Hyderabad, August 13: Stating that the demographic advantage of India could turn into a liability if the youth was not trained properly, Industries Minister KT Rama Rao said Telangana Government promotes three I’s of Innovation, Infrastructure, and Inclusive Growth.
“Telangana is one of those very few States where one can witness rapid industrial, IT, agricultural growth and increase in green cover. We believe in holistic growth” said KT Rama Rao while addressing virtually at the Heartfulness, UNESCO MGIEP, and AICTE’s third international youth conference ‘Rising with Kindness’ at Kanhashanti Vanam here on Friday.
India’s average age was 27 years and it was considered the youngest nation. If the youth were not trained and empowered, then fundamental challenges would remain unresolved and unsolved, he stressed. Telangana was the first State to provide safe and potable driving water to 10 million households in the country. Many States have not achieved this significant development, he said adding “Hyderabad is today the vaccine capital of the world” Innovation does not always have to confine to the technology sector. Telangana has introduced several pathbreaking reforms such Panchayat Raj Act and Municipal Administration Act, wherein, the local bodies were responsible for increasing green cover and ensuring the survival of the saplings, he said. It was amazing to learn about Kanhashanthi Vanam’s achievements of turning barren land into an oasis here in the State, he said.
The Telangana Government had also launched the Haritha Haram program and over 240 crore saplings have been planted in the last eight years. The State achieved a 7.7 percent increase in green cover by ensuring an 85 percent survival rate of the saplings planted as part of Haritha Haram, the Minister said. Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi always stressed kindness and today the world needs more kindness than before. To promote Gandhiji’s teachings of non-violence, inclusiveness, and kindness, the Telangana Government as part of 75 years of Independence screened ‘Gandhi’s movie in over 550 theatres for free facilitating 2.2 million students to watch the movie and learn about the great man’s life and preachings, he said.
