chandrashekar Rao
Chief Minister of Telangana
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TELANGANA AT A GLANCE

GSDP and growth rate

Capital City (at current prices)2019-20
Hyderabad
9,69,000 Cr.
and growth rate : 12.6 %

Area

44,340
Sq.miles Per capita income: 2019-20
(at current prices)
(112,077 sq. kms)
(larger than S.Korea)
2,28,216
and growth rate : 11.6%

Population

36 Million Districts and household

(more than Canada) 33 Districts and
8.3 million household

Urban Population
Major Industries

39% IT, Pharma & Biotech,

Electronics, Electric Vehicles,
Aerospace & Defence, Textiles,
Infrastructure & Manufacturing

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VISION

Improve Promote Provide

Economy Investments Employment
To improve the economy of To encourage investments through To provide employment to 20 lakh
Telangana at a rapid CAGR of investor friendly industrial policies people over the next 10 years in
20% over the next 10 years, with and to setup Industrial parks to Electronics, Hi-tech Manufacturing,
emphasis on high-tech industry & boost investment in various sectors Life Sciences, Aerospace and
services. with a dedicated & enterprising Defence, R&D and other Services
promotions team.

Build Advanced Improve Minimum

Infrastructure Quality Of Life Government,
To develop advanced To ensure Dignity housing is Maximum Governance
infrastructure facilities and provided to all and effective
To ensure people centric,
multimodal transportation implementation of welfare
transparent, efficient and
system in Hyderabad and to schemes.
corruption free governance.
ensure development of required
infrastructure in all districts

Maintain Public Provide Promote Research

Order & Safety Uninterrupted Power To make Telangana the home
for technological innovation,
To significantly improve law To make the state self-sufficient in
enterprise and entrepreneurship.
& order in the state. energy production and to ensure
24x7 power supply to all.
To encourage people friendly
policing and to install CCTV
cameras to cover most public
places.

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IN TELANGANA
WE OFFER

Decentralized Stable Transparency, single

administration & window clearance
effective planning Government system, availability
in industrialization, with of land, speedy
infrastructure promotion, permissions &
responsive & simplified Industrial effective approval
regulation system friendly policies systems

State policy with Safe and World class

Unique features like infrastructure-24/7
TS-iPASS, T-IDEA and Clean power, water supply,
T-PRIDE and sector Environment excellent rail, road,
specific policies for air connectivity
priority sectors

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TELANGANA - YOUR
INVESTMENT DESTINATION

Infrastructure Access to Skilled Tax and Supportive Policy

Support Workforce Fiscal Regime Environment
• State-of-art EMCs, • Ensure availability of • Best-in-class • Incentivize domestic
Medical devices park, affordable and skilled incentives and production
Pharma city & other workforce through subsidies • Favourable regulatory
dedicated Industrial Parks TASK • Stable and predictable environment resulting
• Renovation of roads and • Special Incentives for tax regime in ease of doing
transportation improve Skill Upgradation and business
multi-nodal transport Re-skilling
• Uninterrupted electricity
and water supply
• Duty free warehousing

Top 3 in EoDB
Ever since its creation in 2014, Telangana has been
at the forefront of development with innovative
policy initiatives to encourage establishment of new
businesses. The state’s Ease of Doing Business rank
rose from 13 in 2015 to 1st in 2016 and was consistently
ranked amongst the top 3 states ever since.

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ECONOMY ON A STRONG
GROWTH TRAJECTORY
Telangana’s GSDP Telangana started with a The per capita income of
growth rate of 3% in 2012- Telangana in 2019-20 stood at
at current prices is
estimated at Rs 9.69
13, which was much lower
than National Growth Rs. 2,28,216
Rate of 5.5%. However, much higher than the All India
lakh crore in 2019- since 2015, the growth rate PCI of Rs. 1,34,432 for the same
2020, compared to the of Telangana (at constant year.
prices) has picked up and
previous year estimate reached 8.2% in 2019-20,
of Rs 8.61 lakh crore surpassing the national The State’s PCI is
growth rate of 5%. growing faster than
Telangana’s GSDP at constant that of the country
At current prices, - with a growth rate of 11.6%
prices is estimated at Rs 6.63 Telangana recorded a between 2018-19 and 2019-20,
lakh crore in 2019-2020, growth rate of whereas the All India Per Capita

12.6%
compared to the previous year Income grew at 6.3% at current
estimate of Rs 6.12 lakh crore prices.
compared to the
All India growth rate of
The share of Telangana’s
economy in National GDP
stood at 4.52% in 2019-20, as
7.5%
in 2019-20.
against 4.38% in 2018-19.

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 GSDP GROWTH OVER THE YEARS

GSDP at current and constant prices Growth rates at current and constant
(in percentage)
(in lakh crore)
14.4 14.3
15.0 14.2 13.9 12.6
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 11.7 12.4 12.0
9.3 10.1 9.5
10.0 11.6 8.2
6.8
5.4
3.59 5.0
2011-12 3.0
3.59
0.0
2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20

4.02
2012-13 Current Prices Constant Prices
3.70

4.52
2013-14 Comparison of growth rates of Telangana Vs
3.90 All-India – at Constant Prices (in percentage)

5.06
2014-15
4.16

5.78
2015-16
4.65

6.58
2016-17
5.08

7.53
2017-18
5.59
GSDP share of Telangana in All India GDP @
8.61 current and constant prices
2018-19 4.76
6.13
4.54
4.40
4.28 4.52
4.20
9.70 4.11
4.04 4.02 4.06 4.38
2019-20 4.25
6.63 4.11 4.13
4.02 4.09
3.98 3.95

2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20

Current Prices Constant Prices
Current Prices Constant Prices

Source: Estimated by Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Government of Telangana

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SECTORAL GROWTH
PERFORMANCE
The Gross State Value Added The Secondary sector that includes
(GSVA) growth rate at current manufacturing, electricity and
Primary Sector
construction grew at 5.3%, which is
prices from the Primary sector higher than that of All India growth of
Agriculture &
that includes Agriculture and Allied activities
2.5%. The Services sector growth for
Allied Activities for 2019-20 2019-20 is 14.1%, as compared to All
is 15.8% as compared to the India growth of 9.8% at current prices.
Secondary Sector
national growth rate of 10.1%. In terms of constant (2011-12) prices, Manufacturing
the Primary sector growth rate for
2019-20 is 10.7%, while the growth rate
for Secondary sector is at 1.7 percent
and for tertiary sector, it is at 9.6 %.
Tertiary Sector
Source: Estimated by Directorate of Economics and Services
Statistics, Government of Telangana Figure 2.2

Telangana GSDP share of

national GDP
Telangana’s share of national nominal
GDP has increased significantly
Telangana GSDP share of National GDP (%)

5.0

4.4
4.1

2014-15 2017-18 2020-21

Source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme

Implementation

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Telangana sectoral Telangana/India sectoral share of
GSVA growth rate contribution GSVA (current prices)
Growth in 2020-21 primarily came from Agriculture, which Compared to India, the services sector contributes a higher share
compensated to a signifi cant extent the negative growth in to Telangana’s GVA, but the share of industrial sector is lower
Industry and Services. In contrast, at the national level,
agriculture was stagnant Share of GSVA (%)
Agriculture and allied Industrial Services

Growth(%) in GSVA Telangana India Telangana India

2014-15 16% 22% 61% 18% 30% 52%

2015-16 14% 24% 62% 18% 30% 52%

10.6

9.0

2016-17 15% 22% 64% 18% 29% 53%

8.4
8.4
8.0

8.0

7.9
7.2

2017-18 15% 22% 63% 18% 29% 53%

6.2

5.9
4.1

2020-21
4.1
2018-19 15% 22% 63% 18% 29% 53%

2019-20 17% 20% 63% 18% 27% 55%

2020-21 21% 19% 60% 20% 26% 54%

2019-20
2018-19
2015-16
2014-15

2016-17

2017-18

-1.4
Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics;
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

-6.5 Telangana nominal per capita income (Rs lakh)

Per capita income in Telangana are 1.78 times higher than
national per capita incomes
Contribution to growth in GSVA (%) 2.50 2.27
Agriculture and allied Industrial Services 2.00

1.50
Telangana India 1.24
1.00 1.28
7.0
0.87
0.50

4.8 0.00
6.8 4.9 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
5.3 4.9 4.5
7.4 5.0
Multiplier 1.43 1.49 1.52 1.56 1.60 1.68 1.78
3.4
3.8

3.9 Telangana India

4.8

2.9

0.3 Source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (GoI)

2.4

Note: Multiplier indicates Telangana’s PCI in relation to India’s -- e.g. in 2020-21 Telangana’s
3.0

3.0
1.8
2.0

PCI was 1.78 times that of India

2.2

0.3
1.7

3.2 0.4
1.3 1.2 0.6 1.0 1.0 0.6
0.0 0.1 0.4
-1.3

-1.6 -0.4
-1.1 Growth in nominal PCI
-2.4

-0.6
Telangana ranks second in Per Capita Income growth rate in
-3.1

the country. The state’s PCI at current prices stands at Rs

2,28,216 in 2019-20, almost Rs. 90,000 more compared to
-4.5

2014-15 2020-21 2014-15 2020-21

national PCI of Rs 1,36,432.

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IT EXPORTS -
THE GROWTH ENGINE

Hyderabad is recognised Marquee IT companies with presence in Hyderabad

as the leading IT hubs
globally; the city houses
more than 1500 IT and
ITES companies.

Exports (2019-20)

Rs 1,28,807 Cr.
(18% increase over previous year,
compared to all India average of 8.1%)

Accounts for

23.5%
of India’s IT export growth 2019-20

Direct employment (2019-20)

5,82,126
IT SEZs
53
State contributes

11.6%
of India’s IT exports in 2019-20.

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OTHER EXPORTS
FROM TELANGANA

In terms of total goods exports, the state

started from Rs. 35,444 crores in 2015-16 The state
and reached ranks No.2
Rs. 52,170 crores in export preparedness among
landlocked states according to
in 2019- 20, with a strong compounded NITI Aayog Export Performance
annual growth rate of 10.2% per annum Index Report 2020.
over this period.

Major export sectors

(based on high export shares and growth rates)
Share in total merchandise exports (2019-20) Export CAGR from 2015-16 to 2019-20

Pharmaceutical
32.0% 6.8%
products

Organic chemicals 30.5% 7.8%

Electrical machinery,
4.5% 12.7%
equipment and parts
Salt, sulphur,
3.2% 24.0%
plastering materials
Plastics and
1.0% 21.1%
articles thereof
Paper and paperboard;
articles of paper or pulp 0.8% 15.8%

Other exports 28.0% 15.5%

Total commodity 10.2%

exports

Source: State Export Commissioner

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TELANGANA MERCHANDISE
EXPORTS –TOP COMMODITIES
(IN INR CRORES)

SECTORS 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20

Pharmaceutical Products 12837 13158 11575 14717 16705

Organic Chemicals 11776 13855 13160 15144 15926

Electrical Machinery & Equipment & Parts Thereof: Sound 1465 1361 1697 2063 2365

Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery and Mechanical Appliances. 1359 1410 1803 2471 2741

Salt, Sulphur, Earths and Stone, Plastering Materials, Lim 699 978 1562 1774 1652

Pearls, Precious or Semi-Precious Stones/ Metals and Article. 622 1765 1235 976 908

Articles of Stone, Plaster, Cement, Asbestos, Mica or Simile 545 526 522 550 529

Aircraft, Spacecraft and Parts Thereof 503 418 575 547 656

Preparations of Cereals, Flour, Starch or milk Pastry C 442 457 569 588 564

Tools and their parts of Base Metal 422 526 638 726 726

Cotton 389 340 927 864 619

Road Vehicle and Parts 350 792 796 939 513

Cereals 338 551 936 1119 843

Rubber and Articles Thereof 279 262 302 361 364

Plastics and Articles Thereof 236 253 364 523 508

Paper and Paperboard; Articles of paper Pulp of paper 232 311 299 - 417

Articles of Iron steel 196 193 - - 461

Optical Measuring, Medical& Similar Instruments & Parts 181 288 - 401 230

Lac; Gums, Resins& Other Vegetables SAPS& Extracts 173 270 - 254

Iron & Steel 156 235 472 484 369

Total 33200 37949 37432 44247 47350

Other Sectors 2244 2372 4931 6263 4820

Total Exports 35444 40321 42363 50510 52170

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EXPORT PROCEDURE
FLOW CHART
Export procedure flow chart
Top Countries percentage Prepare a Select a name Registration under Open a bank
contributing to Telangana’s Business Plan for organization Company Act account
merchandised exports for
2019-20 Product selection Market Product
for Export Research Evaluation

Registration with
Director General of
Foreign Trade to get

28.2 IEC number

Registration with Registration with Registration with

59.06 the relevant Registration with Export Credit relevant Chamber of

export promotion Sales Tax Office Guarantee Commerce to get

5.57 council Corporation certificate of origin

3.6 Market
3 Identification Need Analysis
3.
54

Agents/Distributors/
Channel Selection Wholesalers/ End
Users/ Sales Reps
USA
China
Agreeing upon
Russia pricing, document, Signing of
freight charge, contract
UAE currency, delivery etc
United Arab Emirates
Others Advance Payment/
Determining the
Letter of Credit (LC)/
payment terms Open Account

Importer sends Packaging, Certificate of

Production
purchase order warehousing quality control

Insurance certificate,
Bank sends docs to Transportation shipping bill, Mate’s
Submission of Prepare marine,
importer’s bank. Maritime / Air / Receipt, Bills of lading,
docs to banks Road / Rail Airway bill, Packing list, air, and docs
payment is done
customs invoice etc

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ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE
IN TELANGANA

15,864 MW
Telangana is now a
power surplus state with
a contracted capacity of

During 2019-20, the

per capita electricity
One of the Government’s
flagship programmes is
Telangana is TSGENCO has
undertaken a capacity
consumption of
Telangana was 2,071
to provide 24 hours of
uninterrupted power one of the addition programme
by establishing two
kWh which was 71%
more than the all-
supply to all consumer
categories, including few states new thermal power
projects of 5,080 MW.
India average of 1,208 the agriculture sector.
kWh. As of December Agriculture connections in the The new projects are
Bhadradri Thermal
2020, there were in the state have been Power Station (4x270
1.6 crore electricity receiving 24x7 free power country that MW), which has been
consumers in the supply since 2018. This commissioned, and
state which include has boosted agriculture has achieved Yadadri Thermal Power
24.8 lakh agricultural production and improved Station (5x800 MW)
consumers and 16 lakh farmers’ incomes 100% which is planned to be
industrial consumers. commissioned in the
electrification next two to three years.

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Per-capita electricity consumption 2018-19 vs 2019-20
Telangana recorded the highest growth in per capita electricity consumption
amongst states in 2019-20
Per-capita energy consumption (kWh)
2018-19 2019-20 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 Growth (%)

1,896
,
Telangana 9.2
2,071

Kerala 9.1

Himachal Pradesh 7.7

West Bengal 7.6

Haryana 7.1

Bihar 6.7

Sikkim 6.4

Punjab 6.1

Goa 5.3

Karnataka 5.2

Source: Central Electricity Authority

Note: The states with the ten highest growth rates presented in the chart.

Electricity generation: Contracted capacity by type and year

Contracted capacity by source (MW) Thermal Hydro Renewable

16,000
3,944
14,000

12,000
2,519
10,000
9,401
261
8,000
2,159
6,000
5,452
4,000

2,000

0
2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20

Source: Transmission Corporation of Telangana

Note: Renewable sources inlcude solar, wind, bagasse, bio-mass, muncipal/industrial waste and mini-hydel

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RENEWABLE ENERGY:
BOOST TO SOLAR POWER
The total installed capacity of renewable energy,
including solar energy, is 3,944 MW in 2019-20.
The state has vast solar potential with more
than 300 sunshine days in a year. To leverage
this, the Government is currently implementing
the Telangana State Solar Policy 2015.

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Telangana The policy aims to provide fiscal
incentives for investments in
Telangana will
green energy and the development add another
ranks 2nd of a conducive environment for
such industries. The programmes 1,000 MW of
solar energy
in terms
covered under this policy include
Solar Power Projects (SPPs), Solar
Rooftop Projects (SRPs), off -grid capacity in
of Solar applications, and solar parks.
To ensure a clean and healthy
next six to
eight months
Power
environment for its citizens by
bringing down carbon emissions,
the Government is encouraging
taking the total
Capacity the use of electric vehicles in the
state. It is doing so by investing
installed capacity
to over 5,000
in vehicle charging stations and
in India. providing special power tariff s for
charging (see Industries chapter
MW in solar
for more details). According to power segment.
the NITI Aayog’s Sustainable
Development Goals (SDG) India
Index 2019-20, the state is a ‘Front
Runner’ on SDG 7 on ensuring
access to clean and affordable
modern energy.

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ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
IN TELANGANA

In Telangana state under

R&B purview, there are 14 NH projects of 765 KMs worth

26,935 KMs over

Rs 13,000 cr.
of roads. Of which
2,690 KMs
in Telangana being laid in Telangana.
are National Highways,

3,152 KMs
are State Highways,
Total Length of
12,079 KMs National Highways in Telangana

3,974 KMs
are Major District roads,

9,014 KMs
are other district roads
PRED is maintaining a road https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1682369
network of length https://roadbuild.telangana.gov.in/home.do

69,844 KMs
of roads in rural areas.

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National Highways
in Telangana
(Existing & Proposed)

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URBAN
INFRASTRUCTURE
Telangana is one of the Nehru Outer Ring Road
fastest urbanizing States
in India, with about 39% In order to improve the
road connectivity and
population living in the
Towards

decongest the traffic flow Towards

Nizamabad
Karimnagar

urban areas. Hyderabad in Hyderabad, a 158-km-

long, 8-lane expressway,
is one of the main growth encircling Hyderabad Towards

engines of the State and

Towards
was constructed Zaheerabad Warangal

the Country. connecting all major HYDERABAD

RRR -340 KMS Industrial Clusters Towards
ORR
Length of 158km
with International Vikarabad

Airport and residential

Towards

The State Government has Nalgonda

taken concerted steps to develop clusters, and provides

Hyderabad as a global city. Some of direct access to various
Towards
national highways, state
Towards

the key initiatives undertaken by the Airport/

Mahboobnagar
Kalwakurthy

Government to develop the capital city highways and major

of Hyderabad and surrounding urban district roads.
areas are briefly described below. The ORR connects most suburbs of the city with a modern 8 lane highway
making it easy to travel to all the neighbouring districts.

Strategic Road Development Programme (SRDP)

The Strategic Road Development
Programme (SRDP) has been taken
up as a high priority project for the
development of Greater Hyderabad
with an investment of around
30,000 Cr. The project comprises
construction of, flyovers, road over
bridges, road under bridges and
widening of roads to ensure overall
improvement in connectivity and
ease traffic congestions. 18 projects
built at a cost of Rs 1,010 crore
under SRDP have been inaugurated.

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 Regional Ring Road Hyderabad Metro Rail Project

Regional Ring Road is a proposed ring road around

the city of Hyderabad, Telangana.

• A 8-lane expressway Ibrahimpatnam, Chevella

stretched over 340 km and Shankarapalli
of length with a project
• The RRR will have
cost Rs 17,000 crore is
amenities such as
proposed to strengthen
parking, food courts,
the existing roads
toilets, parks, children
connecting major national
play area, malls, and
highways passing through
drinking water facilities.
Telangana, easing the
regional road connectivity. • The RRR will connect
the surrounding districts
• The road will be developed
with Hyderabad and to
on par with international
the Industrial Clusters,
standards over a stretch
covering 40 of the
from Sangareddy to Kandi
region’s population and
via Narsapur, Toopran,
will link 20 towns with
Gajwel, Jagdevpur,
National Highways.
Bhongir, Choutuppal,
Hyderabad Metro Rail network is the world’s largest
PPP metro rail project covering a total distance of
around 72 kilometers across three corridors. Another 58
KMs is being taken up under Phase II.

Red Line Blue Line Green Line

Miyapur to Nagole to JBS to
LB Nagar Raidurg Falaknuma
(MGBS to
Route Length Route Length Falaknuma – under
29 km 28 km construction)
(45 mins) (39 mins) Route Length
Number of Number of 15 km (22 min)
Stations — 27 Stations — 24 Number of
Stations — 15

• With close to 72 kms and • Daily ridership of around

66 stations Hyderabad 4.5 lakh passengers
Metro has become the
• Second in terms of
second largest Metro rail
passenger patronage in
next only to Delhi
the country
• Hyderabad Metro entered
Source: https://telanganatoday.com/centre-gives-nod-telangana-regional-ring-road in Limca book of Records
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AIR CONNECTIVITY

73
destinations
are directly
connected
from RGIA
The number of passengers 1,500 acres has been dedicated for
flying through the Rajiv developing airport city.

55
Gandhi International Airport in
State-of-the-art unique integrated
Hyderabad has grown significantly
cargo facility with 150,000 MT of
over the last five years, doubling
Domestic cargo handling capacity per annum
between 2014-15 (around 1 crore
with dedicated pharma zone
destinations passengers) and 2019-20 (2.2
crore passengers). The Hyderabad Airport Cargo

18
Terminal has been certified with the
Cargo connections to Major hubs
World Health Organization’s Good
3500 ATMs/week globally.
Storage and Distribution Practices
The airport offers the largest (WHO-GSDP).
International
airport city in India. Around
destinations

Passenger traffic in RGIA Hyderabad (in millions)

Best Airport 22 21.4 21.6
in the Asia- 20 18.3
Pacific region 18 17.4
17.7

for 2020 16 15.2

14.7
in the 15-25 Million 14 12.5
11.9
Passengers Per 12 10.5
Annum category by 10 8.7 9.4
the Airports Council 7.8
8 6.4
International’s
6
annual Airport 3.3 3.6 3.9 3.9
4 2.7 3.1
Service Quality 2.4
(ASQ) survey. 2
0
2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20

Domestic International Total passengers

Source: https://www.hyderabad.aero/home.aspx

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 ROUTES FROM
To Middle East
HYDERABAD
& Europe

To Hongkong,
Thailand,
Singapore,
China, Taiwan
Hyderabad is
strategically located
within 2 hours of Domestic No. of Direct International No. of Direct
flying time from all Destinations Flights per month Destinations Flights per month
New Delhi 602 Dubai 150
major Indian cities.
Bengaluru 451 Abu Dhabi 13
Mumbai 448 Chicago 5

South Asian cities Chennai 397 Hong Kong 4

Goa 278 Singapore 4
like Singapore, Kuala
Tirupati 231 Kuala Lumpur 2
lumpur, Bangkok Kolkata 210 Muscat 31

and Middle East Visakhapatnam 180 Doha 46

cities like Dubai, Abu Rajahmundry 146 London 17

Bhubaneshwar 136 Riyadh 17
Dhabi are less than Vijayawada 124 Kuwait 29
4 hours flying time. Kochi 120 Sharjah 38

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EMPLOYMENT PATTERN
IN TELANGANA
Going by the GVA estimates
Sectoral
produced in the state,
Contribution to 18.6
the primary, secondary, Gross State Value
tertiary sectors contribute Added (2019-20)
to 18.6%, 16.2%, and 65.2%
of the total GSVA. Primary 18.6% 16.2

In terms of employment (2015-16)

terms, Primary sector employs 55.6%,
Secondary 16.2%
Secondary sector employs 17.8%, and

65.2%
65.2
tertiary sector stands at 26.6%.
Teritory

Sub-Sectoral Contribution
to Gross State Value 10.0 15.4
Added (2019-20) 4.2

Agriculture & allied

3.1
Mining & Quarrying
Manufacturing 10.6
Electricity, Gas, WS, etc.
22.2
Construction
Trade, Repair, Hotels & Restaurant 4.0
Transport, Storage, Communication
Financial Services
Real Estate, OD & Professional Services 5.8 16.3
Public Administration
6.6
Other Services

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 Telangana / India Sectoral Share of GSVA (Current Prices)
Compared to India, the services sector contributes a higher share to Telangana's GVA,
but the share of industrial sector is lower
Share of GSVA (%) Agriculture and allied Industrial Services
TELANGANA INDIA
2014-15 16% 22% 62% 2014-15 18% 30% 52%

2015-16 14% 24% 62% 2015-16 18% 30% 52%

2016-17 15% 22% 63% 2016-17 18% 29% 53%

2017-18 15% 22% 63% 2017-18 18% 29% 53%

2018-19 15% 22% 63% 2018-19 18% 29% 53%

2019-20 17% 20% 63% 2019-20 18% 27% 55%

2020-21 21% 19% 60% 2020-21 20% 26% 54%

Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics; Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Telangana nominal per capita income (Rs. Lakh) Telanganas labour

Per capita income in Telangana are 1.78 times higher than national per capita incomes force participation
Telangana India rate (LFRP) is
2.5 2.27 higher than the
2.0 national average.
1.5 1.24 The participation
1.28
1.0 of women is
0.87
0.5 significantly higher
0.0 at 38.3% whereas
2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 the national
Multiplier 1.43 1.49 1.52 1.56 1.60 1.68 1.78
average is at 24.5%.
Source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (GOI)
Note: Multiplier indicates Telangana's PCI in relation to India's - e.g. in 2020-21 Telangana's PCI was 1.78 times that of India

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EDUCATION IN TELANGANA

1,159 259
Telangana state Degree Technical
emphasizes on Colleges Institutes
universalizing quality
Primary & Secondary
education and
improving standards
285 + Industrial Training
Institutes (ITIs) 100 + Diploma
Colleges

of higher education.

Over the years, efforts have 47 Pharmacy

Colleges 41,220 Schools (63.7%
government and
local body schools
been made at the national and
state level to achieve the goal and 25.7% private

60.1 L
of ‘Education for All’. The state schools)
Students Enrolment
envisages to promote education; in 2019-20
and to provide educational Data from
opportunities to every individual. 1st April 2019 to
March 2020
Telangana has a strong
& widespread education
infrastructure in place. Besides,
Telangana is home to some of
the nationally & internationally
renowned educational
institutions like IIT, NIT, IIIT,
ISB among others.

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MAJOR EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS IN TELANGANA

IIT Hyderabad BITS Pilani NIT Warangal JNTU Hyderabad

Prof. K Jayashankar IIIT Basara Osmania IIIT Hyderabad

Agriculture University University

University of Sri Konda Laxman NALSAR India School of

Hyderabad Horticulture University University of Law Business

Kakatiya University Mahindra University EFL University NIFT

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SAFETY & SECURITY
(TELANGANA STATE POLICE)
Hyderabad, a city As the IT hub of the country, it draws people
from all the corners of the country and abroad. Police stations in state
with a beautiful
799+
A safe and secure Hyderabad would attract
blend of antiquity investors from across the globe, thereby
creating prosperity and happiness for citizens.
and modernity is
The city police have improved the safety and (around 40 new sanctioned)
reinventing itself with
security by Constantly working on feedback
time and opening from citizens and community. Hyderabad has
doors to many new been ranked as the best livable city in India by Police stations in
New York based international survey agency- Greater Hyderabad
possibilities, while
132
Mercer for five years in a row, a testimonial to
offering a peaceful the way the city is shaping up.
and safe environ for Greater Hyderabad is divided under three
multiple levels of police commissionerates which guard the
Total police personnel
length and breadth of the city. Viz Hyderabad,

53,115
collaborations. Cyberabad, Rachakonda.
With initiatives like She Teams, Bharosa and
Women on Wheels (WoW) and Hawk eye (19,725 new vacancies)
Hyderabad is ranked amongst the safest cities
in India for women.
Special Functional
The Hawkeye app - is part of Hyderabad Ops teams verticals

15 18
City Police’ initiative. It is an innovative tool
to empower citizen policing and is useful to
report crime when people are at the site of
crime. The SOS feature on the app can be
used by women when they feel unsafe or
threatened which connects them to the police Cyber warriors – 1988 personnel trained
control room. to tackle cyber crime. 2-5 per station.

Drone Policing with camera, mike and a Hyderabad ranks 16th rank in the world
siren to use as a first responder in select dial in terms of surveillance infrastructure.
100 phone calls. (Source: UK based tech survey agency comparitech)

5,80,000
Green Channel - The city police has been
frequently creating green channel for
reducing time for live organs to be transported
to hospitals. It helps in reducing time taken for CCTV cameras installed.
the live organ to reach the hospital. To be touching 10 lakh soon.

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COMMAND AND CONTROL
CENTER (CCC)

Built with a cost of Can accommodate Will have 4 towers,

600 cr.
a data center and a
more than command control
2500 workforce. center. It will also
(approx) It is one of the most sophisticated have an auditorium.
infrastructures for policing in the world.

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MINES AND MINERAL
PRODUCTS IN TELANGANA
Telangana has COAL LIMESTONE

varied geology, Telangana is the only state in the entire

southern India with vast deposits of
The state is also endowed with extensive
limestone deposits in Adilabad,
endowed with a rich coal, which is being mined by M/s Peddapalli, Mahabubnagar, Nalgonda,
Singareni Collieries Company Ltd., a Suryapet, Vikarabad, and Mancherial
and wide variety of State Public Sector Undertaking which districts with a total resources of around
minerals suitable is India’s second largest coal producer. 7519 million tonnes. Limestone is being
consumed in manufacturing of cement by
for specific mineral URANIUM ORE
2 1 cement plants (10 major and 11 minor
plants) with a capacity of 29.50 MTPA.
industries. TSMDC There are estimated reserves of 11
is the organisation million tonnes uranium ore in Lambapur,
GRANITE
Pulicherla, Nammapuram and Yellapuram
that regulates villages of Nalgonda district. The Uranium Good varieties of granite are available
mining activities in Corporation of India Ltd. (UCIL) is in the
process of obtaining the mining lease over
in the districts of Karimnagar,
Peddapalli, Jagtial, Warangal Urban &
the state. an extent of 542 hectares. Presently UCIL Rural, Mahabubabad, Khammam and
is acquiring the lands for the said project. Kamareddy. Brown Porphyry, Red Rose,
Blue Brown and Tan Brown are the
IRON ORE varieties found in Karimnagar, Peddapalli
and Jagtial; Black and Sapphire Brown are
The state is also endowed with a number of the varieties in Warangal Urban & Rural,
scattered medium-grade iron ore deposits Mahabubabad and Khammam; Indian
in Bayyaram Reserve Forest and float iron Aurora is found in Kamareddy district.
ore deposits in Mahabubabad, Jayashankar
Bhupalpally, Jagtial and Warangal Urban
districts. SAIL is proposed to establish a
steel plant, as per Section 93 of the Andhra
Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.

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HIGH RETURN ON
INVESTMENTS (RoI)
The infrastructure
& resource cost Land Price

in Telangana is $ 3.6-254.6
per sq.m
competitive and on the
lower side. Indicative
Water Cost
average cost of major
Labour Cost Industrial Commercial
infrastructural &
resource requirements $4.9 $0.8-3 $0.7-3
Minimum wage per day per 1000 litres per 1000 litres
is given below.

Commercial
Lease Rent
5.4 - 714.3
US Cents per sq.ft

Electricity
5-star Hotel Room
Industrial Commercial
$ 58-330 $0.09 $0.11
per night
per kWh per kWh

Residential Rent
6.7-40.0
US Cents per sq.ft
per month

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 TELANGANA STATE
INDUSTRIAL PROJECT APPROVAL &
SELF CERTIFICATION SYSTEM
(TS-IPASS)

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TS-iPASS: Fill-in and submit the
application on the

EASE OF DOING BUSINESS TS-iPASS online portal

If Application Application is directed

is rejected to district industries
corporation for due
The Telangana Government has The Salient features of
diligence & to check
enacted the “Telangana State the TS-iPASS are supporting documents
Industrial Project Approval and
Single window for obtaining
Self-Certification System (TS-

Rejection email is sent

If Application
approvals from all the departments
iPASS) Act, 2014” immediately is accepted

to the applicant
for establishment and
after the formation of the state.
commencement of operations for Acknowledgment of
The policy is one of its kind in India acceptance is sent to the
an enterprise.
envisaged for speedy processing of applicant, along with the
applications and for issue of various Time Limits set for each approval inspection date
clearances required for setting up varying from 1 day to a maximum
of industries. These clearances are of 30 days depending upon the
given at a single point based on complexity of the approval.
the self-certificate provided by the Inspection date and
Pre-Scrutiny of the applications at
entrepreneur. physical verification task
State Level and District Level to assigned to Inspecting
assist the entrepreneurs in proper Officer (IO)
submission of applications and to
avoid delay in processing the files by
Close to the departments.

15,556
Verification of IO’s
Making mandatory for the
report by District
Competent Authorities to seek
approvals are industries corporation
shortfall/additional information and recommend it to the
already given
required, if any, only once, within competent authority for
under TS-iPASS
three days from receipt of the prescrutiny
application.
Empowering the Entrepreneurs
with Right to clearances under TS-
More than iPASS, to know the reasons for delay Authorization for clearance
50% if any in getting the clearance within
time limits and penalizing the
by either DIPC/DIC
or Commissioner of
of them have Industries
commenced officers responsible for the delay.
operations

Release of payment

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 Sector wise TS-iPASS number of
units, investment, and employment - 2015 to 2021
UNITS 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
Engineering 161 337 619 603 618 495

Food Processing 240 241 372 468 450 570

Agro Based Including Cold Storages 160 117 250 314 420 456

Cement, Cement & Concrete Products 84 119 226 260 278 415

Granite and Stone Crushing 83 162 261 204 224 206

Others 513 574 1040 931 934 863

Total 1241 1550 2768 2780 2924 3005

Employment 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21

Real Estate, Industrial Parks and IT Building 0 41066 108170 395964 164023 124829

Textiles 824 1378 2543 188974 3262 4848

Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals 12123 13654 15094 11916 11462 9371

Food Processing 7710 10941 8293 14074 8465 7936

Engineering 3690 4952 11885 10831 12804 7360

Source: TS-iPASS
Note: Each chart shows top sectors Others 37662 36267 61604 41608 38050 24427
based on their cumulative share
from 2015-16 to 2020-21. Data for
2020-21 upto December 2020 Total 61969 108258 207589 663365 238066 178771

Investment (in Rs. Crore) 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
Thermal Power Plants 10098 7846 37934 5628 140 0

Real Estate, Industrial Parks and IT Buildings 133 4818 4432 22472 5122 19922

Solar and Other Renewable Energy 2187 2201 11599 807 363 2788

Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals 2304 2297 1644 2203 2125 2197

Fertilizers 0 3161 109 65 5269 87

Others 7331 5848 10935 8572 9038 5673

Total 22052 26171 66653 39747 22057 30667

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 DISTRICT WISE TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS INVESTMENTS AND
EMPLOYMENT FROM 2015 TO 2021 AS PER TS- IPASS
Medchal Malkajigiri 3327 Yadadri Bhuvanagiri 364 Adilabad 208

Sangareddy 1149 Peddapalli 352 Suryapet 193

Number
of Units Rangareddy 1089 Warangal Rural 323 Kumarambheem Asifabad 151

Karimnagar 996 Vikarabad 307 Nirmal 127

643 to 3,327 Jagtial 611 Bhadradri Kothegudem 297 Jayashankar Bhupalapalli 122

Khammam 608 Mancherial 296 Nagarkurnool 92

432 to 643
Warangal Urban 549 Siddipet 276 Jogulamba Gadwal 66

222 to 432 Nizamabad 449 Kamareddy 264 Wanaparthy 58

Rajanna Sircilla 426 Mahabubnagar 264 Hyderabad 42

11 to 222 Nalgonda 389 Mahabubabad 253 Mulugu 15

Medak 365 Jangaon 229 Narayanpet 11

Rangareddy 67,431 Jangaon 3512 Hyderabad 731

Nalagonda 27,061 Suryapet 3046 Nizamabad 633

Investment
(in Rs. crore) Bhadradri Kothegudem 21,917 Kamareddy 2741 Rajanna Sircilla 627

Peddapalli 13,644 Siddipet 2228 Warangal Rural 594

9,423 to 67,431 Medchal Malkajigiri 13,593 Jogulamba Gadwal 2210 Nirmal 573

Sangareddy 12,544 Jayashankar Bhupalapalli 2049 Mahabubabad 515

6,283 to 9,423
Mahabubnagar 7,677 Nagarkurnool 1575 Jagtial 306

3,143 to 6,283 Mancherial 6,003 Vikarabad 1334 Kumarambheem Asifabad 118

Yadadri Bhuvanagiri 3,983 Wanaparthy 1122 Adilabad 89

3 to 3,143 Karimnagar 3,866 Warangal Urban 1005 Narayanpet 7

Medak 3,750 Khammam 865 Mulugu 3

Rangareddy 881050 Siddipet 10709 Jangaon 3431

Warangal Rural 190557 Bhadradri Kothegudem 9969 Jayashankar Bhupalapalli 3213

Employment Medchal Malkajigiri 104539 Warangal Urban 8946 Mahabubabad 2804

Sangareddy 95767 Khammam 6666 Wanaparthy 2437

66,225 to 8,81,050 Mahabubnagar 19689 Suryapet 5638 Nagarkurnool 2416

Medak 15937 Rajanna Sircilla 4748 Adilabad 1625

44,182 to 66,225
Hyderabad 15518 Jagtial 4323 Jogulamba Gadwal 1319

22,139 to 44,182 Yadadri Bhuvanagiri 12930 Vikarabad 4252 Kumarambheem Asifabad 1229

Karimnagar 12407 Peddapalli 4090 Nirmal 995

96 to 22,139 Nalgonda 12235 Kamareddy 3868 Narayanpet 145

Nizamabad 10813 Mancherial 3657 Mulugu 96

Under T-Idea Telangana has released an Incentives of

Source: TS-iPASS INR 1359 Cr to 4533 industries till December 2020-21.
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DOING BUSINESS MADE EASY

Getting Inspections Hassle-free

Approvals made Easy Inspections
made Easy Now only one Randomly Picked
Attachments required inspection Inspections &
for approval reduced Inspectors
from 114 to 12

Investment committed by
firms using TS-iPASS has
increased by over 33% and
there is a nearly three-fold
Joint Single increase in the number of
Inspections Online Register
units, and in employment
All inspections on 10 Physical Registers
the same day instead now reduced to 1
in firms using TS-iPASS
of different days online register since 2015.

Despite COVID-19, in 2020, there were

3,005 TS-iPASS units which attracted
Rs. 30,667 crores in investments and
employed 1.79 lakh people. Most notably,
Lower Cost of Improved Quality of 24% of the state’s investments are repeat
Doing Business Doing Bussiness commitments from satisfied investors, an
indicator of a successful industrial policy.

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WHY TS-iPASS IS HISTORIC?

Bestowing the Only state that State holds itself

right to the investor allows automatic accountable for
for a time-bound approvals based on delays
clearance self-certification Penalty will be levied on
15-day clearances for No need to wait for a prior the government official
mega projects and 30- permission even for a day causing the delay
day clearance for other to get your operations
projects: shortest in the running
country
Deemed to be approved
on 16 th day or 31 st day

Took them
Case 6 months 2.5 years to
Study was the time it took for a mobile
manufacturing unit to become
operational; from the time the land
become
was handed over to the time the plant functional in
was fully operational - producing
units, and shipping units another State
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THRUST AREAS

Telangana has
FMCG & Domestic
identified the Life Sciences
Appliances
following fourteen
(14) thrust sectors
for the state. The Electronics & Engineering &
Semiconductors Capital Goods
government has
initiated steps like
dedicated policies, Aviation, Aerospace
special incentives & Defense
Gems & Jewelry

for promoting
industrial activity in
these thrust areas. Food Processing Waste Management

Power Sector &

Automobiles
Renewable Energy

Textiles & Apparel Minerals & Wood

Transportation &
Plastics & Polymers
Logistics

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INVEST TELANGANA

'Invest Telangana' OBJECTIVES OF INVEST TELANGANA

is proposed on
Act as a first reference point to Business Intelligence
the lines of the potential investors by providing
national 'Invest quality input.
To undertake media campaigns
India' to provide To engage with potential
and to organise Road shows
and Investment Summits in
an institutional investors and provide support India and abroad to promote
services, such as sector specific investments in the State
mechanism for inputs, assisting in location
engaging potential identification, expediting
regulatory approvals, facilitating To partner with Invest India; to
investors, providing meetings with relevant
government functionaries, etc.
interface with "Make in India,
and with other Government of
aftercare investment Telangana Programmes.

services at pre- Identify serious investors and

Invest Telangana facilitates
investment stage to prepare a small dossier of
their proposals/ companies for
various mega projects in
the state. These projects are
and Investment further perusal of senior officers.
classified as those having
promotion outside investment of Rs. 200
Crores and above in plant
the state. and machinery or providing
employment to more than
1000 persons.
The Government extends
tailor-made benefits to Mega
Projects to suit to particular
investment requirements on a
case to case basis.

https://invest.telangana.gov.in

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TELANGANA STATE INDUSTRIAL
INFRASTRUCTURE CORPORATION (TSIIC)

Core Functions of TSIIC TSIIC has so far developed 153 Industrial parks.
• Identification of potential sites Some of the important ones are listed below
for industrial areas. Acquisition
of lands for Industrial Parks. 1. E city Raviryal – 603 acres 9. LED Park, Shivanagar – 116 acres
• Providing infrastructure 2. EMC Maheshwaram – 310 acres 10. Multi Product Park, Chandanvelly
facilities in Industrial Parks.
3. Hyderabad Pharma City, Ranga 11. Industrial Park, Mandapally
• Allotment of land/plots/sheds Reddy – 19333 acres
12. Industrial Park, Tunikibollaram
for industries.
4. Kakatiya Mega Textiles Park –
13. Apparel Park, Sircilla
• Identification and development Warangal – 1200 acres
of infrastructure projects under 14. Weaving Park, Sircilla
5. NIMZ, Zaheerabad – 3000 acres
PPP mode. 15. TIF MSME Park, Yadadri
6. Food Processing Cluster,
Bandathimmapur & Kondapur 16. Plastics Park, Mhankal
7. Agri Processing Park, Bandamailaram 17. New Energy Park, Divitipally
8. Agro Processing Cluster, 18. Food Processing Park , Banda
Dhandumalkapur Thimmapur

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Projects undertaken by TSIIC in State

T-HUB Phase-II, Hyderabad Plug & play facility in E city

Built-up Area: 3.72 L sft; India’s Largest startup Incubator Built-up Area: 1.8 lakh sft
Expected completion: May 2021. With an integrated testing & training
facility
Ready to move in

IT-Tower, Nizamabad
Built-up Area: 50000 sft
Plug and play facility

Image Tower, Hyderabad

Built-up Area: 460,000 sft
A one of its kind plug & Play
Facility for Animation and Gaming
companies.
Expected completion: March 2023

T-Works, Hyderabad IT-Hub, Khammam

Built-up Area: 78,000 sft – Phase 1; India’s largest prototyping facility Built-up Area: 25000 sft
Expected completion: June 2021. Plug & Play Facility
Completed – September 2020

IT-Incubation Centre, Karimnagar Incubation Centre, Warangal(U)

IT-Hub, Mahboobnagar
Built-up Area: 70000 sft Built-up Area: 15000 sft
Plug & Play Facility Plug & Play Facility for start ups. Built-up Area: 60000 sft
Plug & Play Facility for IT companies.

Designed & Executed by TSIIC

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LIFE SCIENCES
Life Sciences sector Not just vaccines, the pharmaceutical and Tokyo Chemical Industry, among
Industry based out of Telangana has others have established their footprint in
continues to continues to made significant contributions during the State.
consolidate the position of the Covid-19 pandemic situation such
Last year alone, the sector has
as manufacture of life saving drugs
the State as one of the most including remdesivir, favipiravir,
attracted investments to the tune
important life sciences hubs of about INR 3,700 crores with an
hydroxyl chloroquine, etc. One of the
employment potential for around 14,000
in the world. first RT-PCR Kits approved by ICMR was
people.
developed in India was from Hyderabad
and since then, a number of companies Further, Pharmaceutical exports
Even during the pandemic, Hyderabad have developed PCR Kits, Rapid Test of Telangana have been leading the
rose to the occasion and made an impact Kits, Viral Transport Mediums, Reagents, way at the country level as well. As per
for the world to witness. Our position Tech based diagnostics solutions, among the analysis of data from Directorate
as the “Vaccine Capital of the World” others. Life Sciences sector in the state General of Commercial Intelligence
was further bolstered and it is a matter has attracted investments worth INR and Statistics, Telangana is the leading
of pride that the world is looking to 15546 crores and generated employment contributor of Pharma Exports from the
Hyderabad. for more than 84,000 people over the Country since 2015-16 (28% share in
last five years. International Companies FY 2020-21 (P)). Further, The average
Visit of Hon’ble Prime Minister including Sandoz Research and annual growth of exports from Telangana
to Genome Valley is a testimony to Development Laboratories, Chemo (22%) was twice that of India (11%) and
the cluster’s significance in the global India Formulations, Jamp India highest when compared to the top 5
context and its role in the Country’s Pharmaceutical, Ferring Laboratories States.
vaccine diplomacy.
While, Hyderabad based Bharat
Biotech successfully developed India’s
first indigenous vaccine for COVID-19,
Hyderabad – Nucleus of
Life Sciences in Asia
40%
manufacturing a Billion dose of Covid-19 03. of total Indian API
vaccines by Hyderabad-based Biological Production and
E Ltd was central to the recently 50% of API Exports
concluded Quad meeting. Contributes to
1/3rd of Accounts for more
While Ambassadors from more than 01. the Global than 35% of India’s
63 countries visited Genome Valley to Vaccine Output 04. Pharmaceutical
meet with the vaccine manufacturers Production
in December 2020, the cluster is
witnessing high profile visits on a weekly
200+ Home to over

800
basis to explore partnership with our
manufacturers. Ranging from Johnson & 02. USFDA Approved
05.
Johnson Vaccine to the Russian Vaccine Pharma and
Facilities
Sputnik, Hyderabad companies are Biotech companies
playing an important role.

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UPDATE ON CLUSTERS

Hyderabad Medical
Pharma City Genome Valley Devices Park

Hyderabad Pharma City Genome Valley, the largest R&D Medical Devices Park, launched in
is envisaged as the world’s and clean manufacturing cluster 2017, continues to be the destination-
largest integrated pharma in India, is gaining traction as the of-choice for leading medical devices
cluster spread over approx “Vaccine Capital of the world”. companies in the country
19,333 acres.
Built over 1200 acres in three Spread across 302 acres, 105 acres
The cluster has been phases, more land is being added have already been allotted (more
recognized as National to the cluster along with more than 60 percent of the allottable
Investment and Manufacturing ready built labspace (more than land) to 40 companies. Some of
Zone (NIMZ) by Government 2 Million square foot) these companies have already started
of India, given its national and commercial production and many of
Genome Valley houses more
international importance them are lined up for commencement
than 200 companies with a
by end of this year.
The project will generate an scientific workforce of about
investment of Rs. 64,000 15,000 professionals Total investment envisaged for the
Crores and will create park is INR 1200 crores and total
The cluster is home to three
5,60,000 direct and indirect employment being 6700 people
of India’s largest vaccine
job opportunities.
manufacturers, namely Bharat The park will house Asia’s largest
A World-class life sciences Biotech, Biological E and Indian Stent manufacturing facility
university is being established Immunologicals. Shantha Biotech established by Sahajanand Medical
as part of the cluster is located close to Genome Valley. Technologies
In line with Government of Global medical devices major
India’s vision to build USD 150 Medtronic had announced one of
Bn bioeconomy – State is building their biggest investments – USD 170
B-Hub, which will be a scale-up Mn - globally last year to establish its
manufacturing facility, which will largest innovation and engineering
be housed in Genome Valley center in Hyderabad. The facility will
be inaugurated on 7th of April, 2021.
Country’s largest testing facility
called National Animal Resource
Facility for BioMedical Research
is being set up in Genome Valley
by ICMR, Government of India
in partnership with the State
Government
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LIFE SCIENCES INCENTIVES

20% 50-75% 100% INR 1

PER UNIT
of capex plus reimbursement of State reimbursement on
power subsidy or a
reimbursement of excise/ Goods & Services Tax stamp & transfer duty on
period of 5 years from
CVD on capital equipment for period of 7 years from industrial land purchase
commencement of
for electronic product commercial production
commercial production
manufacture

100% 50% 25%

Skilling costs to be borne subsidy on the expenses subsidy on specific
by the government incurred for quality cleaner production
certification/ patent measures
registration

Special
Incentives
for Mega Transport Preferential Mega investors of
subsidies status in state greater than INR
Projects procurement 200 Cr ($35M) to
contracts get Special Policies/
Incentives

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ELECTRONICS
Telangana is emerging as the preferred destination
for Electronics R&D and Manufacturing in India and
is home to several global majors such as Intel, Micron,
Qualcomm, Motorola, AMD, CDAC, Apple etc. Several
Mobile Phone and Consumer Electronics companies
such as Micromax, Skyworth, Oppo and One Plus
have chosen Hyderabad for their operations.

Key Highlights Recent Development and Electric Vehicle and

Key Initiatives Energy Storage Policy 2020-2030
Telangana contributes to about The State has attracted around INR In order to bring down the total cost

7% of India's Electronics 4, 500 Cr worth of investments in of transportation, reduce vehicular

the year 2019-20, with employment emissions and make Telangana the Hub
manufacturing output
generation potential of over 15,000 for Electric Vehicles and Energy Storage
people. A number of companies such as Systems, the state launched a new policy
Electronics Growth in Telangana in Micromax, Radiant (Skyworth), HFCL, “Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage
the last 6 years, since the formation of etc. have made repeat investments in Policy 2020-2030”. Several companies
state. Telangana due to proactive support have entered into MOUs with
from the leadership, forward looking Government of Telangana for setting up
• INR 22,357 Cr investments into policies and attractiveness of the state manufacturing units in Electric Vehicle
Electronics, EV & ESS and allied as an Investment Destination. and Energy Storage sectors.
sectors.
• 23,509 employment generated in Major Investments
EMC's alone.
• Skyworth
• Total employment in ESDM sector
• Micromax
and ancillary sectors - 1,60,000
• Amazon
• HFCL
Target for next 4 years • Radiant appliances
• Premier solar
73,000 Cr. Investments
R&D Investments

3,00,000 Jobs • Micron

• Intel
• One plus
• Oppo
• AMD

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TELANGANA STATE
ELECTRONICS POLICY 2016

25%
Telangana has fast
emerged as the most
preferred investment
20% 100%
Capital Subsidy net SGST Reimbursement
destination for Electronics for 7 years
Manufacturing and R&D
Power
Five
with over USD 3 Billion
Electricity
Production in the last Subsidy
years
6 years owing to the Duty
Exemption for for 5 years
Electronics Policy 2016.

Transportation Subsidy for 5 years;

Interest Subvention Other Unique
60% in the 1st year
@ 5.25% for 5 years with 10% reduction YoY
advantages

Dormitory: 20
percent of land
Stamp Duty Lease Rental Assistance in can be used for
Reimbursement Assistance Patent Filing dormitories for
the employees.
Reimbursement
Cleaner Production Exhibition Cost
Quality
Practices Reimbursements Allows for
Certification costs
three shifts
operations for
Women
Skill Development Assistance
through Telangana Academy
for Skill and Knowledge

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CLUSTERS
Electronics, EV and ESS Clusters
EMCs
Industrial Sub-Sector Extent of Land Eco System Access
The State has 2 Electronics
E-City EMC Core Electronics 602 Acres More than 40 3 KMs to ORR Manufacturing Clusters spread over
(Raviryal) Manufacturing units operating 5 KMs to
ranging out of the International
an extent of 912 acres. The EMCs are
from PCB to EMC (Amazon, Airport located right on the Outer Ring Road
Consumer Micromax, 30 KMs to city and have a very close proximity to
Electronics Skyworth, Airport and City with over 40 units
Leverage, Accord already operating out of them. The
Power, Srilin, etc.)
EMCs have a provision of readily
Hardware Electronics 310 Acres 7 units in process 10 KMs to ORR available built-up space of over
Park EMC Hardware & of establishment 14 KMS TO 200,000 Sq. ft. to help companies
(Maheshwaram) Component (Wipro, Nile, etc.) International
Manufacturing Airport
reduce their turnaround time for
40 KMs to City establishment. The State is also in
the process of setting up a common
EV Cluster Electric Vehicles 260 Acres 6 units to the 30 KMs to ORR facilities center in the EMC with
(chandanvelly) and related extent of 200 35KMs to world class Prototyping, Testing &
Components acres are in International Calibration facilities.
the process of Airport
establishment. 50 KMs to City • First State to launch Exclusive
New Energy Park Energy Storage, 378 Acres Li-Ion and 70 KMs to ORR EV and ESS Clusters
(Divitipally) Cell and Battery Solar PV 75KMs to
Mfg., Cell and Manufacturing International • Electric Vehicle Cluster and
Module Mfg. Units Airport New Energy Park
95 KMs to Hyd
10 KMs to
Two new industrial clusters are
District HQ designated as Electric Vehicle Cluster
and New Energy Park to promote
LED Park Led 114.5 Acres 10 LED 15 kms from ORR
manufacturing, manufacturers 60kms from Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage
LED and have got Airport. Systems manufacturing respectively
ancillary allocation. in the state in Divitipally and
industries, Chandanavelly.
solar and other
electronics. • Chandanavelly, designated as EV
New EMC Yet to be 511 Acres - Access one km Cluster, caters to EV and related
- Dundigal operational from ORR component manufacturing.
(proposed)
• Divitipally, designated as ‘New
Energy Park’, caters to promote Li-
Ion Cell & Battery Manufacturing,
Solar Cell & Module Assembly,
and other New & Renewable
Energy related Manufacturing.

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INCENTIVES FOR VARIOUS
CATEGORIES – ELECTRONICS
Electronics Wing, ITE&C Dept. Govt. of Telangana
Electronics Policy - Incentive Chart - Core, Mobile, Consumer, LED, PCBA & Mega Projects (Customized)

TS Electronics Policy - Core TS Electronics Policy - Mobile

Parameters
Value Caps Value Caps

Capital Cost Reimbursements 20% INR 2 Cr. 20% INR 10 Cr.

Land Rebate (Discount % of Market Price) 60% 60%

Lease Rentals Assistance 25% 10 Years 25% 10 Years

Interest Subsidy 5.25% 5 Yrs (INR 5 Cr.) 5.25% 5 Yrs (INR 5 Cr.)

Power Subsidy 25% 3 Yrs (INR 30L) 25% 3 Yrs (INR 30L)

SGST Reimbursements 100% 7 Yrs 100% 7 Yrs

Skill Development Assistance TASK TASK

Electricity Duty Exemption 100% 5 Yrs (INR 50L) 100% 5 Yrs (INR 50L)

60% with 10% 60% with 10%

Transport Subsidy 5 Yrs (INR 5 Cr.) 5 Yrs (INR 5 Cr.)
redcution (yoy) redcution (yoy)

100% on first/ 100% on first/

Stamp Duty/ Transfer Duty/ Registration Fees 50% on 50% on
Reimbursements second second
transaction transaction

Quality Certification Reimbursements 50% INR 2L 50% INR 2L

Patent Registration Reimbursements 50% INR 2L 100% INR 5L

Cleaner Production Practices 25% INR 5L 25% INR 5L

Exhibition Reimbursements 50% INR 5L 50% INR 5L

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 TS Electronics Policy - TS Electronics Policy -
TS Electronics Policy - LED TS Electronics Policy - PCBA
Con. Elec. Mega (Customized)

Value Caps Value Caps Value Caps Value Caps

20% INR 15 Cr. 20% INR 2 Cr. 25% INR 5 Cr. 20% INR 30 Cr.

60% 60% 60% 60%

25% 10 Years 25% 10 Years 25% 10 Years 25% 10 Years

5 Yrs (INR 2.5

5.25% 5 Yrs (INR 5 Cr.) 5.25% 5.25% 5 Yrs (INR 5 Cr.) 5.25% 5 Yrs (INR 5 Cr.)
Cr.)
INR 1.5 per INR 1.5 per
25% 3 Yrs (INR 30L) 5 Yrs (INR 50L) 25% 3 Yrs (INR 30L) 5 Yrs (INR 5 Cr.)
unit unit

100% 7 Yrs 100% 7 Yrs 100% 7 Yrs 100% 7 Yrs

TASK TASK TASK TASK

100% 5 Yrs (INR 50L) 100% 5 Yrs (INR 50L) 100% 5 Yrs (INR 50L) 100% 5 Yrs (INR 50L)

60% with 10% 60% with 10% 60% with 10% 60% with 10%
5 Yrs (INR 5 Cr.) 5 Yrs (INR 5 Cr.) 5 Yrs (INR 5 Cr.) 5 Yrs (INR 5 Cr.)
redcution (yoy) redcution (yoy) redcution (yoy) redcution (yoy)

100% on first/ 100% on first/ 100% on first/ 100% on first/

50% on 50% on 50% on 50% on
second second second second
transaction transaction transaction transaction

50% INR 2L 50% INR 2L 50% INR 2L 50% INR 2L

50% INR 2L 50% INR 2L 50% INR 2L 50% INR 5L

25% INR 5L 25% INR 5L 25% INR 5L 25% INR 5L

50% INR 5L 50% INR 50k 50% INR 5L 50% INR 5L

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ELECTRIC VEHICLES &
ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS

Telangana EV and Dedicated Manufacturing Existing Ecosystem

ESS Policy Clusters (178 Upcoming and 40 Operational
(Incentives to Vehicle (1600 acres of Industrial Land, specific Charging Stations and Home to Mahindra,
Owners and Manufacturers to EV, ESS and Electronics, close to Olectra, Mytrah, and other Manufacturers)
of EV and ESS) City & Airport)

Leader in Clean R&D, Innovation Urban Population Synergies with

Energy Production and Start-Up Hub (40% Urbanization and other sectors
(2nd highest Solar (State Sponsored 3rd highest Per Capita (Leverage existing
Power Capacity in India) Institutions such as Income) @ 2018-19 ecosystem in Electronics,
T-Hub, T Works, TSIC) Current Prices A&D and IT)

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EV & ESS Policy – EV Purchase Incentives
The Policy provides the following demand side incentives to incentivize usage of
Electric Vehicles purchased and registered within Telangana.
No. of Vehicles eligible
Vehicle Category Incentive Provided
for Incentives
Electric Two Wheelers 100% exemption of road tax & registration fee 2,00,000
100% exemption of road tax & registration fee 20,000
Retro-fitment incentive at 15% of the retro-fitment cost
5,000
Electric Three-Seater Auto-Rickshaws (capped at Rs. 15,000 per vehicle )
Financing Institutions shall be encouraged to provide a hire-purchase scheme at
discounted interest rates.
Electric 4-Wheeler commercial passenger
100% exemption of road tax & registration fee 5,000
Vehicles such as Taxi, Tourist Cabs, etc.
Electric Light Goods Carriers - including
100% exemption of road tax & registration fee 10,000
Three Wheelers (goods) and e-carriers
Electric 4-Wheeler Private Cars 100% exemption of road tax & registration fee 5,000
100% exemption of road tax & registration fee 500
Electric Buses
State Transport Units shall also be encouraged to purchase Electric buses.
100% exemption of road tax & registration fee (as per the existing rules/guidelines
Electric Tractors
applicable for tractors by Transport Department, Govt. of Telangana)

EV and ESS Policy – Incentives to Manufacturers

Incentive Type Amount/ Cap
Capital Investment Subsidy 20%; Capped at INR 30 Cr for Mega Enterprises and INR 2 Crores for others;
100 % net SGST for 7 years; Capped at INR 5 Cr / year with a cumulative cap of INR 25 Cr for Mega
SGST Reimbursement
Enterprises; Cumulative Cap of INR 5 Cr for others;
Power Tariff Discount 25% for 5 years; Capped at INR 5 Cr for Mega Enterprises; INR 0.3 Cr for others;
Electricity Duty Exemption 100% for 5 years; Capped at INR 0.5 Cr.
Interest Subvention 5.25% for 5 years; Capped at INR 5 Cr.
Transportation Subsidy 60% with 10% reduction YoY - for 5 years; Capped at INR 5 Cr.
Stamp Duty/ Registration Fees Reimbursements 100% on first, 50% on second transaction
Lease Rental Assistance 25% subsidy on lease rentals for a period of 10 years
Assistance in Patent Filing 50% of the cost of filing patents; Capped at INR 5 Lakh for Mega Enterprises and INR 2 Lakh for others
50% of the cost uncured for certification; Capped at INR 2 Lakh (Conformity European (CE), China
Reimbursement Quality Certification costs
Compulsory Certificate (CCC), UL Certification, ISO, CMM Certification, SA, RU etc.)
Cleaner Production Practices 25% of the cost incurred; Capped at INR 5 Lakh
Exhibition Cost Reimbursements 50% of the cost of filing patents; Capped at INR 5 Lakh
Skill Development Assistance Skill Development Assistance will by provided by Telangana Academy for Skills & Knowledge

Tailor Made Incentives are available for Mega Projects with investment of over USD 28.5M
(INR 200 Cr) or those that provide employment for a minimum of 1000 personnel
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TEXTILES & APPAREL

01.
60-70
Long staple cotton fibre of Telangana
- best quality in India as endorsed by Telangana – Textile and
South India Mills Association (SIMA) Apparel Policy (T-TAP 2017-22)
lac bales of cotton
production per annum, Famous for renowned handloom

3 largest
products such as Pochampally Ikat, Most progressive and aggressive
rd Gadwal, Narayanpet & Gollabama textile policy
sarees and durries from Warangal
in the country Five heads under which incentive
are offered:
• Up to Rs 40 Cr Capital Subsidy
• 8% per annum Interest
Subsidy for 8 years
• Up to Rs 2.5 per unit Power
Subsidy
• 100% SGST Reimbursement
for 7 years
• Transport Subsidy for Export
Units
• Customized incentives for
Mega Projects

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02.
Kakatiya
03.
Other weaving and apparel
04.
Major Investments in Textile
Mega Textile Park parks under development Sector in Telangana since 2017

India’s largest integrated Textile Park Apparel Park, Sircilla – 60 acre, plug Welspun Group (Chandanvelly):
(1200 acre) and play infrastructure for anchor Carpet Flooring project (Rs 1100 Cr
units investment, 800 jobs) commissioned,
High quality infrastructure like 24 x 7
Advanced Textiles project (Rs 400
water & power at project doorstep Weaving Park, Sircilla – 88 acre,
Cr) under implementation
50 industrial sheds housing 4416
20 MLD Common Effluent
powerlooms and 60 warping Procter & Gamble (Kothur):
Treatment Plant (CETP)
machinery Baby Diaper project (Rs 250 Cr)
Common facilities like workers' commissioned
Madikonda Textile Park, Warangal
dormitories, warehouses, expo centre
- 60 acre, 364 weaving units with Ganesha Ecosphere Ltd (KMTP,
Fibre neutral park investment of Rs 350 Cr being set up. Warangal): Recycled Polyester
Will employ 5000 people Fibre and Yarn Project (Rs 650 Cr
Technical Textile Testing Facility
investment and 1500 jobs) under
with internationally reputed labs
implementation
being developed
Youngone Corporation, Korea
(KMTP, Warangal): 8 Apparel and
technical textile units (Rs 840 Cr
investment, 12000+ employment) –
under implementation
Gloster Ltd (KMTP, Warangal):
Modern jute mill (Rs 330 Cr
investment employing 3500 people),
under implementation

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TEXTILE INCENTIVES
T-TAP - Major Provisions and T-TAP - T-TAP -
Areas of Support Capital Assistance Operational Assistance

Graded incentive structure based on Available for new units and existing
units that are into ginning, spinning, INTEREST SUBSIDY
categorization of socio-economic impact 75% of interest rate; ceiling of
weaving, knitting, processing, garment
Category Investment Employment
manufacturing, technical Textiles and 8% p.a., maximum repayment
A1 <USD 1.5 Mil AND 50 manufacturers of Textile machinery period of 8 years

A2 USD 1.5 – 7.5 Mil AND 50

POWER TARIFF SUBSIDY
A3 USD 7.5 – 15 Mil OR 300 Rs 1.0 to Rs 2.5 per unit, based
A4 USD 15 – 30 Mil OR 500
01. NEW UNITS
Capital subsidy upto 25% with a on quantum of investment /
cap of Rs 20 Cr (USD 2.7 Mil) for employment
A5 > USD 30 Mil OR 1000
conventional Textiles and upto
35% with a cap of Rs 40 Cr (USD STAMP DUTY
01. S-CAP
Scheme for Capital Assistance 5.4 Mil) for technical Textiles REIMBURSEMENT
100% reimbursement of stamp
duty paid on registration of land;
02. S-OP
Scheme for Operational Assistance 02. EXISTING UNITS currently 6% of value
Capital subsidy of 20% of cost of
P&M up to Rs 5 Cr per unit
03. S-IP
Scheme for Infrastructural Support
CONCESSION ON SGST
100% reimbursement of the Net
03. SETTING UP EFFLUENT
TREATMENT PLANT
SGST will be reimbursed for 7 years
04. S-CAD
Scheme for Capacity Building & 50% of project cost with a cap of TRANSPORT SUBSIDY
Skill Development Rs 10 Cr (USD 1.4 Mil) Reimbursement of freight charges
towards import of raw materials and
export of finished products either
by rail / road, from the project
T-TAP - Customized Incentives location to the port / dry port in the
For Mega Projects following scale:
Year 1 and 2: 75%
MEGA PROJECTS Year 3 and 4: 50%
Category A5 Year 5: 25%
Additional customized incentives
based on potential for investment, CETP O&M SUBSIDY
employment and overall Reimbursement of O&M charges
contribution of the project to the towards use of Common Effluent
State’s economy Treatment Plant in the following
scale:
Year 1 and 2: 75%
Year 3 and 4: 50%
Year 5: 25%

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FOOD PROCESSING

Spice Park in Nizamabad –

is spread across 40 acres with
Japanese Hyderabad-based agro
start-up “Our Food” raises
food processing $2,00,000
an estimated cost of

Rs 31 cr. majorto set up a in funding, which will

The focus is solely on be utilized to expand the
turmeric farmers food processing operation is entire Telangana

unit near
Seed Park in Bandamylaram Patanjali group signed
- is spread across Medak district Siddipet in an MoU with the
150 acres Telangana Telangana government
for setting up a “large”
and about 400 seed
food park in the state
companies based in the State,
doing business to the tune of
The UAE-based retail chain

Rs 5,000 cr. Lulu Group, has signed three

MoUs with the Telangana
Telangana has 3 major parks
which are to be operational
with the help of 1.5 lakh skilled government, to develop retail from mid-2019
labour in seed production and food processing industry
with an investment amount of • M/s Smart Agro Mega

$400
Food Park Pvt. Ltd, in
Mega Food Park at Nizamabad District

million
Buggapadu - developed by • M/s Raagamayuri Agrovet
TSIIC in Buggapadu Mandal Pvt.Ltd in Mahabubnagar
of Khammam district over District
60-acre piece of land with an
investment of
(Rs 2,500 cr.) • M/s TSIIC Food Park in
Khammam District
Rs 324 cr. • M/s Basavashakti Mega
Food Park Pvt. Ltd, in
and will generate employment Medak District.
to around 2500 people.

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Production cluster of Telangana: Source - Production clusters - Investment
Environment & Opportunities in Food Processing: Telangana, 2017

Adilabad
Tomato
Rice
Soyabean
Karimnagar
Mango
Turmaric
Nizamabad
Red Gram
Green Chilli
Brinjal Warangal
Maize
Papaya
Medak
Ginger
Onion
Milk
Meat
Eggs
Cabbage Rangaredddy
Okra
Carrot
Guava Khammam
Banana
Palm Oil
Red Chilli Nalgonda
Groundnut
Orange
Lime and Lemon
Sweet Orange Mahbubnagar
Bengal Gram
Potato

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FISHERIES IN TELANGANA

Fisheries being the Establishment of fish markets across Subsidy for fish selling centres
the state - Across the state it has
important occupation in been proposed to establish 203 fish
• For sale of fish caught by fishermen
and see that they ae accessible
Telangana is providing and vegetable markets by municipal
for the buyers in cities and
authorities.
livelihoods to around 5 municipalities at 75 % subsidy
lakh families in the State. Supply of fish lings at free of cost - 4000 portable kiosks, 100 mobile
Government has decided to distribute fish vending vehicles were proposed
Telangana state is ranked fishlings at free of cost for Besta,
• Additionally, in Hyderabad, alone
3rd in terms of Inland Mudiraj and other community who
150 mobile fish vending centres are
are into rearing fish in lakes and
fishery resources after ponds at 100% subsidy
being taken up. Each central unit
will be costing Rs.10 lakhs in which
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu During 2018-19 including Animal at 50% subsidy 5lakhs is granted
and ranked 6th in terms of Husbandry and Fisheries department
• During 2018-19 in all the water
Fish production Rs 1,126.73 crores has been
sources 74.72 crore fish seeds are
earmarked.
proposed to be cultured
Towards sale of fish in all 31 districts,
A broad-brush picture of the growth Blue revolution scheme
40 retail fish selling markets are being
of the fisheries sector over last 3 years constructed, apart from these 250 • Under operation Blue Revolution
is indicated in the following table: retails, 30 wholesale fish markets scheme in 11 reservoirs with
proposals are prepared. Similarly, advanced technology at a large
Fish Prawn Total Approx. under Greater Hyderabad purview at scale fish production has been
Year production production production value
in Tons in Tons in Tons in Crores 4 places wholesale fish markets are taken up for which at 3 lakhs per
constructed at 9.65 crores. unit 360 cages were established for
2016-17 1,93,792 5,189 1,98,921 1,790.29 production of fish
For about 3.2 lakh fishermen
2017-18 2,62,252 7,753 2,70,005 2,565.33 government is providing 6 lakh • Nearly 400 fishermen families
insurance cover (State contributes 4 and thousands of other are getting
2018-19 2,84,211 9,998 2,94,209 2,942.09
lakhs + Centre 2 lakhs) benefitted directly and indirectly
with this scheme
• During 2017-18 Rs.19.60 crores,
central and state funds have been
earmarked whereas proposals were
sent for grant of 100 crores from
the centre during 2018-19
Kerala, which is the third largest
marine fish producing State in the
country, has decided to replicate
Telangana’s model of inland fish
production
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FMCG AND
DOMESTIC APPLIANCES

The Fast Moving Dedicated Parks

Consumer Goods (FMCG) Medchal- Medchal is becoming a major Key Highlights
hub of activity in the city. Typical
and domestic appliances warehouses in the city are close to
The north and south corridors
of Hyderabad witnessed
sector has become an 10,000 sq ft while the larger ones are 7 per cent and 6 per cent growth
important area of growth in the range of 2,00,000-2,75,000 sq in warehousing rentals year-on-
ft. The city is a gateway for all activity year
for Telangana. This sector in Telangana and is dominant in the
has seen phenomenal consumer / electronics space Companies such as
growth in the state, The Northern Corridor of Hyderabad Amazon, Flipkart,
even when the country's witnessed stable demand for Jubilant Foods, Asian
warehousing space driven by 3PL, Paints, Johnson &
economy was slow. telecom, FMCG and industrial
Johnson and Procter
players. The region contributed to
about 70 percent of leasing activity & Gamble have
Telangana is centrally located in India witnessed in the city during the review significantly invested in
giving it the much wanted locational period. Prominent lease transactions warehousing and similar
advantage for a sector like FMCG concluded in Northern Corridor
where transportatiocosts are very investments by major
during the review period included
critical. Telangana has firmed up its Birla Tyre leasing 50,000 sq ft and e-commerce companies
Retail Trade Policy with the intention Himalaya Herbal healthcare leasing is expected in this market
of promoting the sector and boosting 36,000 sq. ft. etc. Majority of these
the state's position as an ideal retail leasing transactions were concentrated
trade destination. Highlights of the draft in independent warehousing
policy are listed in the following page. developments
The Western Corridor encompassing
micro-markets of Patancheru and
Pashamylaram witnessed subdued
demand for warehouse space with no
lease transactions being concluded
due to limited availability of space
in the micro-market. The Eastern
Corridor comprising of micro markets
of Uppal, Nacharam, Cherlapally and
Autonagar witnessed steady demand
for warehouse space

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Key Appointment of nodal officer
by Government of Telangana to
Features facilitate single window clearance.

Simplification of labor laws —

Relaxations of rules under the Shops
and Establishment Act with regard
to working hours, work shifts and Exclusion of Retail Trade from
employment of part-time workers prior permissions and charges/
and maintenance of records. fees with regards to store sign
boards displaying trade name of the
Inclusion of Food and Grocery company at the place of business of
Retailing in 'essential' services — the company
No interruption of services during
industrial action / civic unrest. Providing for gross and net metering
(ESMA) for solar roof-top/any other captive
solar generation by the units.
Relaxation of stocking limit under
Essential Commodities Act. Retail enterprises will also be been
(Esscom) (Except those specifically given the option of self-certification
prohibited by the State Govt. from and filing of consolidated
time to time) annual returns under various
acts administered by the labour
Creation of REZ (Retail department
Entertainment Zones)
Setting up of world class
Treating Distribution centers at par warehouses on public-private-
with service industries partnership (PPP) basis

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TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS

A/C Metro Luxury buses Logistics park Amazon has its

towards the safe and • The Welspun Group has
secured journey of the earmarked 100 acres for the biggest godown
logistics park out of the 600-acre
passengers 80 AC buses parcel of land in the Ranga Reddy in the country
have been launched in district whereas Adani Group has
twin cities of Hyderabad.
acquired 25 acres a short distance in Hyderabad. In
away from the site of its unmanned
The Chief Minister has aerial vehicles manufacturing
facility at Shamshabad
30 lakhs square
officially launched the
AC buses at Necklace • Logistics park at Batasingaram feet, area Amazon
- HMDA Truck Dock Logistics
road Peoples plaza. Private Limited (HTDL), technology centre is
developing a first-of-its-kind
logistics park in 40 acres (25 acres being established.
is for warehousing, seven for truck
parking and the rest for retail) with
an investment of Rs 50 crore. The
project will have warehousing,
parking (for 500 trucks) and
retail facilities like fuel station-
cum-automobile repair, public
health centre, bank, food court,
dormitories, café, entertainment
and administrative building. It will
have provision to park 18-m-long
trailing trucks.

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AUTOMOTIVE

The government is Industrial clusters are coming expanded its operations to

up at Bhongir, Janagoan, Station Madhapur, Telangana
keen for setting up Ghanpur, Madikonda, Sayampet
Maruti Suzuki again to open
of an Autonagars in and Sangam.
new NEXA showrooms
Kamareddy, Mancherial, The state of Telangana introduced in Telangana, with digital
Karimnagar and its electric vehicles (EV) policy in technologies like Interactive
2018, for electric vehicle adoption touchscreens units & tablets,
Ramagundam areas. across segments, supported by separate personalization zone,
excellent infrastructure and VR (Virtual Reality) simulator etc.
ecosystem
A joint venture between Telangana-
EV (Electric Vehicle) Startup based ETO motors and Hong Kong-
E-Trio is India’s first company to based kyto green technologies,
successfully gain the approval from plan to set up a new manufacturing
Automotive Research Association facility for electric auto rickshaws in
of India (ARAI) for retrofitted car the country with investment of $10
kits in Alto and Wagon R – the
Dedicated auto parks such
retrofitted electric cars do not
as the Buchinelly auto park and
Mahindra & Mahindra Tractor manufacturing require gears, they come with swift
unit inaugurated by Hon'ble CM of Telangana
the Toopran auto park provide
acceleration and can travel up to
Sri KCR garu. impetus to the sector. In addition,
150km on a single charge
the dedicated smart mobility
Triton EV entered into an MoU with NayaGaadi, a tech-based start- and transportation centre in
Govt of Telangana to invest 2100 cr. to up that helps automobile dealers T-hub is expected to drive growth
set up a manufacturing unit. to reach out to rural customers in the sector

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AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE

Hyderabad has a Kalyani Rafael Advanced Systems (KRAS),

a joint venture between Kalyani group and
Rafael Advanced Systems is set to open a
strong presence maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) for
missile system in Shamshabad, Hyderabad

of defence PSUs, where JV’s missile subsystem manufacturing

facility is already operating. The investment
was Rs 70 crore (around $10 million)
scientific & European aerospace giant, Airbus signed a

technological memorandum of understanding (MoU) with

the Telangana government, the national skill
development corporation (NSDC) and aero
institutes along campus, France to set up an aerospace skill
development centre

with R&D French aerospace company Safran Aircraft

Engines to set up a Rs 290-crore greenfield
agencies – ARCI, facility to make parts for the Leading Edge
Aviation Propulsion (LEAP) turbofan engine,

DRDO, etc
whose production of first parts will start by
early 2020 and will employee 300 people

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01. 02. 03. 04.
Aerospace GMR aerospace The Aerospace and Tata Boeing
park and Defence Park by aerospace centre
at Adibatla industrial park the Adani Group at Adibatla

• Spread across • Spread across 5495 • Aims to create an • A joint venture between
500 acres acres at Shamshabad, aerospace and Tata Advanced Systems
the airport is 25 kms defence ecosystem and Boeing Defence
• Tata advanced systems Space and Security,
from the city centre of for manufacturing
ltd (TASL) and their JV the facility set up in
Hyderabad. equipment and enabling
partners have set up Hyderabad
small and medium
facilities with Sikorsky • GMR Aerospace &
enterprises to carry out • Spread across 13 acres,
and Lockheed Martin Industrial Park is
their operations. with a project outlay
for the manufacture designed to provide
of helicopter cabins, aviation companies • This Park, spanning of Rs 200 crores will
aircraft and its a conducive business over 50,000 square manufacture and
components environment to feet, has an advanced export of Apache attack
maximize their infrastructure and helicopter along with
• Boeing and TASL the Spare parts of the
competitive edge. facilities.
have also announced Boeing AH-64 fleet.
a joint venture that • The Aerospace and
will manufacture Defence Park will also
aerostructures for be home to India’s first
aircraft private sector facility
for manufacturing
unmanned aerial
vehicles (UAVs,) a joint
venture by Elbit Systems
and the Adani Group.

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MINERAL-BASED AND
WOOD-BASED INDUSTRIES

Much of the Similarly, A plan for an The facility IKEA, the

minor mineral bamboo and industrial park is expected Swedish
wealth, such as other MDF- for furniture to attract furniture major
granite, quartz suitable plant makers and investments is setting up
and silica-sand, materials also a host of from domestic, their largest
is exported need to be manufacturers typically small Indian store
in raw form exploited so across the broad and medium in Hyderabad.
with minimal that sustainable spectrum of enterprises, as This is expected
processing incomes are home décor is well as foreign to give fillip to
from the state. generated and on the cards. it is firms, especially the wood-based
regular forest proposed to come those from China industry in
trees can be up on hundreds and South East the state.
saved. of acres. Asia.

More than 40 wood based industries have been

setup in the last 3 years with investment in
some of them going upto half a million.

In addition, 27 mineral based industries have

been setup in the state in the last 3 years.

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PLASTICS AND POLYMERS

Telangana government is
Dedicated Park
committed to sustainable
• Mankhal-Tummalur plastics
development of plastics park in Maheshwaram Mandal of
industry and promotion of Rangareddy district is developed as Automotive Electricals
pollution-free industrial estate and
reusable plastics industry about 50 units could be set up there
with an investment of about ₹500
crore
Telangana holds a dominant Consumer Plastic
position in Plastics, • About 10 km from Outer Ring
Appliances Prodcuts
polymers and downstream road, Hyderabad and international
petrochemical industry and airport at 14 km
the industry is predominantly • Developed educational, social
in the MSME sector with a and rural infrastructure in the
huge employment potential catchment area about 160 acres Packaging Electronics
• The park has been developed with
The State is home to the funding from State Government
~8000 plastics processing
companies, wherein most
of the companies are into
flexible packaging sector

Around 500 companies are

registered with associations
in Telangana and the rest
of the industry is scattered
around the state

Telangana’s plastics industry

falls under the green
category industry, because
there is no emission of gases
in the downstream industry

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ENGINEERING &
CAPITAL GOODS

This sector includes The following are More than

castings, foundry and
ferro-alloys and other
some of the Industry
types in Telangana. 500
industries
metallurgical industries.
This sector is very Metal Sheets
important to the state Aluminium Castings in this sector have been
Heavy Engineering setup with the highest
in order to capture the
Manufacture of Mechanical investment size in the
entire value chain of the components range of
automobile, aerospace, Steel & Iron alloy castings
petrochemicals,
domestic appliances,
Disposable Razors
Manufacture of blades
$10
and paper and textile
sectors. The thrust areas
Pipes & Fittings
Boilers
million.
Fabrication works Majority (80%) of them are
in this sector will provide SMEs that act as ancillary
Metal rolling
the supply chain to the Ceiling Fans
units to the major players
other thrust area sectors. in other sectors.

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RENEWABLE ENERGY

The State of Telangana In order to support Number of Solar Energy

Companies in Telangana by
has large extents of
land suitable for non- the initiative, the Investment Size in Crore.
conventional and Telangana Solar 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

renewable energy >400 1

installations. Telangana Power Policy 200-400 4

is keen on increasing the 2015 is already in 100-200 7

power generation from

place. It has plans
70-100 19

non-conventional energy. 50-70 12

A landlocked state, Telangana to add 5000 MW 40-50 3

has high potential to exploit non-

conventional energies such as wind of solar power 30-40 10

and solar. The state is looking for 20-30 8

avenues to improve the energy mix through competitive 10-20 7

by integrating solar power and other
non-conventional energy. The state bidding processes. 1-10 15

government has significant capacity

additions planned in the coming years
in solar and wind power.

Telangana is in the first

place in the country with
a cumulative capacity
of 2570 MW in terms of
Grid Connected Solar
Projects in the country
till 1 October 2017

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WASTE
MANAGEMENT GEMS AND JEWELRY

Waste Management holds huge potential in the wake of Hyderabad pearls and lacquer bangles
the enormous amounts of waste being generated both made by local artisans are known all over
by households and commercial establishments. The
Telangana State has functional models of SPV/ JV escorts
the world. A trip to Hyderabad would be
of waste management. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal incomplete without a visit to a pearl store.
Corporation (GHMC) has two locations with recycling
plants for C&D waste. The government realizes that value-addition to these
traditional products and diversification into other gems
More than 5000 Million Tonnes waste from and jewellery items will provide much-needed relief
to local artisans and craftsmen. The Government is
Hyderabad reaches the processing plant making eorts in this direction.
each day. The government intends to extend
support & incentives to innovative and
scalable solutions in this sector.

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INDUSTRIAL
POLICY INCENTIVES (T-IDEA)
MICRO & SMALL T - PRIDE SC/ ST
MEDIUM ENTERPRISE LARGE INDUSTRY ENTREPRENEUR
INCENTIVE ENTERPRISE < RS. 5
< RS. 10 CR. > 10 CR. (COMMUNITIES SUPPORTED
CR. BY THE GOVERNMENT)

35% of investment (max

15% of investment
Investment Subsidy NA NA Rs. 75 Lakh and additional
(max Rs. 20 Lakhs)
5% in scheduled areas)
Fixed power cost Rs. 1 per unit for
Rs. 1 per unit for 5 years Rs. 1 per unit for 5 years Rs. 1 per unit for 5 years
reimbursement 5 years
As applicable for micro/
75% for 7 years (max of 50% for 7 years (max of
Interest subsidy 100% for 5 years small/ medium/ large
value of capital investment value of capital investment
enterprises
As applicable for micro/
Excess of 3%
SGST Reimbursement NA NA small/ medium/ large
(max of 9%)
enterprises
Stamp duty on sale 100% 100% 100% 100%
Stamp duty on lease or
100% 100% 100% 100%
mortgage
Land cost rebate in 25% (max
25% (max 10 lakhs) 25% (max 10 lakhs) 33.3% (max 10 lakhs)
industrial estate 10 lakhs)
Land conversion charges 25% (max 10 lakhs) 25% (max 10 lakhs) 25% (max 10 lakhs) 25% (max 10 lakhs)

Seed capital assistance 10% of machinery cost NA NA 20% of machinery cost

50% (max 50% (max 50% (max

Skill up gradation NA
Rs. 2000 per person) Rs. 2000 per person) Rs. 2000 per person)
Quality certification 50% (max Rs. 2 lakh) 50% (max Rs. 2 lakh) NA 100% (max Rs. 3 lakh)

Cleaner production
25% (max of Rs. 5 Lakh) 25% (max of Rs. 5 Lakh) 25% (max of Rs. 5 Lakh) 25% (max of Rs. 5 Lakh)
measures

50% (subject to max Rs. 1

50% (subject to max 50% (subject to max Cr or 15% of
Infrastructure support
NA Rs. 1 Cr or 15% of capital Rs. 1 Cr or 15% of capital capital investment).
under IIDF
investment) investment) Additional 0.5% for
ST's in scheduled areas)

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INDUSTRIAL INCENTIVES

The Telangana State The State Government has

considered providing incentives to
Government is committed the entrepreneurs in the following
to encourage the process of areas under its T-IDEA (Telangana
State Industrial Development
industrialization by making and Entrepreneur Advancement)
various kinds of incentives incentive scheme
available to entrepreneurs. Stamp duty reimbursement
The Telangana State Land cost rebate
Government also assures Land conversion cost
Power cost reimbursement
an entrepreneur-friendly
Investment subsidy
and graft-free regime of SGST reimbursement
disbursing the incentives. Interest subsidy
Seed capital for 1st generation
entrepreneur
Training and skill development
cost reimbursement
Quality/patent support
Clean production measures
Reimbursement of infrastructure
development costs

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OTHER INITIATIVES

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T-Fiber or the Telangana Fiber Huge saving of cost in laying the Fiber
Grid is envisioned to establish The project piggybacks on Mission Bhagiratha,
a state-of-the-art network another flagship project of the government
infrastructure to facilitate the aimed at providing clean drinking water to every
household. The fiber is laid in the same trench
realization of 'Digital Telangana'
used for laying the water pipeline thus saving cost
objective by piggybacking on
Drinking Water Project - Mission
Bhagiratha.

• 50% of the Trenching & Ducting High Speed Broadband connectivity to

completed every household
• 19% of the Cable blowing completed The project is aimed at providing high speed and
• 17% of the GPs (Gram Panchayats) affordable broadband connectivity to every village
connected and every household in the state
• Basic NOC (Network Operations
Centre) is completed & Operational.
Final NOC will be completed by
June 2021. Extension of G2C & G2G services at
the grassroots
• Targeting to connect all the GPs by
August 2021. The project will facilitate extension of Government
to Citizen (G2C) and Government to Government
• Plan to offer G2G and other (G2G) services by providing high speed broadband
services from June 2021 onwards connectivity to government offices, educational
by connecting 30,000 Government institutions, hospitals, banks and other public
institutes. service institutions

High Speed network connectivity to

every nook & corner
The project will provide infrastructure for affordable
and high speed broadband connectivity and Digital
services to 33 Districts, 589 Mandals, 12751 Gram
Panchayats and 8.3 million

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 T-HUB

T-Hub is anchoring the entire Hyderabad Largest Incubation Centre

start-up ecosystem with a state-of-the- • The first phase is a 60,000
art 70,000 square foot building called sq.ft five floor building
CatalysT, the largest building in India to • It can house up to 400
be entirely dedicated to entrepreneurship. startups
Located at the IIIT-H Campus, Gachibowli,
the sprawling building will bring the start-
up community together.
Support Ecosystem for Startups
The capital city of India’s youngest state Telangana,
Hyderabad is leaving no stone unturned on its race to The world class co-working space
become the next innovation hub of the country. The provides support of the entire
second phase of T-Hub will be ready by the end of ecosystem through mentors, meetings
2021 with an investment of INR 300 crores. and networking sessions Startups get
access to mentors, investors & academia

1800+ 390+
Startups (touched International (Startup Partnership with Premier
through our connects made) Academic Institutions
programs and
Initiatives) Three of India’s premier academic
1860 Cr+ institutions (IIIT-Hyderabad, ISB and
NALSAR) are active partners in the
Funding (Raised by
55K+ Cohort Startups) initiative providing support in the
areas of technology, business planning
Community
and other legal/regulatory issues
100+
430+ Programs Largest
Corporations Incubation Centre Board with representation
(update below line) from all quarters

40+ The first phase is a

T-Hub is administered by a board of
directors which includes representatives
Countries (Curated
Innovative Startups)
70,000 from the government, partnering
academic institutions and noted
sq. ft. five floor entrepreneurs from Hyderabad
building.

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 T-WORKS

T Works, an initiative of the Prototyping Cente

Telangana government, is India’s • For converting an idea into a working prototype
upcoming largest prototyping • Access to tools, gadgets, software, testers, machines
center in Hyderabad, with a and experts
vision to create and celebrate • Subsidized and aggregated component distribution
the culture of hobbyists, makers,
and innovators in India, who
explore and experiment without
the fear of failure.
Training
T-Works is a 78,000 sq ft advanced,
state-of-the-art prototyping facility • One shift dedicated for training and certification
equipped with industry-grade tools • Courses aimed at different level of learners from
such as 3D printers, CNC machines, beginners to experts
laser cutters, a PCB fabrication center,
and much more. With over 250 major
and minor machines at disposal, it
enables MSMEs, startups, and individual
innovators to convert their ideas into
products efficiently and economically.
T Works, currently, offers a range of Incubator
services including Prototyping services, Selected companies to be housed and to have
Component sourcing services, Product preferential access to the tools and gadgets
design services, and IPR facilitation
services to startups, makers and
innovators. Some of the major projects
undertaken by T Works in last two years
include the mechanical ventilator for
emergency use during Covid-19, UAV
research and development for various Business Model
applications, seed dropping payload • Subscription to Institutions, Colleges, Schools,
mechanism for reforestation projects, Industry to use the facilities
Maker Faire Hyderabad 2018 & 2019 -
• Trainings & Workshops
an International level event to celebrate
the maker culture, and many such • Fees and equity from Incubated startups
projects contributing towards the growth
of hardware ecosystem in India.

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 RICH

Research and Innovation

Circle of Hyderabad (RICH) RICH works in three main domains
RICH is an initiative that has
been conceived to unlock the
national treasure created by
the top scientific research
institutions in Telangana
State, and to actively facilitate
the process of taking Aerospace & Food and Life sciences
their research to market. Defence Agriculture and Pharma
This requires new ideas,
innovations, technologies,
advisors, mentors, funding Activities of RICH
and support services, to be
brought together seamlessly. For a Startup / Entrepreneur For an Industry
The Government recognizes
that there are gaps in this
innovation entrepreneurship-
investment ecosystem, which
has prevented full utilization Prototype & Equipment Technology Events Networking
of the R&D work taking place Incubation Support Support scouting platform
in these institutions.

For a Research/
Funding and Testing & Academic Institute
investment Validation

Government Technology Networking

IP & Legal Market access Grants commercia- Platform
Services and advisory lization

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 DIGITAL TELANGANA

Government of Telangana has

been working on making the vision
of Digital Telangana a reality
• enabling digital empowerment of citizens,
• facilitating digital infrastructure as a utility
to every citizen and
• providing governance & services on demand.

The main Highlights of this program are

• Providing 4G services in the entire state
• WiFi in major cities and towns
• e-Panchayat scheme under which a One Stop Shop
kiosk will be available in each Panchayat
• Digital literacy program, under which one member
of each household will be taught to become
digitally literate
• School computer literacy program: To teach every
child from Class 6 onwards the basics of computers
• Expansion of Mee-Seva services
• Converting as many Mee-Seva services as possible
on mobile platform and make mobile governance a
reality in Digital Telangana
• Identifying technology solutions for all
government agencies to provide better services to
the citizens

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 WE HUB

WE Hub is the first-of-its-kind WE Hub (Women Entrepreneurs Identifying the need for a
and only State-run platform for Hub) is India’s first and only State dedicated platform to support
led Incubator to promote and foster and guide Women Entrepreneurs
Women Entrepreneurs initiated women entrepreneurship by way of
by the Government of Telangana. during the Summit, the
Incubation, Access to Government and
Government of Telangana
WE Hub’s primary goal is to create a Global collaborative network
conceptualized “WE Hub” and
ensure any woman entrepreneur for Women led Enterprises to thrive. As
a step towards advancing the economy announced its inception on
in Telangana and across India 8th March 2018. WE-Hub and
through participation of women, the
gets all the moral, financial, Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) Intel has signed an agreement
governmental and policy support 2017 hosted in Hyderabad was themed to provide mentorship and
needed to start up and scale up. “Women First, Prosperity for all”. technical support to the start-ups.

WE Hub’s vision is Access to government support

to promote women • Make government schemes
entrepreneurship through: accessible for women
entrepreneurs seeking funding
• Overcome structural challenges
to help women entrepreneurs
succeed in rural and urban sectors

Supportive ecosystem
• Work with academia, industry
and society to increase awareness
among young women about
entrepreneurship and the need
for innovation
• Create a culture of markers, doers
and thinkers

Incubation
• Create an empowered community
In 3 years, WE Hub Hyderabad
of aspiring women entrepreneurs has become the best practice
with access to VCs and investors model for many State Govts
• Connect young women to in the Country (148 Startups
mentors and corporates to grow incubated, 300+ jobs created,
their ideas into businesses 3400+ entrepreneurs engaged)

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 E-GOVERNANCE (MEESEVA)

ESD currently provides for

delivery of 550+ services of Common Service Center
40+ departments to 35+ Mn • Common Service Centers (CSCs) are established
population through multiple across the state that act as nodal agencies for
channels. These channels extension of the services
include:

MeeSeva centres:
Promotion of Self employment

4584 + • The CSC kiosks are run by self-employed youth

in the remote corners of the state who besides
eking their livelihood provide a decentralized self-
governance backbone to the administrative system
Kiosks spread across Telangana State
• Multiple service delivery points run by citizens
competing with each other redefine governance and
MeeSeva portal: bring in strict adherence to citizen charter time limits
A web portal for availing
citizen services E-Services
The project adopts central pooling of all Land records,
Mobile App for Meeseva Registration records and records of socio-economic
has been launched survey, digitally signing them by the DSC of the
authorized officer
All the documents rendered are electronically verifiable
MeeSeva has successfully knocked making them tamper proof and also bringing in strict

6.48 cr.
adherence to citizen charter time limits

transactions with

342 services
Highest number of e-Transactions
• With the proliferation of Mee Seva, Telangana
and on an average of leads in the number of e-Transactions per 1000

80,000+
population for the year 2017

transactions per day

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 TASK

Skill Development
Telangana Academy for
• TASK runs multiple skill development programs for
Skills and Knowledge graduates and to be graudates across streams
(TASK) was setup to • TASK also runs skill development programs in
enhance employability collaboration with various government departments
and other private organizations
quotient of young graduates
in the state and enable
them to choose multiple
avenues as they graduate. Faculty Development
TASK runs dedicated faculty development programs

669
to enhance the understanding of the faculty in
Registered
various institutions
Colleges

Registered
Youth 2,12,604
Technology Skilling Programs
Students
Trained 2,86,761 • TASK also offers skilling programs in collaboration
with technology giants such as Oracle, Google, IBM,
Microsoft etc.
Faculty
Trained 5,701 • TASK also offers the Technology Entrepreneurship
Program for students in collaboration with ISB

Capacity Building for Government Machinery

TASK also offers programs for building capacities of
government machinery in the areas of basic cyber
security etc.

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 TELANGANA STATE
INNOVATION CELL (TSIC)
Vision
Recent Flagship Impact
To build and nurture the culture of Initiatives Created
inclusive innovation in Telangana
School Innovation Challenge • 28000 Govt. School Students
Team TSIC operates under 3 mandates & 4000+ teachers have
A collaboration between
• To build a culture of Innovation been equipped with Design
Government high schools of
among the Student Community Thinking & Innovative
the state, UNICEF and TSIC,
problem-solving skills.
• To promote the culture of to equip the students with
Innovation in the entire State innovative problem-solving
• 150+ District Administration
• To foster Innovation in skills.
Officials have been sensitized
Government & Administration Social Impact Bootcamp for the past two years
on Innovation & Startup
Was an intensive 4-week long
Ecosystem
Approach mentoring program for social
start-ups working towards
We identify partners who can leverage • Enhanced more than 10
reaching the Sustainable
the resources and implement the Rural Innovators with
Development Goals (SDGs).
initiatives under the facilitation of TSIC, support required by them.
further enabling the ecosystem to own Government - Startup Connect
the Culture of Innovation. • 100+ Farmer Producing
objective to showcase the unique
Organisations have
List of Focus Areas: startup solutions for existing
been mobilized on Rural
administrative problems.
• Innovation in School Agricultural Innovations.
Intinta Innovator
• District Innovation Ecosystem
• 100 value propositions have
• Grassroots Innovation The flagship activity-based
been presented by various
program is to scout for
• Social Innovation startups to 14 departments of
Rural Innovators from
• Innovation in Government the State Government.
Telangana and support them
& Administration to scale up their idea.
• Media & Communication
for Innovation

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OTHER PROJECTS

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 She Teams Annapurna Sanitation
• At least 100 SHE Teams A nourishing meal for The State has sanctioned

1,63,409
are working incognito in everyone at Rs 5. The
Hyderabad city alone for the scheme is now operational
safety and security of women. in 200 + centers feeding
more than 50,000 meals applications for Construction
• WhatsApp made 'She Teams' of individual toilets including
during lunch hours and
more approachable – Most of conversion of insanitary & pit
20,000 meals for dinner.
the complaints received by Toilets into sanitary Toilets.
the She Teams are through
WhatsApp because victims
need not visit a police station.

Waste Green your City

Management Comprehensive Park Green Islands and Stretches
Maintenance – GHMC – GHMC has 174 green islands
Organic composters -
has given primacy towards and 129 no of green stretches in
GHMC has introduced
enhancing the green cover the middle and road margins.
7 organic composter
of the city. Recently under Companies or individuals can
centres in hotels and
‘Telangana Ku Haritha Haaram’ take up extents or stretches for
companies
scheme, GHMC has planted upkeep. 12 stretches of this have
2.06 lakhs of plants across been adapted by Campbell real
the city. Additionally, GHMC page, Chirec school, Chermas
maintains 1,037 no of parks as and Yashoda foundation etc.
green pockets in the city.

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Basti Dawakhana TDRF Sports
Telangana health department Telangana is the only second In Telangana for development
has set up 224 Basti state to have its own Disaster of sports, culture and tourism
Dawakhanas across various Response Force. The DRF team government is taking all efforts.
localities in and around is fully equipped with all disaster For artists individual assistance
Hyderabad. The main objective management equipment. There has been accorded. For those
behind launching this kind of are currently artists who are talented, for
Urban Clinics is to bring access sports persons to go overseas
19 DRF teams with 675
to highest quality healthcare to government are bearing
personnel on the ground.
the poorest of the poor living in all expenses. International
The DRF team was extremely
the urban areas and bring down competitions winners are being
effective during Covid
the out-of-pocket expenditures given incentives.
sanitation drives and floods,
for poor. The diagnostic
they have been using vehicle • Internationally renowned
centres will conduct 108 tests
mounted jetting machines Tennis played Sania Mirza is
in association with the institute
& also portable disinfectant appointed as the Telangana
of preventive medicine (IPM).
sprayers with PPE. State Brand Ambassador.
A total of 500 Basti
• The State government has
Dawakhanas will be
decided to give Rs 10,000
established as per the plan of
financial assistance to
the state government.
persons who have excelled in
sports. Under the GHMC, the
financial assistance is given
every month for one year.

City Art Scape

Paint your city: In an effort to beautify Sculptures: Symbols like
the city, key roads and flyovers are love Hyderabad modern
being painted with murals, etchings and art pieces have been
art work. Many fine arts students and contributed by artists
creative individuals have taken up these and creative individuals
efforts free of cost or have sponsored to beautify the city.
paintings.

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COVID RESILIENCE

Ordered State wide T Covid 19 App launched in Telangana. The App equips citizens with accurate
lockdown whenever information about COVID-19 and helps in curbing the spread of fake news.
utmost necessary.
Minimum SARI/Pneumonia Ramping
Kept essential industries Support Price surveillance was up medical
Guaranteed to undertaken in all infrastructure
operational in a phased farmers and the hospitals. - establishing a
manner. guaranteed 1,500-bedded
power and water isolation ward as
to over 50 Lakh Additional a precautionary
Banned all public and acres of harvest incentives for measure.
group activities, malls, land. COVID Covid warriors
Control room like medical,
cinema halls, religious has been set health and GHMC distributed
at least 40,000
gatherings schools etc up by the State police personnel 
meals free of
Government
cost each day
T-Works, Permission to to the stranded
Within a year the number of beds
the State operate essential and the poor in
in hospitals has been increased from
government’s industries and Hyderabad through
18,232 to 38,752 and is being ramped
hardware those that qualify the Annapurna
up to 55000 in the next phase.
incubator and as continuous Canteens
There are 116 government hospitals
and 5 Covid designated hospitals prototyping processes
in Hyderabad and government has lab, addressed
permitted 1938 hospitals to provide the demand for
treatment. ventilators and
protective gear
Sealed all state borders, by prototyping
identified 100 hotspots and enforced a mechanical
cluster containment measures. ventilator.
Segregation of districts into
hotspots, non-hotspots and green
zones to enable certain economic
activities in green zones in phase-II

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S CHEME S
IN TELANGANA

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 2 BHK Aasara Arogya
Scheme Pension Lakshmi
Double bedroom housing scheme Government of Telangana as a With the aim to enhance the levels
or 2bhk scheme is a housing part of its promise to provide social of nutrition in pregnant and lactating
scheme for the poor introduced security net, has introduced the women, Telangana government has
by the government of Telangana, Aasara pensions with a view to ensure decided to provide one nutritious meal
India. The free 2bhk scheme secured life with dignity to the poor, every day to pregnant and lactating
provides 2.72 lakh homes by March old and the vulnerable people of women and children below the age
2019 in phase 1 and 3 lakh by 2024 the state. It is a welfare scheme of of six through Anganwadi centers.
houses in both rural and urban pensions to old people, widows, goud The nutritional meals are provided at
areas to the poor at a cost of Rs. community, elephantiasis patients, 35,955 anganwadi in the state. Under
36,000 crores. AIDS afflicted people, physically the program, a beneficiary gets:
disabled and beedi workers.
• 16 eggs a month for children
The aim and objective of in the age group of 7 months
The pension amount is to 3 years. An egg every day
the scheme is to provide for children from 3 to 6 years.
a dignified living for Rs. 3016 for the disabled An egg every day and 200 ml
the impoverished and and Rs 2,016 per month for of milk for 25 days a month to
pregnant and lactating women
underprivileged. all the other beneficiaries
• 2 kg pack of milk powder along
with roasted Bengal gram, sugar
and edible oil are provided
UNICEF India in December 2017 appreciated on 1st day of every month to
Pregnant and lactating mothers
the initiative taken by the Government of • Rice, dal, vegetables and snacks
Telangana and appraised for the scheme. are supplied daily

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 Rekkalu
Scheme
In order to put an end to
transportation troubles and save time,
Medical and Health Department has
decided to provide scooters to ANMs
(Auxiliary Nurse Midwives) on bank Haritha
loans. The scheme’s aim is to put an Haram
end to transportation and to save
time in the process. Telanganaku Haritha Haram, a flagship program
of Telangana Government envisages to increase
the present tree cover from 24% to 33% of the total
geographical area. It is the third largest program ever
undertaken to increase the green cover, globally,
while the first two are undertaken in China & Brazil.
Telangana State Government’s Haritha Haram will
soon surpass the top two-programmes worldwide.

The goal is to plant about 230 Cr

seedlings across the state. Out of
this, about 130 Cr seedlings are
proposed to be planted outside the
notified forest areas (10 Cr within
HMDA limits, and the remaining 120
Cr in rest of the State).

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 Kalyana Rhythu
Lakshmi Bandhu
Kalyana Lakshmi Scheme or Shaadi Rythu Bandhu scheme • Pattadar Passbook - The money is given to
Mubarak is a welfare scheme launched the farmers through a bank bearer cheque.
by the Government of Telangana, also called as Farmers’ Along with the cheque, the government
which provides financial assistance Investment Support is also providing new Pattadar Passbook.
to the families for their daughter’s The new passbook is highly secure with 17
marriage. The scheme gives an
Scheme (FISS) is a welfare tamper-proof security features, and a land
assistance of Rs 100,116 and is program. Telangana bank website, Dharani, to have all land
aimed at preventing child marriages government providing holdings in the state
and support marriage expense for
financially distressed families. The investment support • Telangana state enhances Rythu Bandhu
scheme and have increased the amount from
scheme has till now benefitted at least to relieve the farmers Rs 4000 per acre per farmer per season to Rs
360,000 people.
from the burden of debt. 5000 per acre per farmer per season working
The scheme provides out to Rs 10,000 per farmer per annum
For disabled women the financial
assistance increased by 25%, which initial investment • The BJP-led NDA government took a
leaf out of the TRS government’s welfare
is now Rs, 1,25,145. This amount will support to agriculture policy for the farm sector - Rythu Bandhu,
only be available
and horticulture crops and announcing the scheme called Prime
• If a girl is 18 years and above of age Minister's Kisan Samman Nidhi for the
towards purchase Country
• A resident of Telangana
of inputs like seeds, • Four states — Jharkhand, West Bengal,
• Belonging to SC/ST/BC/EBC fertilisers, pesticides, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha — have
classes and
labour and other filed announced or are already implementing
• If the combined income of her state-level income support schemes
parents not exceeding Rs 2 Lakhs. operations involving direct cash transfers to farmers

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 Rhythu KCR Amma
Bima Kits Odi
The main objective of the Farmers Healthy mother give raise to healthy Amma Odi provides transport facility
Group Life Insurance Scheme (Rythu baby. Drawing from the UN sustainable for pregnant women before and after
Bima) is to provide financial and development goals, the government delivery across the State. The scheme
social security to the family members of Telangana has placed the health of was launched by Chief Minister K
or dependents, in case of loss of Pregnant mothers at top priority. The Chandrashekhar Rao in January 2018,
farmer’s life due to any reason. programme aims to reduce the infant after the success of KCR Kit. To avail
mortality rate (IMR) and maternal this the government has set up an
• Farmers in the age group of 18 to
mortality rate (MMR). The aadhar- emergency number “102”. Presently,
59 years are eligible and can enroll
based mother and child-tracking system there are 241 multi-utility vehicles, GPS-
for this scheme.
(MCTS) software is used by healthcare tracked, with capacity for 10 patients.
• The insurance coverage amount in workers to track women at every stage Each district is allotted 6-8 vehicles. By
this scheme is Rs 5 lakhs. of pregnancy. The government provides 2018-end another 200 vehicles were
Rs 12,000 in three instalments to those added to the existing strength of 241.
• The premium per annum per
women who deliver their babies in the
farmer is Rs 2,271 per head.
government hospitals. If the newborn
• The scheme is also extended child is a girl, an additional amount of Rs.
to forest dwelling farmers with 1,000 is given to the family.
recognition of Forest rights (FoFR) In this, the mother will be
as well provided with financial
A special Rs 2000 worth
• 10,012 families received KCR Kit consists of 16 items assistance of Rs 12,000 (Rs
supporter under the Rythu Bima
including clothes, quality 13,000 for a girl child) to
baby soaps, baby oil, baby compensate for the loss of
powder, mosquito nets, toys, work during the pregnancy
napkins, and diapers. and post- natal period.

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 Kanti 6 KG’s Palle
Velugu Fine Rice Scheme Pragati
Another flagship healthcare Six KG's of rice per head per family is The Government of Telangana has
programme launched by the supplied through the Public Distribution launched Palle Pragati program to
Telangana State Government System to every member among the improve the quality of life in the rural
that stood out is Kanti Velugu eligible families in the State. areas. To monitor the activities and
– which is about free eye works under the Palle Pragati Program,
The state government is supplying 1.74
screening for all citizens. Government have constituted 50 Flying
lakh MT of rice at Rs 1 per Kg to 2.74
Squads (FSO) consisting of Senior
crore beneficiaries through 17,027 Ration
Under ‘Kanti Velugu’, Officers of the State Government.
Shops to 85,53,157 lakh ration card
the entire holders. For this subsidy of Rs.5,413.41 Afforestation: The CM said that
crores is being given. In 2019-20 Haritha Haram programme aimed
population of 3.7 budgets, including subsidy government at increasing green cover of the
crore are provided has allocated Rs.2,744 crores. State should be given increased
free eye care. • Fine Rice for students - the State focus, particularly in the districts
government is supplying fine rice of Karimnagar, Jangaon, Yadadri,
to Welfare hostel students for Suryapet, Warangal Urban, Gadwal and
The authorities are not only implementing midday meal scheme Narayanpet that lack green cover.
conducting eye screening but in the Hostels and Schools; the
also providing free medicines, government is supplying fine rice (BPT, Plastic ban in the State: The CM has
spectacles and arranging for Sona Masuri and Super Fine). decided to ban the manufacture and
free surgeries, if required. sale of plastics, which are harm the
• Under the scheme, 44.61 Lakh
The government plans to environment, while threatening the
students were being benefitted.
distribute 40 lakh spectacles. very existence of life. He asked officials
• Including welfare hostels, government to prepare guidelines for the same.
school children annually 1.20 lakh Clearly, Palle Pragathi programme has
metric tonnes fine rice is being evoked good results while promoting
given procuring the same at a cost of awareness among people to keep their
Rs.3,300 per quintal. villages clean and green.

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CONTACTS
APPROVAL Department Time Limits ( In Days)

NOC from Gram Panchayat Panchayati Raj Department 10

CFE – Green Category TSPCB (Consent for Establishment) 7

CFE – Orange Category TSPCB 14

CFE – Red Category TSPCB 21

Authorisation under hazardous waste TSPCB 21

DISCOMs (TSSPDCL or TSNPDCL)
Power feasibility & estimate 2
& TS TRANSCO
Factory plans approval Foctories Department 7

Plot allotment TSIIC 7

Change of Land Use CCLA 14

Change of Land Use HMDA & KUDA 30

Industrial building plan approval DT&CP/IALA/ HMDA/ KUDA 7 DT & CP IALA, 14 - HMDA, KUDA
Less than 15 mts height exempted- 14 Days for buildings more than 15
Provisional Fire NOC Fire Services Department
from taking permissions mts
Permission to draw water (Borewell permission) Ground water Department 14

Feasibility of water supply HMWS & SB 14

Allotment of water from irrigation sources Irrigation Department 14

1 day in Hyderabad 3 days in
VAT registration Commercial Taxes Department
Districts
Approval of the layout and building plans Municipal Administration 14

License to store RS, DS Excise Department 14

Firm registration Registration & Stamps Department 7

NOC for Explosives License The District Collector 7

NOC for Change of Land Use in urban development area if
The District Collector 7
location is near water body
NOC for Change of Land Use in urban development area if
Irrigation Department 7
location is near water body
Permission for felling non-exempted trees under AP WALTA Act Forest Department 14

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CONTACTS
Department/Sector Sectoral Head/ HOD Contact
K Manicka Raj IAS-
Industries & Commerce [email protected]
Commissioner of Industries
Shailaja Ramaiyar IAS -
Handlooms & Textiles [email protected]
Director Handlooms & Textiles

Mee Seva & TSTS GT Venkateshwara Rao IRS - Director [email protected]

Mines & Geology Department Ronald Rose IAS - Director Mines & Geology Dept
Sujai Karampuri - Director Electronics &
Electronics [email protected]
Semiconductors
Electric Vehicles & Energy Storage Solutions Sujai Karampuri - Director EV & ESS [email protected]
Logistics G Rajender Reddy - Director Logistics [email protected]
Shakti Nagappan -
Life Sciences & Pharma [email protected]
Director Life Sciences & Pharma
Aerospace & Defence Praveen P A - Director - Aerospace & Defence [email protected]
Textiles Mihir Parekh - Director Kakatiya Megatextile Park [email protected]
IT & ITES Amarnath Reddy - Chief Relations Officer [email protected]
Food Processing Akhil Kumar Gawar - Director Food Processing [email protected]
Automotive Gopal Krishna VC - Director Automotive [email protected]
Suresh S - Joint Director I&C ,
Ts-iPASS [email protected]
Nodal officer - TS-iPASS
Electronics Wing Dr. SK Sharma - Additional Director - Electronics [email protected]
Emerging Technologies Ramadevi Lanka - OSD - Emerging Technologies [email protected]
Vatsala Mishra - Director
MSME [email protected]
(OSD to Principal Secretary)
Madhav Pulipati - CEO Photonics
Photonics Valley Corporation [email protected]
Valley Corporation
IPO- I&C Venkat Shekar - IPO [email protected]
Digital Media Dileep Konatham - Director Digital Media [email protected]
T-Hub Ravi Narayan - CEO T-Hub [email protected]
T-Works Sujai Karampuri - CEO T-Works [email protected]
T-Fiber Sujai Karampuri - Managing Director - T-Fiber [email protected]
Research & Innovation Circle of Hyderabad
Ajit Rangnekar - Director General [email protected]
(RICH)
We-Hub Deepthi Ravula - CEO We Hub [email protected]
Telangana State Innovation Cell Ravi Narayan - Chief Innovation Officer [email protected]
T-SAT Shailesh Reddy - CEO T-SAT [email protected]

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CONTACTS
Department/Sector Sectoral Head/ HOD Contact
Boilers Department Director of Boilers, Shivam Road, Hyderabad, Telangana tsboilers.cgg.gov.in
500007. Email: [email protected]
Chief Commissioner of Land Administration CCLA, Nampally Station Road Abids, Hyderabad, Telangana ccla.telangana.gov.in webland.telangana.gov.in
(LA) 500001. Phone: 040 23200027. Email: [email protected] mabhoomi.telangana.gov.in
Chief Electrical Inspector to Govt. (CEIG) CEIG, Khairatabad, Hyderabad, Telangana 500004. https://tsceig.cgg.gov.in/
Phone: 040-23450367. Email: [email protected]
Commercial Taxes Department Commissioner Commercial Taxes, 1st Floor, Gagan tgct.gov.in
Vihar, Opposite Gandhi Bhavan, Goshamahal, Nampally,
Hyderabad- 500001. Ph: 040-24732351 Email: tg_cct@tgct.
gov.in
Commissioner & Director of Municipal Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration cdma.gov.in
Administration Department 640, AC Guards, MasabTank Opp PTI Building
Hyderabad 500 004. Ph: 040 23302150 Email: cdma@
telangana.gov.in
Directorate of Town & Country Planning DTCP, 3rd to 5th Floors, 640, AC Guards, Opp: PTI Building, dtcp.telangana.gov.in
Hyderabad - 500004. Ph: 040 23314622 Email: dtcp@
telangana.gov.in
Drugs Control Administration Director,Drugs Control Administration, Vengalrao Nagar, dca.telangana.gov.in
Hyderabad - 500 038. Ph: 040 23713563 Email: dg_dca@
telangana.gov.in
Factories Department Director of Factories, 5th floor, ‘B’ Block, B.R.K.R. Bhavan, tsfactories.cgg.gov.in
Hyderabad - 500 063. Ph: 040 23261306 Email: jcifhyd-ts@
gov.in
Forest Department PRL. PRL. Chief Conservator of Forests (HoFF), Telangana, forest.telangana.gov.in
aranya bhavan, saifabad, Hyderabad. Ph: 040 23231538 Email:
[email protected]
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, CC. Complex Tank Bund Road, Lower Tank Bund
Phone: 040-23224564 Email: commissionerghmc2013@gmail. Hyderabad: 500063
com
Ground Water Department (GW) GW Department, Chintal, Hyderabad, Telangana 500004
Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Metropolitan Commissioner, Block A, District commercial hmda.gov.in
Authority (HMDA) complex, Tarnaka, Hyderabad, Telangana 500007. Ph: 040
27003313 Email: [email protected]
Hyderabad Metropolotal Water Supply & HMWSSB, Khairatabad, Hyderabad - 500004 hyderabadwater.gov.in
Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) Phone: 040 23442844,100 / 101 Email: mdhmwssb@
hyderabadwater.gov.in
Irrigation Department Irrigation Department j Block, 6th Floor, Room No: 623, irrigation.telangana.gov.in
Secretariat Road, Opp BRKR Building, Hyderabad, Telangana
500022. Phone: 040 2339 0411
Kakatiya Urban Development Authority Kakatiya Urban Development Authority Beside Ashoka Hotel, kuda.in
(KUDA) H.No: 6-1-240, Hanamkonda Warangal- 506001
Labour Department Labour Commissioner, 1-1-18/73, Anjaiah Sankshema labour.telangana.gov.in
Bhavan, RTC Cross Road, Hyderabad, Telangana 500020.
Phone: 040 27611437 Email: [email protected]

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CONTACTS
Department/Sector Sectoral Head/ HOD Contact
Law Department Secretary to Government, Legal Affairs, Legislative Affairs and law.telangana.gov.in ecourts.gov.in/telangana
Justice, Law Department, A-Block, III Floor, T.S. Secretariat
Buildings, HYDERABAD 500 022
Panchayati Raj & Rural Development (PR & RD) Commissioner of Panchayati Raj, Himayat Nagar, Hyderabad, https://epanchayat.telangana.gov.in/cs
Phone: 040 23226653
Registrations & Stamps (R&S) Department Commissioner & Inspector General (Registration & Stamps), registrations.telangana.gov.in
Mallakunta, Hyderabad, Telangana 500095.
Phone: 040-23449157 Email: [email protected]
Telangana State Disaster Response & Fire TS Disaster Response & Fire Services, BRKR bhavan, 1st tsfire.cgg.gov.in
Services Department Floor, ‘B’ Block, Tank Bund, Near GHMC, Hyderabad-500063.
Ph: 040 23442944 / 23442955 Email: [email protected]
Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation tsiic.telangana.gov.in
Corporation Limited Limited 6th Floor, Parisrama Bhavan, Fateh Maidan Road,
Basheerbagh Hyderabad – 500 004.
Ph: 040 23230234 Email: [email protected]
Telangana State Northern Power Distribution Managing Director, TSNPDCL, H.No: 2-5-31/2, Corporate tsnpdcl.in
Company Limited (TSNPDCL) Office, Vidyut Bhavan, Nakkalgutta, Hanamkonda,
Warangal-506001. Ph: 0870-2461501, email - [email protected]
Telangana State Pollution Control Board Telangana State Pollution Control Board Member Secretary, tspcb.cgg.gov.in
A-3, Paryavaran Bhavan, Sanath Nagar Rd, Hyderabad,
Telangana 500018. Ph: 040 23887500, Email: ms-tspcb@
telangana.gov.in
Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Managing Director, TSSPDCL Corporate Office : # 6-1-50, Tssouthernpower.com
Company Limited Mint Compound, HYDERABAD-500 063. Ph: 040 23431018
Email: [email protected]
Commissioner of Industries & Commerce Commissioner of Industries, Chirag Ali Lane, Abids, industries.telangana.gov.in
Hyderabad - 500 001. Phone : 91-040-23441666 Fax : 91-040-
23441611 Help Line : 7306-600-600 Email: ipass.telangana@
gmail.com
Telangana State Mineral Development No.6-2-915, 4th Floor, Rear Block, Hmwssb Building,
Corporation Khairtabad, Hyderabad - 500 004. Telephone: 040-233393184,
23373155
Invest Telangana Invest Telangana Cell, Industries & Commerce Department, https://invest.telangana.gov.in/contact/
5th floor, BRKR Bhavan, Hyderabad.
Telangana state Trade Promotion Corporation 5-10-174, Shakkar Bhavan, 2nd Floor, Fateh Maidan Road, tstpc.telangana.gov.in
Hyderabad-500004. Telephone - 040-23237591
Mee Seva O/o The Commissioner, ESD (Meeseva), Road No.7, Banjara https://ts.meeseva.telangana.gov.in/meeseva/
Hills, Hyderabad-500034. Phone No : 040-23352849 home.htm
Telangana State Technological Services (TSTS) 2nd Floor, HACA Bhavan, Opp to Assembly, Nampally, https://www.tsts.telangana.gov.in/
Hyderabad -500004. Phone: 040 - 23224935, email:
[email protected]

For any Queries - Email: [email protected]

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Jayesh Ranjan, IAS
Principal Secretary
(ITE&C, Industries & Commerce)
Email: [email protected]

Sujai Karampuri
Director ( Electronics, EV & ESS)
Email: [email protected]

IT, Electronics &

Communications Department
5th floor, BRK Bhavan, Hyderabad.