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Minister for IT and Industries Duddilla Sridhar Babu announced that exclusive industrial parks for women will be established in every legislative constituency, with a special emphasis on empowering rural women. On Saturday, the Minister formally launched the brochure for the second edition of “Food A Fair,” scheduled to be held from June 12 to 14 at HITEX.

Addressing the gathering, he stated that the exhibition is being organised jointly by the State Government, HITEX Exhibitions, and the Telangana Food Processing Society. He noted that food producers, processing experts, packaging industry professionals, and chefs will participate in the event, engaging in intellectual discussions across various domains. Just as Telangana has emerged as a national leader in the IT and pharmaceutical sectors, the government now aims to position the state at the forefront of agriculture and agro-based industries as well, Sridhar Babu said.

The Minister highlighted that Telangana provides favourable conditions for the establishment of food processing industries. Investments worth over Rs.16,000 crore have already been committed in this sector, and projects are progressing at various stages of development. The state currently houses 14 special food processing zones spread across 7,150 acres. Going forward, priority will be given to setting up such facilities in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities and towns, he said.

Sridhar Babu further mentioned that more than 6,800 micro food processing units are already operational in Telangana and the government will continue to provide financial support to new and aspiring entrepreneurs in this space. The event was also attended by State Industries Commissioner Malsur, Telangana Food Processing Director Akhil, “Food A Fair” organisers Srikant, TG Srikant and Vishala Reddy, among others.