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NATION | PM Modi in Telangana

                 India Is Riding On The Reform Express





               Accelerating the ‘Reform Express,’ India is            o  make  life  easier  for  the  people  of  Telangana  and
               rapidly expanding its world-class road, rail,
               air, and energy connectivity infrastructure.           open up new avenues of employment for the youth,
               With the help of ‘PM MITRA Parks,’ India’s        TPrime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid
               rich heritage in the textile industry is being    the foundation stones for several projects in the state on
               revitalized and strengthened. Continuing this     May 10. These projects will foster the development of the
               momentum, Prime Minister Narendra Modi            entire industrial sector—including the food processing
               laid the foundation stones for several projects   industries  to  be  established  in  this  zone—as  well  as  the
               and inaugurated development projects worth        next-generation  manufacturing  of vehicles  and  machinery
               approximately ₹9,400 crore in Hyderabad,          within this region. The benefits of these initiatives will accrue
               Telangana, on May 10...                           not only to the general public but also to the laborers and
                                                                 farmers of Telangana.
                                                                   Cyberabad is a prominent IT and business hub within the
                                                                 city of Hyderabad, Telangana. This is why numerous projects
                                                                 have been launched from Cyberabad. Today, India is riding
                                                                 on the ‘Reform Express.’ Concurrently, modern India is also
                                                                 actively building state-of-the-art infrastructure. This very
                                                                 objective lies behind the development of the Zaheerabad
                                                                 Industrial Area. This industrial zone forms an integral part
                                                                 of the Government of India’s national campaign to develop
                                                                 industrial corridors. It will feature world-class infrastructure
                                                                 along with an uninterrupted power supply; indeed, every
                                                                 facility essential for industrial operations will be made
                                                                 available here for investors from across the globe. PM Modi
                                                                 stated that the ‘PM MITRA Park’ established in Warangal will
                                                                 accelerate the textile revolution within the country. Units
                                                                 setting up operations here will be eligible to receive benefits
                                                                 under  various  Central  Government  schemes,  including
                                                                 the  Production  Linked  Incentive  (PLI)  scheme.  Beneficiary
                                                                 enterprises have, in fact, already begun availing themselves
                                                                 of the benefits offered by the PLI scheme. This textile park
                                                                 is poised to generate a vast number of employment op-
                                                                 portunities—particularly for women. PM Modi highlighted
                                                                 that, over the past 12 years, the Government of India has
                                                                 made unprecedented investments in modern connectivity
               In the past, when India was one of                infrastructure, encompassing roads, railways, and airports.
                the world’s largest economies, our               For the development of National Highways, an allocation of
                 textile industry played a pivotal               approximately ₹1.75 lakh crore has been made. In 12 years,
                role. We are now revitalizing that               the state’s National Highway network has doubled in length.
                                                                 Before 2014, the railway budget for the undivided state of
                 legacy. The PM MITRA Park in                    Andhra Pradesh stood at less than ₹1,000 crore; in stark con-
               Warangal will accelerate the textile              trast, Telangana’s current annual railway allocation exceeds
                  revolution across the country.                 ₹5,500 crore. Railway projects worth approximately ₹50,000
                                                                 crore  are  currently  underway.  Furthermore,  five  ‘Vande
                     Narendra Modi, Prime Minister               Bharat’ and six ‘Amrit Bharat’ trains have been launched in
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