CM Revanth: State Govt Plans Industrial Park For Women Entrepreneurs
The Chief Minister said the government was constructing Indira Mahila Shakti Bhavans in 22 district headquarters to strengthen self-help groups
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said on Saturday that the state government would consider developing another industrial park for women entrepreneurs on city outskirts, following the success of the existing FICCI Ladies Orgnisation (FLO) Industrial Park in Patancheru.
Revanth Reddy told a delegation of FLO members that the state government would allot 1,000 square yards of land adjacent to Shilparamam in Hitec City for the construction of the FICCI headquarters and an acre in Bharat Future City to make the organisation a partner in the state's flagship project.
The Chief Minister said the government was constructing Indira Mahila Shakti Bhavans in 22 district headquarters to strengthen self-help groups. These centres, to be inaugurated soon, were being developed with corporate-level infrastructure and would function as hubs for training, marketing and business promotion. In addition, foundation stones had been laid for 8,000 Indira Stree Shakti Bhavans for SHGs.
He said the government was working to enable SHG products to be marketed globally through Amazon and suggested that FLO institute annual awards to recognise outstanding women SHGs excelling in business. The Chief Minister also noted that FLO was celebrating its silver jubilee while FICCI would complete 100 years in 2027.
Highlighting the success of the Indira Mahila Shakti Bazaar near Shilparamam, he said the government had allotted land worth nearly ₹1,000 crore for the project, where more than 150 shops run by women SHGs were re successfully selling rural handicrafts and traditional products.
Promising continued engagement with women entrepreneurs, Revanth Reddy said he would hold review meetings with them once every three months to understand their requirements and facilitate business growth.
He noted that Telangana's women SHGs were creating a new socio-economic revolution, with nearly 67 lakh women associated with the groups and loans worth ₹16,000 crore already extended to them. Women, he said, were now successfully operating petrol pumps and competing with major corporate players.
Under the Indira Mahila Shakti programme, the government has set an ambitious target of generating 1,000 MW of solar power under the ownership and management of women SHGs, he said.
Revanth Reddy said the maintenance responsibility of 27,000 government schools had been entrusted to women SHGs. The government had also assigned them the task of stitching two pairs of uniforms for 27.5 lakh government school students, paying ₹75 for each uniform.
