Mandated to set up manufacturing facility in Telangana: Foxconn

Hyderabad:

Taiwanese electronics major Foxconn announced today that it intends to set up a manufacturing facility in Kongara Kalan.

Foxconn Technology Group Chairman Yang Liu in a letter to Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao confirmed Foxconn’s commitment to set up a manufacturing facility at Kongar Kalan and sought the support of the state team to make Kongar Kalan Park operational as soon as possible, the CMO (Chief Minister’s Office) said in a statement.

This completely dispels the doubts raised by a certain section of the press that Foxconn is in a dilemma whether to set up a manufacturing facility in Telangana or not, the report said.

Young Liu and his team met K Chandrasekhar Rao, Telangana ministers and senior officials last week.

“As discussed with you (Telangana CM) in our meeting on March 2, Foxconn has committed to set up a manufacturing facility in Kongara-Kalan and I seek your team’s support to make Kongara-Kalan Park operational as soon as possible,” Yang Liu said. said in the letter.

Young Liu also invited K Chandrasekhar Rao to Taiwan as his personal guest. “It would be my honor to host you in Taipei. I look forward to meeting you soon,” Yang Liu said in the letter.

K Chandrasekhar Rao and Yang Liu met at Pragati Bhavan on March 2 and it was agreed that Foxconn would set up an electronics manufacturing facility in Telangana with the potential to employ over one lakh people, the CMO release added.

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