Govt must be a facilitator for states, says Telangana IT Minister

Hyderabad, Oct 4 (KNN) Information and Technology (IT) and Industries Minister of Telangana K T Rama Rao has said that government must be a facilitator rather than putting obstacles for states receiving capital from various agencies.

“The Central government must be a facilitator rather than coming in the way of States which receive capital from various lending agencies,” he said.

The Minister also stressed on the need for better coordination between the Centre and State governments to boost the nation’s economy.

In a panel discussion on ‘Union of States’ organised as part of the World Economic Forum’s India Economic Summit 2019 in New Delhi on Thursday, the Minister said failure to resolve this problem will affect the urban infrastructure and also the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the nation.

''Only when the Centre works in coordination with the States with an economic vision, can rapid economic development in the country be achieved,'' he said.

He emphasised the need to transfer a few subjects in the concurrent list to the States’ list to boost the performance of the States. “Stronger States will lead to a stronger country.”

Citing Telangana’s development as an example, the Minister said progressive leadership help States achieve economic development. “Decentralisation of power and development has done wonders in Telangana,” he said, adding that Telangana State which began with 10 districts, presently has 33 districts, 3,400 village panchayats, and new revenue divisions.

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