BJP chief slams govt for lack of industries in state

State BJP president Bandi Sanjay on Sunday said that the Telangana state government had failed to create a conducive environment that encourages setting up of more industries. Sanjay, who represents Karimnagar in the Lok Sabha, also said that compared to the 21 per cent unemployment at the national level, for Telangana state the figure stood at 34 per cent.

Sanjay who was speaking a virtual meeting organised by the TS

Federation of Chamber of Commerce and Trade addressed some of the challenges faced by traders. Sanjay assured the federation that he would arrange a video conference with the respective Union ministers to resolve problems being faced by traders in the state.

Prakash Ammanabolu, federation president, said the discussions were apolitical and aimed at bringing to the attention of leaders of political parties the challenges faced by the trader community.

Traders, he said, want a simplified GST filing system and look forward to the Centre extending Covid-19 lockdown benefits to their sector too, along with some urgent relief on payment of interests on bank loans.

The federation members deal in 29 major trades such as textiles, readymade garments, hotels, footwear, hardware, electricals, electronics, jewellery, automobile spare parts, mobile phones, medicals, vegetables, kirana, and groceries among others. There are 11 lakh traders in Telangana state.