Hyderabad: The Telangana IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao’s delegation attracted investment worth of Rs 21 K crores for various projects in Telangana at the WEF in Davos.

The WEF came forward to establish its first Indian centre in Hyderabad. This thematic centre will focus on life sciences and healthcare. The Telangana pavilion played a key role in showcasing State’s geography, the investments it has attracted in the last eight years and the initiatives of IT and Industries departments such as T-Hub and T-Works. The videos of various Government programmes, policies and multi-purpose projects like the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme, were played at the pavilion.

KTR shared his experience of his visit to Davos, his fifth as minister, Rama Rao has observed that the WEF is the right platform to introduce Telangana as a progressive State with exceptional industrial policies and infrastructure.

KTR in a statement on Saturday said that bringing huge investments to the State and thereby creating employment was the main driving force behind his visit. I believe that all the new investments and meetings regarding the prospective investments will yield favourable outcomes, he said. He thanked the officials from the IT and Industries and other departments who were involved in making the trip a success.