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Introduction

Agriculture plays a pivotal role in the economy of Telangana and the

better performance of this sector is vital for inclusive growth. Telangana

went in for the Green Revolution in rice cultivation in the 1970s. There

have been significant changes in the structure and performance of the

agrarian economy in the state in the recent years. Telangana State is

endowed with bountiful resources having good soils, diversified

cropping pattern and major irrigation systems fed by rivers like

Godavari and Krishna. Agriculture is a way of life, a tradition that has

shaped the culture and economic life of the people of Telangana.

Therefore, it will continue to be central to all strategies for planned

socio-economic development of the State. The State Government has

emphasized the need to achieve 6% growth rate and increased returns on

investment to farmers through improved technology, effective extension

reach, efficient input delivery, mechanisation, marketing tie up, adequate

credit and crop insurance.

The total Geographical area of the State is 114.84 lakh ha with a Gross

Cropped Area of 62.88 lakh ha in the year 2013-14.

1. Total Geographical Area 114.84 Lakh Ha

2. Gross Cropped Area 62.88 3 Lakh Ha

3. Net Cropped Area 49.61 4 Lakh Ha

4. Gross Irrigated Area 31.64 Lakh Ha

5. Net Irrigated Area 22.89 Lakh Ha

6. No. of Farm holdings 55.54 Lakh Nos.

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7 .Average Farm Holding size 1.12 Ha

8. Average Annual Rainfall 906.00 Mm

9. Cropping Intensity 1.27%

10. Irrigation Intensity 1.38%

Soils

Telangana is situated on the Deccan Plateau, in the central stretch of the

eastern seaboard of the Indian Peninsula. In Telangana State, there are

varieties of soils ranging from fertile alluvial to very poor sandy soils.

Various soil types abound, including chalkas, red sandy soils, dubbas,

deep red loamy soils, and very deep black cotton soils that facilitate

planting mangoes, oranges and flowers, exist in Telangana. Red soils are

predominant, accounting for 48 percent of the total area. Other soil types

in the State are black cotton soils, alluvial, rocks and boulders

accounting for 25 percent, 20 percent and 7 percent of the area,

respectively. Socio Economic Outlook 2015 35 The soils in Nizamabad,

Warangal and Nalgonda are deficient in nitrogen (less than 44%).

Phosphorous deficiency (less than 55%) is prevalent in the districts of

Adilabad, Medak, Mahabubnagar and Nizamabad.

Agriculture Potential of Telangana:

• Soils of Telangana are well drained to moderately well drained and

provide favorable environment for soil fertility management.

• Soils are suitable for wide range of crops including food grains, oil

seeds, pulses, fruit crops, pastures, forestry etc. There are a number of

agriculture-related-institutions of importance in Telangana, including





ICAR Institutes viz. DRR, DOR, MANAGE, NIPHM and NAARM,

NIRD, NFDB, CRIDA and NRCS

• Food grain production recorded a growth rate of 3.97% (CAGR) as

against 2.43 % at all India level.

• 37.42 lakh quintals of seeds of various crops with an area of 3.22 lakh

acres, HYV Paddy, Hybrid paddy, Maize, Cotton and Bengal gram etc.

are produced.

Employment pattern in Telangana: Rural and Urban categorization

III-14 2015-16 2013-14 2015-16

In Telangana,

Employment in rural is 74.2% in Agriculture & Allied Activities

for the period 2013-14

Employment in rural is 73.0% in Agriculture & Allied Activities


Employment in urban is 6.9% in Agriculture & Allied Activities


Employment in urban is 6.5% in Agriculture & Allied Activities


Employment in rural and urban is 55.6% in Agriculture & Allied

Activities for the period 2013-14

Employment in rural and urban is 54% in Agriculture & Allied

Activities for the period 2015-16

Constraints in Telangana Agriculture

While there is lot of potential for growth in agriculture, there are

constraints hampering the same . The major constraints are as follows.

• Low and erratic rainfall leaves many areas under unprecedented

drought, while some areas are subjected to floods





• Semi-arid climate restricts the growth of natural vegetation, due to

which, scope of organic matter development in soils is limited and,

therefore, the most soils are inherently poor in available Nitrogen, the

chief nutrient for plant growth 63% of the agriculture is rainfed, which is

exposed to the hostilities of climate

• Among the farming community, about 85% of farmers are either

marginal or small with poor socioeconomic condition High labour cost

and low mechanization levels have increased the cost of cultivation

Agricultural extension is devoid of enough strength and mobility to

address each and every farmer at right time

State’s Agriculture Vision

Despite the constraints, it is important to improve the agricultural

situation in the state, duly harnessing the available agricultural potential

and integrating it with technology and resources. Keeping in view the

future requirements of agricultural production, a vision for Telangana is

framed as put forth here under: Empowering the farmers in seed

management, enabling them to acquiring good quality seed at the right

time and at affordable cost

• Making farming a commercially viable endeavour

• Providing easy access to inputs, finance, technology and IT

• Increasing irrigated area by utilizing the available surface and

groundwater potential

• Providing means for land development for efficient soil and water

management

• Providing trained extension staff for technology transfer at the door

step of farmers





• Identifying the yield gaps and bridging them through suitable

technologies

• Motivating for the farmers to adopt Integrated Nutrient Management

(INM) and balanced fertilization with necessary demonstration and

training support

• Providing short term weather forecasting for instant action

• Promoting farm mechanization through access to farm machinery and

equipment at affordable cost

• Strengthening IT to help the farmer in accessing information on

weather, input availability and markets

• Improving water use effi ciency through drip and sprinkler irrigation

• Empowering the farmers for eco-friendly agriculture through INM and

IPM

• New Initiatives for Sustainable Agriculture Development

New Initiatives for Sustainable Agriculture Development Strategy –

Making Vision A Reality

TO MAKE THE VISION A REALITY THE FOLLOWING

FLAGSHIP SCHEMES IN AGRICULTURE SECTOR

Seed Bowl

Seed is a critical determinant in increasing the agricultural productivity.

The performance and effi ciency of other inputs depends on the quality

of seed produced and supplied.

Telangana Government is developing a strategy to make the State, as the

“Seed Bowl” of the country, endowed as it is with congenial climatic

conditions and soils suitable for quality seed production of various crops





viz., Paddy, Maize, Soybean Castor & Cotton. In view of the above, a

five year plan has been prepared for production of breeder and certified

seed by involving the technical expertise of Prof. Jayashankar Telangana

State Agriculture University (PJTSAU)

The seed production programme is planned to be taken up through Seed

Village Programme and Seed Production in State Seed Farms and

Government Agencies like Telanagana State Seed Development

Corporation (TSSDC), Oil fed, MARKFED and HACA.

The state produces 37.42 lakh quintals of seeds of various crops with an

area of 3.22 lakh acres, mainly Hybrid paddy, Maize, Cotton and Bengal

gram etc. which are supplied to our farmers and also to various other

states. Thus the Telangana is the seed capital of the country. Hence

production and supply of quality seed to the farmers is one of the most

important interventions proposed under the plan budget for which an

amount of Rs 50.00 crores is allocated to strengthen the seed chain,

which includes improving of seed varietal replacement in all crops,

construction of additional seed storage godowns, procurement of seed

processing equipment, strengthening of seed testing laboratories etc.

There are 10 seed farms in the state with an area of 536 ha of cultivable

area. The main objective is to produce foundation seed and supply under

the Seed Village Scheme. It is proposed to strengthen these farms by

supplying Breeder seed for multiplication while providing assured

irrigation and infrastructure support like seed processing and storage.

Development of Crop Colonies

Telangana State is having large areas under Paddy, Maize, Pulses and

oilseeds like Soybean Castor and Groundnut with suitable soils and

climatic conditions. It has been proposed to establish crop colonies

under these crops with a view to expand area, increase production and





productivity and to achieve self-sufficiency. Seeds are critical input for

long term sustained growth in Agriculture. Timely availability of

certified seed to farmers with good yield potential continues to be a

major problem in the state.

In India only 20% of the farmers use certified seed and remaining 80%

use farm saved seeds, where as in Telangana about 70%-80% farmers

use certified seeds. It may be mentioned here that rain fed areas are

vulnerable to high risk and seed systems have to be re-oriented towards

meeting shortages on account of supply shortages. Seeds being rendered

futile in rain fed areas owing to prolonged dry spells immediately after

sowing is a common occurrence.

There should be assured availability of a second batch of seed to repeat

sowing if the fi rst sowing fails In case of long dry spells the State Seed

System must be capable of providing seeds for contingency plan.

There is a great potential for seed production in Telangana. Hybrid

Cotton Seed Production is primarily taken up in the districts of

Mahabubnagar, Hybrid maize Seed production is taken up in

Karimnagar, Nizamabad, and Medak districts. The Hybrid paddy seed is

produced in Karimnagar and Warangal districts. Similarly there are large

areas under seed production of varieties of various crops like Paddy,

Castor, Pulses, Groundnut, Soybean and vegetables in Karimnagar,

Warangal, Nalgonda, Nizamabad, Mahabubnagar and Adilabad. Hence,

it is proposed to establish crop colonies under these crops with a view to

expanding area, increasing production and productivity to achieve self-

sufficiency in seeds.

Soil testing:

Soil testing is done to evaluate the fertility status of the soil to identify

nutrients available and the problems (salinity/sodicity) of the farmland.





In the absence of this information, either farmers end up applying too

much fertiliser, which increases cost of cultivation in addition to

damaging the environment, or end up applying too little fertiliser, which

results in low yields and returns. Based on soil testing, the farmers can

improve fertility of the land by applying appropriate fertilisers/micro-

nutrients.

The Soil Health Card Scheme is being implemented to create awareness

among farmers regarding the importance of soil testing and judicious

and integrated use of fertilisers based on soil test data, thereby reducing

the cost of cultivation. The scheme promotes soil health by reclamation

of acidic/alkaline soils and productivity by balanced and integrated use

of fertilisers.

The Telangana Government has established 44 soil testing labs and

plans to issue Soil Health Cards to all the farmers in the state over a

period of two years. Under the Soil Health Card Scheme, the target is to

collect one sample for every 10 ha and 2.5 ha for rain-fed and irrigated

areas, respectively.

During 2015-16, 5 lakh soil samples were collected and analysed, and

about 21.6 lakh soil health cards were distributed. For 2016-17, the

target for collection and analysis of soil samples is 5.34 lakh. As on 21

January 2017, about 4.23 lakhs soil samples have been collected and

3.64 lakh samples analysed.

Micro-irrigation:

A special project on micro-irrigation has been under implementation in

Telangana. The major objectives of the scheme include

(i) enhance productivity,

(ii) (ii) improve effi ciency of water and fertilizer use,

(iii) (iii) improve energy and labour effi ciency and

(iv) (iv) increase agricultural yield with less water.





Recognising the importance of micro-irrigation, the subsidy was

extended to cover up to 5ha. for all categories of farmers, without

limitation on unit cost subsidy as compared to the earlier limitation of

Rs. 1 lakh subsidy per family, with coverage of 1 ha only.

Integrated pest management:

To reduce the indiscriminate use of pesticides, the extension staff

organised demonstrations pertaining to Integrated Pest Management

(IPM). Farmers were trained in seed treatment, trap crops and border

crops, erecting bird perches, etc. (i.e.,biological, cultural, echanical and

chemical methods). Use of silt from tanks through renovation of tanks

under the Mission Kakatiya, is helping farmers in reducing fertiliser

consumption.

Farm Mechanisation:

Most of the farming is carried out on small holdings. Mechanization

possibility is strongly influenced by the farm size, cost of farm labour,

availability and suitability of machines and energy. The farming system

continues to utilize manual power, animal power and tractor power. In

order to bring more land under cultivation and to improve productivity

per unit area, the Government is promoting farm mechanization by

encouraging machinery to be used from sowing to harvest, like power

tractors, power tillers, including through the use of renewable energy.

Objectives of the scheme

• Reduction of physical drudgery associated with various farm

operations

• Making available the presence of mechanization in every village.

• Rise in Productivity level/ Net income per hectare





• Helps in the protection of the produce and byproducts from qualitative

and quantitative damages

• Product quality improvement through use of Post harvest machinery/

improved processing methods

Reduction in cost of cultivation for major crops grown in the State These

objectives are to be pursued with the view point that mechanization

induced enhancement in productivity could be one of the important

inputs to usher in all round development in the rural areas.

An amount of Rs 100.00 crores is proposed to supply various farm

implements i.e. Animal Drawn Implements, Tractor Drawn Implements,

High Cost Machinery (Upto 1 lakh & 1 to 5 lakh), Rotovators,

Harvesters, Taiwan Sprayers, Power Tillers, Mini Tractors, Post Harvest

Equipment, Plant Protection Equipment, Inter cultivation Equipment and

for establishment of Custom Hiring Centers for Paddy Land Preparation

package. The subsidy proposed under Normal State Plan (NSP) is 50%.

Farm Mechanization - Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)

An amount of Rs 67.40 cores is proposed for establishment of Custom

Hiring Centers for Paddy, Cotton, Maize, Groundnut, Sugarcane, Mini

SMSRI, Paddy Nursery Package, Paddy Harvesting package, Post

Harvest Items & Procurement Centers, Implement Hiring Stations,

Tarpaulins, Solar fencing, Paddy reapers, Power Tillers, Seed cum ferti-

drills, Maize Shellers, Multi Crop Threshers, Rotovators, Power

Weeders, Improved farm machinery (4- Row walker type Paddy

Transplanters, Paddy Threshers, Turmeric Boilers, Laser guided land

leveler, Wet land leveler, Groundnut wet pod thresher, Combine

Harvesters etc) and for organizing Trainings & Demonstrations and also

for establishment of Solar pump sets.





Out of total amount proposed, an amount of Rs 10.42 crores which is the

unspent balance available under RKVY 2013-14 will be utilized for

establishment of Solar Pump sets during 2014-15 @ Rs 1,00,000/-

subsidy from the Department of Agriculture and 30% from New &

Renewable Energy Development Ltd. (NRED). The remaining amount

of Rs 56.98 crores was allocated and Rs 22.00 crores was released to all

the districts. The subsidy approved by State Level Sanction Committee

(SLSC) is 50% for all the components supplied under FM component of

RKVY scheme.

Sub-Mission on AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION (SMAM)

An amount of Rs 23.54 crores is proposed for supply of Mini Tractors,

Power Tillers, Self Propelled machinery, Animal drawn implements,

Tractor drawn implements, Plant protection equipment, establishment of

Farm Machinery Banks for Custom Hiring Center up to Rs. 10 lakh to

Rs. 25 lakh and for organizing trainings & demonstrations to farmers.

Out of the total amount proposed, Rs 7.54 crores was already allocated

to the districts for utilization towards above components. The subsidy

pattern varies with the component and category (SC/ST/Women/SF/MF

and other farmer) of farmer as per the SMAM guidelines communicated

by Government of India.

Farm Mechanization- National Food Security Mission (NFSM)

An amount of Rs 9.11 crores was allocated to districts towards supply of

Cono weeder, Sprayer, Power weeder, Drum seeder, Seed drill, Paddy

thresher, multi-crop thresher, Self Propelled Paddy Transplanter,

Pumpsets, manual Winnowers, Assistance for Custom Hiring Centers

i.e. Puddling with Rotavator, Ridge Furrow Planters @ 50% subsidy and

towards labour charges for spraying with Taiwan Sprayers, Combine

Harvester under NFSM Rice.





Agriculture Marketing

A comprehensive Andhra Pradesh (Agriculture Produce and Livestock)

Markets Act has come into force from 18.11.1996., which is to be

adopted for Telangana State. The objective of the Markets Act is to

protect the interests of farmers in the sale of agricultural produce and to

ensure remunerative price to them and to protect them from the clutches

of unscrupulous traders. There are 150 Agricultural Market Committees

under which 306 market yards are notified in the State consisting of 147

main yards and 101 sub yards. In these 150 Agricultural Market

Committees, Functional markets are 64, Seasonal markets are 16, Cattle

markets are 19, Check Posts are 264, and Rythu Bazars 26.

National Agriculture Market:

The National Agriculture Market (NAM) is envisaged as a pan-India

electronic trading portal, which seeks to network the existing

Agricultural Marketing Committees (AMCs) and other market yards as

part of a unified national market for agricultural commodities. Current

APMC regulated market yards limit the scope of trading in agricultural

commodities to the fi rst point of sale (i.e., where farmers offer produce

after the harvest) in the local mandi, typically at the level of taluka/tahsil

or at best the district.

The National Agriculture Market is not a parallel marketing structure but

rather a device to create a national network of physical mandis that can

be accessed online. It seeks to leverage the physical infrastructure of the

mandis through an online trading portal, enabling buyers situated even

outside the state to participate in trading at the local level.

NAM seeks to address and reverse this process of fragmentation of

markets, ultimately lowering intermediation costs, wastage and prices





for the fi nal consumer. It builds on the strength of the local mandi and

allows it to offer the produce at the national level.

The NAM electronic trading platform was created with an investment by

the Government of India (through the Ministry of Agriculture). It will

offer a “plug-in” to any market yard existing in a state (whether

regulated or private). The special software developed for NAM will be

offered free of cost to each mandi that agrees to join the national

network and necessary customisation will be undertaken to conform to

the regulations of each state’s Mandi Act.

There are three basic criteria for a state to propose mandis for a “plug-

in” to NAM, viz., (i) the state APMC Act must have a specific provision

for electronic trading, (ii) the state APMC Act must provide for issue of

licences to anyone in India to trade through the NAM in the local mandis

and (iii) there must be one single licence for each state to facilitate

trading in all the mandis of that state and a single-point levy of

transaction fee. For the local trader in the mandi, NAM offers the

opportunity to access a larger national market for secondary trading.

Bulk buyers, processors, exporters and others benefi t from being able to

participate directly in trading at the local mandi level through the NAM

platform, thereby reducing their intermediation costs.

The Government of Telangana has amended the APMC Act in tune with

NAM to avoid complications and problems in implementation. Five

Agricultural Market Committees were selected for the pilot launch on

14th April 2016, and successfully implemented in Agricultural Market

Committees at Nizamabad, Warangal, Badepally, Hyderabad (Malakpet

Yard), and Thirmalgiri. To date, 44 markets have gone online and are

functioning. As on January 2017, a total trade of about 4,17,928 tonnes

of produce worth Rs 724.64 crore has taken place on the e-NAM

platform.

CO-OPERATION





Telangana State Cooperative Marketing Societies Federation Limited

Hyderabad (T.S.MARKFED) Telangana State Co-operative Marketing

Societies Federation Limited Hyderabad (T.S. MARKFED)

reconstituted on 02-6-2014, after the State is bifurcated, it covers nine

district Cooperative Marketing Societies that undertaking the

procurement and marketing of agricultural produce enabling the farmers

to get remunerative prices. These Societies had a business turnover of

Rs. 201.48 crores in 2013-14 compared to Rs.59.17 crore in the previous

year. It has only one feed mixing plant in Karimnagar and one cotton

ginning plant in Adilabad.

Creation of Additional Storage/Godowns:

There were 176 small godowns (storage facilities) in Telangana at the

time of State formation, with 4.1 lakh capacity for storage of agricultural

commodities. Realizing that there is an acute shortage of storage

facilities in the State, Government has taken up construction of godowns

with storage capacity of 17,057 lakh metric tonnes at 330 locations with

assistance of NABARD and so far 138 godowns have been completed.

These godowns are specifi cally designed in such a way that each

godown will have three compartments, for purposes such as Rythu

Bandhu Padhakam, MSP Operations, storing of PDS rice or seeds.

Purchase of perishable commodities under Market Intervention

Scheme:

Prices of onions and tomatoes have crashed in the year 2016-17. The

prices of onions have fallen below economic levels due to heavy

production in states like Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat and other

states. Further, continuous rains during September–October 2016 led to

deterioration of quality, resulting in a fall in the prices of onions; farmers

could not get more than Rs 200 per quintal, which is less than the cost of

production. The prices of tomatoes fell drastically due to a bumper crop





and increased supplies from Ananthapur, Madanapalli, Karnataka and

other states to Rs. 1–3 per kg. In order to prevent distress sales by the

farmers, the government procured onions at Rs. 8 per kg and tomatoes at

Rs. 5 per kg directly from the farmers under the Market Intervention

Scheme, duly providing transportation from field to Malakpet Market, at

Hyderabad. Under this scheme, 2,11,447 quintals of onions were

procured from 3,225 farmers.

Encouraging farmers towards horticultural crops

Horticultural crops, consisting of fruits, vegetables, flowers, plantation

crops and spices, have emerged as a significant contributor to the

economy by generating employment to the unskilled and semi-skilled

rural poor. With rising incomes and urbanisation, demands for these

products have increased manifold, fetching higher income to

horticultural farmers. Horticultural crops are being grown in an area of

6.73 lakh ha with a production of 81.65 lakh metric tonnes in Telangana

in 2015-16. Telangana ranks third in area and eighth in production of

fruits and ranks first in turmeric cultivation. The government has been

taking a number of initiatives to increase area and production of

horticultural crops in the state. Major interventions include

(i) bringing horticultural crops under micro-irrigation,

(ii) promoting cultivation of high-value vegetables and flowers in

greenhouses/poly-houses,

(iii) distribution of quality seed to increase productivity,

(iv) establishing of a ‘Turmeric Spice Park’ at Padgal village in

Nizamabad district for the comprehensive development of

turmeric farming,

(v) creation of two centres of excellence – one in Jeedimetla, Ranga

Reddy district (for vegetables and flowers) and other in Mulugu,





Medak district (for fruits) to demonstrate the latest methods and

to supply quality plant material,

(vi) building up of 399 crop colonies to promote horticulture crops

across the state,

(vii) establishment of ‘Telangana State Horticulture Development

Corporation Limited’ to promote procurement, storage,

processing and marketing of good quality horticultural crops

and to facilitate implementation of schemes related to

horticultural crops.

Extension

The extension work at field level is suffering for want of staff and staff

mobility. Despite this, agricultural growth has been supported by several

extension support mechanisms that included farmers’ meets under Rythu

Chaitanya Yatralu, Rythu Sadassulu, awards to the best performing

farmers, agricultural technology management (ATMA), strategic

research extension plan, strategic extension work plan, farmers’

schools,; periodic soil testing reports providing soil health cards to the

farmers; extensive use of information and communication technology

tools and web based interventions like AGRISNET

(http://agrisnet.tg.nic. in-Telugu);interactive services from the

Agricultural University – Kisan call centres operated by the BSNL,

inter-active voice recorded system etc.; e-agrilabs to test the fertiliser

and pesticide applications; Mee-Seva applications for farmers; farm

mechanisation support system at the gram panchayats and capacity

building of farmers for their effective use. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas

Yojana, a flagship programme with 100 percent Central Government

support is a major Extension initiative.





National E-Governance Plan – Agriculture (NeGP-A)

NeGP-A has been approved by GoI which is a part of Sub Mission on

Agriculture Extension under NMAET. NeGP-A is proposed to be

implemented across the country and aims at offering Government to

Citizen / Farmer (G2C or G2F), Government to Business (G2B) and

Government to Government (G2G) agricultural services in an integrated

manner through the Central Agriculture Portal (CAP) and State

Agriculture Portals (SAPs). GoI is procuring hardware up to block level

centrally. Before the hardware is supplied amount has been released for

site preparation i.e. electrical works and furniture for Blocks and

Training Centers. Amount has been released for connectivity and setting

up of Project Monitoring Unit (PMU) for 2 months. Total amount of Rs.

66.55 lakhs has been released by GoI during this financial year.

Agricultural Credit

The Annual Credit Plan for 2014-15 was Rs.27233.59 crores for the

Telangana towards Agriculture Credit, nearly Rs.17636.44 crores (65%)

was disbursed under Agricultural credit. An amount of Rs.13,561 crores

(72%) was disbursed under crop loans as against the target of

Rs.18,717.95 crores and an amount of Rs. 2794.15crores (45%) was

disbursed as against the target of Rs.6238.48 crores under Agriculture

Term Loans and Rs.3,132.29 crore(137%) was disbursed as against the

target of Rs.2,277.16 crore under Allied activities.

Crop Loan Waiver Scheme 2014-15

Farmers in the Telangana state have faced severe financial crisis due to

frequent crop failures, lack of adequate support price, steep hike in input

costs etc. To mitigate the plight of the farmers, the Telangana





Government has decided to waive crop loans taken by the farmers up to

Rs.1.00 Lakh per farmer. Agricultural loans on gold mortgage have also

been included along with the interest. Government of Telangana

released an amount of Rs. 4250.00 crores as fi rst installment under

Loan waiver scheme and the amount was credited into the bank accounts

of over 34 lakh farmers.

Crop Insurance

Three Crop Insurance schemes have been implemented in Telangana

State during Kharif & Rabi 2014-15 viz. a) National Agriculture

Insurance Scheme (NAIS) b) Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme

(WBCIS) c) Modified National Agriculture Insurance scheme (MNAIS)

National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS) was introduced from

Kharif 2000 season onwards with involvement of Agriculture

Department, Agriculture Insurance Co. (Implementing Agency) and

Directorate of Economics and Statistics.

Under the scheme, 19 crops were covered in Kharif and 10 crops in

Rabi. 10 % of premium subsidy is allowed to small and marginal

farmers only under National Agriculture Insurance Scheme (NAIS).

Objectives

To provide a measure of financial support to the farmers in the

event of yield loss recorded by conducting Crop Cutting

Experiments.

To restore the credit eligibility of a farmer after a crop failure for

the next season.

To encourage the farmers to adopt progressive farming practices,

high value in-puts and higher technology in Agriculture.

To help stabilize farm incomes, particularly in disaster years.





During Kharif 19 crops covered and 10 crops in Rabi. 10 % of premium

subsidy is allowed to small and marginal farmers only under National

Agriculture Insurance Scheme (NAIS).

Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (WBCIS)

For the benefit of farming community, apart from the “National

Agricultural Insurance Scheme” (NAIS) for the first time in the State,

the Government have implemented the “Weather Based Crop Insurance

Scheme” during Kharif 2009 season. The Scheme aims to mitigate the

hardship of the insured farmers due to crop losses resulting from

incidence of adverse deviations of weather parameters like rainfall,

temperature, relative humidity etc. Crops covered under this component

are cotton, red chilli, oil palm, mango and sweet lime.

Automatic Weather Stations (AWS)

To measure the weather parameters “Automatic Weather Stations”

(AWS) are established in all the mandals of the State at the rate of one

per Mandal. Around 900 AWS are working in the State.

National Crop Insurance Programme (NCIP)

For the benefit of the farming community the Government of India have

issued orders to implement National Crop Insurance Programme (NCIP)

for Kharif 2014 onwards by merging MNAIS & WBCIS in the state

which has many more farmer friendly features.

Modified National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (MNAIS)

The Government of India introduced Modifi ed National Agricultural

Insurance Scheme (MNAIS) during Rabi 2010-11 on pilot basis in

Warangal District which has many more farmer friendly features such as

covering for localized calamities (hail storm), prevented sowings,

coverage for major crops in the district, coverage on individual farmer





basis with 40 to 75% subsidy in premium etc. Rice being a major crop,

has been selected for implementation under the scheme, with village

being the unit of implementation. The scheme is successfully under

implementation and has been extended to all the districts in the State

from Rabi 2014-15 season.

Pradhan Mantri FasalBimaYojana (PMFBY)

Government of India launched Pradhan Mantri FasalBimaYojana

(PMFBY), which has following three components:

a) PMFBY for Standing Crops: The crops covered under this component

during the Kharif 2016 season in Telangana were: rice, groundnut,

maize, soyabean, red gram, turmeric, green gram, red chilli (irrigated),

and jowar, groundnut,black gram, and red chilli (un-irrigated).

b) Unified Package Insurance Scheme (UPIS): Under this component,

farmers are covered for accident insurance, life insurance, dwelling

insurance, students’ safety insurance, agricultural pump-set insurance,

tractor insurance. Nizamabad district has been selected to implement the

scheme on pilot basis.

Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)

RKVY is one of the flagship programmes of Government of India with

100% Central Aid being implemented with an objective to achieve

annual growth rate in excess of 4% in Agriculture sector. Rashtriya

Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) an Additional Central Assistance scheme

(100% GOI grant) intended to develop Agriculture and Allied Sectors in

holistic manner to achieve the targeted annual growth. The departments

covered in RKVY scheme are Agriculture & allied sectors such as

Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Dairy

Development, Prof. Jayashankar Telangana State Agriculture University,





Horticultural University, Veterinary University, AGROS, Sericulture,

T.S. MARKFED & Food Processing (Industries) etc. Thrust on farm

mechanization as the availability of farm labour and escalated labour

cost became major concerns for the present day farming. More

mechanized farm equipment to the farmers are being provided so that

they can undertake timely Agriculture activities. As per the requirement

of the farmers, Equipment such as Tractors, Tillers, Custom Hiring

Centers for High Cost Machinery like Multi Crop Threshers, Maize

Sheller, Rotovators and combined harvesters etc., will be made available

with the subsidy up to 50%, not exceeding Rs. 50,000/-. The allocations

under RKVY to Telangana state is Rs. 195.27 crores during the year

2014-15.

National Food Security Mission (NFSM) NFSM-The flagship scheme

launched by Government of India during 11th plan is continued with in

12th plan. Under National Food Security Mission Government of India

has envisaged certain objectives during the 12th Plan i.e. Government of

India provides 100% financial assistance for implementation of the

scheme. An amount of Rs. 85.43 crores is allocated under NFSM during

the year 2014-15

Rythu Bandhu Pathakam

The Rythu Bandhu Pathakam is being implemented since 1990. But the

scheme was not popular among the farmers as the upper limit of the loan

amount under the scheme was Rs. 1.00 lakh only and after having

consultations with farmers, the Govt. of Telangana have issued revised

guidelines by enhancing the ceiling limit of the loan amount to Rs. 2.00

lakhs without any interest upto 180 days to avoid distress sales. The

renewal period of Rythu Bandhu Pathakam card is also extended to 5

years as against the 3 years existing earlier, the department spent Rs.

1.74 crores during 2014-15 for providing pledge loan to farmers to help





them avoid distress sale of their produce. 1111 farmers in 2013-14

benefi ted as against 953 farmers in 2012- 13 under Rythu Bandhu

Pathakam.

Rythu Bazars-Mana Kuragayalu:

Adding to the existing 27 Rythu Bazaars in Telangana, the State

Government launched ‘Mana Kuragayalu’ programme as an alternate

marketing system to cater to the increasing demand for fresh fruit and

vegetables due to the continuous increase in population and spread of the

twin cities. Mana Kuragayalu is an extension of the Rythu Bazaar

concept and the only difference is that it attempts to link distant farmers

to market their fresh produce through shortening the supply chain by

establishing Farmer Interests Groups (FIGs)/ Farmer Producer

Organisations (FPOs) and Societies in the production clusters by the

Horticulture Department. Mobile Rythu Bazars are operating in

Hyderabad and Secunderabad cities for selling graded vegetables. This

has proved to be successful.

Outlook for the Agriculture Sector

The comprehensive set of programmes to address different issues faced

by the agriculture sector such as integrated pest management, soil

testing, farm mechanisation, e-NAM for improving marketing

institutions for agricultural produces, purchase of perishable

commodities under market intervention schemes, creation of additional

godowns, encouraging farmers towards horticultural crops, crop

insurance and other schemes are expected to enhance farmers’ income.

Increasing irrigation facilities is critical for ensuring drought-proofing of

agriculture sector. Government gave highest budgetary allocations for

the irrigation sector and making all efforts to fast finishing of the

projects. Renovation of tanks through the Mission Kakatiya had positive

impact on increasing water availability in the State





Explain the agriculture sector vision of Telangana state.

Agriculture Policy in Telangana State:

Compound growth rate of food grains per annum in Telangana is

3.97 % (2.43% in Overall India)

Total river in Telangana : 42

Obstacles to Agriculture growth in Telangana:

85% of farmers are small and marginal farmers

Semi Aid climate of Telangana State

Low level of Rainfall, Drought, faminer of floods

Government Vision of Telangana





State Govt. is concentrating on quality seeds to make Telangana

state as seed Bowl of India or Seed Capital of India

T.G. State is concentrating to develop ground water and Surface

water to improve the irrigation facilities

State govt is encouraging Soil Testing

Measurements towards the Agricultural Development in Telangana

1) State govt. Prepared 5 year plan to make T.G. as a Seed Bowl of

the country with the help of Prof : Jayashankar Agricultural

University

Following institutions were involving in the Seed Development

1) Seed Village Programme

2) Telangana state Seed Development Corporation

3) Oil feed : Oil cooperation marketing federation

4) T.S. Markfed : Telangana Co-operative Marketing feed

5) HACA : Hyderabad Agricultural Co-operative Agency

3.22 lakh acres are under the development of 37 lakh quantal seeds

536 Hec are covered by 10 seeds development fields

2014-15 budget allocation for seed development is 50 Cr.

Karimnagar

Nizamabad Femous for Hybrid Jawar

Medak





Karimnagar Famous for

Warangal Hybrid Padd

Karimnagar

Warangal

Nalgonda Famous for developing seeds

Nizamabad Associated with Soyabeen, Dal, Vegetables

Mahabubnagar

Adilbad

Agricultural Marketing in Telangana :

Agricultural Market Act come into force 2nd June 2014

Dept of Agricultural Marketing provides minimum support prices

to Agri-products

Protect the farmers from mediators

At present we have 150 Agricultural Marketing Committee in

Telangana

Each Agricultural Marketing chairman must be a farmers

Marketing committee consists of farmers, traders, Govt Officials

Marketing Committee provides Seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, at

subsidized prices to farmers

Market committee supervise market yards.

At present, we have 306 market yards





There are 147 major market yards and 101 sub-market yards and

remaining are seasonal market yards

There are 30 Rhythu bazaars in Telangana

1 more Rhythu Bazar was started on 30th Aug 2015 in

Mahabubnagar

Saddimutha Scheme:

Started on 13 Oct 2014 in Siddipet Market Yard

1 meal = Rs5.

Applicable to farmers and Hamalies

Supported by Hare-Rama, Hare-Krishna Trust

Started by T.Harish Rao, Minister of marketing and Irrigation

Fram Machanization scheme (Introduction of machinery in

Agriculture)

It was introduced by State govt to enhance the production of

productivity of to reduce cost of production.

Use of small tractors, tillers, spryers, post-harrest equipment is

called Mechanization in Agriculture (50% Subsidy)

Under RKVY (Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana) (NFSM) we

received 9.11Cr

On solar pumpsets: 30% subsidy for 2014-15





Agricultural Extension Services:

It consists of conducting conference to help farmers, to provide

awards to best farmers.

To conduct Rhytu Chaitnaya Yatralu.

To provide soil testing cards by ATMA (Agri Tech Management

Agency)

Conducting kisan call centers by help of BSNL

Agricultural Credit:

Crop loan: These loans were used to purchase seeds, fertilizers, and to

pay wages to agriculture labours. Crop loan period is 15 months.

Long term loan: These loans were used to develop irrigational facilities,

purchasing a tractor etc., Long term loan period is 2-20 years.

In 2014-15, Govt of Telangana decided to give 72% to Crop loans and

18% to long term loans.

Total credit target is 2.7233 Cr and achievement is 17.701 Cr.

Crop loans target is 18,717 Cr and achievement is 13,561 Cr

Long term loan target is 6,238 Cr 2 and achievement is 794 Cr

Crop loan cancellation Scheme (2014-15)

Phase –I 4250 Cr Benifited to 34 lakh farmers





Phase –II 4250 Cr Benifited to 34 lakh farmers

This scheme is also applicable to crop and gold loans. This scheme is

applicable up to 1 lakh

Crop –Insurance schemes in Telangana

1. National Agricultural Insurance Scheme NAIS

2. Modified NAIS MNAIS

3. WBCI weather based Crop Insurance Scheme

1. NAIS : It was introduced in Kharif Season 2000 (July – Oct)

Objectives of NAIS:

1) Encouraging modern methods of cultivation and technology in

Agriculture

2) To stabilize farmers income

3) To support farmers for revival of the credit facility when crops

falls

4) To provide economic assistance to farmers when crop fails

5) NAIS is covering 19 crops in Kharif Season and 10 crops in Rabi

Season

In telangana state NAIS is implemented by Dept of –Agriculture,

Telangana State Agriculture insurance company of India Ltd





2. Weather based Crop Insurance Scheme (WBCI) : It was 1st

introduced in Kharif Season 2009 in Karnataka It was introduced

to protect the farmers from crop failures due to changes in the

weather conditions

3. Modified NAIS:

1. It was introduced at Warangal dist in Rabi Season 2011

2. It was 1st introduced to raise crops and later extended

3. From 2014-15 onwards, it is extended to all the dist except HYD.

Note: Nation Crop Insurance Program – 2014 (NCIP). This program

was started during kharif 2014 by merging MNAIS and WBCI

Ne-GP-A

It is a part of NMEAT (National Mission on Extension of Agriculture

Technology)

It consists of G2C (or) G2F

Custom.citizen Farmer

G2B Business

G2G Govt

State Govt integrated SAP and CAP for Speedy Extension of Services





SAP : State Agriculture portal

CAP : Central Agriculture portal

Development of Crop Colonies:

At National level only 20% farmers are using certified seeds, whereas in

Telangana 70-80% farmers are using the certified seeds

1. Seed quality enhance the production upto 10% extra therefore, in

order to increase the production, state Govt in interested to

introduce crop colonies.

2. Crop colonies means specialized agricultural field for the

development of crop quality seeds

3. Rhythu Bandhu scheme (pledge loan scheme) Introduced on 15th

Aug 1990.

When it was introduced loan = 1 lakh At present loan – 2 lakhs

Interest Fee = 90 days Interest fee = 180 days

Card duration 3 years Card duration = 5 years

Rhythu Bazars:

4. 31 Rhthu Bazars Estd

5. 3.115 farmers supplying 8000-10,000 lakh quintal vegetables





6. At present, we have mobile Rhythu bazaar in Hyd and Sec-bad

Horticulture in Telangana

Horticulture consists of production of vegetables, flowers and

fruits.

7. It is a sub sector of agriculture.

8. In Telangana State Tomato, Bendi, Brinjal are important

vegetables

9. Mango, Citrus, banana, Papaya, Guava are important fruits

produced in Telangana .

10. Telangana occupies 3rd position in production of fruits in

India of 1st Turemic production in India.

11. At present Horticulture is running in 10.86 Hec of producing

112 lakh metic tones.

Following programs are being implemented for development of

Horticulture in Telangana Programs supporting Horticulture

MIP : Micro Irrigation Project

MIDH : Mission for integrated 5 year Development of

Horticulture

RKVY : Rashtriya Krushi Vikas Yojana

NMOSOP : National Mission for Oil Seeds and Oil Palm





SHM : State Horticulture Mission. It was introduced in 2005. It

helps to encourage Horticulture activities and post –Harvest

management. In order to encourage post-harvest management, 19 cold

storages, 12 Ripering chambers, 31 back houses, 40 Turmeric boiling

units were established in Telangana.

Micro – Irrigation

1. Net-irrigation Area in Telangana including ground water 14.85

lakh Hec

2. Micro irrigation in 4.7 lakh Hec, we can extend micro irrigation

further to 10 lakh Hec .

3. Every year 44,000 Hec is coming under micro irrigation .

4. Govt aim is to extend micro-irrigation upto 1 lakh Hec every year

Micro irrigation means irrigation using open wells and closed wells and

also Drip Irrigation sprinkles irrigation particularly Drip Irrigation is

useful in Bamboo cultivation, sugarcane and fruits

Poly House cultivation:

Monthly Exp: for poly Housing – 80,000 – per acre per month

Net Income - 1,00,000- acre per month

1. They cover the 1 acre crop by green curtain





2. Poly housing resulted into continuous production of vegetables

through the year.

3. At present 34.6 farmers are using poly-house cultivation

4. Poly housing is also known as Green housing

Haritha Haram

Its objective is to increase the forest area from 25.46% to 33 %.

Events in Haritha Haram.

1. In every assembly constituency 40 lakh plants to be planted

2. 10 crore plants to Hyderabad Metro Development Authority

3. 230 crore plants during 3 years of duration

4. Budge allocated for Haritha Haram in 2015-16 is 325 crores

Explain the employment, financial and water issues between Andhra and

Telangana.

I) Employment and financial issues





Kumar Lallith Committee

This Committee was established in January 1969 by Kassu

Brahmanandha Reddy Govt

This Committee was appointed to identify Andhra employees

working in Telangana against Mulki Rule during duration 1st Nov

1956 to 31st March 1968.

According to this committee Report 4,500 Andhra employes are

working in T.G. against Mulki Rule.

Budget surplus in Revenue A/c = 102 Cr.

Budget surplus in Revenue + Capital A/c = 63.92 Cr (T.G)

According to this Report Last 2 years, Surplus Budget is 34.10 Cr.

But Telangana leaders given objection to this report and argued

that the surplus is more. In order to resolve this issue, Indira

Gandhi appointed another committee under the leadership of

Justice Bhargava. This committee was appointed on 11th April

1969. This committee was effective from 22nd April 1969.

Bhargava Committee

Chairman: Justice Vasista Bhargava

Members: 1) Prof Bihari Mathu

2) Hari Bushanbar

Secretary: Krishna Sawmi





This committee submitted a report with 123 pages to Indira Gandhi

The Committee report consists of following.

Budget surplus – 1956 to 1968 is 28,44Cr

Andhra employees -1956 to 1968 are 4,500

All local jobs were recruited by Andhra people.

As a result of JAI TELANGANA MOVEMENT in 1969, Indira Gandhi

was declared a scheme on 11th April 1969 regarding the dispute

settlement in Telangana Area. This declaration is called 8 point

Formula. It consists of the following points.

1) Establishment of one official committee to identify the surplus

funds transferred from Telangana to Andhra Area.

2) For Compensating this transfer funds the Govt has to mobilize

Additional funds

3) Establishment of Telangana regional development Board this

Board consists of a member from planning commission and two

ministers from Telangana area.

4) For implementing the 5 year plans, one govt officers Committee

must be established. This Committee consists of officers from

ministry of Home and Ministry of Finance of state govt officers.

And the chairman of Committee must be member of planning

commission





5) Providing more powers to Telangana regional development Board

of Telangana officers committee

6) Measures should be taken to provide local jobs to local people.

7) To solve the problems of Telangana Employee, the problems are

handed over to Union public service commission

8) Review of the progress of Telangana development for every 6

months infront of Prime Ministers.

Since there no provisions about the Mulki rules in 8 point formula,

Telangana people were not satisfied. Hence, 5 point formula was

declared by prime minister. This 5 point formula was also not satisfied

the interest of the Telangana People. Therefore the 6 point formula was

declared on 21 Sep 1973. It consists of the following points.

1) Establishment of State level planning board. Sub Committees on

backward Areas development and state level planning board.

2) Uniform reservation in Educational Institutions . In capital city

establishment of central university for higher educational facilities

. According to this university of Hyderabad was estd.

3) Up to certain level in Govt jobs priority will be given to local

candidates

In case of promotions also priority will be given to local candidates

upto certain levels

4) Establishment of administrative tribunal to look after the issues

related to employment, seniority and promotion





5) In order to implement the above 4 points parliament should give

power to change the constitution by president of India.

6) To implement the above points Telangana regional committees

should be continued

Justice Kailashnath wanchoo Committee

This committee was appointed on 28th March 1969 due to different

judgments given by High Court and the Supreme Court regarding mulki

rules.

Chairman: Justice Wanchoo

Members: 1) Niran De

2) M.P. Sethwalad

This committee was submitted its 1st report on 9th Sep 1969.

This committee was recommended following things

Parliament has no power to make any Act regarding the state

employment.

No power to parliament to provide special privileges to

particular areas in the state. Therefore, mulki rules were not

possible to implement

According to this, some lower level jobs should be exclude from

public service commission.

According to Art-371, there is a provision to provide special

provisions to backward areas and under developed Areas.





371 –D belongs to AP. this modification was incorporated in our

constitution in 32nd Amendment Act.

According to Article 371-D, president of India will get some

powers to implement certain provisions in Andhra Pradesh. Hence

president of india was issued an order which is famed as

presidential order of AP.

According to this presidential order, A.P. State Govt was issued

G.O.674 on 20th Oct 1975.

G.O.674 is associated with Recruitment of Employees in A.P.

According to it zonal system was introduced in A.P. As a result is

AP was classified into 6 zones. They are:

Andhra – 3 zones

1) Srikakulam, Vijayanagaram, Visaka

2) East Godavari, West Godavari, Krishna

3) Guntur, Prakasam, Nellore

Rayalassema –one zone

4) Kadapa, Kurnool, Ananthapur, Chittoor

Telangana – 2 zones





5) Warangal, Karimnagar, Adilabad, Khammam

6) Medak, Ranga Reddy and HYD, Nizamabad, Mahaboobnagar,

Nalgonda

Exceptions to the Presidential orders: Zonal system is not applicable to

certain jobs.

According to Hyderabad city police Act, any police job belongs to

Hyderabad city is an exception to this zonal system. On the basis of this

point, Hyd has become fee zone for the police jobs.

Jaya Bharath Reddy Committee -1985

This committee was appointed by N.T.Rama Rao. This Committee was

established to find Non-local in Telangana during 1975-1985

Chairman: Jaya Bharath Reddy

Members: 1) Umapathi –I.A.S,

2) Kamarnath I.A.S

According to this committee report, 56,962 non-locals were

working in T.G. during 18th Oct 1975 – 30 June 1981.

This committee was reported its report in 1985.





Jaya Bharath Committee recommendation were not implemented

by the Govt

So another committee was appointed by N.T.R ie Sundareshan

Committee -1985. This committee sbmited its report on Dec 1985

According to Sundereshan Committee recommendation N.T.Rama

Rao Govt has issued G.O.610.

G.O. 610 was issued 30th Dec 1985. It was not implement properly.

Even public is not able to get G.O. 610 upto 2001.

For implementation of G.O.610, J.M.Girglani Committee was

established on 25th June 2001. (this is a One man Committee)

Important points in J.M.Girglani Committee report

Many jobs were upgraded from district level to zonal and zonal

level to state level

Local reservation are not applicable to state level jobs Govt his

created zone 7 in Hyd

According to presidential order, there is no 7th zone.

According to presidential order, Gazzetted job were clearly

defined. But the state govt increases Gazetted level for other jobs

also

Hence, local reservation is not applicable to gazzetted jobs.

State govt. converted zonal level officers to state level officers.

Therefore local reservation is not applicable.





Many All India level development programs were converted inot

state level programs and appointment were given at State level

As a result of above steps, Telangana people were lost 40,870 jobs from

1975 to 1985

Committee Recommendations

First Recommendation: New appointments of promotions must be

considered only after adjusting the rules of regulations according

to presidential orders.

Second Recommendation: State employees should get training

about the presidential orders

Establishment of permanent house committee for implementing

presidential order 1985

Establishment of permanent cabinet committee for presidential

order 1985

Establishment of permanent officers committee for presidential

order 1975

According to this Committee report, following are the non-locals in 5th

and 6th Zones

5th zone Non-locals 6th zone Non-locals

Adilabad – 1602 Mahaboobnagar-798





Karimnagar-642 R.R.-1171

Warangal – 848 HYD- 7309

Khammam- 119 Medak-573

Nalgonda – 1354

Nizambad – 9606

II) WATER ISSUES

1). Krishna Tribunal:

This was established in 1969

Chairman: Justice Bachavath

This tribunal is also called as “Bachavath Tribunal”

This tribunal was given 1st Judgment in 1973

This judgment is allociated with Krishna water allocations to

Maharastra Karnataka and combined A.P.

In this Judgment there are 2 Schemes

1) Scheme –A

2) Scheme –B

1) Scheme A is associated with net water

2) Scheme B is associated with Simplus Available water

Info related to Surplus water allocation was declared on 31st May

1976

Net Water Allocation

1) Maharastra - 560 TMC’s

2) Karnataka - 700 TMC’s





3) Combined A.P. - 800 TMC’s

TOTAL 2060 TMC’s

Surplus water Allocations:




TOTAL - 70 TMC’s




TOTAL - 2130 TMC’s

According to Tribunal Judgment, these allocations are Valid upto

31st May 2000

277.86 TMC’s - Telangana Area

533.14TMC’s - Andhra & Rayalaseema

(388.44TMC’s) (144.7 TMC’s)

Krishna Basin in Telangana is 70% water allocation is 277.86

TMC’s but Krishna Basin in Andhra & Rayalaseema is just 30%

but water allocation is 533.14TMC’s.

Note: No. Revision was taken place after 2000 up to May 2003





2nd Tribunal: 2004

This Tribunal declared 1st Judgment on 31st Dec 2010

This Tribunal was estimated 65% of water resources in the river

depending upon the reports of 47 years

Allocations:


2) Karnataka - 911TMC’s


With in A.P.:

Andhra Area : 388.44 TMC’s - 48.56%

Rayalaseema Area : 133.70 TMC’s - 16.76 %

Telangana : 277.86 TMC’s - 34.73 %

800.00 TMC’s 100%

Irrigated Area in Krishna Basin in 3 Areas:

Andhra Area : 3860 Sq.Miles - 13.11%

Rayalaseema Area : 5414 Sq.Miles - 18.39 %

Telangana : 20,169 Sq.Miles - 68 .50%

29,441 Sq.Miles

With less Krishna basin in Andhra and Rayalaseema are receiving

65.32% of water and Telangana with large basin just receiving 34.73%

water.





Bachavath Tribunal on Godavari River Water

This tribunal was appointed on 10th April 1999.

Members of this Tribunal

1) R.S. Bachavath: Chairman

2) D.M.Bandari

3) D.M.Sen

This tribunal was given its 1st Judgment on 1980

According to this judgment combined A.P. will get 1480 TMC’s and

Maharastra and Karnataka will get 35 TMC’s

According to Godavari Basin in Telangana, 791 TMC‘s of water

must and should be allocated to T.S. but in T.G. is benefiting with

only 446 TMC’s. TS using following capacities of water under

following projects.

Ichampalli Project- 350 TMC’s

Nizamsagar Project- 58 TMC’s

Devanur project- 3 8 TMC’s

Total =446 TMC’s





Explain the TS ENERGY POLICY to overcome the problem of

shortage of electricity due division of AP

I) Thermal Power Stations

Bhadradri Thermal Power Station is a proposed power plant project

located near Edulla Bayyaram at Manuguru in the Indian state

of Telangana. Chief Minister of Telangana Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar

Rao laid down foundation stone for this project on 28-March-2015. The

project started to help resolve the power crisis in Telangana. TS Govt is



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planning to make this plant operational within 3 years. Plant

construction is by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited.

Kakatiya Thermal Power Station is located near Chelpur village

of Bhupalpalle district of the Indian state of Telangana. The power plant

is one of the coal based power plants of TSGENCO. This power plant

was developed in 2 stages. The first stage comprised one 500MW unit.

Kakatiya TPP Unit-II has capacity 600MW.

Kothagudem Thermal Power Station is located

at Paloncha in Telangana, India. The power plant has an installed

capacity of 1,720 MW with 11 units in operation.[1] It is one of

the coal based power plants of Telangana Power Generation Corporation

Limited (TSGENCO)

In January 2012, it was reported that the Andhra Pradesh government

has decided to build additional unit with capacity of 800 MW.

Ramagundam B Super Thermal Power Plant is located

at Ramagundam in Telangana. The power plant is one of the coal based

power plants of TSGENCO. Ramagundam B Thermal Power Station has

an installed capacity of 62.5 MW (single unit). The unit was

commissioned in October, 1971 with the financial assistance of

U.S.A.I.D with the project cost of Rs 14.8 crores.

NTPC Ramagundam, a part of National Thermal Power Corporation, is

a 2600 MW Power station situated at Ramagundam in Peddapalli

district in the Indian state of Telangana, India. It is the current largest

power station in South India. It is the first ISO 14001 certified "Super

Thermal Power Station" in India.



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The whole plant is divided into 3 stages, each stage being planned at one

time.

STAGE 1 (3×200 MW)

This stage consists of three units (Unit-1, Unit-2, Unit-3) each with a

generation capacity of 200 MW. The turbines for these three units were

manufactured by The Ansaldo Energia Ltd. The construction began in

the late 1970s and these units have performed well over a long period

setting many records regarding maintenance and generation over the

other two stages.BUT stage (1,2,3) cwp motors are manufactured by

BHEL. and all motors are manufactured by Ansaldo. S-I coal mill

motors are 240 KW and PA fans are 400 KW. All equipment is very

important in plant.

STAGE 2 (3×500 MW)

This stage again consists of three units (Unit-4, Unit-5, Unit-6) each

with a generation capacity of 500MW. The turbines for these three units

were manufactured by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL).

Stage 3 (1×500 MW)

This stage comprises only one unit (Unit - 7). This is a first of its kind in

South India being a computer operated unit. A wide disparity may be

seen between the control rooms of the other two stages and this

computerised unit. To this day, many Power plant engineers train in this

unit to upgrade themselves to this new mode of operation. This unit also

has the tallest chimney in India (height: 275 metres).

Generation distribution

States As NTPC Ltd. is a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU), the

generation is almost uniformly distributed to 5–6 states all of them

sharing about 20–25 percent of the Generation. The States include:

Andhra Pradesh



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Telangana

Tamil Nadu

Kerala

Karnataka

Maharashtra

The Singareni Collieries Company Limited or SCCL is

a government-owned coal mining company in India. One of the public

sector undertakings, the company is jointly owned by the Telangana

government (51 percent) and the Union Government (49 percent). The

Union Government's administration of the company is through

the Ministry of Coal. SCCL is currently operating 16 opencast and 32

underground mines in 4 districts of Telangana with a manpower around

62,805.

Singareni collieries has established a thermal power plant of 1,200 MW

(2 X 600 MW)in the town Jaipur of Bellampalli region in Mancherial

district. There is a proposal to establish one more 600 MW unit at Jaipur

power plant. COAL MINES PROVIDENT FUND regional office is

located at Godavarikhani serving needs to 4 regions of Singareni

colleries.

History

In the year 1871, Dr. King of the Geological Survey of India discovered

coal near Yellandu in Khammam district and one of the important coal

seams bore his name. He named upper seam of the coal as Queen seam

and the lower lower as King seam. The Hyderabad (Deccan) Company

Limited incorporated in England acquired mining rights in 1886 to

exploit coal found in Yellandu area. The present Company was

incorporated on 23rd December 1920 under the Hyderabad Companies

Act as a public limited company with the name 'The Singareni Collieries

Company Limited' (SCCL). It acquired all the assets and liabilities of the

Hyderabad (Deccan) Co. Ltd. Best & Co., acted as Secretaries and

Selling Agents. The State of Hyderabad purchased majority shares of the




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Company in 1945. From 1945 to 1949, the Hyderabad Construction Co.,

Ltd., was acting as Managing Agent. In 1949 this function was entrusted

to Industrial Trust Fund by the then Government of Hyderabad. The

controlling interest of the Company devolved on the Government of

Andhra Pradesh in 1956 pursuant to the reorganization of States. Thus,

the SCCL became a Government Company under the Companies Act in

1956.

It is named after the village Singareni in khammam district, Telangana

where the coal mines are first noticed. The manner of extending

financial assistance for expansion of SCCL by the Govt. of A.P., and the

Govt. of India during V plan period was agreed upon in the Four party

Agreement executed on 10 June 1974. Subsequently, the Govt. of India

decided to control its equity directly in SCCL. Accordingly, agreement

was concluded on 13 December 1977. The SCCL, the Government of

A.P., the Government of India and Coal India Limited were parties to

the agreement. These two agreements are popularly called quadripartite

agreements.

For financial and other assistance during VI, VII, VIII, IX & X Plan

periods, separate agreements were executed on 31 March 1985, 10

February 1989, 24 September 1994, 11 January 2002, 19 October 2004

and 11 June 2010 between the Government of India, the Government of

Andhra Pradesh and SCCL. These agreements are called tripartite

agreements.

The Company's accredited function is to explore and exploit the coal

deposits in the Godavari valley coalfield, which is the only repository of

coal in South India. Mining activities of SCCL are presently spread over

four districts of Telangana Viz., "Komaram Bheem Asifabad

district", Peddapalli district-Ramagundam, Khammam

district and Jayashankar district.

The studies of Geological Survey of India attribute as much as 22,016

million tonnes of coal reserves in the Godavari valley coalfield. The

inventory covers up to a depth of 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) and it includes

reserves proved, indicated as well as inferred.



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The coal extracted by SCCL in the Godavari valley coalfield up to the

year 2009-10 was about 929.11 million tonnes.

Awards and Recognition

"Golden Peacock Innovative Product/ Service Award 2015".[1]

The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) received the

Indira Gandhi Vriksha Mitra Award - 2004 for outstanding

contributions made in the field of afforestation and waste land

development on 5 June 2007, at New Delhi.

Environmental Excellence award for 2005-06 from Society for

Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institution

(SRISTI), New Delhi.

Environmental excellence Award from Green Tech Foundation in

2005-06.

"Golden Peacock Innovation Management Award 2005" from the

Institute of Directors, New Delhi.

"Golden Peacock Environment Management Award 2005" from

World Environment Foundation, New Delhi.

"National Fly Ash Utilization Award 2005" jointly instituted by the

Ministry of Environment and Forests, Power and Science and

Technology, Government of India.

The Second Best Corporate Film Award 2005 by Public Relations

Society of India, Hyderabad for "Shramika Bandham" a telefilm.

Three of the fourteen "National Safety Awards (Mines)" instituted by

the Directorate General of Mines Safety, Government of India in

2004 (pertaining to 2001).

"Best Workers Welfare Activity Award" for 2003-04 by the

Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry

(FAPCCI).

"Best Overall Performance Award" for 2002-03 by the Federation of

Andhra Pradesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FAPCCI).



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"Best Management Award" for 2001-02 by the Government of

Andhra Pradesh.

Telangana Super Thermal Power Project(TSTPP) is located

at Ramagundam in Telangana, India. The power plant is under

construction with power capacity of 1600 MW (2x800 MW) in first

phase and in total planned capacity of 4000 MW. It is the second

the coal based power plant in the Ramagundam of National Thermal

Power Corporation. The first power plant is NTPC Ramagundam with

installed capacity of 2600 MW.

Yadadri Thermal Power Plant is an upcoming project located

at Dameracherla in Nalgonda district of Telangana, India. M/s

Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited (TSGENCO)

has released contract on BHEL for Yadadri 5 x 800 MW Thermal Power

Station situated near Veerlapalem Village, Dameracherla Mandal,

Nalgonda district, Telangana. The scope of order includes Design,

Supply, Erection and Commissioning of project on EPC basis. Project

completion (Trial Operation) is proposed to be achieved within a period

of 36 months for first two units and balance three units within 48 months

from zero date of June 2015. This is considered to be the biggest order to

be executed by maharatna company Bharat Heavy Electricals

Ltd BHEL. The project is reeling under Environmental concerns as of

now and yet to get water allocation from nearby Krishna river.

Stage Unit

Number

Installed

Capacity

(MW)

Date of

Commissioning Status

Stage I 5 x 800 - up-coming

under

construction








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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishna_river

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II) Hydel

This is a list of hydroelectric power plants in Telangana.

S.No

. Project name Operator

Secto

r

Units

(MW

)

Inst.capacit

y (MW)

1 Nagarjuna

Sagar Main PH TSGENCO State

1x110,

7x100.

8

814.6

2 Nagarjuna

Sagar LCPH TSGENCO State 2x30 60

3 Srisailam LBP

H TSGENCO State 6x150 900

4 Pochampad PH TSGENCO State 4x9 36

5 Singur PH TSGENCO State 2x7.5 15

6 Nizam

Sagar PH TSGENCO State 2x5 10



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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srisailam_Dam


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sriram_Sagar_Project


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singur_Dam


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nizam_Sagar

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nizam_Sagar




S.No


Secto

r

Units

(MW

)

Inst.capacit

y (MW)

7

Dummugudem

Mini Hydel

Power Project

SLS Power

Corporation Private 6x4 24

8 Paleru Mini

Hydel TSGENCO State 2x1 2

9 Peddapalli Mini

Hydels TSGENCO State 1x9.16 9.16

10 Pulichintala

HEP

TSGENCO State 4x30 30

11 Lower Jurala

HEP

TSGENCO State 6x40 240

12 Jurala HEP TSGENCO State 6x39 234

13

Janapadu

Hydro Power

Project Pvt Ltd

JHPPPL Private 1x1 1





https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulichinthala_Project

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulichinthala_Project


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Jurala_Hydro_Electric_Project

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Jurala_Hydro_Electric_Project


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurala_Project




S.No


Secto

r

Units

(MW

)

Inst.capacit

y (MW)

14 Nagarjuna

Agro Tech Ltd NATL Private

1x1.33

5 4

15

Saraswati

Power

Industries Pvt

Ltd

SPIL Private 2x1 2

16

Komaram

Bheem Small

Hydro Electric

Project

DesignGrou

p Private 1x3 3

Total capacity (MW) 2385.76

III) Solar

Below are list of all Solar power plants in Telangana.

1 Jurala Solar PV Plant TSGENCO State 1

2 Ramagundam Solar PV NTPC Central 10




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Total capacity (MW) 11

IV) Gas Power Generation

Shankarampalli Gas based power generation station presently not

working

The Telangana Solar Power Policy 2015

PREAMBLE

In the last decade, due to increasing thrust of Governments across the

world towards fuel conservation and clean energy, solar power capacity

has increased by over 45 times and stands at about 184 GW in 2014. In

India, capacity additions in solar power have been even more

remarkable. In contrast to mere 10 MW in 2010, total solar capacity in

India has grown to nearly 3000 MW in 2015.

Growth rate in solar capacity has been accompanied by rapidly declining

cost curves. Solar system costs have come down by nearly 70% in the

past five years owing to technological advancements resulting in lower

manufacturing and processing costs. In India, solar power prices

discovered through competitive bidding have come down by more than

50% in the last four years.





Across the globe, about 7,200 gigawatts (GW) of capacity needs to be

built to keep pace with increasing electricity demand while also

replacing existing power plants due to retire by 2040. The strong growth

of renewables in many countries raises their share in global power

generation to one-third by 2040.

Government of India (GoI) has set for itself an ambitious target of

increasing solar capacity to 100 GW by 2022 and 200 GW by 2050. In

order to achieve these targets, GoI is implementing a wide range of

regulatory and policy interventions. It is estimated that utility-scale grid

parity is expected to be achieved faster than originally estimated and

solar power will start aggressively competing with conventional power

by 2017

Telangana has a vast solar potential with average solar insolation of

nearly 5.5 kWh/m2 for more 300 sunshine days. Government of

Telangana (GoTS), intends to make use of the positive environment in

solar market and push given by GoI for substantially harnessing the solar

potential in the state of Telangana.

This policy of GoTS on solar has provisions which aims at creating an

enabling environment for prospective solar power developers to harness

substantial quantum of solar power in the best possible manner. This in

turn is expected to meet the objective of GoTS to provide competitive,

reliable power supply to its consumers and also to ensure a sustainable

fuel mix in the long run.

TITLE

The policy shall be known as “The Telangana Solar Power Policy

2015”.

OBJECTIVES:





This solar policy has the following specific objectives:

1. Realize and harness the vast solar power potential of the State.

2. Contribute to long-term energy security of the state and promote a

sustainable fuel mix in generation through higher contribution of solar

energy.

3. To promote solar parks

4. To promote public as well as private investment in solar power

generation

5. To promote decentralized and distributed generation

6. To promote grid connected and off-grid solar applications and

effective energy conservation measures.

7. To promote all technologies of harnessing solar energy.

OPERATIVE PERIOD

This policy shall come into operation with effect from the date of issue

and shall remain applicable for a period of five (5) years. All Solar

Projects that are commissioned during the operative period shall be

eligible for the incentives declared under this policy, for a period of ten

(10) years from the date of commissioning - unless otherwise the period

is specifically mentioned

APPLICABILITY OF THE POLICY

This solar policy shall be applicable for the following solar projects set

up within the state-





1) Solar Power Projects (SPPs)

a) Grid connected solar power projects based on both Photo Voltaic

(PV) as well as Solar Thermal technologies

Projects set up for sale of power to TSDISCOMS

Projects set up for sale of power to third parties within the state

b) Projects set-up for captive generation/ group captive generation

(including those funded and owned by developers).

2) Solar Roof-top Projects (SRPs) (Grid connected and off grid) – This

includes projects which are funded and owned by developers

3) Off grid applications

4) Any other project which is established based on MNRE/GOI Schemes

as amended from time to time.

5) Solar parks

For availing benefits under this policy, power generated from any of the

above modes, has to be consumed within the state.

Demand-side management through energy conservation is integral to

energy security. Hence, this policy aims not only at promoting grid

connected projects but also promoting off-grid solar

projects/applications.

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

The Electricity Act 2003, as amended from time to time, mandates the

State Electricity Regulatory Commission, to set tariffs for renewable

energy as well as to issue regulations pertaining to renewable power





purchase obligation (RPPO), and set charges for wheeling, transmission

and distribution of electricity.

SOLAR PARKS

The solar park is a concentrated zone of development of solar power

projects, which provides developers, an area that is well characterized,

properly infra-structured and where the risk of the projects can be

minimized as well as the facilitation of the permitting process.

Solar park implementing agency would be formed by State Government

along with designated central agency and private sector participation or

independently by private sector.

The Solar park implementing agency will help facilitate in development

of supporting infrastructure and facilities including power evacuation,

water arrangements, internal roads and administrative facilities. These

Solar Park(s) will host an array of players in the solar power sector

including solar power plants, component manufacturers, R &D centres,

training centres, and financial institutions.

The State will extend all facilities and fiscal incentives provided by

Central Government/ National Solar Mission to the manufacturers and

other participants in Solar Parks.

SOLAR ROOFTOP PROJECTS` The Government of Telangana is

committed to promotion of solar rooftop systems on public buildings,

domestic, commercial and industrial establishments. All incentives

provided by the GOI/MNRE under the NSM or other schemes and





incentives provided by state government from time to time shall be

extended to grid connected SRPs as well as off grid SRPs.

The following additional support shall be available to grid connected

SRPs as per the capacity limit as defined by MNRE from time to time.

The consumers are free to choose either net or gross meter option for

sale of power to the DISCOMs under this policy. The tariff applicable

for units generated under gross metering at 11 KV and below would be

average cost of service of the DISCOM as determined by TSERC.

The tariff applicable for units under net metering would be average

pooled power purchase cost. Projects under both gross and net metering

would be subject to monthly billing and settlement. No distribution

losses/charges shall be applicable for SRPs. Consumer installing grid

connected SRPs shall apply online with the respective TSDISCOM

either on website/through designated customer service centres. All

applications shall be processed and feasibility issued by the respective

DISCOM.

Such applications will be processed within 21 days from the date of

application failing which it will be deemed to have been approved. The

above facility of gross and net metering would be extended to SRPs for a

period of 25 years.

The project size at a single location would be subject to technical

constraints. The modalities of implementing the above policy directives

for SRPs, including metering, billing, settlement, payment(s) and

technical aspects etc. would be made available on the TSSPDCL

/TSNPDCL website.

SOLAR PUMPSETS





The State Government in collaboration with the Central

Govt//MNRE/MOP/Multilateral agencies will undertake measures to

enable gradual replacement of conventional pumpsets to solar powered

pumpsets through subsidy support.

The Nodal Agency will engage with various stake-holders for

materializing subsidies, grants and/ or incentives on behalf of

TSDISCOMS.

The scheme of gross metering facility would be extended to project

developers/ farmers for setting up solar powered pumpsets in the State.

The modalities for implementing the solar powered pumpset program

including commercial framework and technical aspects shall be issued

by DISCOM within 30 days from the date of issue of this policy.

SOLAR OFF GRID APPLICATIONS

The State Government and the DISCOMS, through various awareness

programs, shall actively encourage use of solar powered applications for

both domestic, industrial as well as commercial purposes. The Nodal

Agency shall work with DISCOMS to create an enabling framework

with direct/indirect benefits for replacement of conventional applications

with solar powered applications.

EASE OF BUSINESS – ENABLING PROVISIONS





The State, in order to encourage solar based generation, has prepared the

following measures for improving the ease of doing business. However

the project developer has to ensure that the generation is within the time

limit stipulated in the PPA or within a maximum period of 2 years from

the date of application whichever is earlier, failing which the provisions

under this policy automatically stands cancelled. The following

provisions are for Solar Power Projects (SPP) and solar parks, wherever

applicable

a) Facilitation of expeditious approvals through single window

clearance

The Solar Policy Cell (SPC) will undertake single window

clearance for all SPPs. A transaction charge of Rs. 10,000/MW

shall be applicable for processing applications for single window

clearance with a maximum of rupees two lakhs per project. The

modalities of the single window clearance mechanism shall be

notified within 30 days from the date of issue of this policy.

b) Deemed conversion to Non-agricultural land status

It is the responsibility of the project developer to acquire land for solar

project. Land acquired for grid-connected SPPs for sale to DISCOMs/

captive use/ third party sale or for Solar parks shall be deemed to be

converted to Non-agricultural land status on payment of applicable

conversion charges to the SPC and no further conversion procedures

need to be followed by the developers in respect of such land. The

conversion charges would be as per the Agricultural Land (Conversion





for Nonagricultural Purposes) Act, 3 of 2006 amended from time to

time.

c) Exemption from Land ceiling Act

The ceiling limit as per the land ceiling act will not be applicable for any

land acquisition for Solar Power Projects and Solar Parks. However, this

exemption is available only against firm orders/ PPAs/ successful bids to

the extent of land required. Land requirement would be computed at rate

of 5 acres/ MW or any lower limit based on the advancement of

technology.

d) Transmission and Distribution charges for wheeling of power

The wheeling and transmission charges are exempted for captive use

within the state. They will be charged as applicable for third party sale.

The transmission and distribution losses however is fully applicable for

both third party within the state as well as captive use within the state.

e) Power scheduling and Energy Banking

All SPPs shall be awarded must-run status that is injection from solar

power projects shall be considered as deemed to be scheduled.

Banking of 100% of energy shall be permitted for all Captive and Open

Access/ Scheduled consumers during all 12 months of the year. Banking

charges shall be adjusted in kind @ 2% of the energy delivered at the

point of drawl.





The banking year shall be from April to March. Banked units cannot be

consumed/redeemed in the peak months (Feb to June) and in the peak

hours (6 pm to 10 pm).

The provisions on banking pertaining to drawal restrictions shall be

reviewed based on the power supply position of the State.

For captive/ third party sale, energy injected into the grid from date of

synchronization to open access approval date will be considered as

deemed energy banked.

The unutilized banked energy shall be considered as deemed purchase

by DISCOM(s) at average pooled power purchase cost as determined by

TSERC for the year.

For Sale to DISCOMS, Energy injected into the grid from date of

synchronization to Commercial Operation Date (COD) will be

purchased by the DISCOMS at the first year tariff of the project, as per

the provisions of the PPA with DISCOMS.

f) Electricity Duty

Electricity duty shall be exempted for captive consumption, sale to

DISCOMS and third party sale in respect of all SPPs set up within the

state. Also, Electricity duty will be waived for the new manufacturing

facilities and ancillaries of the Solar Power Projects.

g) Cross subsidy Surcharge

For SPP located within the state and selling power to third parties within

the state, 100% exemption shall be provided on the cross subsidy

surcharge as determined by TSERC for five years from the date of

commissioning of the SPP.

h) Bill settlement





In respect of SPPs selling power to the DISCOMS, settlement of energy

shall be as per the PPA executed between the SPP and the DISCOM

i) Grid Connectivity and Evacuation facility

SPPs shall be evacuated at the appropriate voltage level at the

interconnection point of TSTRANSCO or TSDISCOMS and evacuation

up to the interconnection point shall be the sole responsibility of the SPP

developer. The SPP shall conform to the order, rules, regulations and

guidelines issued by the TSERC/SLDC/RLDC/ TSTRANSCO from

time to time on all matters pertaining to operation and maintenance of

the plant. The SPP developer shall bear the entire cost of transmission

infrastructure till the interconnection point, however the following

support shall be available to the SPP:

1) Supervision charges levied by the TSTRANSCO/DISCOMS shall be

exempted

2) TSTRANSCO/DISCOMS shall process and close the proposals for

technical feasibility within thirty (30) days of receipt of application from

the SPP developer

j) Payment of Development Charges and Layout fee and

permission from Gram Panchayat

Development charges and layout fee of INR 25,000 per acre basis shall

be levied payable to the respective Panchayat. The land in fraction

would be rounded to the next integer for calculating the development

charges. On payment of such amount, the Gram Panchayat will accord

necessary approvals for setting up of the Solar power project/ Solar

parks including permission for bore wells. No further permission is

required at the panchayat. For this purpose, a separate category will be

10 created under the Panchayat rules. Gram Panchayat will give





permission within 14 working days from the date of making payment of

development charges failing which permission will be deemed to have

been accorded.

k) Refund of VAT

100% refund of VAT/SGST for all the inputs required for solar power

projects will be provided by the Commercial Tax Department for a

period of 5 years.

l) Refund of Stamp Duty

Industries Department will provide incentive in terms of 100% refund of

Stamp Duty for land purchased for setting up solar power project and/or

Solar parks. Registration charges are payable as per rules.

m) Open Access

Intra-state Open Access clearance for the tenure of the project will be

granted as per TSERC regulations amended from time to time. In

absence of any response or intimation from Solar Policy Cell (SPC) to

the generator within twenty one (21) working days, then such

application shall be deemed to have been given open access.

n) PCB clearances

SPPs using PV or solar thermal technology, being a part of green energy

will be given required clearances under pollution control laws within a

week by the TSPCB.

o) Provisions under the Factories act

The grid-connected SPPs setup for sale to DISCOMs/ captive use/ third

party sale will be registered as factories (for the purpose of labour) under

the factories act and the entire process shall be completed within a week.





NODAL AGENCY

The Nodal agency shall be responsible for availing subsidy for solar

rooftop systems, solar pump sets, as per MNRE guidelines and shall co-

ordinate with MNRE/Solar Policy Cell (SPC) of Discom.

SOLAR POLICY CELL

A dedicated Solar Policy Cell (SPC) shall be set up by TSDISCOMS

under this policy for single window clearance of the solar power projects

(SPP). The responsibilities include the following

a. All clearances and approvals pertaining to DISCOMS and

TSTRANSCO

b. Obtaining power evacuation approval and/ or Open Access

c. Other clearances and approvals such as panchayat/ municipality

clearances, agricultural land conversion

PROJECT MONITORING COMMITTEE

A “High Level Committee” constituted with the following members will

monitor the progress of implementation of the Solar Power projects

cleared under the policy:

1. Secretary, Energy Department

2. Chairman and Managing Director, TSTRANSCO

3. CMD of TSSPDCL

4. CMD of TSNPDCL

5. VC& MD,TNREDCL / Director(Commercial)TSSPDCL ( Member-

Convener)





6. Representative of FAPTCCI/CII/FICCI (maximum of two members

on rotating basis)

7. Representatives of Solar Power Developers (2 members)

REVIEW

State Govt. reserves the right to review as and when need arises in view

of any technological breakthrough or to remove any inconsistency with

Electricity Act 2003, as amended from time to time, rules and

regulations made thereunder or any related policy of Govt. of India.

SAVING CLAUSE

State government has the discretion and reserves its right to make

changes in the policy. However, the incentives and exemptions provided

under the policy for the projects commissioned before effecting of the

change, shall remain as it is, for the operative period of the policy.

POWER TO REMOVE DIFFICULTIES

If any difficulty arises in giving effect to this policy, Energy Department

is authorized to issue clarification as well as interpretation to such

provisions, as may appear to be necessary for removing the difficulty

either on its own motion or after hearing those parties who have

represented for change in any provision.





Explain any Important five Schemes in T.S.

1.Land Purchase Scheme: It is a 100% Subsidy. It was declared on 15th

Aug 2014. It is no time bounded. Under this, SC. ST Women gets 3

acres of land. Under this collectors can collect land by spending 2-7





lakhs Acre. In 1st budget 2014-15 1000Cr was allocated to land

purchase. In 2nd budget 2015-16 no amount was allocated

2. Kalyana Lakshmi Schem: This programme was started on 2nd Oct

2014. It is applicable to SC, ST girls, whose family income is less than

2 lakhs. Age must be more than 18 years at time of marriage. Financial

assistance 51,000/- was given to girl at time of marriage.

3. Shaadi Mubarak Program:

This programme was started on 2nd Oct, 2014. it is applicable to

minority community girls. Financial assistance 51,000/- was given to

girl at time of marriage. Beneficially should apply 1 month before

marriage date.

4.Swacha Telanagana, Swacha HYD: This scheme was started on 16th

may 2015, by KCR, governor Narasimhan and the central minister,

Bandana Dathatraya. This scheme was started in Hitech city. For this

programme state govt was allocated 200 Cr and NITI Aayog allocated

75 Cr.

5.Digital literacy (or) Telangana Digidhan: It was started on 27 Aug

2015 by Deputy Chairman of planning board S.Niranjan Reddy. This

programme was implemented by T.S. Govt, National Association of





Software Services Company (NASSCOM), and TITA (Telangana info

Tech Assocation). It associated with spreading digital literacy in

telangana.

2. Explain the development of co-operative sector in Telangana.

Def: Co-operative society means a group of members, working together

for the enhancement of their livelihood, under certain rules and

regulations.

1st co-operative Credit Society Act 1904. It was passed under the

recommendations of Edward Committee.

An act with non-credit co-operative activities was passed in 1912

ie Co-operative Act 1912.

Montegue – chems ford Reforms 1919: According to this, co-

operative societies act formation transferred to states from center.

As a result the first act was passed by Bombay state in 1925. ie

Bombay Co-operative Societies Act-1925.

In 1932, Madras Co-operative Societies Act and Hyd Co-operative

Societies Act were passed.

In 1964 – A.P. Co-operative Societies Act was introduced.

In 1984 – Multi State Co-operative Act was introduced.

1995 – A.P. Mutual Aided Societies Act (MACS) it was 1st

introduced in A.P of India. In1991- Chowdary Brahma Prakash

committee recommended the above Act. According to this Act,

Societies can frame their own rules and regulations.





Co-operative Movement can be classified into 3 phases. They are:

Phase - I (1900-1930)

Phase –II (1930 -1950)

Phase – III (1950-2004)

Phase –I

1904: Co-operative credit societies Act

1912: Co-operative societies Act

1915: Machlagan Committee (One co-operative society to each village)

1919: Mantengue Chemsford reforms: co-operative society Act shifted

from centre to state

1925: Bombay co-operative Societies Act

Phase –II

1932: Madras Hyd Co-operative societies Act

1939: Vijaya Raghava Charry Committee

1949: Purushotham Das Tagore Committee

Phase –III

1963: Vikunthal Mehta Committee recommended National co-operative

development co-operation (NCDC). NCDC – provides infrastructure to

co-operative societies all over India





1964: A.P. co-operative societies Act.

1970: A.P. backward co-operative finance corporation

1975: Hazare Committee: This Committee recommended single org.

should give long-term loan

1984: Multi-State co-operative societies Act

1985: Mohan Kanda committee recommended single window system

1987: Single window s/m was introduced in Ananthapur, Guntur

(Nizamabad – T.S. 1st dist)

1987: Ardanadewaran Committee: According to this committee co-

operative societies must establish on the basis of occupations.

1991: Chowdari Brahma Prakash recommended self rules in co-

operative societies

1995: A.P. mutally aided co-operative societies Act.

2004: Bhaydyanath Committee: It recommended restricting of primary

Agriculture credit co-operative societies.

Note:

Robert Owne is called “Father of World Co-operative moment

Father of co-operative societies is V.Ramdas Panthulu

Father of Indian co-operative societies is Nicssan

Before 1987:

The credit is of two types. 1. Short term credit and 2. Long term credit





Short –term & Medium term credit: it has 3 levels

Level 1: A.P. State co-operative Bank

Level 2. District Central Co-operative Bank

Level 3. Primary Agriculture Credit Co-operative Societies (PACCS)

2. Long term credit it has 2 levels

Level 1: State land Development Bank SCARDBS (State Co-

operative Agricultural Rural Development Banks)

Level 2: Primary land Development Bank PCARDB’S (Primary Co

operative Agricultural Rural Development Banks)

After 1987

Single Window system was introduced on the basis of the

recommendations of Mohan kanda Committee in 1987, According to

Single window system, SCARDBS (State Co-operative Agricultural

Rural Development Banks) were merged in to State Co-operative Bank

and PCARDB’S (Primary Co operative Agricultural Rural Development

Banks) were merged in to DCCB’s.

Types of credit

1. Short –term credit:





If the period of the loan is less than 15 months then it is called short-

term loan. Short term loans were used by the famous to purchase seeds,

fertilizers pesticides, Agri Machinery and to pay wages to labourers.

Short term loan are also known as “Crop loans”

2. Medium term loans:

If the duration of loan is 2-5 years, then it is called medium term loan.

These loans were used by farmers for the improve of Agriculture lands.

3. Long term loans:

If the loan period is up to 20 years – 25 years, then it is called long term

loans.

These loans were used by farmers to purchase the new agri lands and for

buying tractors.

Co-operative societies:

1). Integrated co-operative Development Project (ICDP):

It was started in 1989. It was established to provide infrastructure

facilities to co-operative system.





2) State Co-operative Union: It provides education and training to co-

operative society members.

3) Institute of co-operative Management, Hyd in Rajendranagar: it

provides training to co-operative employees under state co-operative

union. It has one more branch at Warangal

4) Rural Electricity Supply co-operative society (RESCO’S): In T.S,

we have “Siricilla RESCO” in sirisilla rajanna district

5).Hyd Agricultural co-operative association Ltd (HACA): it estd in

1943, It supplies consumer goods and Seeds. At present it is a part of

Seed Bowl scheme of T.S.

6). Consumer co-operative Societies: This societies supply text books,

note books at very low prices.

7). Co-operative Tribunals: cooperative tribunals were established in

1993 in HYD and Vijayawada and in 2003 in Warangal and

Vishakhapatnam.

8). State Co-operative Housing Federation: it was established in 1968.

This will construct the houses in co-operative system.





9) TSCO/APCO: AP handloom weaving co-operative society estd in

1976. It was established to promote the use of domestic garmets

10). TS/AP Mark Fed: - State level and District level

From 1987 onwards, due to single window system MARKFED is

extending the services through PACCS of primary level and village

level. It will supply the fertilizers to co-operative societies and essential

commodities to govt hostels and private industries.

11). AP/TS Co-operative irrigation corporation: It is construct check

dams, lift irrigation projects, open wells / bore wells. It was established

in Hyderabad. State Horticulture Dept declared it as a nodal agency for

establishment of farm ponds in horticulture fields.





Explain the inclusive growth policy of TS.

1. Development of Scheduled castes in T.S.

According to 2011 census, SC population in state is 54,32,680 (15.44% -

in T.S)

In Rural Area : 75.40%

In Urban Area : 24.60%

Literacy in SC population

Literacy in SC male 68.04%

Literacy in SC Female 49.90%





Programme / schemes related to SC’s

1) Integrated welfare hostel completed (IWHC)

34 IWHC’s in T.S

Each IWHC provides shelter to 400 students

Project cost 1.684 Cr

2) Ananda Nilayas

There are 33 Anada nilayas in T.S.

They provide shelters for orphans and children of poor people who

are working in Sanitation activities

3) Ambedkar Overseas Education Fund: - Under this scheme, 10

lakh amount was given to SC students who went to study higher

education in foreign countries.

4) Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institution

Society: This society is running 134 schools and providing

education from 5th class to 12th class. Out of 134, schools are

having own building and 88 buildings are allocated to girls.

5) SC-ST Schedule Caste Sub Plan: Bellampally, Manakonduru,

Allampur are SC-constituencies in T.G. In these 3 places, govt is

going to Establish new school buildings





6) Schedule Caste co-operative Fiancé Corporation Ltd.: It was

established for social and economic benefits for SC’s. In 2014-15,

1096 Cr was allocated for benefiting 29,030 SC’s

II )Development of Scheduled Tribes in T.S:

According to 2011 census No of ST’s in T.S: 32,86,928

TRIBAL WELFARE SCHEMES:

1) Komaram Bheem statue and S.T. Museum at Jodekhat village

2) For year 2014-15, 200 Cr were allocated to ST welfare educational

institutions.

3) PESA Act (Panchayat Extension to scheduled Areas Act) in T.S.

We have 78 scheduled area Mandals with 690 village Panchayats

4) Telangana State co-operative Finance Corporation: Under this,

Govt was able to benefit 25,765 ST’s for period of 2014-15

5) Reorganization for Forest Rights Act – 2006.

According to this Act ST’s are allocated to use forest products

from forest lands .

95,002 members were allowed to collect forest products from

8,09,059 Acres.

6) 1/70 Act (ST land Alienation)





1, 05,590 Acres land related to 31,188 land Alienation issues

were settled

7) Girijan co-operative Corporation Ltd

It was established for social and economic development of girijans

belonging to Agency Areas.

Under this org, Girijan welfare Hostels were established and also

established following units

1) Honey processing units, Kamareddy

2) Soaps production unit in Nirmal

3) Turmeric powder unit was established in Eturu Nagaram

4) Shampoo Manufacturing unit was established in Kundavagu

III )Development of Backward castes

There are 112 Backward communities in Telangana

490 backward community hostels in Telangana

Out of 490 hostels, 362 are govt buildings

Backward classes co-operative finance corporation Ltd:

It is implementing Rajiv Abyudana Yojana Scheme for BC’s

IV )Development of Minorities :

In order to enhance the minority welfare, Urdu Academy was

established

Facilitation centre – at Dargah Hajarat Khaja moinuddin chisti

Gajib Nawazat Ajmer, Rajasthan





State Minorities Corporation limited.

For the development of youth belonging to minorities 20Cr was

allocated for the year 2014-15

V) Women and Children Welfare:

According to Indian constitution men and women have equal rights

For the benefit of women and children, integrated child

development scheme was introduced. This scheme is considering

0-6 years child and pregnant and lactating mothers

New schemes

T.S. society for protection and empowerment of women was

registered on 25th Nov 2014 to protect woman and girls.

Women helpline # 181. This helpline is careful for 24/7 this

helpline provide essential services to women.

SHE TAXI Program : Under this 35% subsidy is given by the

State govt to purchase taxies

Anganwadi Centers: It is benefiting 5,66,917 women and

19,05,385 Children

Salary of Anganwadi worker increases from 4200/- to 7000/- and

for Anganwadi Assistants 2500/- to 4500/-

Aarogya Lakhsmi (Full meal supply to locality women) Started on

1st Jan 2015

It is benfiting 5,66,917 women with 105.86 Cr





VI) Welfare of the Handicapped:

According to Handicapped Act 1996 the govt should provide

Educational Employment facilities, training of Rehabilitation to

handicapped

SADARAE (Software for Assement of disabled Acess for Rehabilitation

and Empowerment). This software is useful for identifying the degree of

Handicrapedness

Write a note on Telangana Forest policy.

TS is occupied 12th position in area wise in India. Forest area of T.S is

1,14,865 Sq.kms. Reserve Forests is 21,024 Sq.kms. Unclassified Forest

is 750 Sq, km.

Telangana Haritha Hosam:

It was started on 3rd July 2015 by KCR at Chevella Chikuri Balaji

temple

325 Cr was allocated to this scheme in the budget

Srisailam – Nagarjuna Sagar Tiger Forest was divided between AP and

Telangana

T.S. 60% No. Of Tigers A.P. 40% No. of Tigers

Tiger Forest Area in Telangana is 2016 Sq.Km

Aarunachal Pradesh : 1,807 Sq.Km





Maharastra : 1,699 Sq.Km

Madhya Pradesh : 1,340 Sq.Km

Chattisgadh : 1,258 Sq.Km

Explan the Telangana Housing Policy.

It is based on 3 schemes. They are:

1. Double bedroom Houses scheme for poor

For the period 2015-16 budget, state govt on 2nd Sep 2015 decided to

construct 60,000 double bedroom houses.

Cost for each house is Rural Area: 5.40 lakhs

Central Govt Funds: 305Cr

HUDCO (Housing and Urban development corporation Ltd)

loans : 3900 Cr

2. Prime Minister Awas Yojana (Housing for all)

Prime Minister Awas Yojana: Central Urban Development Dept decided

to construct 2 Cr houses in Urban Area by investing 2 lakh Crs all over

India. Under Phase-I, 9 states were selected. They are:

1) Telanagana 34 towns of cities were selected

2) Orissa 42

3) Rajasthan 40





4) Madhya Pradesh 74

5) Kerala 15

6) Jharkhand 15

7) Jammu & Kashmir 19

8) Gujrat 30

9) Chettisgadh 36

3. AMRUT: it is an urban transformation programme. It was

introduced in 11 cities in Telangana. They are:

1). Greater HYD 2) Warangal 3) NZB 4) Karimnagar 5) Khammam

6) Mahbubnagar 7) Mahabubad 8) Nalgonda 9) Adilabad 10)

Suryapet 11) Miryalguda





Introduction

Land reform usually refers to redistribution of land from the rich to the

poor. More broadly, it includes regulation of ownership, operation,

leasing, sales, and inheritance of land (indeed, the redistribution of land

itself requires legal changes). In an agrarian economy like India with

great scarcity, and an unequal distribution, of land, coupled with a large

mass of the rural population below the poverty line, there are compelling

economic and political arguments for land reform. Not surprisingly, it

received top priority on the policy agenda at the time of Independence.

In the decades following independence India passed a significant body

of land reform legislation. The 1949 Constitution left the adoption and

implementation of land and tenancy reforms to state governments. This





led to a lot of variation in the implementation of these reforms across

states and over time, a fact that has been utilized in empirical studies

trying to understand the causes and effects of land reform.

In this essay, we will briefly discuss the economic and political

arguments in favour of land reform, and review the Indian evidence on

the effects of land reform on agricultural productivity and poverty, and

economic and political determinants of the speed and intensity of

implementation of land reforms.

The main objectives of the Land Reforms: These are as follows:

To make redistribution of Land to make a socialistic pattern of

society. Such an effort will reduce the inequalities in ownership of

land.

To ensure land ceiling and take away the surplus land to be

distributed among the small and marginal farmers.

To legitimize tenancy with the ceiling limit.

To register all the tenancy with the village Panchayats.

To establish relation between tenancy and ceiling.

To remove rural poverty.

Proliferating socialist development to lessen social inequality

Empowerment of women in the traditionally male driven society.

To increase productivity of agriculture.

To see that everyone can have a right on a piece of land.

Protection of tribal by not allowing outsiders to take their land.

Land reform legislation in India is categorized in to four main sections

that include abolition of intermediaries who were rent collectors under

the pre-Independence land revenue system, tenancy regulation that

attempts to improve the contractual terms faced by tenants, including

crop shares and security of tenure, a ceiling on landholdings with a view





to redistributing surplus land to the landless and lastly, attempts to

consolidate disparate landholdings.

Abolition of intermediaries is generally established to be effective land

reforms that has been relatively successful. The record in terms of the

other components is mixed and varies across states and over time.

Landowners naturally resisted the implementation of these reforms by

directly using their political influence and also by using various methods

of evasion and coercion, which included registering their own land under

names of different relatives to bypass the ceiling, and shuffling tenants

around different plots of land, so that they would not acquire

incumbency rights as stipulated in the tenancy law. The success of land

reform was driven by the political will of particular state

administrations, the prominent achievers being the left-wing

administrations in Kerala and West Bengal.

Tenancy Systems: At the time of independence, there existed many

types of proprietary land tenures in the country.

1. Ryotwari: It was started in Madras since 1772 and was later extended

to other states. Under this system, the responsibility of paying land

revenue to the Government was of the cultivator himself and there was

no intermediary between him and the state. The Ryot had full right

regarding sale, transfer and leasing of land and could not be evicted from

the land as long as he pays the land revenue. But the settlement of land

revenue under Ryotwari system was done on temporary basis and was

periodic after 20, 30 or 40 years. It was extended to Bombay Presidency.





2.Mahalwari: This system was initiated by William Bentinck in Agra

and Oudh and was later extended to Madhya Pradesh and Punjab. Under

this system, the village communities held the village lands commonly

and it was joint responsibility of these communities to make payments of

the land revenue. The land ownership is held as joint ownership with the

village body. The land can be cultivated by tenants who can pay cash /

kind / share.

3.zamindari: Lord Cornwallis gave birth to Zamindari system in India.

He introduced this system for the first time in 1793 in West Bengal and

was later adopted in other states as well. Under this system, the land was

held by a person who was responsible for the payment of land revenue.

They could obtain the land mostly free of charge from the government

during the British rule and it is called estate. Landlords never cultivated

the land they owned and rented them out to the cultivators. The amount

of land revenue may either be fixed once one for all when it was called

permanent settlement or settlement with regard to land revenue may

only be temporary and may, therefore, be revised after every 30-40

years, as the practice may be. The Zamindari system is known as

absentee landlordism. Under this system the whole village was under

one landlord. The persons interested can work in the zamindar's land as

tenant / labourer based on the agreement with the zamindar. The

jamindari system was known to be more exploitive, as the zaminder

used to fix / hike the prices of land according to his desire.

4.Jagirdari: It is similar to Jamindari system. The jagirdar is powered to

control the unproductive masses of village by engaging them in

agricultural activities. In hyd state, area under of Jagirs is 40,000 Sq

miles in 6535 villages





5. Inamdari: Inamdari lands are donated lands. This system was

prevailed in Andhra and Telangana.

In Hyd state, there are 82,000 Inamdars and they have ownership of 8

lakh acres.

Because land is controlled by state in India and the relationship between

production and land tenure varies from state to state, the national policy

recommendations resulted in differing tenancy reform laws in each state.

Tenancy is completely banned in some states but completely free in

others. Punjab and Haryana have not forbidden tenancy whereas

Karnataka has a near complete ban on tenancy. Some states have

discussed ownership rights on tenant cultivators except for

sharecroppers, whereas West Bengal chose to provide owner-like rights

only to the sharecroppers. Tenancy reforms may have indirect effects in

the form of reduced tenancy shares if poorly implemented. Most tenancy

reform laws also contained provisions concerning the ability of tenants

to surrender the land back to the landlord voluntarily. These provisions

were used by landlords to wane the impact of the laws. In most states the

surrender of land falls under the jurisdiction of the revenue authorities.

1. Abolition of Intermediaries

The abolition of intermediaries in all forms that covered around more

than 40 percent of total land area started in 1948 with the enactment of

legislation in Madras. Later on, other states followed the suit. The

abolition brought large section farmers into direct relationship with





Government i.e. the tillers were made the owners of land they cultivated

and were responsible to pay land revenue to the Government. The

landless agricultural laborers were also given land from the cultivable

waste-land and forest land. The intermediaries were compensated by the

Government.

In 1949, Hyd Agricultural Reforms committee was suggested for

removed of Jhagirdars. According to the recommendations of above

committee, removal of Jagirdari system Act was introduced. This act is

effective from 15th Aug 1949.

Inamdari removal act was passed in 1955 in Telangana and implemented

in Andhra in 1956. Under this system, lands were distributed in the ratio

2:1 between owners and cultivators

Critical Appraisal

(i) Long delay in Passing Legislations and its Implementation

The delay occurred in passing the bill for zamindar abolition

which gave zamindar and other elite class enough time to circumvent the

legal requirements of handing over land to peasants. The implementation

also suffered as zamindar adopted delay tactics in handing over

documents that declare their land-holdings.

(ii) Existence of Loopholes

The big land owners misuse certain provision in enactment to their

favor. For instance the land could be evicted and taken back by zamindar

for “personal cultivation”. The term personal cultivation is defined very

loosely. In this manner, zamindars were able to hold large piece of land

in their family where cultivation was done by hired agriculture labor. In

fact, this led to the new rural capitalist class in the rural economy and

brought back the absentee land-lordism





(iii) Manipulations by Zamindar

The large scale manipulations in the form of repurchase of land by

fair or foul means from the peasants were very common. The abolition

of intermediaries thus suffered from various snags and gave rise to

absentee landlordism on the large scale and exploitation of landless

laborers persisted in the rural India.

2. Tenancy Reforms

Tenancy cultivation is quite common in rural India whereby the

land is cultivated by small farmers and share crop with owners as

payment of rent for using land. There are two types of

tenants prevalent: i) occupancy or permanent tenant’s

(shakmidars) ii) tenants-at-will or temporary tenants

(asamishakmidars). Occupancy tenants enjoy permanent right of

cultivation which is heritable i.e. transferred to the next generation.

Tenants- at-will can be ejected from the land at any time at will of

landlords. These peasants are subject to insecurity and exploitation in

terms of huge rent. The legislative and administrative measures were

taken by the Government to provide security tenants and regulated the

rent payable by them. Tenancy reforms included the following

measures:

(i) Rent Ceiling: The maximum rent payable by the tenant has been

fixed. According to this, Rent was fixed to 20-25% of dry lands and 25-

20% for wet lands. West Bengal govt was given Ownership rights to

Tenancy Farmers. According to Lukkaraju Subba Rao Committee, A.P.

Tenancy Act, 1956 was passed in Andhra State. According to this Act,

agreement must be in written Rent 30% for wet lands and 25% for Dry

lands.





(ii) Tenure Security:

Shikmidars :- These are the cultivators of a particular land who

cultivated it for more than 12 years. In 1937 Bhancucha Committee was

appointed. On basis of this committee recommendations, Asami

Shikmidar Act was introduced in 1944. According to this Act, the

cultivation period was reduced from 12 to 6 years to become shakmidars

from asamishakmidars. Now the security of tilling of land is provided

whereby the tenants now cannot be ejected at will except for self-

cultivation provided the rent is paid.

(iii) Conferring Ownership Rights to Peasants: The legislative

changes have been made to provide for conferment of ownership rights

on all the cultivating farmers on the payment of specified amount to the

landlords.

Critical Appraisal

Tenancy reforms progressed in a large number of states though

with varied degree of success with quite a number of peasants and

landless laborers were given ownership rights. However, the reform

process suffered from ineffective implementations of enormous

legislations due to the following reasons:

(i) Misuse of Exemptions and Escape Clauses: In the legislation

escape clauses were provided that were misused by big land-owners. For

example land-owners resorted to ejection of tenants on the pretext of

self-cultivation. In fact, tenancy-at-will with no formal contract was

increased. The term self-cultivation was defined very loosely. In this





manner the owners were able to resume a substantial part of the land.

These owners don’t cultivate land but informally lease it out on the basis

of sharing of crop. The cultivators under these informal leases are under

constant threat of ejection.

(ii) Fictitious surrender of land by tenants to landowners’: Land-

owners on paper showed that the tenants have been voluntarily given up

right on the land in favor of landowners.

(iii) Lack of Information and Economic Support among Poor

Tenants: The policy required the payment of specified amount to the

owners to obtain ownership rights but the cultivators lack resources to

acquire land from owners.

(iv) Non-Availability of Updated records of Land-Ownership: also

created problems in proper implementation of land reforms.

(v) Lack of Political will to rigorously implement Tenancy Reforms:

As large politicians were big land owners so the slow progress of

reforms was in their self-interest.

(vi) Higher Rent: The efforts were made to fix rent rather than to

reduce rents. In many places rents were fixed at a level already

prevailing or fixed traditionally.

Thus the implementation of tenancy reforms left much to be

desired. The land favored well-off land lords and created greater

insecurity of tenure in the form of informal leasing of land. The resource

constraint of the tenants also prevented the large transfers of land in their

favor.





3. Reorganization of Land Holdings

Reorganization of land-holding involves changing the land-size of

cultivators so as to make it a viable economic unit. This will help to

adopt modern technology and improved agricultural practices. The

reorganization of land is undertaken through the following measures:

(i) Ceiling on Land Holdings: The legislative enactments were adopted

that fixed the maximum size of the land a person or a family can own.

The land over and above the ceiling is declared surplus which is

redistributed to the small, marginal and landless farmers. The wide

differences exist in the legislative enactments from state to state in terms

of ceiling limit, exemptions and distributive policies. Since the inception

of ceiling laws Government fixes targets for possession and distribution

of surplus land. However, the actual possession and distribution fail to

meet these targets. The implementation of the ceiling laws has been very

tardy. In the recent years some state Governments have given relaxation

in the ceiling laws to the industry and big farmers.

With regard to AP, there are two types of land ceiling Act

1) 1961 land ceiling Act 2) 1973 land ceiling Act

1. Land Ceiling Act, 1961

According to this Act, wet lands were classified into 5 types of Dry

lands to 3 categories

Wet Lands Dry Lands

Min Max Min Max

A 6 27 F 36 162





B 8 36 G 48 216

C 10 45 H 72 324 Acres

D 12 54

E 24 108 Acres

This Act was failed in implementation. Therefore new ceiling Act was

introduced in 1973.

2) 1973 land ceiling Act

This new Act Become effective from 1st Jan 1975 in A.P.

According to this New Act, a 5 member family is considered as a

Standard family .

According to New Act wet land into 6 types Dry land into 5 types

Wet Two Crop One crop Wet Two Crop One crop

Per Annum Per Annum Per Annum

Per Annum

A 10 Acres 15 Acres G -- 35 Acres

B 12 Acres 18 Acres H -- 40

C 13.5 Acres 20 Acres I -- 45

D 15 22.5 J -- 50

E 16.5 25 K -- 54 Acres

The land over and above the ceiling is declared surplus which is

redistributed to the small, marginal and landless farmers.

Exceptions to the land ceiling Act 1973:





Lands belongs to Temples, Religious Trust, Educational

Institutions are excepted

Lands belongs to Cultivation of Tea, Rubber, Coffee, plantation

were excepted

Lands belongs to public sector enterprises were exempted

Land belongs to large Irrigation purpose were exempted

Land belongs to Central, State Govt and local Govt are exempted

Land belongs to co-operative faming land is exempted

Land belongs to Bhudhan Movement are also exempted

Land belong to Research institutions are also exempted

Lands belong to Bank and Electricity projects were exempted

Land distribution:-

Excess land over land ceiling Act received by Govt are called Surplus

lands. Govt of A.P. is decided to distribute surplus lands to the landless

poor people. In AP land was distribution 7 times.

1st time: 2005-MBNR -1,26,000 Acres – Kodengal

2nd time: 2005 -MDK – 1,69,000 Acres – Byathol

3rd time: 2005 –ANTR -1,12,000 Acres – Nallemala

4th time: 2008-Chittoor – 1,67,000 Acres – Thirupathi

5th time: 2010 = MBNR- 1,06,000 Acres - Shadnagar

6th time: 2012 – ANTR – 83,000 Acres –Putthaparthi

7th time: 2013-HYD -1,24,000 Acres – HYD

Urban Land Ceiling Act : 1976





Urban Land Ceiling Act was introduced on 1976 in A.P. and national

level. This urban land ceiling Act was removed at National level in 1999

and in A.P. level 2007.

According to Urban ceiling Act, diff towns were fixed land ceilings as

follows.

Class A - 500 SqKm

(near to City)

Class B - 1000 Sq.Km

Class C - 1500 Sq.Km

Class D - 2000 Sq.Km

AP Tennants and Ryothi Protection Act-1979

This act was received assent by Governor (State) on 6th March 1979 and

by President of India on 19th March 1979. To protect Tenants and to

provide the ownership rights to

Tenants to give powers to tenants to determine the amount of

Tenancy

To increase the agricultural productivity by transferring the

specific lands to tenants from the cultivation (actual tiller becomes

the owner of the Soil)

In fact this act was introduced to provide financial support to the

tillers and to increase the agricultural production

Konenu Kangakau Committee-2004





This Committee was appointed on 4th Dec 2004. It submitted its on 28th

Dec 2006.

This committee submitted 104 suggestions; regarding 12 Depts and state

Govt accepted 74 suggestions.

Imp Recommendations:

This committee recommended declaration of scheduled Area, if

ST.population is more than 50% in the areas.

Oral evidence is imp than written evidence in case of ST’s

Appointment of young officers to ST- areas.

Top official regarding the land issues is the Joint collectors he has

review the cases for every 15 days

The surplus land should be distributed within 3 months of the date

of acquisition

According to Ranga Rao Committee following is the Criteria

for poor people.

People have land less than 1 Acre wet land or 2 Acres dry land are

called poor.

The Govt should provide permanent Status to Temporary

Tenancing in Telangana.

This committee recommended the surplus lands near to urban area

shouldn’t allocate for Agricultural activities.





This Committee also recommended cancellation of the min amount

for registration to issue the pass-books

This committee also recommended clearing 50% to 75% of cases

at village level only.

According to Barucha Committee, (Ranga Rao)12 years Tenancy

period reduced to 6 years. This committee recommending 6 to 3

years

This committee also recommended continuation of the

computerization of land records which started in 1988-89

NOTE: 1.Jyothi Ghosh Committee – 2004.This Committee was

appointed on agricultural issues of Tenant farmers.

2. Rama Chenna Reddy Committee – 2004.This committee was

appointed on Former suicides in A.P.

3. Koneru Ranga Rao committee -2004. This committee was

appointed on distribution of Surplus lands

(ii) Consolidation of Land-Holdings: Small and scattered land-holding

were consolidated into compact economic holdings. The small-sized

fragmented and scattered with a person/family land at different places

were identified and equivalent of consolidated land were given at one

place. The programmed was initially started on voluntary basis but later

on made compulsory. The important factors that cause sub-division and

fragmentation of land-holdings are:





(a) Pressure of population: The acute growth in the population in the

rural causes increasing pressure on the land. Every individual desires a

share in the land thus the land gets sub-divided.

(b) Law of inheritance: The Indian inheritance law especially Hindu

and Muslim law of succession give equal right of share to all children in

the inheritance which led to sub-division and fragmentation of land.

(c) Rural indebt ness: Farmers in rural India are largely dependent

upon local money lenders who charges huge interest and very often the

land is mortgaged to raise loan. In the event of non-payment of loans the

part of land has to be sold off. This led to sub-division of land-holdings.

Consequences of Sub-Division

(a) Wastage of Capacity: The small and fragmented holdings

sometimes make it impossible to use for cultivation and so the land

capacity is wasted due to uneconomic size.

(b) Higher Cost: The cost of production per unit of land on small-size

farm increases. Further, the old techniques are used on such farms that

further aggravate the cost of production.

(c) Lack of Modernization or land Improvement Techniques: The

mechanized method of cultivation like electric pumps thrashers tractors

etc or modern irrigation system cannot be adopted due to limited scale.

(d) Loss of Acreage: The large quality of cultivable land is lost due to

boundaries and fencing. The litigation due to disputes on these issues

further results into wastage of land.

Critical Appraisal





The reorganization of land aims at bringing reduction in the

inequalities of land-ownership in rural areas. The data on the land-

holding however suggest that the position is far from satisfactory and the

concentration of land-holding in the hands of few is a general

phenomenon in villages. The factors behind slow progress in the

reorganization process are as follows:

(i) Social Causes: Farmers are found to be attached emotionally to their

land and so are unwilling to participate in the consolidation process.

(ii) Impractical: Land quality differs at different places and so it is

difficult practically to allot equivalent land to farmers at one place for

scattered land.

(iii) Lack of Updated Records and Incompetent Administrative

Staff: The consolidation process requires the complete knowledge of

land and its quality but due to lack of record it becomes difficult to

implement it.

(iv) Corruption: The dishonest administrators helped the big land

owners to make fake transfers and evade ceiling laws. Further, the

waste, barren or low-quality land was declared as surplus land that could

not be cultivated.

(v) Long Delays and Litigation: The time-gap between the

announcement of the policy and enactment of laws also enable to make

fictitious transfers and sales of land to evade ceiling laws. The legal

cases were filed in the courts in this regard. Thus the big chunk of

potential surplus land was lost as the legal battles dragged for years.





(vi) Lack of Political Will: The ceiling laws lack proper political

backing due to excessive big farmer’s pressure on the political parties.

Suggested Measures

1. Strengthening of Legal Framework: The loopholes in the existing

laws should be plugged. There should not be any scope of conflicting

interpretations. The provisions should be made for speedy settlements of

disputes. The laws should provide for easy registration of all the

transactions connected with land, including tenancy agreement.

2. Computerization of Land Records: Lack of proper land records is

an important cause of slow progress of land reforms in India. The

administrative set-up must ensure updated and timely compilation of

land records. Computerization can help to improve efficiency and

preservation of data on land. This information is useful to determine

surpluses of land, distribution of the surplus of land, profile of land

ownership, resolving of land disputes.

(Note: 1). CLR was 1st started in Ranga Reddy in T.G

2) CLR was not implemented in Nizambad, HYD because NZB

land records are already modified under “Bhoo Bharti Scheme and

hyd is a non agri district.

4. R.R. - Telangana

5. Singham - Jharkhand

6. Morana - U.P.

7. Mayur Bunj - Oddise

8. Sonipur - Assam





9. Gandhinagar - Gujarat

10. Wardha - M.H.

11. Dungapur - Rajasthan)

3. Greater Awareness and support: The beneficiaries of land reforms

namely, small farmers, being illiterate and resource-poor lack the

awareness of the schemes and procedures on land reforms. The

awareness programme at the grass-root level has to be initiated. The

financial support should be provided to landless cultivators so as to

acquire ownership rights on land.

4. Motivated Administrative Personnel: The efficient and devoted

personnel are the prerequisite for an effective implementation of

legislations. The time-bound targets on computerization, distribution of

land can be started to improve accountability of personnel.

5. People’s Participation: It is important that the people interested in

land reforms are associated with their implementation. It helps to

improves administration’s accountability. NGO’s may take up the

grievance of the farmers and pursue the court cases on behalf of

farmers.

6. Strong Political Will: The political leaders should commit to the

speedy land reforms across all states. The mass awakening among

cultivators for these reforms can be initiated by them.





7. Prevent Re-emergence of Informal Tenancy: Quick surveys for

recording of tenants should be conducted to prevent the coercive transfer

of land by cultivators.

Conclusion

A degree of success has been achieved in certain regions and

states, especially with regard to issues such as the abolition of

intermediaries, protection to tenants, rationalization of tenure systems,

and the imposition of ceilings on landholdings. However, a number of

problems remain far from resolved. The studies indicate that inequalities

have increased, rather than decreased. The number of landless laborers

has risen, while the wealthiest 10 percent of the population monopolizes

more land now than in 1951. Vested interests of the elite landowners and

their powerful connection with the political-bureaucratic system have

blocked meaningful land reforms and their implementation. Loopholes

in land tenure legislation have facilitated the evasion of some of the

provisions in land ceiling reforms by large landholders.





Write a note on Mission Bhagiratha

The Mission Bhagiratha (earlier known as Telangana Drinking Water

Supply Project) was launched with the objective to provide safe,

adequate, sustainable and treated drinking water for the entire rural and

urban areas of the State. The project is envisaged to bring down disease

burden, a causative factor for consuming contaminated water and

improve health standards by providing safe drinking water.

All existing water supply schemes and ongoing drinking water projects

in rural and urban areas are integrated and upgraded with the Mission

Bhagiratha, with the ultimate objective of providing drinking water of

100 Litres per Capita per Day (LPCD) in rural areas, 135 LPCD to all

Municipalities and 150 LPCD to all Municipal Corporations. 10% of

water in all the reservoirs is reserved for drinking water purpose and also

committed to fi rst charge for drinking water. Necessary water drawl

permissions are also accorded.

Salient features of the Mission Bhagiratha

• Telangana Drinking Water Supply Corporation is set up under the

Chairmanship of Hon’ble

Chief Minister for overseeing the implementation and maintenance of

the Project.





• The Mission Bhagiratha is divided into 26 main segments covering

geographical area of 1.11

lakh Sq.km.

• The Project contemplates to draw about 42.67 TMC of water from

rivers Krishna and Godavari.

• The Project is designed in coherence with the nature and topography of

the Telangana State

thereby 98% of transmission and distribution systems function by

gravity.

• Total length of pipelines, in this project is 1.44 lakh kms which

includes construction of new

pipeline of one lakh kms.

• State Government has also brought in Right of User in Land (ROU)

Act for giving rights to the

RWS & S department, for laying the pipelines, without acquiring land.

• About 1175 habitations are covered by the project till December’ 2016.

• Bulk supply to all the habitations is targeted for completion by 2017.

Write a note on Mission Kakatiya.

Tanks have been the lifeline of Telangana owing to the state’s

geographical terrain. There are about 46,531 tanks and water bodies

spread across the State, including 5000 chain-link tanks. Though tanks

are mainly used for irrigation purposes, they are also used for fi sh

culture, as common grazing land, as a source of clay for pottery, etc. In

short, tanks are the core of the rural ecosystem.

Schedule of the project





The Mission Kakatiya programme envisages repairing and rejuvenating

9,300 minor irrigation tanks every year. About 8,165 tanks were taken

up under Mission Kakatiya Phase-I and works have started on 8,059

tanks and are nearing completion. In the second phase, the government

has given administrative sanction for 9,113 tanks. Work was started on

8806 tanks and 1,536 tanks were completed. The remaining works will

be completed by June 2017. The Mission Kakatiya Phase-III works are

scheduled to be launched from January 2017. It is proposed to take up

all the feeder channels for repairs and rejuvenation in Phase-III along

with construction of some water tanks.

An evaluation study was made to assess the impact of Mission Kakatiya

on improving the ground water resources in the State. About 80 tanks in

Over Exploited (OE) Basins of erstwhile district were selected for the

Study. The department established 446 observation wells in 80 tanks’

ayacut influence zone tank areas. The study reveals that the impact of

Mission Kakatiya is seen in the rise of ground water levels in the OE

areas.

A comparison has been made of the rise in water levels for the two good

rain fall (RF) years, i.e., 2013 and 2016. During 2013, cumulative

rainfall of 1000 mm was received through which an average water

column of 9.57 m was built up to October 2013 (i.e., during the

monsoon period) in nine pilot basin areas. Whereas during 2016 with

good rainfall and Mission Kakatiya activity, the average build-up of

water column has been found to be 12.12 m up to October 2016 during

the monsoon period). It indicates that an additional water column of 2.55

m is due to the impact of Mission Kakatiya.

On an average it is also observed that in Nalgonda and Rangareddy

districts impact was not found,

due to defi cit rainfall. The basin-wise impact is shown through water

level zoning maps of May 2013 to October 2013 and May 2016 to

October 2016. The areas with lowground-water levels in the range of

10–20 m range reached a range of 5–10 m range during October 2013





whereas areas with the same range of water level (5–10 m) in May 2016

reached a water level range of 2–5 m in October

2016.

What is the ICT Policy Framework 2016? Explain it important

features.

Although Telangana is emerging as an important global IT destination

due to its geographical location, infrastructure facilities and available

talent pool, there is a need to drive its IT industry to the cutting-edge

areas by creating a conducive policy framework and to make IT a

catalyst for improving living standards of people. In these directions,

Government of Telangana identifi ed 10 focus areas related to IT

investments and rolled out a policy framework towards this end. The

policy aims at doubling the exports from the present Rs.75,070 crore to

Rs.1,20,000 crore and to create 10 lakh additional jobs in the IT sector

by 2020.

Objectives of the ICT Policy 2016

1. Providing congenial industry-friendly climate for IT companies to

locate, grow and sustain their

operations most competitively in a hassle-free environment in the state

2. Creating new skill-development initiatives and employment

opportunities for the educated youth

of all sections of society across all regions

3. Achieving higher levels of export turnover resulting in enhanced

productivity and augmentation

of Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP)

4. Encouraging innovation and entrepreneurship within the state

5. Spreading IT to Tier 2 locations in the state and

6. Leveraging information technology as a tool for the socio-economic

development of the region.

Incentives Offered to IT Industry





The following are a few incentives offered to the IT industry under the

ICT Policy, 2016:

● Reimbursement of stamp duty, transfer duty and registration fee,

patent fi ling costs/copyright/

trade mark, quality certification and exhibition stall rental cost etc.

● Allotment of government land

● Lease rental subsidy refund

● Subsidy in power supply

10 focus areas of the ICT Policy is presented below:

1. Expansion of IT / ITES Units

It is aimed to make Hyderabad the national leader in terms of IT exports

and employment. Even while encouraging all existing IT/ITES

companies to expand, the policy offers various incentives for new

companies to establish their units in the state, especially in Tier-2 cities

like Warangal, Karimnagar, Nizamabad, etc. Incentives initiated include

construction of IT parks, creation of world-class infrastructure,

investment approvals as per the provisions of TS-iPASS, special

incentives to set up units at Tier-2 cities, etc.

Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) in IT are significant players in the

IT services. There are about 500 IT companies in the SME category that

collectively employ over 70 per cent of the total IT professionals.

Additional incentives are being offered to boost the SME sector in the

state, such as:

(i) construction of IT towers in Gachibowli/ Madhapur/

Nanakramguda exclusively for SMEs, which can be used as front

offices for client interactions and brand building, and





(ii) creation of Specialised Financial Instruments to meet the credit

needs of the SME sector in collaboration with national and

international investment banks, financial institutions and private

equity funds.

2. Electronics Manufacturing

The policy provides a roadmap for making Hyderabad a global hub for

electronics manufacturing by providing a strategic impetus to the

electronic hardware and design industry. The policy provides for

infrastructure support, preparing a larger pool of skilled workforce,

offering a supportive policy environment, and providing a competitive

tax and fi scal regime. The state is setting up two EMCs (Electronic

Manufacturing Clusters), spread over 600 acres and 310 acres at e-City

and Maheshwaram Science Park, respectively. An LED park of 120

acres is being built exclusively for LED assembly and manufacturing.

This park will be home to many of the LED manufacturers in

Hyderabad.

3. Promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship through T-Hub

T-Hub is India’s largest incubator for startups and a unique public-

private partnership between the government of Telangana, IIIT-

Hyderabad, ISB and NALSAR, and other private sector players. T-Hub

is not just an incubator which supports startups through their journey, it

is a startup which is creating a startup ecosystem in Hyderabad to make

the city the startup capital of India.

After achieving a phenomenal success in the establishment of T-Hub

Phase-I, Government of Telangana has embarked on a plan to develop

T-Hub Phase-II in 3 acres of land with a total built-up space of 3,50,000

sqft, providing IT incubation space for 4,000 IT entrepreneurs

/professionals. T-Hub Phase-II will be operational by 2018.





Key achievements of the T-Hub are listed below:

● 711 entrepreneurs are working in T-Hub under 200 startups.

● T- Hub has conducted 92 events/ workshops and reached 2995

entrepreneurs.

● T-Hub has inked partnerships with 15 venture capital funds, 7 angel

networks, 25 seed funds, 30

incubators and accelerators

● T-Hub has forged multiple partnerships with key stakeholders in ten

countries including USA,

UK, Germany and Singapore.

● Startups have grabbed several millions in investment: Banyan Nation

(USD 8 lakh), Flat pebble

(Rs. 4 crore), V-deliver (Rs. 2.5 crore), etc.

● Major corporate companies like Microsoft, Google, Amazon, HP,

Cisco, IBM, Yes Bank and

others have been working with several startups by entering into

MoUs/Partnerships with T-Hub.

4. Skilling through TASK

The Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge (TASK) has been

established as a non-profit organisation to enhance the synergy between

Government, academia and industry with an objective to enhance the

employability quotient of the youth in the state and to provide quality

human resources and services to the industry. As of date, about 61,769

students have been trained through TASK, and of whom 3,200 students

were placed in employment. About 2,000 faculty were also skilled

though TASK initiatives in the state.





Innovating Interventions in Skill Development by TASK

The Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge (TASK) has several

innovative interventions for skill development. Some of them include:

(i) Professors of Practice: Professors of Practice help to impart training

to undergraduate students that improves soft skills that would impact the

students personal and organisational skills. Training students through the

new skilling process designed by TASK is a critical component for the

students’ success and therefore the role that POPs (Professors of

Practice) play in this process is of utmost importance. A Professor of

Practice is a distinguished professional from industry (e.g., IT / ITES,

banking, financial, services, insurance, retail, healthcare, automobile,

aviation, pharmaceuticals, government services) either practicing or

retired.

(ii) Enhancing the Employability Quotient: Effective pedagogy

incorporates an array of teaching strategies that promote the wellbeing

of students, improves students’ confidence and thus enable the students

to perform better in interviews. The amount of experience and their

exposure to the corporate industry would help in enhancing the

Employability Quotient of the student, which is the core value of TASK.

(iii) Finishing Schools: With a view to meet the shortage of skilled

human resource requirements of corporates, TASK has taken up the

initiative to conceive and roll out Finishing School Pilots for students

who have completed their graduation and are currently unemployed,

with an objective of enhancing their Employability Quotient. This

programme is held for 10–12 weeks, wherein the skilling sessions on

technical, organisational and personal skill modules are delivered

through instructor-led training, e-learning and self-study labs. These

sessions offer industry relevant learning content, which helps the

students in enhancing the success rate for getting through a job interview

and selection process.





(iv) Technical Skilling: In collaborationwith technology organisations

like Oracle, CDAC, SAP, Samsung, IBM, Infosys, CISCO, Salesforce,

BIL, CallHealth, ERAU, Pratt & Whitney, etc., TASK is conducting

training programmes to meet their manpower requirements.

(v) The Technology Entrepreneurship Programme (TEP) is a unique

initiative of TASK for talented undergraduate students in their third year

of graduation to educate and promote technology and entrepreneurship

in engineering colleges. Most of the students are not in a position to get

the technical help from their colleges and hence the TEP helps the

students make their prototypes more marketable.

(vi) MOUs Signed by TASK: TASK has signed Memorandums of

Understanding with pharmaceutical, banking, fi nance, manufacturing

and aerospace industries in order to create employment opportunities for

the youth of Telangana.

• Oracle and TASK have signed a partnership agreement to offer the

Oracle Academy curriculum to engineering colleges in the state

• The partnership between TASK and Internshala will provide access to

internship and online training portal where students can fi nd an

internship in their fi eld of interest.

• TASK has signed MoUs with Salesforce Academic Alliance Program

and Salesforce Developer Relations to provide valuable salesforce skills

for students and faculty members over the next two years

• Call Health and TASK have signed a partnership to provide livelihood

opportunities for unemployed youth in Telangana. The plan is to train

youth as paramedical and entry-level officers in the healthcare sector

over the next few years.





• Along with this, TASK has also signed MOUs with small and medium-

size enterprises.

5. Procurement of IT Products and Services by the Government:

The state government is encouraging all government departments to use

technology-driven solutions for improving governance, for improving

the internal effi ciency, or to contribute to better delivery of citizen

services. For this purpose, the IT department of the State Government is

liaising with large IT companies, SMEs, start-ups and entrepreneurs.

The Government of Telangana is implementing various e-governance

projects like Mee-Seva, Simple File Tracking System, e-Governance

Summit, e-Governance Awards, Mobile based Monitoring System, e-

Offi ce,

Online G.O., and maintenance of government website

(www.telangana.gov.in) etc. Some of the important e-governance

projects include:

(i) State Service Delivery Gateway,

(ii) (ii) e-District Mission Mode Project,

(iii) (iii) Government Order Register (GOIR),

(iv) (iv) KM-ATOM, a fi le tracking system for districts,

(v) (v) e-Offi ce Project,

(vi) (vi) Telangana Portal,

(vii) (vii) e-Procurement, etc.

RTA M-Wallet App: First of its kind in India

As part of good governance initiatives, Government of Telangana rolled

out a fi rst of its kind ‘RTA M-Wallet App’ which will help citizen

reducing burden of carrying vehicle-related documents. Every

driver/rider can store the official documents issued by the Transport

department like driving license, registration certificate, insurance

certificate, permit, and fitness etc., for a hassle-free, paper-free ride

experience. The app derives the data from the centralised database of

transport department and update the services on real time basis.





Salient Features of ‘RTA M-Wallet’ App:

• It is a digital wallet for all vehicle related documents (driving licence,

registration certifi cate, insurance certifi cate, permit, fi tness etc.).

• RTA M-Wallet can be downloaded on Android and IOS platforms.

• It allows auto-fetch the documents with just a single click, if associated

with your mobile number.

• Login from any mobile to access your documents.

• A simple and effi cient single-screen display for all your vehicle

related documents.

• Citizen-friendly options to add multiple vehicles owned by same

person and fetch documents.

• The documents once downloaded will be saved permanently and are

handy for further use.

6. New Initiatives:

High levels of creativity and innovation are the hallmark of the global IT

landscape today. In order to make the state a frontrunner in embracing

all these new and emerging technologies, the following areas have been

identified as potential sectors and special focus is given to these areas.

(i) Photonics Valley Corporation

Photonics science includes the generation, emission, transmission,

modulation, signal processing, switching, amplification, and

detection/sensing of light. The Government of Telangana has decided to

lead the next computing revolution in terms of facilitating the

exploration of ‘Photonics’ technology as the alternative computing

paradigm. As the world is probing this new direction in view of the

exigencies of the continuing transformation of existing chip technology,

the Government of Telangana believes in the dominant opinion that

photonics offers the way forward. In this pursuit, it launched the

‘Photonics Valley Corporation’ as a non-profi t company and extended





the mandate for facilitating the evolution of the technology through a

comprehensive ecosystem. It is expected to boost the manufacture of

electronics and semiconductors.

(ii) GAME City – Gaming, Animation, Media and Entertainment

The global gaming and animation market is expected to grow to USD

240 billion in the coming two to three years and a significant portion of

this work is outsourced to India. The Government of Telangana has

identified AVCG (Animation, VFX, Comics and Gaming) as one of the

key growth drivers in terms of investments and employment. Hyderabad

has a large presence of animation, VFX, comics and gaming companies.

Over 75 companies, including VFX Studios, 2D, 3D animation and

gaming companies are based in Hyderabad, employing over 30,000

professionals. In view of the large potential in this sector, the

Government of Telangana, in association with STPI, has developed a

state-of-the-art incubation facility “IMAGE” in the heart of the IT

district. This incubation facility is specially designed to support startups

and SMEs working in the gaming, animation, multimedia, and

entertainment industry. The state unleashed efforts to create dedicated

infrastructure for the sector in the form of the “GAME City”.

(iii) Smart Technologies

The Government of India has launched Smart Cities and AMRUT (Atal

Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) scheme covering

100 smart cities and 500 towns respectively. Although smart cities have

various components like smart planning, smart governance, smart

citizens, etc., smart technologies form its backbone. These technologies

aid the city management in developing intelligent traffic systems, waste

management, relief and rescue operations, energy conservation, and

improving citizen involvement.

While many technologies are already in use of the world over, most of

these technologies have the potential to be utilised in Indian cities





following suitable modifications. Further, there is always scope for

developing tailor-made smart technologies for India.

(iv) Data Analytics

The Government of Telangana has taken initiatives to promote and

invest in Data Analytics. Data Analytics or Big Data is a broad term for

data sets so large or complex that traditional data processing applications

are inadequate. Apart from search, storage, transfer, visualisation and

privacy of data, challenges also include capturing and processing of data

using predictive analysis methods to extract value. To facilitate research

and product development in this area, the Government of Telangana

proposes to develop a Data Analytics cluster. Anchor companies, world-

class universities, SMEs, and startups will be incentivised to participate

in the cluster. Companies operating from Telangana will also be

encouraged to take up Data Analytics assignments for various

government departments. The Government has come out with a separate

policy on Data Analytics.

(v) Data Centres

The government aims to transform the city of Hyderabad into a global

data centre hub. Hyderabad offers a multitude of advantages which

favour data centre development. Hyderabad already has a thriving data

centre ecosystem, including one of India’s few Tier 4 data centres. A

number of global players have data centres hosted here due to proximity

to a 1 GBPS data line. On the geographic location front, Hyderabad is

located in one of the least seismically active zones and is far away from

the coast, thereby having low susceptibility to other natural hazards.

Government has offered various incentives to data centres through a

sectoral policy.

(vi) Open Data





Various arms of the government are involved in collection, generation

and updating of data on multiple issues using public funds. Such data

should be readily available for citizens’ consumption. Although

individual departments share data for use by civil society and the private

sector, there is a need for an open data policy that enables proactive data

sharing by every department. This will not only result in greater

transparency, but also help the government in better decision-making.

To achieve this objective, the Government of Telangana has brought out

a sectoral policy on Open Data.

(vii) Internet of Things (IoT)

Internet of Things (IoT) is a seamless connected network system of

embedded objects / devices, with identifiers, in which communication

without any human intervention is possible using standard and

interoperable communication protocols. IoT can also be defined as

interplay for the software, telecom and electronic hardware industry and

promises to offer tremendous opportunities for many industries. The

Government of Telangana is investing in IoT to develop connected,

secure and smart systems for the state’s economic, societal,

environmental and global needs.

(viii) Cyber Security

Cyberspace is vulnerable to wide variety of incidents, whether

intentional or accidental, manmade or natural, and the data exchanged in

the cyberspace can be exploited for nefarious purposes by both states

and non state actors. With increasing amount of classified data that is

used for various purposes, large corporations and companies face huge

threats from activities such as hacking and phishing. In this direction,

State Government has launched a comprehensive Cyber Security Policy.

(ix) Digital Telangana





In line with the ‘Digital India’ of the Government of India and the

Telangana Government has planned for a very Vambitious Digital

Telangana programme, with two pivots, one each representing the

supply and the demand side. On the supply side, the main aim is to

ensure that digital facilities become available to each and every person

in the state. This is being made possible through (i) optical fi ber

connection to each household through using the water grid trenches, and

(ii) providing 4G services in the entire state in collaboration with various

telecom operators. Similarly, on the demand side, the intention is to

make each and every person digitally literate, aware and empowered so

that he/she can make best use of the digital facilities that are being made

available right at his/her doorstep. The strategies for this include: (i) the

Digital Literacy Programme aimed at making at least one member of

every household digitally literate in the next five years and (ii) the

School Computer Literacy Programme targeted to teach the basics of

computers to every child from Class 6 onwards.

7. T-Fibre

Telangana Fibre Grid (T-Fibre) is a novel initiative, where the trenches

dug for Mission Bhagiratha (Water Grid) to supply drinking water,

would be utilised to lay fi bre-optic cables. T-Fibre digital infrastructure

shall provide active and passive networks to all 83.58 lakh households in

the entire state of Telangana.

(i) E-Governance & M-Governance

Mee-Seva is the electronic service delivery platform of the Government

of Telangana that acts as an integrated and collaborative window for

many government departments to serve the citizens with strict timelines

of delivery of services. It involves the central pooling of all records,

digitally signing, storing them in the database, rendering them using a

web-service with effi cient and real-time MIS reports (soft and hard

copies) to the departments. This has resulted in improved effi ciency in

service delivery, higher citizen satisfaction, increased transparency and





accountability to the government. Telangana currently has 4,168 citizen

service centres spread far and wide that are locally called Mee-Seva

centres. These centres provide various G2C services and utility payment

services through an online platform. Presently about 490 services

covering 34 departments are being elivered through these centers to the

citizens and about 90,000 to 1 lakh

8. Mee-Seva

The objective of Mee-seva is to provide smart, citizen-centric, ethical,

effi cient and effective governance facilitated by technology. The

initiative involves universal and non-discriminatory delivery of all

government services to citizens and businessmen of all strata, and

improved effi ciency, transparency and accountability for the

government. The project brings in a digital PKI-enabled integrated

architecture through multiple service delivery points by fusing the

various pre-existing state initiatives with the mission-mode projects like

State Data Centre (SDC), State Wide Area Network (SWAN) and

Common Service Centres (CSCs) of the National e-Governance Plan

(NeGP) of the Government of India.

9. Promotions

The IT Policy Framework proposes to promote investment into the state

by sustained promotions by:

(i) international and domestic roadshows,

(ii) participation in international and domestic trade shows and

(iii) hosting major international and domestic events in Hyderabad

so that the advantages of the state are showcased more vividly

and more contextually.

10. Enhanced Quality of Living





While IT builds world-class infrastructure and creating an

accommodating regulatory environment for companies investing in the

state, the government also realizes that people and local talent are

equally important for propelling the growth of the economy. Therefore,

the state government is constantly working towards further improving

the quality of life for its citizens.

Developing Tier-2, Tier-3 Cities and Rural Areas

With Hyderabad as a role model, other cities in the state of Telangana,

i.e., Warangal, Karimnagar, Khammam and Nizamabad, are being

developed as Tier-2 IT hubs. The Telangana Government is aggressively

promoting the expansion of the IT industry to Tier-2 cities. Warangal,

the second-largest city in Telangana after Hyderabad, is endowed with

the right infrastructure, educational institutions, human resources and

physical and fibre connectivity, among others. The government has

already effected some key initiatives for the city of Warangal with the

aim to make it another IT destination in Telangana. The Government of

Telangana, as a matter of policy, is encouraging IT/ITES companies to

consider Tier-2 locations for setting up and expanding their units. The

government will further incentivise these companies by providing

additional benefits. The following outcomes were achieved in the last

year:

● IT Incubation Tower inaugurated in Warangal

● Cyient Technology Development Centre commenced operations in

Warangal

● MoU with Eclat Health Solutions to set up KPO in Karimnagar

The state government is also promoting the concept of Rural

Technology Centres through a special package of incentives for IT/BPO

companies desiring to set up their operations in villages and Mandals.

The objective of the government is to create balanced socio-economic





development and take the benefi ts of technology to the common man.

However, since the penetration of information technology in rural areas

is still in a nascent stage in the country, setting up and operating a

business comes with its own risks. The Government of Telangana has

come up with a comprehensive set of incentives that mitigate the risks

associated with this business through the Policy on Rural echnology

Centres 2016. The state government is offering various incentives for the

promotion of rural technology centres.





Explain the recent developments in tourism sector in Telangana.

Tourism Sector

Tourism has become an important sector for economic growth and

employment generation. With increased income levels, peoples’ ability

to enjoy various types of tourism is on rise. However, the growth of the

toursim sector in the state is highly dependent on tourism amenities.

Therefore, the government has a critical role to play in developing basic

infrastructure. At present most of the tourists arrival in the state is

confined to Hyderabad, the state capital, and some piligrim centres. In

order to expose the unexplored eco-tourism spots, four tourism circuits

are being developed in the state.

1. Eco-tourism Circuit in Nagarkarnool district:

Eco-tourism is environmentally responsible travel and visits to relatively

undisturbed natural areas, in order to enjoy and appreciate nature in a

way that promotes conservation, has low negative visitor impact, and

provides for beneficially active socio-economic involvement of local

populations. The Eco-tourism Circuit proposed in Nagarkarnool district

is on these lines.

1 Somasila Riverside Development: it is a Religious & Eco-tourism

spot. Somasila reservoir has a nique ecosystem – freshwater from the

rivers, many unique species of aquatic life, water birds and animals live

in and alongside the backwaters. A highly revered Someshwara Swamy

shrine is on the banks of this reservoir, attracting millions of tourists

round the year. Among the wild green trees and shrubs, Kollapur

samasthan is a large area spanning most of the Nallamala forest area on

the banks of river Krishna. About 9 km from Kollapur village, there

exists an ancient temple of Sri Lakshmi

Narasimha Swamy in Singotam





2 AkkaMahadevi Caves: it is a Eco-tourism spot. Amazing caves that

can be reached by boat, traversing through picturesque green hills

covered by dense foliage, Crimson coloured craggy cliffs on the hills

provide stark contrast to the green hills, making the ride more delightful.

3. Uma Maheshwaram Temple: it is a Religious/Eco-tourism spot. It

dedicated to Lord Shiva, the temple is located in the picturesque

Nallamala forest range. Known as Poor Man’s Ooti, this stretch hardly

has any sunlight, thus maintaining the temperature below normal year

round.

4 Mannanur Eco-tourism: Mannanur is a dry deciduous mixed forest,

part of the Amrabad Tiger Reserve, located along the river Krishna

which cuts through a picturesque gorge of the Nallamala

hills with deep valleys on sides. The sanctuary with a wide area of 2166

sq km is home to Spotted Deer, Wild Boar, Indian Giant Squirrel, Tree

Shrew, Rayel, Mugger Crocodiles, Wild Dogs, Jackals, Wolves,

Panthers and Tigers, etc.

5 Farahabad Eco-tourism: Farahabad, which literally means ‘Mount

Pleasant’, is a holiday destination, encompassing cottages to attract

tourists to the destination. A special attraction has been created by the

forest department to view the beauty of the tiger reserve and the forest

from a point on the ridge of a hill.

6 Mallela Theertham: It is a Waterfalls Eco-tourism. MallelaTheertham

is a fantastic waterfall located in the midst of Nallamalla Forest, 8 km

along a diversion from the Hyderabad–Srisailam interstate highway.

This natural waterfall can be reached by a walk of 350 stairs.

7 Srisailam: It is a Religious Tourism spot. It Located on the ancient

sacred hill of Srigiri, in the Nallamalai range of Andhra Pradesh (at the

border of Telangana State), is the exotic temple of Srisailam. The temple

complex, dating back to the 2nd century AD, is one of the twelve Jyotir





Linga Shiva shrines as well as one of the eighteen most sacred goddess

shrines, or Shakti Pithas.

2. Tribal & Eco-tourism Circuit in Adilabad, Nirmal and

Kumarambheem-Asifabad Districts: The Tribal and eco-tourism

circuit in Adilabad, Nirmal and Kumarambheem-Asifabad districts

opens the rich and ancient tribal culture, heritage and environment of the

district for tourism and uplifts the livelihood of the local tribes by

providing both direct and indirect employment. The destinations

identified for development as part of the proposed Tribal and Eco-

tourism Circuit are:

1) Dichpally – Abutting the national highway

2) Shyamgadh Fort – Gateway to the circuit

3) Koratikal Waterfalls – Beautiful falls adjacent to the national

highway

4) Kuntala Waterfalls– State’s highest waterfalls

5) Gayatri Waterfalls – Serene falls untouched by human intervention

6) Utnoor – Showcase of precious tribal culture

7) Sapthagundala – Soothing falls blended with robust tribal practices

and rituals

8) Jodeghat– Rich tribal heritage amidst lush landscape

9) Dokra Metal Craft Cluster – Unique art forms

10) Mysterious Caves – A host of ethnic religious rituals and rites





The proposed circuit is a splendid journey through serene forests and

landscapes, heritage-rich tribal hamlets, magnificent forts and caves,

unique craft communities and mesmerising waterfalls combined with

stays in tribal hamlets, shopping for locally made crafts and tasting

authentic food of the tribals. This proposed tribal and eco theme-based

circuit would provide a complete tribal experience to both domestic

(including low budget) tourists and foreign tourists.

3. Tribal Circuit in Jayashankar-Bhoopalpally district

The Tribal Circuit is being developed in connecting Mulugu–

Laknavaram–Medaram–Tadvai–Damarvai– Mallur–Bogatha in

Telangana State, known for eco-tourism, wildlife, pilgrimages and tribal

culture in the region. The region is blessed with a soothing river,

beautiful lakes, dense forests, a wildlife sanctuary, tribal culture,

pilgrimage, heritage structures and architectural monuments, a fi ne

blend of new and old.

The list of destinations under the tribal circuit in Jayashankar-

Bhoopalpally:

1 Mulugu Tribal & Ecotourism: Gattamma temple, with local tribal

goddess Gattamma as presiding deity, is a famous destination in the

region. The rituals in the temple are unique and people from across the

state and neighbouring states come here to offer prayers and take

blessings of the goddess. It is a local custom that even the vehicles

passing by stop outside the temple to offer prayers and take her

blessings. All visitors to Sammakka and Sarralamma Jatara also visit this

temple during Jatara period. The

famous Ramappa Temple (being considered to be short listed as a

UNESCO World Heritage site) is located 15 km from Mulugu and

attracts thousands of tourists from across the globe.

2 Laknavaram Lake Front: it is a Tribal & Ecotourism spot. This

beautiful lake is about 65 km from the Warangal district headquarters. A





sprawling lake surrounded by a chain of beautiful green hillocks, serene

waters with seven lush green islands dotting the expansive waters and a

hanging bridge, it attracts large number of tourists round the year. A 160

m long hanging bridge is the special attraction at the destination.

3 Medaram: it is a Tribal & Ecotourism spot. A popular religious

congregation or Jatara called “Samakka Saralamma Jatara” takes place

for three days biennially in this village. There are many myths about the

miraculous powers of the goddesses Samakka and Saralamma who

belong to tribes. As per the local belief, these tribal women vigorously

fought with Kakatiya kings for the welfare of tribes and sacrificed their

lives. In remembrance of their sacrifice, the tribes worship them till

today. One of the unique features of the Jatara is, neither idol worship

nor vedic and brahmanic influence. Two wooden poles and a container

of vermilion (Kumkuma Barini) are worshipped as symbols of the

goddesses.

4 Tadvai Tribal, Wildlife Sanctuary & Ecotourism: Tadvai, also known

as Sammakka Saralamma Tadvai, is a tribal village. It is known for its

wildlife sanctuary. In view of the wildlife significance of this region, the

State Forest Department has developed a unique project called

“Vanajeevan” (Tadvai Huts Complex), a forest resort tucked away deep

in the reserve forest area, providing an excellent experience to nature-

loving tourists.

5 Damarvai Tribal & Ecotourism: Megalithic burial structures are

located at Damaravai village, which is about 15 km from Tadvai. These

burials stand as testimony to the existence of pre-historic man here

10,000 years ago. These are unique structures – a single chamber of

megalithic construction, consisting of two or more structures supporting

a huge horizontal capstone.

6. Mallur Pilgrim Tourism & Ecotourism: Mallur is located at a distance

of 5 km from Eturnagaram. “Chintamani Jalapatham”, a natural spring

runs through the dense forest, is very important in this region. Local





tribals believe that the water of this spring, passing beneath the trees

roots of the dense forest, possesses various medicinal qualities and is an

excellent remedy for skin diseases. A few megalithic burial structures

are found on the hilltop near Mallur and located in proximity to tribal

habitat.

7. Bogatha Tribal & Ecotourism: Bogatha waterfalls are located in

Bogatha village near Vazedu, hammam district. Surrounded by dense

forest, hills, streams and tribal hamlets nearby, the spot has excellent

connectivity to Warangal. These beautiful waterfalls, with water fl

owing throughout the year, are located at a distance of 18 km from

Mallur. It is known locally as the Niagara Falls of Telangana.

4. Hyderabad Heritage Circuit

The Hyderabad Heritage Circuit is being developed connecting four

monuments, viz., QutbShahi Heritage Park, Paigah Tombs, Hayat

Bakshi Begum Mosque, and Raymond’s Tomb. These sites highlight the

fascinating and mixed cultural landscape of Hyderabad, and the building

skills and craftsmanship encouraged by its rulers.

Qutb Shahi Heritage Park:

The Qutb Shahi Heritage Park, located close to famous Golkonda Fort in

Hyderabad, is spread across 108 acres with 75 monuments. The park

contains tombs and mosques constructed by various rulers of Qutb Shahi

dynasty during 16th – 17th centuries making it a unique necropolis in

India.

Conservation and Landscape Restoration of Qutb Shahi Heritage

Park

Conservation works on structures at the Qutb Shahi Heritage Park hav

been undertaken on all 75 structures. Conservation works will be

coupled with landscape restoration of the garden setting of the tombs as





well as building of tourist infrastructure with grant received from the

Ministry of Tourism, Government of India and co-funded by the Tata

Trust on ten of the larger structures. In three years nearly 20 monuments

have been conserved, including the Tomb of Sultan Quli Qutb Shah,

Tomb of Sultan Jamshed Quli Qutb Shah, Tomb of Muhammed Qutb

Quli Shah and the Badi Baoli. Conservation works are being

implemented by master craftsmen – stone carvers, masons, plasterers,

carpenters – under the supervision of a multi-disciplinary team of the

Aga Khan Trust for Culture. It is expected that the conservation and

landscape works will require almost one million man-days of work by

craftsmen. Traditional materials such as lime mortar, granite stone are

being used for the conservation work and these are being prepared with

traditional tools and building crafts. After the completion of the project,

number of tourists will rise significantly from the present 100,000

tourists annually. Hyderabad will also be provided with a significant

archaeological park of international significance. Already, moves are

afoot to nominate the site for UNESCO World Heritage Status.

Paigah Tombs

• It is the resting place of the Paigahs, a noble family of the Nizam’s

court

• Two-acre site with 200-year-old tombs made of lime mortar with

beautiful incised plaster work and lattice screens

• Located 4km southeast of Charminar

Hayat Bakshi Begum Mosque:

• Magnificent mosque and sarai complex spread over 4 acres with an

intricately carved step well adjacent to the site

• Located along the Vijayawada Highway, it served as a place for traders

and travellers to stop and rest, during the QutbShahi reign.





Raymond’s Tomb

• Built by the Nizam, in the memory of Monsieur Raymond, a French

general in the Nizam’s army, said to have setup the Nizams gun foundry.

• The tomb is set atop a hill on a 7-acre site, at a distance of 4 km from

Paigah tombs. The site offers a panoramic view of the entire city.

Tourism has huge potential for employment generation and economic

growth. Recognizing the importance of Tourism in Telangana, the

Government has embarked on various initiatives to build tourism

infrastructure in the State. The proposed four tourism circuits namely,

eco-tourism circuit in Nagarkurnool district, Tribal and eco-tourism

circuit covering Adilabad, Nirmal and kumaram bheem-Asifabad

districts, Medaram Tribal circuit in Jayashankar-Bhoopalpally district

and Hyderabad heritage circuit, will showcase the tourist destinations in

the State. These circuits will not only make Telangana an attractive

destination for tourism but also offer value for money for the tourists.

Telangana, especially city of Hyderabad is becoming the epicenter for

medical, education, and business tourism. Availability of advanced

medical technology and reputed educational institutions are attracting

tourists from all over the world. Hyderabad city remains as most cost-

effective city for advanced medical treatment in the world. The world

class infrastructure is attracting the business world to organize their

events in the city due to existence of world class infrastructure.

Hyderabad has high potential for becoming world-class high education

destination. There exist world class institutions and eco-system in the

State. However, in order to realize these potentials, there is a need to

give special focus. However, tapping potentials in high-end sectors need

vailability of skilled labour. Independent surveys have been indicating

that there is acute skill gap in these sectors. This challenge could be

turned into opportunity by skilling our youth.





Explain the role of Transportation Sector in Telangana economy.

In 2014-15, transportation Sector contributed 10.58 % of GSDP. It

consists of

(1). Railways (2) Airways (3) Roadways (4) Waterways

1. Railways:

In 1879 Nizams guaranteed state Railways, Railway lane is 858 miles.

Nizam Railways were naturalized in 1950 and merged in Indian railways

in 1951.

1st Railway line in the Sec-bad to Vadi

1st electrical railway line is Medira to Vijayawada

SCRZ was estd in Sec-bad 1966

MMTS : Multimode Transport S/m. started on 9th Aug 2003, 27

station, length ; 43 Kms No of passengers 1 day : 1 lakh,

maintained by SCR

Phase –II : Medchal to Bhuvangiri

Metro Rail project: Started in 2013 by L & T and State Govt

Phase –I

Length: 72.16 Kms ; Project cost 17,000 Cr; No of Stations -66

Track Guage : 1.435m (4ft 8 ½ inch) No of lines 3

Maintained by hyderabad metro rail ltd





Phase –II

Length – 85 Kms

Total project will be completed by 2017

2. AIRWAYS:

There are 2 Airports in T.S

1) Rajiv Gandhi International Air port (RGIA)

2) Warangal Airport (under process)

RGIV:

Construction started in 2005, Inaugurated on 14th march 2008

functioning started from 23rd march 2008

Project cost: 5,584 Cr

GHR group- 63%; T.S Group- 13%; AAI -13%; Malaysia

Airport Holding- 11%

This is the 2nd PPP airport after Cochin Intenation Airport.

11.8 Km long road was constructed from Mehdipatnam to

Rajendranagar this is called P.V. Narsimha Rao Express High

way.

3. Road ways:

There are 2 types of roads in state

1) Panchyat Raj roads





2) Road and building n/w roads (Rand B n/w roads)

On 1st Apr 2014 panchayat Raj roads are 64,046 km

R&B roads of 3 types -26,837 km

1) National Highways 2,592 Km 2) State Highways 3,152 Km 3)

Main District roads12,079 Km 4) Rural Roads 9,014 Km

1) NH7 (Varanasi – Kanyakumari) also known as NH.44 (new)

Nirml (Adilabad) to Kurnool.

Length: 519.64 Km

2) NH-9 (Pune to Machilipatnam) also knowns NH65 (new)

NHRABAD HYD Suryapet Vijayawada

Machilipatnam.

Length: 291.74 Km

3) NH-16 (NZ6 to Manchiryal), NH.63 (new)

Jagadalpur to Manchiryal.

Length: 235.15 Km

4) NH-167 (Karnataka via Jadcherla touches NH-7 ),

Length 112 Kms

5) NH-202 HYD via Jangam WGL Venkatapuram

Chattisgadh:

Length: 306 Km

6) NH-221 A.P Via Penuballi Kothagudem Bhadrachalam

chutisgadh Length : 100 Km





7) NH-222 M.H Narsapur Niml. NH-7

Length: 53.6 Km

8) NH-161 NH-65 R.R M.H,

Length:140 Km

9) NH-365 length not available; NH65 NH 163

Length not available

10) NH-563 connects NH63 NH 164.

Length: 36 Kms

Note: largest NH is NH-5 or NH-16, largest in T.S. NH-7 or NH-44

TSRTC:

Est. in 2014,

It consists of 3 zones, 10 regions, 94 depots.

No. of employees: 0.58 lakh,

No of buses 10,342

Avg. Vehicle productivity is 331 Km

Telangana state has no waterways projects

Explain the TS- INDUSTRIAL POLICY-2014 and its achievements.

Industrialization will be the key strategy followed for economic growth

and development for Telangana, the 29th state of the country. People of





the new state have very high expectations from the Telangana State

Government for creating jobs for the youth, promote development of

backward areas, maximize growth opportunities by optimum utilization

of the available resources, harness the talents and skills of the people and

usher prosperity in every household. Industrialization holds the potential

for fulfilling all the dreams and aspirations of the people of Telangana.

The vision for industrialization of Telangana is “Research to Innovation;

Innovation to Industry; Industry to Prosperity”. The industrial policy

framework will be driven by the slogan – “In Telangana—Innovate,

Incubate, Incorporate”.

The policy framework intends to provide a business regulatory

environment where doing business would be as easy as shaking hands.

Innovation and technology will drive the industries of the Telangana

State.

The Government of Telangana State realizes that industrial development

requires large-scale private sector participation, with the government

playing the role of a facilitator and a catalyst.

The government is committed to provide a graft-free, hassle free

environment in which the entrepreneurial spirit of local, domestic and

international investors will thrive, and they’ll set up industrial units in

the state of Telangana – their preferred investment destination.

The new Industrial Policy will be the instrument through which the

vision of the Telangana State Government will be translated into action.

OBJECTIVES

The new Telangana State Industrial Policy will strive to provide a

framework which will not only stabilize and make existing industries

more competitive, but also attract and realize new international and

national investments in the industrial sector.





The focus will be on core manufacturing sectors, with the creation of

employment for urban and rural youth and adding value to existing skills

emphasised at all stages. It is expected that the most significant outcome

of this approach will be the production of high quality goods at the most

competitive price, which establishes “Made in Telangana- Made in

India” as a brand with high global recognition.

The cornerstone of the policy would be zero graft and zero tolerance to

corruption. The decision-making in all the Telangana State Departments

will be transparent and the departmental heads will be held responsible

for all acts of omission and commission by departmental staff.

An online and help-desk grievance redressal system will be put in place

where the entrepreneur will be encouraged to report instances of

corruption or any delays in performing timely tasks by the Telangana

State Government departments. Timely and strict disciplinary action will

be taken against those employees who violate the parameters of the

Industrial Policy Framework.

MINIMUM INSPECTION AND MAXIMUM FACILITATION

The Industrial Policy Framework has the following mandate for

departments that have any responsibility in the industrialization of the

State – Minimum Inspection and Maximum Facilitation.

Minimum inspection

It would encompass a system of no random inspections without cause.

Subject to statutory requirements, the departments will develop a system

where each industrial unit is inspected only once in 3/4 years and the

cycle of inspections is to be fixed in advance.





Some random inspections will be planned to keep the industry on its

toes, but these inspections will be with the specific written permission of

the head of the department.

Maximum Facilitation

It would encompass an effective system beyond the conventional single

window as the anchor. Self-certification will be encouraged and

automatic renewals will be implemented. There will be web based E-

helpline facilities as well as physical helpdesks in Hyderabad and the

Districts.

Information availability and industry department transactions will be

transparent and web-enabled. The Office of the Commissioner of

Industries and the Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation

will have a Citizens Charter covering all their activities.

EFFECTIVE INDUSTRIAL CLEARANCES MECHANISM

The Government of Telangana State is determined to create an

ecosystem in which the ease of doing business in the state matches and

even exceeds the best global standards.

Telangana State Government is aware that offering a hassle-free system

is considered to be of the highest priority by the industrialists, and

accordingly the government will implement a very effective industrial

clearance system that will go beyond the traditional single window

system. This system, called the Telangana State Industrial Project

Approval and Self-certification System (TS-iPASS), will be

strengthened by way of legislation.





A Right to Single Window Clearance, on the lines of the Right to

Information, will be bestowed for all applicants. Penal action will be

imposed on the concerned officers who delay the applications. This will

be at three levels—one for Mega Projects, one for other Large

Industries, and one for SMEs.

The State Government will bring out a comprehensive legislation

enshrining the above principles for according permissions and

clearances for both Mega Projects as well as industrial applications in

other categories.

CLASSIFICATION OF PROJECTS

The classification of projects into large, medium, small and micro

sectors will be based on the Government of India MSME Ministry

definitions as amended from time to time. The definition of a mega

project is a Telangana State determined one. The Government of India

has proposed to raise the investment limits under each category and the

classification for now is as follows:

Mega Projects: Those having investment of above Rs.200 crores in

plant and machinery or providing employment to more than 1000

persons

Other Large Projects: Those having investment between Rs.10 and

Rs.200 crores in plant and machinery

Medium Industries: Those having investment between Rs.5 and Rs.10

crores in plant and machinery

Small Industries: Those having investment between Rs.25 lakhs to Rs.5

crores in plant and machinery

Micro Enterprises: Those having investment of less than Rs.25 lakhs in

plant and machinery





SPECIAL FOCUS ON SMEs/MICRO INDUSTRIES

The SMEs and Micro-industries are expected to play a significant role in

the new state of Telangana, both in terms of value addition and also in

creating employment opportunities. The new Telangana State Industrial

Policy will make special provisions for the SME and Micro sectors as

follows:

Adequate number of smaller plots in Industrial parks for SMEs;

developed sheds for Micro-units Special fund for addressing

Incipient Sickness

Special fund for IP registrations assistance

Special fund for anti-pirating assistance

Special fund for technology transfer and modernization to MSME

sector

Reimbursement of land conversion charges for units in own land,

subject toan upper limit

Marketing assistance to participate in national and international

trade shows and buyer-seller meets

Consultant panel to respond to MSME entrepreneur needs

Separate State Level Bankers Committee (SLBC) for industries,

particularly SMEs

Decentralized procedure for issue of licences and permissions to

Micro enterprises at the level of Industrial Promotion Officers

(IPOs)





ANCILLARY/VENDOR DEVELOPMENT

Within each of the core sectors, Telangana State Government is

interested in the promotion of the ecosystem covering the entire value

chain. An important component of the value chain are the primary

suppliers who provide the raw material or the component parts to the

anchor manufacturing industry, or provide basic inputs to the service

industry.

The Telangana State Government will plan each Industrial park in such a

way that along with anchor units, enough plots are available for setting

up Suppliers/Vendors Park. Since the ancillary units are usually in the

SME category, these plots will be smaller in size.

Mega projects will have to compulsorily set up a Suppliers/Vendors park

to encourage growth of local ancillaries.

PREVENTING INCIPIENT\SICKNESS AMONG SMEs

The Telangana State Government intends to create a corpus fund jointly

with the industries and their associations which will act as a safety net

for SMEs that face any crisis and run the risk of imminent sickness.

Telangana State Government will also work closely with the RBI

constituted State Level Inter-Institutional Committee (SLIIC) to

coordinate revival plans of sick and incipient SMEs.

SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

Like SC/ST entrepreneurs, the number of existing women-owned

industrial enterprises is very meager. The Telangana State Government

will encourage women entrepreneurs in a big way. Each of the 30

districts of the state (excluding Hyderabad) will have one or more

industrial parks exclusively for women.





Organizations working for women entrepreneurs like COWE, ALEAP

and FICCI-FLO will be invited to partner with the government to

identify and train women entrepreneurs, get their project proposals

developed, link them to financial institutions and handhold and monitor

the progress of their projects. Among women, the government would

facilitate more number of entrepreneurs to emerge from socially

deprived categories like SCs, STs, BCs and Minorities.

SPECIAL SUPPORT FOR SC/ST ENTREPRENEURS

It is an unfortunate reality that a very miniscule proportion of existing

industrial units are owned by SC/ST entrepreneurs. There are a number

of structural barriers which the SC/ST entrepreneurs find extremely

difficult to overcome.

Since the foundation of the new state of Telangana is based on the

premise of social justice, the new Telangana State Industrial Policy will

take up a number of additional support measures meant to increase

entrepreneurship among the SCs/STs.

This program will be implemented under the banner of TSPRIDE—

Telangana State Program for Rapid Incubation of Dalit Entrepreneurs

and some of these initiatives under T-PRIDE are as follows:

A special direct funding program for financing SC/ST

entrepreneurs will be worked out to utilize the money available

under the respective Sub-Plans

Payment of Margin Money on behalf of the SC/ST entrepreneurs

by the government

Preferential allotment of plots in Industrial Parks

Supplier diversity opportunities in large industries





State departmental procurement policy in tune with GOI SME

procurement policy

(20%)

Intensive Entrepreneur and Skill Development programmes

Subsidy eligibility if funded by CRISIL Rated NBFCs

No negative list

Interest subsidy for service sector units (except transport sector)

State supported CGTMSE-type scheme for SC/ST entrepreneurs

Organizations like the Dalit India Chamber of Commerce and

Industry (DICCI) will be involved in planning, implementing and

monitoring special programmes for the SCs/STs

Representation in all district and state level committees

TRADITIONAL ARTS AND HANDICRAFTS

The State of Telangana has a number of internationally recognized

forms of traditional arts and handicrafts. These are handicrafts like

Nirmal Paintings, Dokra metal work, Bidri ware, Pembarthy Brass ware

as well as textiles like Pochampally Ikat, Gadwal saris and Warangal

carpets.

A number of artisans and craft-persons continue to live on the

production of these arts and handicrafts, but there income levels are

declining. To improve the productivity and incomes in this sector, the

Government of Telangana intends to take a number of actions under the





T-HART-Telangana State Handicrafts and Artisans Revival with

Technology program.

MARKETING BRAND TELANGANA

Telangana is the 29th and newest State of the Union of India. There is a

need to create awareness about the State of Telangana and its brand

image. To this end, Telangana State will participate extensively in a

large number of national and international trade fairs, conferences and

exhibitions so that the strengths and opportunities of the State can be

showcased. The industrial policy of Telangana State has also to be

publicised widely.

In addition to promoting the brand image of the State, it is also essential

to promote the SMEs of

the state. The State will actively promote the participation of Telangana

SMEs in trade fairs, expositions, buyer seller meets and other such

events.

The State will also leverage all funds available from Government of

India schemes under the MSME, Commerce, Textiles, and

Pharmaceutical Departments and sector specific Export Promotion

Councils to promote State SMEs. Adequate budget support will be

provided for marketing the State and the industrial and craft products of

the State.

INDUSTRIAL LAND BANK

It is estimated that about 20 lakh acres of land is available in the state

that has been identified as unfit for cultivation in Telangana. Based on a





detailed survey of these land parcels and identification of those parcels

that are fit for industrial use, an industrial land bank for the State of

Telangana will be developed. Such lands would be transferred to the

Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TSIIC).

Once the lands so identified are transferred to the TSIIC, the TSIIC will

determine the suitability of each land parcel for setting up core sector

specific Industrial Parks. The core sectors are those sectors listed earlier

in the new Industrial Policy.

Exclusive industrial parks in safe zones will also be created for setting

up of red category industries. Some of the industrial parks will also

permit multi-sectoral activities and general manufacturing units.

INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

The development of industrial and related infrastructure will be the

responsibility of the Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure

Corporation (TSIIC). The financial base of the TSIIC will be

strengthened and it will be made to function as an effective organization.

All lands in the State identified as fit for industrial use will be

transferred to the TSIIC. This land asset base will be leveraged to raise

finances from the market so that the TSIIC can become independent of

Government over a period of time as far as budgetary support is

concerned.

The TSIIC will develop all required infrastructure for the sector specific

parks like approach roads, water supply, industrial power, and common

effluent treatment facilities.

TSIIC will raise market loans with Government guarantee and also get

initial minimal budgetary support for the creation of the infrastructure in

these new industrial parks. It will be ensured that at the time of allotment





to industries, all infrastructure facilities are available in the industrial

park, and the investor can begin the construction of his unit right from

day 1.

CONNECTIVITY

Approach roads of suitable dimension, keeping in mind the nature of

industrial activity likely to happen within the park, will be developed to

provide connectivity to the nearest national/state highway, railway

station and airport. Based on requirement, provision of a railway siding

will also be considered.

INDUSTRIAL WATER

To support industrialization, the Government of Telangana will earmark

10% of water from all existing and new irrigation sources for industrial

use. Water pipelines will be laid as apart of infrastructure creation for

each industrial park by TSIIC. The TSIIC will coordinate with the

appropriate department that is responsible for the creation of the

Telangana Water Grid so that industrial water for local M MSMEs is

made available through the Grid.

INDUSTRIAL POWER

The Government of Telangana State recognizes that quality power and

uninterrupted power supply are keys to the growth of the industrial

sector. The State has a clear short-, medium-, and long-term plans to first

overcome the power shortage and eventually become a power surplus

state.





Accordingly, uninterrupted power supply will bear ranged in each

industrial park. The government will also explore the possibility of

creating a separate DISCOM exclusively for the industrial parks.

Further, “open access” power restrictions will be removed as far as

possible to enable all types of industries, including MSMEs to be able to

access the power exchange.

The Telangana State Government will encourage usage of non-

conventional energy for industrial purposes. Both the user industry and

the non-conventional energy suppliers will be provided appropriate

incentives to encourage investments in non-conventional energy

projects, especially solar power. In large industrial parks, the

Government will facilitate setting up of Private Merchant Power Plants.

These 300-500 MW power plants will be of interest to Chinese- and

Singapore-based investors dedicated to the group of industrial parks and

the tariff could be negotiated between industry users and the producer.

The Telangana State TRANSCO will facilitate wheeling and

transmission. To support industrialization, the Government of Telangana

will earmark 10% of water from all existing and new irrigation sources

for industrial use. Water pipelines will be laid as a part of infrastructure

creation for each industrial park by TSIIC. The TSIIC will coordinate

with the appropriate department that is responsible for the creation of the

Telangana Water Grid so that industrial water for local MSMEs is made

available through the Grid.

COMMON EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT (CETP)

Every industrial park will be provided with a common effluent treatment

plant, depending on the nature of effluents expected from the specified

industrial activity. The Telangana State Government will also encourage

development of CETP through a Joint Venture/PPP model, since it is

possible to operate and maintain a CETP on commercial lines.

INTERNAL INFRASTRUCTURE





On similar lines, the entire internal infrastructure within an industrial

park like internal roads, water distribution lines, drains, waste disposal

facilities, etc., will be developed by the TSIIC before lands are allotted

to the industrial units.

STATUTORY CLEARANCES FOR THEINDUSTRIAL PARKS

It will be the responsibility of TSIIC to obtain all basic statutory

clearances for these Industrial Parks from the appropriate authorities like

Land Conversion, Land Use, Layout Approval and Environmental

Clearance from Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of

India so that the industrial units need not obtain individual clearances.

LAND ALLOTMENT PROCESS

Details of all land parcels that form part of the industrial land bank of

the State will be made available on the website of TSIIC and the

Department of Industries and Commerce.

All required information like distance of the Industrial Park from the

nearest highway/railway station/airport/town, size of individual plots,

photographs of the lands, Google maps, etc. will be displayed. Three

empowered bodies will manage the land allotment process in a

transparent and objective manner.

The State Industrial Promotion Committee (SIPC) headed by the Chief

Secretary and including Special Chief Secretaries/Principal

Secretaries/Secretaries from related linear departments will finalise land

allotment for Mega Projects.

A State Level Allotment Committee (SLAC) headed by Managing

Director, TSIIC will clear allotments for other Large Projects.





All cases of Micro and SME applicants will be handled by the District

Industrial Promotion Committee (DIPC) headed by the respective

District Collector. Joint Collector will be the Vice-Chairman of the

DIPC. The process of application will be simplified and made web-

enabled. All documents required for making application will be

available on the website. An Online Application System will be

followed, including the facility to upload all documents online. Facility

will be available to the applicant to seek any clarification online. In

addition, physical Help Desks will also be set up in the Head Offices and

all the District Offices.

The above Committees will meet frequently, and strict timelines for

allotment according to the Citizen’s Charter will be adhered to. A

mechanism will be put in place to realistically assess the actual

requirement of land by each applicant. Empanelled technical experts will

scrutinise the Detailed Project Report, and based on standard norms for

each line of activity, will recommend the actual extent that can be

allotted to the applicant.

The recommendations of the technical experts will be used by the

Committees for finalising land allotment to the applicant. While making

the allotment, the applicant will be required to submit a detailed

implementation plan with clear milestones and timelines.

The allottee will be held strictly accountable for the progress of his

project as per the implementation plan. In case of any willful default, the

allotment will be cancelled and the land resumed. Once the allotment is

finalised by the relevant committee, the applicant will be required to

enter into an ‘Agreement to Sale’ with the TSIIC.

This will allow him to raise financing by mortgaging the land for project

development. However, the title over the land will be conferred through

a ‘Sale Deed’ only when the project is completed and commercial

production has started.





During the construction and project development stage, the original

promoter will not be permitted to dilute his equity beyond 51% in the

project. ‘Agreement to Sale’ will be cancelled in case any willful default

as mentioned above is observed.

Other than the outright sale method of land allotment, allotment of land

on long-term lease to the SMEs will also be considered, particularly

when no costs have been incurred by the TSIIC in land procurement.

COMMON FACILITY CENTRES AND UTILITY CENTERS

LAND PRICING

Every Industrial Park will have some number of plots earmarked for

Common Facilities like Electricity Sub-stations, Police Outposts, Fire

Stations, e-seva Centers, Banks, Petrol Stations, canteens, local

shopping, etc. These will be allotted to concerned government agencies

or private parties in an objective and transparent manner by following

defined criterion.

The Government will also encourage setting up of Utility Centers with

the involvement of the Private Sector. These Utility Centers will provide

dedicated power, water, steam, waste management facilities and other

industrial inputs to designated specific or a group of industrial parks.

There will be direct and independent contracts between the Utility

Centre Company and the individual industries in the designated

Industrial Parks.

LAND PRICING

A Price Fixation Committee (PFC) constituted within TSIIC will

determine the prices of all the land parcels in different Industrial Parks





by following an objective criterion. The final price will be the aggregate

of the prevailing land price in that area as ascertained from the

Registration records, the cost incurred in land development and

infrastructure creation, and a nominal administrative charge. T

he land prices will also be displayed on the website, along with other

information. The land price will have validity for a specified time

period, and will get revised periodically. A separate pricing mechanism

will be followed for the plots earmarked for Common Facilities. Land

for location of industry will be available on outright purchase/sale or on

a lease basis.

LAND ACQUISITION FOR INDUSTRIES

In case, none of the land parcels available in the industrial land bank of

the government are found suitable by an applicant, and if he prefers a

privately owned land, it is possible for the TSIIC to acquire it on his

behalf by following the provisions of the prevailing Land Acquisition

Act.

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ON PRIVATE LANDS

Industry will be encouraged in private lands designated for industrial use

in spatial planning of HMDA and other urban development authorities in

Telangana. Private industrial park developers will be encouraged to pool

their lands so that good quality infrastructure can be developed

according to the TSIIC standards. In case an industry has to be set up in

private lands other than that zoned as industrial, the Government of

Telangana will do its best to change the land use pattern, if such

conversion is not prohibited by the spatial planning of the area.





SKILL DEVELOPMENT

While encouraging industrial investments on one hand, the Telangana

State Government realizes that an important responsibility laid on its

shoulders is to make trained and skilled manpower available for the

industry’s requirements.

The Telangana State Government will accordingly take up appropriate

skill development programmes so that technically qualified youth can

find employment in the industry. These skill development programs

have to be industry sector specific and the training package has to be

developed in consultation with the industry so that the trained candidates

meet industry requirements.

The Telangana State Government will take support of accredited Private

Sector skill providers in this endeavor. Mega industries will also be

especially encouraged to start their own skill development centers within

the same industrial park where their unit is located. The Industrial Area

Societies will also be encouraged to participate in design and

implementing skill development programs.

Skill development programmes would aim to train the youth in getting

entry-level jobs, and also up gradation of skills of the existing

employees. The skill development programmes targeted at industrial

sector jobs will be supported by the government under the ambit of the

Telangana State’s Skill Development Mission in general and the

Telangana State Accelerated SSI Skills Training (T-ASSIST) program

of the Industries and Commerce Department.

INDUSTRIAL TOWNSHIPS

As part of the master plan for the sector specific industrial parks to be

developed by TSIIC, provision for mini-industrial townships will be





made. The townships will contain executive housing, workers housing,

social infrastructure and other amenities.

This township development can be initiated by the TSIIC in partnership

with established industry groups who have the competence in this field

and also other reputed real estate companies. Further, in the vicinity of

industrial parks, lands will be zoned as Residential, to enable the private

sector to also develop housing for the industrial employees. Separate

norms and incentives for the township development will be released as a

part of State’s urban development policy.

INDUSTRIAL AREA LOCAL AUTHORITY

As a part of providing a hassle-free environment for the industrial units,

the concept of Industrial Area Local Authority (IALA) will be

strengthened. All new Industrial Parks that will be set up by the TSIIC

will be covered under the IALA system.

All existing TSIIC Industrial Parks which do not have an IALA will

adopt the IALA system. This will enable industries to get faster

clearances required for starting of construction since the IALA will take

advance clearances. The IALA will play an important role in monitoring

the compliance of the Industry with self-certified local and national laws

and Acts.

INDUSTRIAL INCENTIVES

The Telangana State Government is committed to encourage the process

of industrialization by making various kinds of incentives available to

the entrepreneurs. The Telangana State Government also assures an

entrepreneur-friendly and graft-free regime of disbursing the incentives.





The Telangana State Government guarantees that the incentives will be

released on time, and direct to the bank account. There will be a

transparent online application system, with minimum human interface.

There will be enhanced incentive packages for Scheduled Castes,

Scheduled Tribes, physically handicapped, and women entrepreneurs.

Mega Projects with an investment of over Rs.200crores in plant and

machinery or employment above 1000 persons will receive tailor-made

incentives in addition to standard large category industry incentives.

The Telangana State Government will consider providing incentives to

the entrepreneurs in the following areas under its T-IDEA (Telangana

State Industrial Development and Entrepreneur Advancement) incentive

scheme:

Stamp duty reimbursement

Land cost rebate

Land conversion cost

Power cost reimbursement

Investment subsidy

VAT reimbursement

Interest subsidy

Seed capital for 1st generation entrepreneur

Training and skill development

cost reimbursement

Quality/patent support

Clean production measures

Reimbursement of infrastructure development costs

RATIONALIZATION OF TAXES





A sound industrial policy has to ensure that the State taxation structure is

conducive to industrial growth and State financial resource

augmentation. Distortions in the tax structure leads to evasion of taxes

and clandestine transport of industrial inputs and outputs to neighboring

states, which may have advantageous tax rates. To address this problem,

inter-state tax rationalization on industrial inputs and outputs with

neighboring states like Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu

will be brought out within a short span of time.

REVIEW OF ALL LAWS IMPACTING INDUSTRY CENTRAL

GOVERNMENT INCENTIVES

It is common knowledge that a number of laws and rules that impact

industry and industrialization are outdated. For example, the Indian

Boilers Act is of 1923 and the Indian Boilers Rules is from the year

1950. The Indian Factories Act is from the year 1948. The Electrical

Inspector implements the provisions of the Indian Electricity Rules

1956.

The Government of India has also announced its intention to review all

legislation, and either remove from the books or completely revise these

archaic laws. The Telangana State Government will also review the laws

and rules on its books and either remove or completely revise these

archaic laws that are within the competence of the Telangana State

Government.

As per Section 94 (1) of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act 2014,

the Central Government shall take appropriate fiscal measures, including

offer of tax incentives to the successor States, to promote

industrialisation and economic growth in both the States.

100% central excise benefit for 5 (or more) years





100% income tax benefit for 5 years; 30% for the next 5 years

Other investment subsidy benefits

The government will pass on these benefits to the entrepreneurs once

they get notified by the Government of India.

RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CIRCLE OF HYDERABAD

Hyderabad is home to a number of internationally- and nationally-

reputed educational and research institutions. ICRISAT, CRIDA,

CCMB, IICT, DRDL, NIPER, IIT, BITS, IIIT, ISB, UOH, OU, are some

of them.

The Government intends to harness the talent available in these

institutions to the fullest to benefit the industrial sector by bringing new

ideas, new innovations, new technologies, new products and services, to

make the industries in Telangana globally competitive.

The Government recognizes the present gaps in the innovation-

entrepreneurship-investment ecosystem, which has prevented the full

utilization of the research and development work taking place in these

institutions.

The Government, therefore intends to create a platform to be named

Research and Innovation Circle of Hyderabad or RICH in short, as a

Section 25 Company that will link the research institutes, academia and

industry along with venture capitalists, angel investors and Incubation

Funds. Through this mechanism, innovation will be encouraged and

commercialization of research will be promoted.

The Government of Telangana will invest substantially in RICH so that

it can become a self-sustaining organization. RICH will focus on the

core industrial sectors outlined earlier in this Policy. To supplement





RICH and encourage innovation and incubation, the Telangana State

Government will create a Research to Market Fund (RMF) to fund

entrepreneurial activity, and provide a matching contribution up to

Rs.100 crores to the fund for amounts contributed by private venture

capitalists and angel investors.

Linking up the technical educational institutions, technical education

students and the industry will also be taken up by RICH. RICH will

create a model of strong industry-institution linkage that will ensure

practical training for all technical graduates in the industry, making them

more employable (immediately out of college).

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

As part of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), companies that have a

turnover above a particular financial limit as prescribed by the

Government of India, from time to time are expected to spend a portion

of their profits on activities that benefit the community at large. Usually,

these companies have their own CSR Plans and in many cases, the CSR

Plans are formulated at their corporate headquarters that may not be

located within the State of Telangana.

In addition, individual amounts being spent by individual corporate may

not be substantial to make a significant impact on the local community.

The Telangana State Government intends to coordinate with the industry

groups to ensure that a systematic and comprehensive annual state-wide

plan is created by all companies so that CSR in Telangana will have

maximum impact.

SAFETY NET AND EXIT POLICY





Other than Statutory Provident Fund type of instruments, there is no

safety net for industrial workers. In the event of closure of an industry,

many of the employees are likely to face a serious economic crisis.

The Government of Telangana will explore the possibility of creating a

safety net scheme with contribution of the industry and the Government

to create a safety net for industrial workers. Similarly, over the past few

years, industry groups have been requesting Governments to craft an exit

policy for the industry.

Once an industry is set up, there is no exit policy at present by which the

interests of the investor, the employees and the financial institutions are

protected. Though an industry exit policy is in the domain of the Central

Government, the Government of Telangana will work closely with the

GOI in the formulation of an exit policy.

Achievements

The TS-iPASS is being implemented through an end-to-end interactive

online system. While the approval for mega projects i.e. (investment of

more than Rs. 200 crore or an employment potential of more than 1000)

is accorded within 15 days, the approval for all other projects will be

granted within 30 days.

As on 24.01.2017, about 3327 units have been given approvals in the

state with an investment of Rs. 51,358 crore, including the investment of

TSGENCO, providing employment to 2.12 lakh persons. So far, 1,138

industries have actually commenced commercial production, 405 are in

an advanced stage of completion and the rest are under various stages of

construction.

Major sector-wise approvals given under TS-iPASS (1 January 2016

to 24 January 2017)





Major sector-wise analysis reveals that, highest number of approvals

(361) were given in the food processing sector during this period,

followed by engineering, agro-based, pharma and chemicals, granite and

stone crushing, plastic and rubber etc., Though only five IT services

units were approved so far, they have high employment generation

potential.

District-wise distribution of industries approved under the TS-iPASS

reveals that a majority of the proposed industries are grounded in and

around Hyderabad. Medchal district has received the highest number of

proposals (727) with an employment capacity of 25,585, followed by

Rangareddy, Sangareddy, Karimnagar, Nalgonda, and Warangal (Urban)

CONCLUSION

The new Industrial Policy brought out by the Government of Telangana

promises to revolutionise the way industrial sector has been viewed by

successive governments in this country. A day is not far when the new

Industrial Policy of Telangana will shine as an exemplar among the best

in the world. “Innovate in Telangana, Invest in Telangana, Incorporate in

Telangana” will become the motto of industrialization in the new State.

It is strongly believed that with the new Industrial Policy in place, a

growth rate of 4-5% greater than the national growth rate in the

Manufacturing Sector can be achieved. The Telangana State

Government welcomes industrialists, investors and entrepreneurs to this

new State and promises to fulfil their expectations both in letter and in

spirit as espoused in the new Industrial Policy.



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