FLO, TSIIC presents land allotment letters to 18 women entrepreneurs

New Delhi, July 7 (KNN) In an attempt to encourage women entrepreneurship in the state, FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) Hyderabad and Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TSIIC) on Friday presented land allotment letters to 18 FLO women entrepreneurs at the FLO TSIIC Industrial Park, Sultanpur. 

Addressing the gathering at the allotment ceremony, Minister of IT, KT Rama Rao said that the government so far has allocated 200 acres of lands to three different bodies through various industrial parks.

He said “We have allocated 50 acres to FLO at Sultanpur; 30 acres to COWE at Toopran and 120 acres to ALEAP.”

Further, he added that 10% land in all the 140 industrial parks in the state are earmarked for women entrepreneurs and if in case they require more land, TSIIC will facilitate the same for them.

Calling India the country of entrepreneurs, FICCI national president Rasheesh Shah said, “FLO is India’s largest women business organization in India and to be an entrepreneur is not easy.

If government can make it easy, these entrepreneurs can go a long way, he added.

The FLO TSIIC Women’s Industrial Park at Sultanpur, Patancheru is spread over 50 acres adjacent to the medical devices park.

The flagship project taken up in collaboration with TSIIC is the first for both FLO and its parent body FICCI.

The park will house 100 per cent women-owned and women-run businesses representing varied industry verticals primarily in the green category. 

In the first phase, the park is expected to attract an investment of Rs 150 crore.