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KTR wants Cotton farmers to get optimum price for their produce
Keeping in view of the huge spike in cotton production this year, the Telangana Government has been taking a slew of measures to ensure cotton farmers from the state get optimum price for their produce.
Hyderabad : Keeping in view of the huge spike in cotton production this year, the Telangana Government has been taking a slew of measures to ensure cotton farmers from the state get optimum price for their produce.
Towards this end, a meeting was held today at Committee Hall, State Assembly, with representatives from Ginning Mills Association. Marketing Minister T. Harish Rao, Finance Minister Etela Rajender and Industries Minister K Tarakarama Rao participated in this meeting.
Addressing the representatives from Ginning Mills Association, Minister KTR said that they should come forward to extend support to the government’s endeavor to uplift the cotton farmers from the state. He also assured that the government was ready to extend all support to the ginning industry.
Ravinder Reddy, President of Ginning mills Association, requested the government to release the incentives which they had to receive from the government. Ministers responded in a positive way and said incentives to the tune of Rs 100 crore will be released immediately. Utilising these incentives the mills representatives will be increasing the purchases of cotton from the farmers in the market.
KTR also instructed Industries Department Principal Secretary Jayesh Ranjan to take immediate steps for revival of sick ginning mills in the state. He said that these ginning mills would be revived utilizing the incentives available under the Telangana Government’s Industrial Health Clinics.
Representatives from ginning industry also appealed for waiving off electricity penalties levied by the previous governments. Responding positively to this request, KTR instructed officials to resolve the issue at the earliest.
Citing his experience from one of the meetings during his Gujarat tour, Minister KT Rama Rao recalled Senthil Kumar, Chairman, South India Mills Association, terming that Telangana’s cotton is the finest in the country. He also announced that an exclusive Delint and Solvent Industrial Park would be set up in the state if ginning mills owners come forward and invest.
Minister also responded positively when the industry representatives asked for an opportunity to set up companies in the upcoming Kakatiya Mega Textile Park.
