With a mission to seek investments in the newly formed state of Telangana and Hyderabad in particular, the Hon’ble Minister for Information Technology and Panchayati Raj Sri. Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao toured Dallas. His entourage comprised of the IT and the Industrial Secretary Dr. Jayesh Ranjan, IAS., and MLA’s from Nizamabad Ganesh Gupta, Jeevan Reddy from Armoor among others.

KTR’s Dallas visit Vibrant Hyderabad

During his stay the minister met many individuals in person and had prolonged conversions on the future of Telangana and the prospects of Hyderabad. His inspirational speeches and a detailed study and the diagnoses on Hyderabad was well received by individuals in Dallas. Hosted by a highly energetic team called “Vibrant Hyderabad” with a tagline, “Future is Now” and “Business Beyond Boundaries” led my Dayakar Puskoor, CEO Naya Ventures, Dr. Hanumantha Bejjanki, Dr. Srinivas Gunukula, Raghu Chittimalla, Ajay Reddy, Mahesh Adibhatla, Shashikanth Kanaparthi, Dr. Mohan Goli, Rao Kalvala, Bhanuprasad Chowdary, Kranthi Miryala, Dayakar Made and supported by many core members. The team worked round the clock for over two weeks to ensure the minister reaches maximum number of people. His schedule was divided into various parts to ensure maximum attention and attendance.

KTR touched upon many important aspects

A massive public meeting was held, where KTR (as the minister is fondly called) with over 1600 people attending and listening to the vision of the state of Telangana from the Hon’ble Minister. KTR touched upon many important aspects such as T—Hub (Technology Hub), the largest incubator for startup companies in Hyderabad where NRI/Foreign investors can invest directly in startup companies and be part of the development and training process. Another prestigious initiative discussed was the Telangana Drinking Water Project where 10 million households will get potable water. As the initiative is a massive ₹38,000 Crores the minister thus requested each citizen to sponsor their village, mandal or a district. A felicitation was conducted for the Minister, the IT Secretary and the MLA’s with over 15 Telugu organizations joining on stage. An exclusive cultural program coordinated by Sharada Singireddy and Shanti Nuthi captivated the audience.

Dr. Jayesh Ranjan

Later in the evening the minister met with enthusiastic investors called the “Investors Banquet” where he had one—on-one with an exclusive audience of 160. The IT and Industry Secretary Dr. Jayesh Ranjan, IAS., led the talk and laid out the Industrial policy and the various soaps being offered by the state of Telangana. He offered in person help for those who wish to setup companies who are visiting from Dallas. The government team was pleased to find $210,000 being raised overnight for the Drinking Water Project and while many applauded the unique concept for the T-Hub they surely assured as soon as the project comes into effect on June 1st 2015, many from DFW will support the mission. Dr. Bejjanki announced over fifty 108 Ambulances for Telangana. Ganesh Gupta and Jeevan Reddy addressing the event requested to trust in the Government of Telangana and the leadership of Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao in achieving their irresistible slogan ”Bangaru Telangana”.

Vibrant Hyderabad CEO Connect

The following morning IT and Panchayati Raj Minister KTR met with the global CEO’s and senior executives of multinational corporations at a morning event called “Vibrant Hyderabad CEO Connect” that included Coca—Cola, Perot Systems, Verizon, KFS Logistics, Jindok, Motivity Labs, Naya Ventures, American Spine and Pain Centers, Techstar, Cigniti, Nikola Systems among others. The minister requested the CEO’s and the senior most executives to visit Hyderabad and invest and explained the process of Single Window clearance in affect. He then requested the company executives to visit Hyderabad, learn about the policies and take a tour of the fabulous city. Later the representatives of these companies explained interests in their respective business units where a mammoth total of $225 Million worth of investments will be invested in the coming 2 years, and expected to generate 3000-4000 jobs in Hyderabad and Telangana, they felt highly confident about the policies of the new state and assured their support in the voyage.

Dayakar Puskoor

Dayakar Puskoor overseeing the efforts in Dallas appreciated the efforts of the organizers, thanked various Telugu organizations and the various community leaders who came from across America to meet the Minister in Dallas.

Later organizers Raghu Chittimalla and Mahesh Adibhatla thanked media personnel TV9, TV5, DesiPlaza, YuppTV, CVR News, Bombay Photography, APHerald, caterers Our Place, The Omni Mandalay for their hospitality.