Speaking at the Telangana Rising Global Summit 2025 today, the State's IT & Industries minister talked up the vision of the State.
Telangana was not waiting for the future but actively building it, IT & Industries Minister Sridhar Babu said at the Telangana Rising Global Summit 2025 today.
He said that every major policy decision taken by the government was aligned with the long-term aspirations of future generations.
Invoking the symbolism of the Phoenix, the minister said that the Telangana Rising vision aimed to position the State as a global hub for innovation, human capital, sustainability and investment. At a time of global economic shifts, rapid technological change and climate uncertainties, Telangana intended to convert emerging challenges into opportunities, he said.
Babu said that the State's long-term target was contributing to India's journey by becoming a USD 3 trillion economy by 2047. Despite its smaller geographical size and population compared with several other States, Telangana already accounted for nearly 5% of India's GDP, he said, and recorded a GSDP growth rate of 10.1% in 2024-25, higher than the national average of 9.9%. The State's per-capita income too had reached Rs 3.79 lakh, about 1.8 times the national average. The industrial and manufacturing sectors grew at 7.6%, compared with the national average of 6.6%, while the services sector registered an 11.9% growth, exceeding the national average of 10.7%.
The minister also said that Telangana's Industrial GSVA rose from Rs 2.46 lakh crore to Rs 2.77 lakh crore, reflecting a 12.6% growth rate. He added that growth across key subsectors - manufacturing, construction, mining and quarrying, and electricity, gas, water and utilities - surpassed national benchmarks, demonstrating the government's performance in strengthening the industrial base.
Speaking about technological advancements in the State, Babu drew attention to a remote village in the Manthani constituency that recently became the country's first AI-powered village, and called it a model for "Tomorrow's Telangana".
He also listed a series of upcoming initiatives aimed at shaping the State's future: Bharat Future City, the Telangana AI Innovation Hub, the AI-based Data Exchange Platform (TGDeX), the upcoming AI University, the Skill University, Advanced ITIs, AI-integrated academic curricula, the Young India International Schools, the OneBio Life Sciences Hub, and a Centre of Excellence in Quantum Technology. "These transformative steps will shape Telangana's economic and technological identity for decades to come," he said, and urged industry leaders and innovators to collaborate with the State.
"We invite the world to join hands with Telangana in building a future that stands as a promise to the next generation," he said.