‘Telangana’s vision aligns with Viksit Bharat 2047’

Just days after assuming office on March 11, the Telangana Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla in his address to a joint session of the Telangana Legislature on the opening day of the Budget Session on Monday said Telangana stands at the cusp of a ‘historic transformation’ and Telangana’s vision aligns with the goal of Viksit Bharat 2047 and was prepared in consultation with institutions such as NITI Aayog, ISB and NALSAR.

Stressing that the government aims to build a future where every citizen becomes a stakeholder in the state’s progress. It is guided by the principle of people centric governance, the administration is focusing on ensuring that development reaches every household and every section of society. He went on to add that

The Governor presented the Congress government’s development roadmap and outlined its vision for inclusive growth, economic expansion and social welfare across the State. The Governor highlighted the government’s long term development strategy “Telangana Rising Vision 2047”, which aims to transform the State into a 3 trillion dollar economy by 2047, with an interim target of 1 trillion dollars by 2034.

He said Telangana’s economy remains strong and resilient, with the Gross State Domestic Product for 2025 to 26 projected at Rs 17.82 lakh crore, registering a growth rate of 10.7 percent. Telangana currently contributes 4.99 percent to India’s GDP, while the per capita income has reached Rs 4.18 lakh, reflecting steady economic progress.

The Governor said the government has adopted the CURE PURE RARE framework to promote balanced development across urban, peri urban and rural regions. Under this model, the Core Urban Region Economy will emerge as a global knowledge hub, the Peri Urban Region Economy will serve as a manufacturing and logistics engine, and the Rural Agriculture Region Economy will focus on strengthening agriculture, food processing and eco tourism.

Highlighting urban development initiatives, the Governor said the government is implementing the 55 km Musi Riverfront Transformation Project to revive Hyderabad’s ecological corridor from Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar to Gandhi Sarovar. The project includes linking water sources for rejuvenation of the Musi, expansion of sewage treatment infrastructure and supply of treated water for industrial and urban use.

The Governor also outlined efforts to strengthen the State’s investment ecosystem. The recently organised Telangana Rising Global Summit attracted investment commitments worth Rs 5.75 lakh crore, expected to generate large scale employment and strengthen Telangana’s position as a leading investment destination. He also noted that IT exports from the State have reached Rs 3.13 lakh crore, supporting more than 9.39 lakh jobs.

In the agriculture sector, the government has extended support through initiatives such as Rythu Bharosa, crop loan waivers and record procurement of paddy to ensure better income security for farmers.

The Governor also highlighted welfare programmes such as the Indiramma Indlu housing scheme, expansion of ration cards, free bus travel for women under the Mahalakshmi scheme, and free electricity for poor households through the Gruha Jyothi programme.

He further noted that the government is strengthening Telangana’s cultural and spiritual heritage through eco temple tourism, with plans to develop temples along the banks of the Godavari river from Basar to Bhadrachalam ahead of the upcoming Godavari Pushkaralu. Concluding his address, the Governor said the roadmap presented to the Legislature represents the State’s ambition to build a stronger, resilient and globally competitive Telangana, ensuring opportunities, dignity and prosperity for every citizen.

BRS stages protest during Guv Address

BRS legislators staged a protest during the address of Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla in the Telangana Legislative Assembly on Monday, disrupting proceedings on the opening day of the Budget Session. BRS members stood throughout the nearly one hour address and raised slogans whenever the Governor highlighted the Congress government initiatives and achievements. 

The protest was led by senior leaders T Harish Rao and K T Rama Rao. The legislators wore black badges to symbolise their protest against what they described as the government failure to implement the six guarantees promised to the people.

Slogans from BRS members echoed in the House as the Governor outlined the government development plans including the Telangana Rising 2047 vision that aims to transform the state into a three trillion dollar economy by 2047 with an interim target of one trillion dollars by 2034.

BRS leaders accused the Congress government of presenting misleading claims in the Governor address. They alleged that several projects highlighted in the speech were initiated during the previous BRS government and remain incomplete even after two years under the current administration. The opposition cited programmes such as Rythu Bharosa, TIMS hospitals and the Warangal Health City project as examples.

Speaking to the media later, Harish Rao said the government lacked a clear vision and accused it of focusing on demolition rather than development. He alleged that some of the initiatives mentioned in the address could turn into major scams.

BRS leaders also criticised the government on issues related to farmer welfare, healthcare, GHMC trifurcation and other policy decisions, raising slogans repeatedly during the Governor speech. While BRS members continued their protest, treasury benches responded by thumping desks in support of the address. Members of BJP, AIMIM and Left parties largely remained silent during the proceedings.

Senior BRS leader Vemula Prashanth Reddy said the Governor's speech was hollow and failed to mention the six guarantees promised by the Congress during elections. He alleged that the government was making incorrect claims regarding welfare schemes, farm loan waivers and job creation.

MLA Kalvakuntla Sanjay said BRS legislators wore black badges to highlight the absence of statutory backing for the six guarantees even after two years of Congress rule. Another leader Padi Kaushik Reddy pointed out that key promises such as Rs 15000 Rythu Bharosa assistance, increased social security pensions, Rs 2500 monthly aid for women and a job calendar for unemployed youth were yet to be fully implemented.

The BRS said the protest reflected its determination to hold the Congress government accountable for what it described as unfulfilled commitments and misleading claims made in the Assembly.