Telangana aimed to position itself as a national role model in people-centric digital governance, said IT and Industries Minister Sridhar Babu today.
He was speaking at a program after launching the State's new "MeeSeva Services on WhatsApp" at a hotel in Banjara Hills.
Babu said that the State was committed to transforming governance into a participatory, transparent and citizen-led process. "Governance should not happen within closed walls. It must integrate citizens as active participants, with technology bringing services directly to their doorstep," he said.
The minister also said that the government viewed technology not merely as software but as an instrument of equality, ensuring that digital benefits reached "even the last person in remote corners of Telangana".
As part of this broader vision, the government had set a target of training 10 lakh youth every year in Artificial Intelligence to prepare the workforce for emerging digital and global opportunities, he said. Telangana was advancing rapidly with initiatives such as the AI-powered Telangana Digital Exchange (TGDeX), AI City, AI University and the Telangana Innovation Hub, which together were setting new benchmarks in digital administration, he said.
Babu claimed that Telangana's GenAI-driven, mobile-first model had reshaped citizen service delivery. The WhatsApp-based MeeSeva services would soon be available in Telugu and Urdu, and voice-command features were being developed for hands-free access, he said.
The minister also said that Telangana's digital governance initiatives were attracting attention from several other States exploring similar technology-driven service delivery models.
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