Hyderabad: The Telangana government is planning a Common Facility Centre (CFC) in Gachibowli to strengthen the State’s leather industry. The centre will also promote entrepreneurship among Scheduled Caste (SC) youth, IT and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu said.
The government will develop the centre on 3.5 acres under the hub-and-spoke model. It will support artisans in design, product development and branding. This should improve the value and marketability of their products.
Sridhar Babu spoke at a review meeting with senior officials of the Telangana Leather Industries Promotion Corporation (TGLIPC) on Saturday. The meeting took place at the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat. He said the government is taking steps to set up eco-friendly tanneries that conform to international standards. They will come up at Rukmapur in Choppadandi mandal of Karimnagar district, and the facilities should generate employment for around 1,000 people.
Flatted factory complexes planned at Jammikunta and Armoor
The Minister said the government is also taking steps to establish flatted factory complexes. They will come under the Micro and Small Enterprises Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP) and follow the plug-and-play model. The complexes will come up at Jammikunta in Huzurabad constituency and at Armoor.
He directed officials to conduct field inspections of the lands previously allotted to LIDCAP. He asked them to submit a report on the present status of those lands.