Hyderabad, July 16 (KNN) The Member of Parliament from Chevella district in Hyderabad, G Ranjith Reddy, requested the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goel to ensure that the Union Cabinet accords permission for the proposed Hyderabad-Nagpur Industrial Corridor (HNIC).

The proposed HNIC would help the industrialists to set up oil refineries, textiles, handlooms, handicrafts, paper industries, mining activity, engineering, cattle rearing, poultry and other industries. Thus, it would help in generating employment opportunities and also development of Micro Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) sector, said Reddy.

Reddy satted that the Union Cabinet should accord permission for the HNIC for which the Detailed Project Report (DPR) was submitted to the Union government.

Reddy asked the Central government to provide free gas stove to those who get new domestic gas connections.

He told the Union Minister that the Telangana State government submitted the DPR for the HNIC. The Union Commerce Ministry accorded in-principle approval for the DPR in 2016 itself, the Chevella MP pointed out.