KTR seeks National Design Centre in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao requested Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal for setting up of first National Design Centre (NDC) in Hyderabad for which a detailed project report (DPR) was submitted to the Central government. A representation was submitted to Goyal at his residence in New […]

Hyderabad: IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao requested Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal for setting up of first National Design Centre (NDC) in Hyderabad for which a detailed project report (DPR) was submitted to the Central government.

A representation was submitted to Goyal at his residence in New Delhi to extend financial support for establishing Kakatiya Mega Textiles Park in Warangal. For setting up of the NDC, based on the inputs received, a DPR was submitted indicating the activities which will be undertaken to make the NDC self-sustaining in approximately six years’ time post commencement of operations.

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The State Government will be able to support 50 per centof the deficit in operational funds requirement until the NDC becomes self-sustainable, on equal sharing basis with the Central government.

The cost-sharing by State Government in operational expenditure will be in addition to the 30 acres of prime land provided free of cost in University of Hyderabad campus adjacent to National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB) in Gopanpally, Hyderabad.

The State government is keen to develop this unique and first-of-its-kind institution in India, in Hyderabad, and would like to start the interim activities of envisioning, planning, identifying prospective stakeholders and working towards forging long-term sustainable partnerships for the NDC.

“We look forward to your approval of our proposal”, he said.

Telangana government has identified textiles and apparel as one of the priority areas under industrial policy. “We have accordingly decided to set up a large-scale textile park at Warangal which will be eventually spread over 2000 acres”, he said.

“In the first phase, we have agglomerated 1200 acres and have identified marquee names as anchor clients including Youngone from Korea and Kitex from Kerala. The state government have already obtained environment clearance for the park and have also been able to put in all the required basic infrastructure like water and power connection for construction purposes, road connectivity etc,” he explained.

For the last five years, the State government is requesting the Central government to support by declaring this textile park as a Mega Textile Park and provide funding support in order to take up external infrastructure such as dedicated water and power lines, Rail Over Bridge as well as common amenities like CETP, Technical Textile Testing Lab, warehousing, Training Centre, et cetera. Our request was kept pending since a long time under the pretext that the Union Government is designing a scheme for Mega
Textile Parks.

“Since MITRA scheme was under finalization, we request that the Kakatiya Mega Textile Park in Warangal be approved as the first beneficiary under the scheme given that no other mega textile park in the country is in such an advanced stage of implementation,” he said.

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