Telangana Approves New Secretariat Design

Telangana Cabinet has approved the construction of a new secretariat complex and its designs. It also decided to promote the use of electrical vehicles by giving incentives to reduce air pollution. The state cabinet has approved the construction of the new secretariat complex and approved the designs. The government had earlier indicated that the new secretariat, which would come up in about seven lakh sq ft would cost around Rs 400 crore and it had decided to equip it with state-of-the-art connectivity and other features. The demolition of the old secretariat buildings here is underway after the Telangana High Court recently dismissed a petition challenging it, ending a brief stay on the work. The meeting, chaired by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, also approved the Telangana State Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage Solution Policy, it said. The cabinet also decided to give incentives to the industries which were providing more job opportunities to the locals, it said.