Hyderabad : Telangana State has signed a ‘Sister State Partnership’ agreement with New Jersey, United States of America, in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
The agreement was signed by Chief Secretary, SK Joshi and New Jersey State Governor Phillip Murphy, in the presence of Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD), KT Rama Rao.
After the signing ceremony, Rama Rao said that this agreement would facilitate cooperation in areas of economic development such as IT, Pharma and Life Sciences, Biotech, Fin-tech, Media, Data Centres, Clean Energy, Higher Education, Tourism, Culture, and Healthcare sectors.
Earlier in the day, Phil Murphy said following the agreement, both the States would cooperate with each other in education, trade and commerce. He said that since yesterday, the team from New Jersey was having discussions with trade and commerce and industrial bodies.
In his Twitter, Murphy also announced collaboration between New Jersey and Telugu film industry. “Proud to pitch New Jersey to Tollywood and sign an MoU with Active Telugu Film Producers Guild. With our premier location, film tax credit and vibrant Indian community, the Garden State is an ideal partner for Telugu movie industry,” he tweeted.
Ajay Mishra, IT principal secretary Jayesh Ranjan and Hyderabad consulate general officials were present (NSS)