Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday warned of stringent action against anti-social elements in the state. “The government is committed to maintaining law and order. We are taking firm action against anti-social elements. The results are before your eyes,” he said, in an indirect reference to the encounter-killing of gangster Nayeem.
He also spoke about the formation of new districts on Dasara, signing of an MoU with Mahar-ashtra over river water sharing and construction of irrigation projects across river Godavari, providing Krishna-Godavari waters to all villages by March 2018 and 1,000 MW power for Telangana from Chhattisgarh within four months. Mr Rao addressed the state after unfurling the national Flag on the occasion of the 70th Independence Day at Golconda Fort. Cabinet ministers, legislators, MPs and others attended the ceremony.
Mr Rao said that the performance of Telan-gana state police had vastly improved and had got the highest number of national police medals including a Shaurya Chakra for the first time after the formation of Telangana — to Nalgonda Counter Intelligence constable K. Srinivasulu — besides two gallantry aw-ards and 38 police medals. Referring to his focus on Bangaru Telangana and those opposed to this, the Chief Minister alleged that some forces were trying to stall development but the government would overcome it with public support.
Speaking about TS-iPASS, Mr Rao said that the government had come up with the best industrial policy. “Permissions had been given for 2,303 new industries, which pumped in Rs 46,000 crore worth of investments and created employment for 1.75 lakh people in the state,” the Chief Minister said. “The information technology sector has achieved 13.26 per cent growth rate. It (this growth) is now number one in the country. Last financial year, the IT sector had achieved Rs 75,000 crore software exports. Hyderabad is now a world-recognised IT hub. The 2018 World Congress of Information Technology meet will be held in Hyderabad,” he added.
The Chief Minister also said that out of the government’s promise of creating one lakh jobs during its five year term, 37,000 jobs had been created so far. He also spoke of the massive Telangana Ku Haritha Haram programme that will see 46 crore saplings planted this year and 230 crore in the next three years. “When I hoisted the Tricolour at the Golconda Fort for the first time after formation of Telangana, the state was a two-and-a-half month old baby. Step by step, it has crossed the childhood in a short period of two years,” the Chief Minister said while greeting people on the occasion of Krishna Pushkaralu.
