Tata group assures support to both States

• Promises assistance for KG-to-PG education in Telangana
• To support NTR Sujala Sravanthi in AP

Hyderabad: Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry met Chief Ministers of Telangana State and Andhra Pradesh separately during his visit to city on Wednesday.

According to a press note issued by Telangana Chief Minister's Office, K Chandrashekar Rao explained to Cyrus Mistry about his government's priorities for IT development, rural development, free education and health for all, besides goal to transform Hyderabad into a global city. He told Tata Group chairman that government had ordered survey of government lands and it was in progress. Once all details were ready, TRS government would announce its industrial policy, he added. The industrial policy would be first of its kind, he said.

KCR sought co-operation of the Tata Group in framing and implementation of government policies.

Mistry expressed interest to work and co-operate with TRS government, especially in its flagship education scheme-KG to PG education for poor. He pointed out that their Group has ample material, training methodology and experts who would even visit villages to help government design effective scheme. He also assured the Chief Minister that his group would share its inputs and knowledge in providing basic infrastructural facilities in thousands of slums in twin cities.

Later, Tata Sons chairman met Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. He assured that Tata group would help Andhra Pradesh with implementation of NTR Sujala Sravanthi, packaged drinking water scheme and work with the government for skill development and training. Naidu noted that State government would use Tata Group's knowledge and expertise in technology and other areas to build smart cities. The State's new water scheme, that aims to provide drinking water to rural households, seeks to engage corporate entities through their corporate social responsibility initiative.