Greater Hyderabad Updates

IT Exports from Hyderabad May Touch Rs 63,000 Cr in 2014-15

The New India Express 14 Feb, 2015

HYDERABAD: Telangana State IT Secretary Harpreet Singh on Friday effectively ruled out intervention in the TCS retrenchment row, terming it an ‘employer-employee’ issue and hence, not covered under the labour laws.

Skirting the controversial issue, the senior official sounded bullish on the prospect of software exports from Hyderabad. Suggesting that IT exports for the year 2014-15 might be around Rs 63,000 crore, up from Rs 57,000 crore in the financial year 2013-14, he said the sector would also see creation of 20,000 more jobs. Speaking on the sidelines of an event organised here on the 23rd edition of the annual summit and awards of Hyderabad Software Enterprises Association (HYSEA), Harpreet Singh said, “Rs 63,000 crore is a possibility if 13% growth rate is recorded.”

Elaborating on the initiatives being taken up by the state government, he said, “We are setting up the T-Hub, the country’s biggest technology incubation centre, which will facilitate start-ups to grow. This start-up system will see good IT companies originating in Hyderabad.”

On the proposed Information Technology and Investment Region (ITIR) project in Hyderabad, Singh said, “The ITIR is in the planning stage. We are planning to have better infrastructure than Cyberabad. We are in the process of getting a consultant.”

Telangana appeals Saudi Arabia to open its consulate in Hyderabad

Economic Times 11 Feb, 2015

NEW DELHI: Telangana Government today approached Saudi Arabian authorities seeking to set up a consulate of the Kingdom in Hyderabad.

State's Deputy Chief Minister Mahmood Ali also called on External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj urging her to establish a Passport Office at the Old City of Hyderabad.

Ali met Saudi Arabian Ambassador here to press for a consulate for the convenience of thousands of Telangana-based workers employed in the country.

"Hyderabad and Saudi Arabia share a relationship for over 100 years... Besides, Telangana has more Muslim population as compared with two other southern states," Ali told reporters.

Ali said he had explained about the historical relations between Hyderabad Nizam and Saudi Arabia and pointed out that a consulate would be helpful for Haj pilgrims also.

The Government of Telangana would be writing to the Saudi Arabian External Affairs Ministry in this connection, he said, while adding that the Saudi authorities have assured to look into the demand.

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SPF to Provide Security for Metro Rail Project

Times of India, Feb 6, 2015

HYDERABAD: The armed wing of the state police entitled to protect government institutes and industrial undertakings, the Special Protection Force, is all set to take the security responsibilities of the Hyderabad Metro Rail. The mega metro rail project, the biggest in the world in public private partnership mode, will have SPF for external security where as the consessionaire L&T Metro Rail will take care of internal responsibility.

Senior officials of the Telangana State SPF will tour Mumbai to study the security system being followed at the Metro Rail project there. The director general, SPF would visit Mumbai for four days starting Saturday to review the security appratus in the Metro Rail projects there.

When contacted, SPF DG Tejdeep Kaur Menon said: “It is too premature to talk about it. The government has asked us to give a proposal. We will be sending out team to study the security aspects in different cities.” The team would submit a report to the government soon after the visit.

Hyderabad, being on the radar of terror agencies, remains on a high alert and the security system of the upcoming Metro Rail project poses a major concern for the government. Keeping in view of this, apart from the security set up of the promoters of the Metro Rail, the government wants to install a foolproof security in the trains and also in the Metro stations, parking places and other premises.

The SPF is currently entrusted with security of several buildings including the state Assembly, Council, state Secretariat and other government buildings and vital installations.

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Amazon to set up warehouse centre in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: Online retail giant Amazon will set up awarehouse centre here and start operations from a leased facility in about two months before its own facility is constructed.

A delegation from Amazon, led by global director and head for Real Estate and Facilities John Schoettler, met Telangana IT minister KT Rama Rao and discussed the expansion plans, said a press release issued by the state government.

"Amazon has come forward to set up a warehouse/ fulfilment centre in Hyderabad. Amazon will start their operations from a leased facility in about two months before the own facility is "Minister KT Rama Rao assured the delegation that the state government would extend all incentives to the Amazon facility as per the new Industrial Policy," the release said.

Amazon will be training the MSME clusters for utilising the online platforms for boosting their revenues, it said.

The minister requested Amazon to create an online market place for promoting Telangana handicrafts such as Nirmal handicrafts, Pochampalli sarees and Bidri-ware for which the company has responded positively, it added.

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AIIMS for TS to Come Up at Bibinagar Campus of NIMS

New India Express Jan 21, 2015

HYDERABAD: It is official. As reported in these coloumns in July last, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) will come up at the Bibinagar campus of the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) in Nalgonda district.

As per the AP Reorganisation Act, the Centre has allotted an AIIMS to Telangana as well as AP. The Union government has recently asked the Telangana government to identify land for the same and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday zeroed in on the upcoming NIMS facility at Bibinagar for it.

“It is the best place for setting up AIIMS,” Rao said after inspecting the NIMS campus at Bibinagar and added that a proposal to this effect will be sent to the Centre soon. The NIMS facility is coming up on more than 150 acres at Bibinagar but to transform it into AIIMS, it would need another 50 acres at least. Before paying a visit to the NIMS campus at Bibinagar, Rao held a review meeting at the Secretariat and discussed the issue of setting up AIIMS in the State. Interestingly, Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister T Rajaiah was conspicuous by his absence at the meeting where it was decided to locate AIIMS at the Bibinagar campus of NIMS.

The Chief Minister left for Bibinagar soon after the meeting and Rajaiah, who was in Warangal, arrived at Bibinagar just about 15 minutes before Rao left for Hyderabad. AIIMS will be set up in nearly 200 acres initially and the State government also has plans to convert the same into a Health Smart City.

While reviewing the availability of land at Bibinagar and Kondamadugu, Rao said 400 acres was available but felt there was a need to acquire more land.

“As NIMS-Bibinagar is closer to Hyderabad and the Outer Ring Road and is also located on the Hyderabad-Warangal highway, the under-construction hospital is suitable for setting up AIIMS,” Rao reasoned and said the facility will be helpful for people of all the districts in Telangana.

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