IT exports from Telangana grew from Rs 57,000 crore to Rs 1.83 lakh crores, per capita of Telangana grew from Rs 1.24 lakh to Rs 2.78 lakh, while national average was Rs 1.49 lakh
Telengana’s Industries and IT minister K T Rama Rao has asked non-resident Indians living in Europe to participate in the state government’s programmes like Mana Ooru-Mana Badi and work as goodwill ambassadors to promote Telangana as well as India, reported Deccan Chronicle.
The minister was in Davos, Switzerland, to take part in World Economic Forum. He was speaking at the ‘Meet and Greet’ programme organised by the Indian diaspora in Zurich on January 15. The event was attended by Indians living in Switzerland, United Kingdom, Denmark, Germany, Norway, and other countries.
“Pink revolution (meat), yellow revolution (oil palm), blue revolution (inland fisheries), white revolution (milk) and green revolution (crops) are unfolding in Telangana at present.”
— K T Rama Rao, Telengana’s Industries and IT Minister
During the meet, Rao spoke about the progress achieved by Telangana government since the inception of the state in 2014.
He mentioned that IT exports from Telangana grew from Rs 57,000 crore to Rs 1.83 lakh crores, per capita of Telangana grew from Rs 1.24 lakh to Rs 2.78 lakh, while national average was Rs 1.49 lakh, during the same period.
The minister said that five revolutions were unfolding in Telangana at present, which are pink revolution (meat), yellow revolution (oil palm), blue revolution (inland fisheries), white revolution (milk) and green revolution (crops).
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