Telangana: Minister Sridhar Babu Seeks Centre’s Support For Industrial Push

Hyderabad: IT and industries minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu on Monday urged the Centre to support measures aimed at accelerating Telangana’s industrial growth and advancing its “Telangana Rising Vision 2047” after a meeting with Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal in New Delhi.

Sridhar Babu submitted a memorandum seeking central approval and funding for projects to strengthen manufacturing, defence, logistics and export infrastructure.

The state requested priority consideration under the Bhavya Scheme – Phase 1, noting that detailed project reports are being prepared for 15–20 plug‑and‑play industrial parks. He sought sanctioning of an Aero Defence Corridor to attract aerospace investments and strengthen supply chains.

Telangana offered to host a National Design Centre in Hyderabad to boost design‑led manufacturing and innovation. The minister also requested allocation of two mMega leather parks under the MLFACD scheme to strengthen the footwear ecosystem.

He informed the Union minister that Hyundai Group plans to set up a Global Innovation and R&D Centre in Zaheerabad Industrial Smart City with a proposed investment of ₹8,500 crore, and sought central assistance for a logistics hub at the site.

Approval was also sought for a ₹2,050 crore multi modal logistics park at Manoharabad in Medak district, being developed with National Highways Logistics Management Limited, to enhance freight connectivity.

For export support, Telangana requested funding under the trade infrastructure for exports scheme for an irradiation facility at Koheda in Rangareddy district to improve compliance for agricultural products.

Highlighting last year’s fertilizer supply disruptions, Sridhar Babu urged that the entire urea production from the Ramagundam Fertilisers and Chemicals Limited plant be allocated to Telangana. He also asked the Centre to restore the import duty on crude palm oil to 44 per cent to protect palm oil farmers from volatile international prices.