KTR leaves for US to woo investors

IT and industries minister KT Rama Rao has left for USA on Wednesday to attract investments to the state in IT and other core sectors.

He will be visiting six states - Washington DC, New Jersey, New York, Sillicon Valley, Chicago and Minnesota. He will sign several MoUs including a key pact that would link up T-Hub with Silicon Valley.Rama Rao will inaugurate T-Bridge in Silicon Valley. T-Bridge is an initiative by the T-Hub set up in Hyderabad to encourage start-ups. Once, the T-Bridge is launched in US, it will



help the T-Hub in Hyderabad to get more start ups.

The minister will also interact with top five pharma giants in the world and request them to open shops in the proposed Hyderabad Pharma City. He will also promote the proposed Medical Devices Park in Medak district.

The Medical Devices Park has been planned in a 400-acre land in Sultanpur village in Patancheru mandal in Medak district. Rama Rao is scheduled to address AdvaMed 2016, a leading MedTech conference in North America on October 19.