=> Telangana, the 29th state of India, was formed in June 2014, with Hyderabad a

s its capital. The state was formed as a result of the split of erstwhile Andhra
Pradesh state.
=> The state is land locked by (new) Andhra Pradesh to the south and east, Mahar
ashtra and Karnataka to the west, and Odisha and Chhattisgarh to the north.
=> Telangana's gross state domestic product (GSDP) expanded at a compound annual
growth rate (CAGR) of 13.5 per cent to US$ 71.1 billion between 2004-05 and 201
4-15. => At a CAGR of 14.1 per cent, services has been the fastest growing secto
r among agriculture, industry and services from 2004-05 to 2014-15.
=> The capital city of Hyderabad (also the capital for earlier larger Andhra Pra
desh state) is a hub for information technology (IT) and pharmaceutical sectors.
=> During 2014-15, export of IT products of Telangana was US$ 10.99 billion whic
h reflects a growth of 15.7 per cent as compared to previous year.
=> Leading IT companies like Facebook, Google, IBM and Microsoft hold significan
t presence in Hyderabad.
=> Hyderabad also accounts for approximately 20 per cent of India's total pharma
exports.
=> The state government plans to set up a pharma city and promote public private
partnership to develop the state's pharma sector.
=> The central government recently announced formation of an Information Technol
ogy Investment Region (ITIR) near Hyderabad.
=> With the establishment of the ITIR, the government plans to generate 1.5 mill
ion direct and 5.3 million indirect jobs in the IT sector in the next five years
.
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=> During 2014-15, export of IT products of Telangana was US$ 10.99 billion whic
h reflects a growth of 15.7 per cent as compared to previous year.
=> Hyderabad also accounts for approximately 20 per cent of India's total pharma
exports.
=> Telangana State Industrial Policy - introduced in 2014
=> Telangana's policy framework was introduced on November 27, 2014 and came int
o effect on December 1, 2014.
=> Telangana govt sets a record with new industrial policy and clears 17 project
s worth Rs 1500 crore within 15 days of the launch.

2 Purpose of the policy 1. Minimum inspection and Maximum Facilitation

The policy prescribed norms for giving permissions to mega (investments
of Rs 200 crore and above), large (Rs 10 crore-Rs 200 crore) as well as small an
d medium project proposals.
2. Single window mechanism
Telangana State Project Approval and Self-Certification System (TS-iPASS
)
This operates at three levels: very large projects, large industries and
SMEs.

=> According to PTI, the government identified 14 core areas for a focused appro

ach which include life sciences, pharma, information technology, aerospace, auto
mobiles, textiles, minerals and transportation and logistics, among others.
=> The CM also launched a solar power policy which will ensure single window cle
arances to solar projects.
=> The government has created a bank of 1.5 lakh acres of land which can be used
for industrial purposes and transferred it to the Telangana State Industrial In
frastructure Corporation.
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