HYDERABAD: The state government policy on e-Waste Management and Internet of Things (IoT) was unveiled by IT minister KT Rama Rao at the i-Telangana event organised in the city on Tuesday by Telangana government in association with FICCI. Rao stressed on the fact that Hyderabad is the sixth biggest e-waste producer in the country and that a policy was due on managing e-waste by segregating and channelising end of life products to the right avenues. The policy includes various measures as mentioned in the e-Waste management rules, 2016, including providing incentives to e-Waste dismantlers and recyclers and the extended producers responsibility.
The IoT policy will help in creating ecosystem in Telangana for promoting startups working on IoT, creating test beds for IoT, tie-up with corporate and labs for accessing testing tools and other prototyping equipment specific for IoT, promote manufacturing and procurement of IoT based solutions and also putting the technology to use in sectors such as healthcare, agriculture, said Rao. He also said that customs facilitation cell will be set up to reduce time delays in import and export of products required for developing IoT products.
These are the final two policies as part of 10 sub-sector polices planned in the IT sector by Telangana government which include data analytics, data center and cyber security. MoUs were signed by the IT department with various organisations on developing standard operating procedures for e-waste management, developing IoT solutions for municipalities and processing e-waste generated by government organisations.