Socio Economic Outlook 2018

1
CHAPTER
Overview
“ Your tomorrow depends entirely on what you do today.”
― Mahatma Gandhi
The socio-economic progress of Telangana continues to firm-up in the last three and a half years of its
journey. The State has made remarkable achievements in some of the key sectors by grounding path-breaking
initiatives to reconstruct and revive the State economy and to achieve the goal of ‘Bangaru Telangana’
(Golden Telangana).
Telangana State, with its inception, inherited a lopsided and a precarious economy, growing at a dismal
3 - 5% rate with some of the key sectors such as manufacturing reeling under negative growth. There were
acute shortage of power to the agriculture, industry and domestic segments. Agriculture sector was utterly
neglected in the combined State. With the absence of public-funded canal irrigation, farmers were heavily
dependent on well irrigation, which resulted in mounting debt burden. The State also fared low on critical
social indicators such as adult literacy and healthcare before its formation.
Although the State started its journey with this background, it has been an eventful and progressive three and
a half years so far. The key tenet of ‘Bangaru Telangana’ is to achieve a sustainable development path focusing
on faster economic growth coupled with a strong focus on social inclusiveness. Towards this end, the State
has undertaken pro-poor growth policies targeted towards rural communities, farmers, and weaker sections
and put in concerted efforts to make the State business friendly in the country. There is a significant increase
in public spending on irrigation, energy, drinking water, roads etc., resulting in a complete turnaround in
these sectors. There has been a surge in growth momentum with initiatives in health and education showing
signs of encouragement. Social security schemes initiated by the State have also provided much-needed
social safety nets to the poor, vulnerable, and marginalised sections.
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1.1. Revival of Rural Economy
About 60% of the state’s population resides in rural areas. Their livelihood depends on farming, animal
husbandry, dairy, fisheries, and other occupational trades. The recovery of the farm and non-farm sectors,
therefore, becomes critical for revival of the rural economy.
1.2. Boost to Agriculture Sector
Agriculture provides livelihood to more than half of the state’s workforce and is crucial for restoring rural
economy. However, agriculture sector in the State is prone to frequent droughts, resulting in distress among
farming community. Having understood that drought proofing of agriculture is critical to mitigate the natural
curse on agriculture sector, the state adopted a strategy of large-scale public investment along with direct
support to farmers through various interventions.
The state has unveiled a comprehensive irrigation development strategy to provide irrigation facilities to
at least one crore acres. Works of Kaleshwaram lift irrigation, Palamuru lift irrigation and Seetharama lift
irrigation projects are progressing at high speed. The government has also taken up several measures for
fast-track completion of all other projects. As a result, 16.64 lakh acres of new irrigation potential and 8.97
lakh acres ayacut was stabilised in the last three and a half years. The benefits of restoration of age-old tanks,
under Mission Kakatiya, have started percolating to rural communities through their multiplier effects.
Several direct support initiatives to farmers like farm loan waiver, subsidisation of farm mechanisation and
micro irrigation, uninterrupted free power supply to agricultural pump-sets, input subsidy and making them
available at the doorstep of farmers, etc., have helped increase farm productivity.
The state has given special focus on the “Doubling of Farmers’ Income” initiative of the Government of
India. In this regard, the government has initiated measures to reduce cost of cultivation and increase farm
returns. The government is conducting soil tests to provide technical advice on the kind of crops suited
to grow on their lands and usage of inputs. The farmers are being encouraged to cultivate high-value and
horticultural crops by providing subsidy on greenhouse/polyhouses. Extension services are being made
available to all the agricultural clusters. Rythu Vedikas are being constructed in every cluster to facilitate
interactions among farmers and to undertake regular training programmes to create awareness on new,
modern scientific techniques of cultivation.
Keeping in view that investment in agriculture is paramount for its growth, the Government has been taking
several measures such as increased loans to farmers under Vaddileni Runalu and Pavala Vaddi schemes. The
government undertook the Land Records upgradation drive to rectify and cleanse land records in the state,
with an intention to provide a permanent solution to land related litigations and to ensure that the farm
centric initiatives reache the needy and eligible beneficiaries. Further, the government has established Rythu
Samanvaya Samithis at the village, mandal and district levels to revive the cooperative-spirit in agriculture
sector. There has been a substantial increase in storage facilities for agricultural produce in the State.
1.3. Renewed Focus on Non-farm Sector
Allied activities widen the income base of rural communities and provide income throughout the year. It is
also estimated that about 40% of the farmers’ income is secured through allied activities. There has been
an increase in demand for allied products such as milk and meat, with increased income levels. To meet the
increase in demand, the government has adopted a comprehensive approach by developing dairy sector,
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distribution of sheep and fish seedlings, and enhancing fodder availability, etc. A massive sheep distribution
programme has been launched in the year 2017-18. Additionally, supply of fish seedlings, development of
marketing infrastructure, and a slew of other steps were also initiated for fisheries development.
1.4. Promoting Entrepreneurship
Youth are aspiring to become entrepreneurs, resulting in a gradual shift of workforce from agriculture to
industry and to services sectors. Creation of a business-friendly atmosphere and encouraging start-ups
is therefore crucial for encouraging entrepreneurship. In this direction, the government has enacted the
‘Telangana State Industrial Project Approval and Self-certification System’ (TS-iPASS) for ease of doing
business and established T-HUB for incubating startups. The TS-iPASS has been successful in attracting
investments from within and outside the country.
The government has identified 14 as key sectors for promoting industrialisation in the state, which include,
life sciences, automobiles, plastics, food processing, leather, textiles and apparels, transportation & logistics,
IT hardware, etc., and provided sector specific incentives. Now, the state is the epicentre for pharmaceutical
industry in the country. Leveraging on this advantage, the government is setting up a medical devices park
and a pharma city in the state. Many initiatives are being undertaken to spread industries to the interior
districts. Initiatives are on to set up nine leather parks, Autonagars and textile parks in different parts of the
State.
The IT and ITeS sectors have been the key engines of the state economy and employ skilled labour on a large
scale. The government launched the overall IT Policy Framework providing incentives to set up IT related
units in the state. 10 sectoral IT policies were announced over the years with a focus to attract investment in
the sunrise IT sectors. These policies include Data Centres Policy, Open Data Policy, Cyber Security Policy,
Data Analytics Policy, Internet of Things Policy and e-Waste Policy.
Various measures are being taken up to establish IT units in tier-II cities and towns and to spread IT industry
to rural areas. The new IT incubation hubs are being established in Warangal, Karimnagar, Nizamabad and
Khammam. The Rural Technology Policy incentivises the large IT companies to set up their Technology and
BPO centres in rural areas. This policy is expected to generate IT related jobs in rural areas, thereby retaining
skilled workforce in rural areas. Various promotional incentives including exemption from Panchayat/
Municipal taxes, reimbursement of stamp duty, transfer duty, registration fee, and internet and telephone
charges are being offered for such units.
1.5. Thrust on Infrastructure
The higher growth momentum of the state is also strengthened by backward and forward linkages of
infrastructural facilities. Several infrastructural facilities such as improvement in power supply, expansion
of road network, ensuring availability of drinking water, construction of irrigation projects, rejuvenation
of tanks, etc., are not only having a direct impact on growth but have also started impacting the social
well-being of people. While many of these initiatives are in pipeline, unveiling of the full potential would
boost the economy further and also have an enormous positive impact on social development.
There has been a sea change in the energy scenario since the state formation. There was an acute power
shortage when the state was formed. But due to the concerted short-run and long-run measures, the sector
has now seen a complete turnaround. 24x7 quality power is now being supplied to all segments of consumers.

Further, the financial position of the DISCOMs has also improved with the implementation of the UDAY
Scheme.
Systematic development of the transportation network is one of the important pre-requisites for development
and acceleration of socio-economic growth. Roads are one of the basic modes of transportation and an
important priority sector of infrastructure. Various initiatives to widen the important road networks are
being undertaken. The Hyderabad Metro Rail Project, the World’s largest public-private partnership project
in the metro sector, has already commenced its operations.
The Mission Bhagiratha project aimed at providing adequate, safe, sustainable and potable drinking water to
all households in the state is at the advanced stage of completion. 95% of physical works under the project
have been completed, ahead of the schedule. Under the Mission, about 5,500 rural habitations and 12 urban
local bodies are provided with bulk water supply and about 2,500 habitations provided with household water
supply. A significant thrust is laid on improving the sanitation situation in the State by constructing individual
and community latrines. Some of these measures have already made a significant and visible difference on
social outcomes.
1.6. Steps towards Human Resource Development: Emphasis on Health and Education
The government has set in motion a series of initiatives towards human development by improving access
to quality education to children and healthcare services.
The initiatives in the field of education are targeted to unleash the creative potential of human resources
by providing quality education right from primary education to tertiary level. The government laid special
emphasis on the education of scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, backward classes and minority communities.
Towards this end, a number of new residential schools have been established. The government has also
launched several interventions to upgrade skills to make the workforce employable and productive.
The government undertook range of interventions towards improvising healthcare facilities, which include
measures to improve infant and maternal health care and expansion of health infrastructure in the state.
The ‘KCR KIT’ scheme, launched during the year 2017-18, has increased the institutional deliveries in
public institutions by manifold. Initiatives such as establishing Maternal and Child Health blocks in all
districts, introduction of ‘102 Service’ to transport pregnant women for antenatal check-up, deliveries, and
immunisation, and the launch of ‘Telangana New-born Action Plan’, have helped in reducing infant and
maternal mortality rates.
1.7. Managing urbanisation
There is an increase in the population living in cities and towns in the state. This necessitates the state to create
an adequate infrastructure and other civic amenities. The City of Hyderabad is an important growth hub
and has become a centre for national and international education and research institutions. The government
is taking special efforts to make it the best city by augmenting adequate infrastructure and civic amenities.
The Government has taken up several initiatives to develop tier-II cities and towns in the state. The
Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation was formed with Warangal, Hanmakonda and Kazipet. Cities like
Karimnagar, Nizamabad and Khammam are being developed by promoting economic linkages with their
surrounding areas. Initiatives are on to develop master plans for all towns and cities in the state to promote
orderly development of urban areas in the years to come.

1.8. Inclusive Growth with Strong Social Support
Economic growth alone cannot take care of everyone, especially the poor, aged, physically challenged and
marginalised. To put it in the words of the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Telangana “The major challenge before
the State Government is not only to regain the growth momentum but also make it inclusive. I firmly believe
that growth has no meaning and even legitimacy if the deprived sections of the society are left behind”.
Inclusive growth and upliftment of SCs, STs, BCs, minorities, and women has been the central objective of
several initiatives of the government. While some of the initiatives are intended to provide social support,
some are targeted towards making them part of the growth process.
One of the key initiatives to safeguard the interests of SCs and STs is the enactment of Scheduled Castes
and Scheduled Tribes Special Development Fund Act, 2017. This Act enables the state to earmark funds
and utilise them for the welfare of SC/ST households and their habitations. The Act also provides for carry-
forward of unspent balances to the next financial year when funds are not utilised. Various direct support
initiatives such as 100% subsidy for micro irrigation, encouraging entrepreneurship through T-PRIDE,
improving livelihood opportunities through ‘economic support scheme’ have enhanced self-employment
and entrepreneurship opportunities among the SC and ST youth.
Significant portion of budget is being spent on cash transfer to the SC, ST, BC, and monitories in the form
of pensions, scholarships and other welfare programmes. The Kalyana Lakshmi/ Shaadi Mubarak schemes
have been helping the poor families by providing much needed financial support at the time of marriage.
The Scheme has also reduced child marriages, as benefits under the scheme are available only to the girls in
the age of 18 years and above.
Aasara Pensions were introduced to provide a secure life with dignity for all the deserving poor. The scheme
provides enhanced financial assistance to the vulnerable sections of the society such as the old and infirm,
disabled persons, people with HIV-AIDS, widows, incapacitated weavers and toddy tappers. Financial
assistance is being provided to the poor beedi workers and single women. About 11% of the total state
population (i.e., 38.87 lakh people) are benefited under the Aasara Pension Scheme.
1.9. Good Governance initiatives
One of the key good governance initiatives of the state was reorganisation of the erstwhile 10 districts into
31 districts. This has proved to be beneficial not only to help in the outreach of government nearer to people,
but also for effective implementation of government programmes. The smaller districts have also provided
an opportunity to innovate and launch local solutions to the local challenges. A number of districts have
undertaken localised good-governance initiatives to overhaul the functioning of government run hospitals,
schools, anganwadi centres and other public utility centres. There is a healthy competition among the districts
to achieve Open Defecation Free status with a few districts have already attained it within a short span. There
has been a significant improvement in law and order situation. Creation of the new districts has helped in
spreading growth centres across the state. With the unveiling of full potential of government initiatives, the
district headquarters are expected to become growth centres for the respective district and promote balanced
development across the state.
The socio-economic performance of the new state in a short span of three and a half years has been
fulfilling. With the proactive measures of the government, the state economy has moved decisively to a
higher growth path in a short span of time. The strong macroeconomic fundamentals along with high

economic growth have led to higher buoyancy in state own taxes, providing leverage for undertaking a
gigantic development agenda and other welfare measures. The state’s efforts over the years have not only
disproved the doomsayers’ predictions that the new state would imperil its economy by lowering its industry
base and deteriorating its tax revenues on becoming a separation state, but also risen to the top on number
of key socio-economic parameters. Several flagship programmes of the state, targeted to rebuild the state
into a Bangaru Telangana, are first of its kind in the entire country and have been acclaimed by the Centre
and State Governments for their conception and pace of implementation.
1.10. The Layout
The Socio-Economic Outlook – 2018 consists of 11 chapters. While the present chapter presented an
overview of State’s initiatives, performance and outlook in general, the subsequent chapters provide details on
structure, policy initiatives and prospects on: State economy, agriculture and allied sector, forestry, industrial
sector, services sector, urbanisation, infrastructure, health, education and welfare.

2
CHAPTER
Macroeconomic
Trends
“ When learning is purposeful, creativity blossoms.

When creativity blossoms, thinking emanates.
When thinking emanates, knowledge is fully lit.
When knowledge is lit, economy flourishes.”
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
The State Gross Domestic Product (GSDP) is an estimate representing the value of all final goods and
services produced within the geographical boundaries of the state, counted without duplication during a
specified period of time, usually a year. These estimates of economy, over a period of time, reveal the extent
and direction of changes in the level of economic development and also the performance exhibited by
various sectors towards the overall economy. In a nutshell, these State Domestic Product estimates provide a
broader picture of outcomes achieved because of various interventions, investments made and opportunities
opened-up in the state towards economic development. The growth rate of State Domestic Product is said
to be the performance level and magnitude of the state economy, over a period of time.
2.1. Gross State Domestic Product – An outlook for 2017-18
According to the Advance Estimates released by the Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Government
of Telangana, the Gross State Domestic Product at current prices for the year 2017-18 is estimated to be
Rs. 7.33 lakh crore, as against Rs. 6.42 lakh crore in the year 2016-17, exhibiting an impressive growth rate
of 14.1 percent. In the very first year of the formation, the state has registered a growth of 12.0 percent at
current prices and continued to be the pioneer in subsequent years, and registered an impressive growth of
14.1 percent in 2017-18. The economic growth trajectory of the state has surpassed the national growth of
11.0 percent in the year 2014-15 and maintained the same pace till date.
As per the Advance Estimates, the Gross State Domestic Product at constant (2011-12) prices for the year
2017-18 is estimated at Rs. 5.49 lakh crore, as against Rs. 4.98 lakh crore in the year 2016-17, exhibiting a

growth rate of 10.4 percent, which is highest since formation of the state. The high growth is because of
good performance exhibited by most of the sectors of the economy. The year wise details are shown in
figure 2.1 and 2.2.
Figure 2.1. GSDP at Current and Constant Prices Figure 2.2. Growth Rates of GSDP at Current and
Constant Prices
7.33
8.00
15.0
6.42
7.00 12.4 12.0
11.7 11.4 14.0 14.1
5.63
5.49
6.00 12.0
5.06
4.98
4.52
4.52
4.16
5.00
4.02
3.90
9.0 10.4
3.70
3.59
3.59
10.1
Rs. in lakh crore
4.00
Percent
8.6
3.00 6.0
6.8
2.00 5.4
3.0
1.00 3.0
0.00 0.0
201ϭ-1Ϯ 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
(SRE) (FRE) (AE) (SRE) (FRE) (AE)
Current Prices Constant (2011-12) Prices

The GSDP estimates at current prices are arrived by evaluating the value of all final goods and services
produced in a particular year within the state with the current year prices. These current price estimates do
not reveal the factual economic growth, due to the combined impact of the changes in prices of goods and
services and the changes in volume of goods produced. In order to overcome this limitation, GSDP at
constant prices or real GSDP is calculated. The GSDP evaluated with the base year prices is termed as
estimates at constant (base year) prices or real State Domestic Product. This is said to be the anticipated real
growth arrived at by adjusting the price inflation and scale of production.
2.2. Economy performance: Telangana vis-a-vis All India
One way of gauging the performance of the state economy is to compare the state economy’s growth rate
with that of All-India growth and other states. The temporal trend in State GSDP share in All India is also
measures the state’s performance. The growth rate of GSDP denotes the performance of economy and
changes in the magnitude and composition of the State economy, over time. The growth rates of the sectors,
over the years, imply the sectoral growth trajectory of the economy.
Telangana’s GSDP was Rs. 3,59,434 crore in 2011-12 (at current prices), increased to Rs. 5,05,849 crore
in 2014-15, further it increased to Rs. 7,32,657 crore in 2017-18. All-India GDP was Rs. 87,36,329 crore in
2011-12, increased to Rs. 1,24,67,959 crore in 2014-15 and further to Rs. 1,67,51,688 crore in 2017-18.
2.3. Share of Telangana in All-India
The share of the State GSDP in All-India GDP was 4.11% in the year 2011-12, which decreased to 4.02%
in 2013-14. However, the state’s share has been on increasing trend since 2014-15 onwards from 4.06% to
4.37% in 2017-18. The share of the state in All India GDP has increased by about 35 points within a short
span of about 3 years (Figure 2.3). It is noted that steep increase in state share is due to the fact that State’s
growth rate has been higher than that of All-India growth rate.

Figure 2.3. GSDP share of Telangana in All India GDP at Current and Constant Prices
4.60
4.37
4.40
4.21
4.20 4.11
Percentage
4.09
4.04 4.02 4.06 4.23
4.00 4.11 4.08
4.02 3.98 3.95 3.97
3.80
3.60
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 (SRE) 2016-17 (FRE) 2017-18 (AE)
Current Prices Constant Prices
2.4. Growth Performance of Telangana Vis-à-vis All-India

The state has been one of the fastest growing states in the Country. The State economy grew at an annual
average rate of 9.0 percent per annum in the post-formation era (during 2014-15 to 2017-18), which is
significantly higher than the annual average growth of 4.2 percent achieved during 2012-13 to 2013-14.
The growth rate of the state before its formation was much lower than the All-India average annual growth
rate of 5.9 percent (figure 2.4). However, on account of the growth-oriented measures initiated by the
government, the state economy has taken a turnaround and grew at a higher trajectory of 9.0 percent in
comparison to All India growth rate of 7.3 percent (figure 2.5).
Figure 2.4. Telangana Vs. All India: Figure 2.5. Telangana vs. All India:
Growth rate in pre and post formation Growth rate comparison
Telangana All India
9.0 10.1 10.4
7.3 8.6
5.9 7.4
6.4
4.2 5.5 6.8 8.2
5.4 7.1
6.6
3.0
Telangana All India
Pre-formation Post-formation 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 (SRE) 2016-17 (FRE) 2017-18 (AE)
Table 2.1. Comparison of Growth Rates of Telangana vis-a-vis All India (Rs. crore)
Telangana All India Telangana All India Share
Year Share
of
of TS
GSDP Gr. Rate GDP Gr. Rate GSDP Gr. Rate GDP Gr. Rate TS
2011-12 3,59,434 - 87,36,329 - 4.11 3,59,434 - 87,36,329 - 4.11
2012-13 4,01,594 11.7 99,44,013 13.8 4.04 3,70,113 3.0 92,13,017 5.5 4.02
2013-14 4,51,580 12.4 1,12,33,522 13.0 4.02 3,89,957 5.4 98,01,370 6.4 3.98
2014-15 5,05,849 12.0 1,24,67,959 11.0 4.06 4,16,332 6.8 1,05,27,674 7.4 3.95
2015-16
5,63,356 11.4 1,37,64,037 10.4 4.09 4,52,075 8.6 1,13,86,145 8.2 3.97
(SRE)
2016-17
6,41,985 14.0 1,52,53,714 10.8 4.21 4,97,513 10.1 1,21,96,006 7.1 4.08
(FRE)
2017-18
7,32,657 14.1 1,67,51,688 9.8 4.37 5,49,479 10.4 1,30,03,897 6.6 4.23
(AE)

This high growth of the State economy was due to unleashing of developmental oriented programmes by
the government in last three years. The growth frontier of the state economy has expanded because of pro-
growth policies and programmes such as enactment of entrepreneur-friendly industrial policy (TS-iPASS),
creating an business friendly environment, ensuring 24x7 uninterrupted and quality power supply to industry
and agriculture sectors, quantum jump in public investment in various welfare projects such as Mission
Bhagiratha, major and minor irrigation projects, road sector, Mission Kakatiya, unveiling of sector specific
policies in IT and ITeS sectors, etc.
2.5. Sectoral Growth Trajectory
The economy is classified into three broad sectors, viz., Primary, Secondary and Tertiary. The growth rates
of each of these sectors will be measured in terms of GVA at basic prices. The basic price can be understood
that it is producer’s price. The constituent of these sectors are as detailed below: (i) The Primary Sector: This
sector consists of sectors like Crops; Livestock; Forestry and Logging; Fisheries; and Mining and Quarrying.
(ii) The Secondary Sector: This sector constitutes the sectors such as Manufacturing; Electricity, Gas, Water
Supply and Other Utility Services; and Construction. (iii) The Tertiary Sector: This sector include sectors,
namely, Trade and Repair Services; Hotels and Restaurants; Transport, including Railways, Road, Water,
Air and Services incidental to Transport; Storages; Communication and Services relating to Broadcasting;
Financial services; Real Estate, Ownership of Dwellings & Professional Services; Public Administration; and
Other Services.
As per advance estimates for the year 2017-18, the Gross Value Added from the primary sector is likely to
grow at a pace of 9.2 percent at current prices, as against 5.3 percent anticipated growth of All India. This
growth is expected to realize because of the prevailing seasonal conditions and initiatives of the government
in irrigation and power supply sectors.
The GVA from secondary sector is expected to register a growth rate of 9.0 percent, as against the All-India
growth rate of 7.6 percent. Similarly, the GVA from tertiary sector is anticipated to register an impressive
growth of 15.3 percent at current prices, in comparison to the All India growth rate of 12.2 percent. The
total GVA comprising all three broad sectors is likely to register an impressive growth of 13.1 percent,
which is 3.5 percent higher than that of All India GVA growth. The broad sectoral growth rates of the state
economy in 2017-18 are depicted in Figure 2.6 and 2.7.
Figure 2.6. Comparison of Sectoral Growth Rates at Figure 2.7. Comparison of Sectoral Growth Rates at
Current Prices Constant Prices 10.4
11.1
20.0 12.0
15.3
9.3
14.1
13.1
8.3
10.0
12.2
15.0
6.6
6.4
8.0
6.1
9.8
6.0
9.6
9.2
9.0
5.1
7.6
10.0 6.0
5.3
3.0
4.0
5.0
2.0
0.0 0.0
Primary Secondary Tertiary GVA GSDP/GDP Primary Secondary Tertiary GVA GSDP/GDP
Telangana All India Telangana All India
The Gross Value Added of Telangana from the primary sector is likely to grow at a rate of 6.0 percent at
constant (2011-12) prices, as against 3.0 percent of All India. Similarly, the GVA from secondary sector is
expected to register a growth rate of 6.1 percent, as against at 5.1 percent at All India. Likewise, the GVA

from Tertiary sector is anticipated to register an impressive growth of 11.1 percent, but the expected growth
at All India is 8.3 percent. The total GVA of the state, including all three broad sectors is likely to register
an impressive growth of 9.3 percent, which is about 3.0 percent higher than the All India GVA growth.
The trends in broad sectoral growth rates in comparison with the GSDP from years 2012-13 to 2017-18 are
exhibited in Figures 2.8 and 2.9.
Figure 2.8. Sectoral Growth Trajectory at Figure 2.9. Sectoral Growth Trajectory at
25.0 15.0
21.9
12.9 12.2
20.0 17.8
18.1 11.0 11.1
15.3 8.6 10.2 10.4
18.4 15.2 14.9 10.0
14.1 8.4 8.7 8.6
15.0 10.1 6.0
12.0 14.1 6.8
12.4 11.4 5.4 6.2
11.7 14.0 9.2 5.0
10.0 11.2 6.1
3.0 1.8 3.6
5.2 9.0
6.5 0.4
5.0 2.0 0.0
5.4 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 (AE)
2.8 (SRE) (FRE)
0.0 -0.9
2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 -5.0 -4.9
-2.9
(SRE) (FRE) (AE) -5.8
-5.0
-8.5 -10.0
-10.0 -11.7
-15.0
-15.0
Primary Secondary Tertiary GSDP Primary Secondary Tertiary GSDP
From the above figures, it is noted that there was a high fluctuation in the growth of primary sector and
secondary sectors both in current and constant prices, while the tertiary sector showed relatively stable
growth. The growth in primary sector was in the range of-5.8 percent to 12.2 percent in constant prices.
Similar fluctuations were observed in current prices as well. However, the Tertiary sector has exhibited
consistent growth trends similar to that of GSDP both at current and constant prices, over the years.
2.6. Sub-sectoral Growth Trajectory
The primary sector, consisting of agriculture & allied and mining & quarrying sectors, is expected to grow at
6.0 percent at constant (2011-12) prices during 2017-18, which is higher over the years 2013-14 to 2015-16,
but low when compared to that of last year. Agriculture and allied sectors viz., crops, fishing & aquaculture,
and livestock sectors are expected to register significantly a high growth during 2017-18. However, forestry
and logging sector is estimated to grow at a nominal growth of 0.1 percent.
The secondary sector is expected to grow at a pace of 6.1 percent, which is significantly high against the
growth rate of 3.6 over previous year. Manufacturing sector is the major contributor for this growth.
The tertiary sector is expected to register a robust growth rate of 11.1 percent, the second highest during
2012-13 to 2017-18. Major contributors for this high growth in this sector are trade, repair services, hotels
and restaurants; transport, storage, communication and services related to broadcasting; financial services;
real estate; ownership of dwelling and professional services; public administration; and other services, the
details are shown in table 2.2.

Table 2.2. Sector wise growth rate during 2012-13 to 2017-18 at (constant prices)
Sl. 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Sector 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
No. (SRE) (FRE) (AE)
Agriculture, Livestock,
1. 8.8 4.0 -9.7 -6.2 10.9 6.9
Forestry and Fishing
1.1 Crops 9.8 4.8 -20.6 -15.7 18.1 3.7
1.2 Livestock 8.0 2.3 8.1 6.3 6.6 10.4
1.3 Forestry and Logging -0.6 -2.5 -7.7 -1.9 -2.9 0.1
1.4 Fishing and Aquaculture 10.4 14.4 8.5 -11.0 -17.6 16.6
2. Mining and Quarrying 7.8 -9.2 16.4 11.5 17.0 3.0
Primary 8.6 1.8 -5.8 -2.9 12.2 6.0
3. Manufacturing -15.4 -0.8 -7.5 6.4 7.4 7.6
Electricity, Gas, Water supply and
4. -21.1 40.6 -23.8 4.0 -28.9 4.4
Other Utility Services
5. Construction 1.6 -7.7 9.2 6.5 4.9 3.4
Secondary -11.7 0.4 -4.9 6.2 3.6 6.1
Trade, Repair, Hotels and
6. 7.4 8.2 19.9 15.8 12.4 12.3
Restaurants
6.1 Trade and Repair Services 8.1 14.9 22.3 16.3 12.9 12.7
6.2 Hotels and Restaurants 4.4 -22.0 3.9 11.5 8.5 9.4
Transport, Storage,
7. Communication and Services 10.2 4.0 7.1 9.3 11.8 11.6
related to Broadcasting
7.1 Railways 4.1 7.4 -3.1 -2.2 3.1 0.9
7.2 Road Transport 9.4 5.6 4.8 9.0 11.7 11.4
7.3 Water Transport
7.4 Air Transport 73.6 -24.3 79.3 75.7 17.0 17.9
7.5 Services incidental to Transport 21.9 -12.5 9.4 -1.3 9.4 7.9
7.6 Storage -20.8 4.9 -0.3 3.8 16.9 21.8
Communication and Services
7.7 3.7 14.8 11.9 14.7 14.8 15.2
8. Financial Services 9.7 10.0 11.9 7.7 9.8 6.2
Real Estate, Ownership of
9. 12.8 11.6 12.3 9.2 10.8 12.0
Dwelling & Professional Services
10. Public Administration 1.9 5.2 14.4 15.6 5.3 12.0
11. Other Services 1.0 8.2 9.7 10.5 6.1 10.0
Tertiary 8.4 8.7 12.9 11.0 10.2 11.1
12. Total GVA at Basic Prices 2.9 5.3 5.2 7.6 9.2 9.3
13. Gross State Domestic Product 3.0 5.4 6.8 8.6 10.1 10.4

Box: 2.1 Growth in Agriculture, Industry and Services
In the common parlance, economy is classified into agriculture and allied, industry and services
sectors. Agriculture and allied Sector consist of crops, livestock, forestry and fishing sectors. This
sector is predominantly labour oriented and majority of rural people are eking their livelihood from
these sectors. The performance of these sectors has direct impact on standard of living of rural
residents, especially those depending on these sectors. Agriculture and allied sector also influences the
performance of other sectors manufacturing. trade & repair services, transport, hotels & restaurants,
communication, banking, real estate, etc. The growth rate of the sector is ranging from around 4.0
percent to 11.0 percent. During the year 2017-18, the growth of this sector is anticipated at 6.9
percent, as against 10.9 percent last year. This comparatively low performance is due to the seasonal
conditions that prevailed and pest attack in certain packets of the state.
Industry sector comprises of sectors like mining & quarrying, manufacturing, electricity and
construction sectors. Various mining and quarrying sector, manufacturing of pharmaceuticals, cotton
& textiles, non-metallic mineral products, machinery, electrical equipment; TS GENCO and TS
TRANSCO are key contributors for the industrial sector in the State. The growth rates of industrial
sector have significantly improved in recent times due to enactment of TS-iPASS industrial policy and
unavailability of quality power supply. Particularly, this sector has started yield positive growth from
2015-16 on wards and expected to register a growth rate of 5.6 percent during 2017-18.
Services sector includes sectors like trade, repair, hotels and restaurants; transport, storage,
communication and services related to broadcasting; financial services; real estate; ownership of
dwelling and professional services; public administration; and other services. The growth rates
registered under this sector are moving upwards almost every year, except in 2014-15, anticipated to
register growth of 11.1 percent during 2017-18. Major contributors in this sector in terms of value
include trade, real estate, other services, public administration, communication, etc. The broad sectoral
growth rates in the year 2017-18 is shown in the Table 2.3.
Table 2.3. Sectoral growth rates in 2017-18 at Constant (2011-12) Prices
Sl. No. Sector 2017-18
1 Agriculture and Allied 6.9
2 Industry 5.6
3 Services 11.1
4 Gross State Domestic Product 10.4
2.7. Sectoral Contribution
The sectoral contribution implies the constituent share of each of the sectors in the GSVA. It gives an
insight of each of the sector in terms of its share in the overall economy. The broad sectoral and sectoral
contribution in 2017-18 are depicted in Figure 2.10 and 2.11. According to the advance estimates, the
contribution of primary sector is ranging from 18 to 21 percent in the total GSVA, of which mining and
quarrying contribution is around 3.0 percent and remaining is contributed by the agriculture and allied
sectors.
The secondary sector’s contribution is in the range of 16 to 28 percent over the years. Manufacturing sector
is the major contributor to this broad sector with around 10 to 18 percent share. The lion’s share of the
GSVA is accrued from the tertiary sector, which is around 53 to 65 percent. The contribution of tertiary
sector has been on rise. The broad sector wise Gross State Value Added and sectoral contribution from
2011-12 to 2017-18, at current prices is shown in Figures 2.12 and 2.13, respectively.
Figure 2.10. Broad sectoral contribution in Figure 2.11. Sectoral contribution in GSVA,
GSVA, 2017-18 at current prices 2017-18 at current prices
Other
Services, Agriculture
Public 9.2% and Allied,
WƌŝŵĂƌǇ Admn., 4.1% 14.8% Mining and
ϭϴ͘Ϯй
Quarrying,
3.4%
Real Estate, ManufacturiŶŐ

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ϭϲ͘ϰ% OD & 10.5%
P.Services,
dĞƌƚŝĂƌǇ 22.3% Electricity,
ϲϱ͘ϰ% 1.0%
Trade, Construction͕
Financial 4.9%
Repair,
Services, Transport,
Hotels and
6.1% Storage, Restaurants,
Communicat 16.0%
ion, 7.7%
Figure 2.12. Gross Value Added at Current Prices Figure-2.13. Trends in Sectoral share of in GSVA at Current Prices
4͕32,520
450,000
3͕75,179
100%
400,000
3͕28,754
90%
2͕86,011
350,000 80%
52.8
56.0
57.4
2͕42,273
61.3
63.6
64.2
65.4
300,000 70%
2͕10,308
60%
Rs. in crore
1͕77,597
250,000
50%
200,000
1͕20,120
1͕10,032
1͕08,412
40%
99,425
27.6
22.6
94,364
93,408
92,778
21.4
90,828
90,440
89,660
89,016
150,000
84,906
80,049
19.2
17.0
18.3
16.4
65,676
30%
100,000
20%
21.3
21.1
19.5
19.5
18.8
18.2
18.1
50,000 10%
0 0%
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
(SRE) (FRE) (AE)
(SRE) (FRE) (AE)
Primary Secondary Tertiary Primary Secondary Tertiary
2.8. Per Capita Income

The State Domestic Product estimates, when studied in relation to the total population of the State, they
indicate the level of per capita net output of goods and services available. The Per capita income (PCI) is
obtained by dividing the Net State Domestic Product by midyear population of the state in the respective
year.
The Per Capita Income of Telangana is much higher than the All India over the years. There is a steep rise
in the PCI of the State from Rs. 91,121 in the year 2011-12 to Rs. 1,75,534 in the year 2017-18, registering
a growth rate of 93 percent over 2011-12. Whereas the PCI of All India was Rs. 63,462 in the year
2011-12, and increased to Rs. 1,12,764 in the year 2017-18, registering a growth of 78 percent over 2011-12.
This implies that the PCI of the State grew much faster than the All-India PCI. The per capita income of
Telangana vis-à-vis All India and their growth trends at current prices are illustrated in Figures 2.14 and 2.15,
respectively.

Figure 2.14. Per Capita Income at Current Prices Figure 2.15. Growth Trends of Per Capita Income
1͕75,534
at Current Prices
1͕54,734
200,000 16.0
1͕36,905
180,000 13.0 13.4
14.0
1͕24,104
160,000 11.9
1͕12,764
1͕12,162
11.5
1͕03,870
12.0 10.3
1͕01,007
140,000 10.6
94,731
91,121
10.0 10.8
86,647
120,000 11.0
79,118
70,983
8.6
Ruppes
100,000 9.3 9.6

63,462
8.0 9.5
80,000
6.0
60,000
4.0
40,000
20,000 2.0
0 0.0
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
(SRE) (FRE) (AE) (SRE) (FRE) (AE)
Telangana All India Telangana All India
2.9. District Domestic Product

District Domestic Product (DDP) is the sum of the economic value of all final goods and services produced
within the geographical boundaries of the district, counted without duplication during a specified period
of time, usually a year. DDP is one of the most important indicators to measure the economic growth/
development of a district vis-à-vis others. The GDDP estimates presented here are based on Advance
Estimates may undergo change based on availability of sectoral data. District wise DDP and per capita
income is shown in the Figures 2.16 and 2.17, respectively.
Figure 2.16. Gross Domestic Products of Districts, 2016-17
1͕45,207
160,000
140,000
1͕14,847
1͕09,135
120,000
83,918
100,000
Rs. in crore
80,000
53,622
44,358
60,000
30,655
25,327
20,019
40,000
19,377
17,969
16,239
15,184
15,066
14,885
14,832
14,615
14,324
13,356
13,238
12,428
11,959
11,536
11,464
11,315
10,797
10,704
10,609
10,181
10,113
9,906
9,874
9,670
9,628
9,509
8,936
8,728
8,624
8,296
8,133
8,118
7,804
7,741
7,368
7,379
7,191
7,044
6,987
6,791
6,589
6,452
6,347
6,356
6,253
6,260
6,037
6,010
5,175
4,838
4,750
4,742
4,684
20,000
0
3͕68,747
Figure 2.17. Per Capita Income of Districts, 2016-17

400,000
3͕15,745
350,000
300,000
1͕81,104
1͕64,698
1͕54,734
250,000
1͕31,749
1͕29,723
1͕28,701
1͕26,084
1͕20,173
1͕15,774
1͕13,348
Rupees
1͕10,345
1͕08,133
1͕07,684
1͕04,891
1͕04,868
1͕04,660
1͕03,914
1͕03,822
1͕01,977
200,000
1͕00,216
99,687
98,129
94,774
93,588
91,885
91,333
87,891
86,608
86,237
82,694
150,000
100,000
50,000
0

2.10. Trends in Inflation
Inflation is being measured using various methods depending the target group, usually by Wholesale Prices
Index (WPI) and Consumer Prices Index (CPI). The Consumer Prices Index for Industrial Workers is being
compiled by the Telangana state over the year. The inflation as measured by CPI (IW) for the years 2011-12
to 2017-18 for Telangana vis-a-vis All India is given in the Figure 2.18.
Figure 2.18. Comparison of Inflation measured using CPI (IW) - Telangana vis-a-vis All India
12.00
10.44 10.19
10.00
8.39
10.16
8.00 9.68
Percentage
6.40 6.05
6.00 4.33
6.29
4.00 5.21 5.65
2.73
4.12
2.00
2.10
0.00
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Telangana All India
The inflation in the State was high during the period 2011-12 to 2013-14, which is also in line with the
All-India trend. However, there has been a continuous decline in inflation since 2014-15. Lowest inflation of
2.1 percent, as against the all India average of 2.73 percent, has been observed in the year 2017-18.
2.11. Outlook
With the proactive measures of the government, the state economy has moved decisively to a higher growth
trajectory in a short span of time. The growth rate picked up from a low annual average growth of 4.2
per cent in pre-formation era to an elevated annual average growth of 9 per cent in post-formation.
The demonetisation of high value currency and implementation of the Goods and Services Tax have had
dampening impact on the country’s economic growth. As a result, the annual growth rate of All-India during
2016-17 and 2017-18 registered a modest growth of 7.1 percent and 6.6 percent respectively, as against
the growth rate of 8.2 percent in 2015-16. Despite of these hurdles, there has been a surge in Telangana’s
economic growth. It is encouraging to note that Telangana has achieved a double-digit growth, in real terms,
during the last two consecutive years, indicating increased growth frontiers of the new state.
The upward shift in growth frontiers is due to the pro-growth initiatives by the state. Some of them include,
revival of rural economy with focus on both farm and non-farm sectors, focus on construction of irrigation
projects, promoting industrialisation with the enactment of the TS-iPASS, unveiling of sectoral IT policies to
tap the potentials of sunrise sectors, establishment of T-HUB for making Telangana a place for incubating
start-ups, augmenting infrastructural facilities, etc. A slew of welfare schemes targeted towards the poor and
the marginalised sections have also helped in achieving a more inclusive-growth. Unveiling of potentials
from the government initiatives and strong economic foundations are promising better growth prospects for
the state in times to come.

3
CHAPTER
Agriculture
and Allied Activities
“Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute

most to real wealth, good morals and happiness”
- Thomas Jefferson
Telangana State is endowed with bountiful resources having fertile soils, diversified cropping pattern and
major irrigation systems fed by rivers such as the Godavari and the Krishna. Agriculture is a way of life,
a tradition that has shaped the culture and economic life of the people of Telangana. As 55% of the
total workforce in the state is depending on agriculture for their livelihood, higher growth in agriculture
assumes great importance to achieve sustained economic growth and overall wellbeing of state’s population.
Recognizing the importance of agriculture, the government has emphasized the need to achieve higher
growth rate and increased returns on investment to the farmers through improved technology, effective
extension reach, efficient input delivery, mechanization, marketing, adequate credit and crop insurance.
3.1. Land use pattern in Telangana
Telangana is the 12th largest state in India in terms of geographical area with 112.08 lakh hectares, of which
about 60% of it is arable. In the agricultural year 2016-17, about 47.74 lakh hectares area was under net area
sown and the gross cropped area is about 59.70 lakh hectares. Forest occupies 26.98 lakh hectares, accounting
for 24.07% of the total geographical area of the State. About 8.52 lakh hectares land put to non-agricultural
uses and fallow lands (including current fallow and other fallow land) was spread over 15.03% of the total
geographical area in the State (Table 3.1).
Table 3.1: Land use pattern in 2016-17
Sl. Area % share in total
Pattern of Land Utilization
No. (in Lakh hectares) geographical area
1 Forest 26.98 24.07
2 Barren and Uncultivable Land 6.07 5.42
3 Land put to Non-Agricultural Uses 8.52 7.60
4 Culturable Waste 1.82 1.62
5 Permanent Pastures and Other Grazing Lands 2.99 2.67
6 Land under Misc. Tree crops and Groves 1.12 1.00
7 Other Fallow Lands 6.69 5.97
8 Current Fallow Lands 10.15 9.06
9 Net Area Sown (Including Fish Culture) 47.74 42.59
Total 112.08 100

3.1.1. Net and Gross Area Sown
The net area sown represents the total area sown with crops and orchards, i.e., area sown more than once in
the same year is counted only once. In contrast, gross area sown represents the total area sown once and/
or more than once in a particular year, i.e., the area is counted as many times as there are sowings in a year.
This total area sown is also known as total cropped area or gross area sown. District-wise distribution of
gross and net area sown are indicated in Figure 3.1. The highest net area sown in 2016-17 was reported in
Nalgonda District with 3.6 lakh hectares, followed by Mahabubnagar district with 2.8 lakh hectares. It is
observed from the Figure 3.1 that the largest 10 districts account for almost 50% of the total net area sown.
Apart from Nalgonda and Mahabubnagar, five other districts, viz., Sangareddy, Nagarkurnool, Khammam,
Siddipet, and Adilabad reported having more than 2 lakh hectare net area sown during 2016-17. Nine
districts, viz., Vikarabad, Nizamabad, Nirmal, Suryapet, Rangareddy, Jogulamba Gadwal, Kamareddy, Jagtial,
and Jayashankar reported net area sown in the range between 1.5 – 2 lakh hectares. Nine districts viz.,
Mahabubabad, Warangal Rural, Kumuram Bheem, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Jangaon,
Medak, Wanaparthy, and Karimnagar are having net area sown between 1 - 1.5 lakh hectares during the same
period. Hyderabad being an urban district, does not have any agricultural area. Five districts, viz., Mancherial,
Peddapalli, Rajanna Sircilla, Warangal Urban and Medchal-Malkajgiri have a net area sown less than 1 lakh
hectares.
Figure 3.1: District wise Gross and Net Area Sown, 2016-17
(Area in lakh hectares)
4.5
4.0
Gross Cropped Area Net Cropped Area
4.2
3.5
3.6
3.4
3.0
3.0
2.5
2.9
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.7
2.6
2.5
2.4
2.4
2.0
2.3
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.0
2.0
2.0
1.9
1.9
1.5
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.0
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.5 0.8
0.6
0.1
0.1
-
-
-
Nirmal
Sangareddy
Nagarkurnool
Jayashankar
Rajanna Sircilla
Hyderabad
Khammam
Vikarabad
Nizamabad
Kumuram Bheem
Medak
Mancherial
Mahabubnagar
Suryapet
Rangareddy
Jagtial
Bhadradri Kothagudem
Peddapalli
Wanaparthy
Siddipet
Nalgonda
Adilabad
Jogulamba Gadwal
Kamareddy
Warangal Rural
Jangaon
Karimnagar
Medchal - Malkajgiri
Yadadri Bhuvanagiri
Warangal Urban
Mahabubabad
3.1.2. Crop intensity

Cropping intensity is the ratio of Total Cropped Area to Net Area Sown. Therefore, increasing cropping
intensity is an important factor to indicate increased agricultural production in the state. Average cropping
intensity in Telangana was about 1.25 during 2016-17. However, there is a considerable variation in cropping
intensity across 30 districts (excluding Hyderabad) in the state. It is observed from the Map 3.1 that in 15

districts cropping intensity is less than the state average of 1.25. Low cropping intensity of 1.05 is observed
in three districts viz., Adilabad, Vikarabad, and Sangareddy. The highest cropping intensity was reported in
Nizamabad district at 1.84, followed by Karimnagar with 1.77.
Map 3.1: District wise cropping intensity in Telangana
3.2. Cropping Pattern in Telangana

Crops grown in the State broadly consist of cereals, pulses, millets, oil seeds, cotton, plantation crops, fruits
and vegetables.
3.2.1. Area under food and non-food crops in Telangana
Crops are broadly divided into food and non-food crops. Food crops broadly consist of cereals, millets,
pulses and non-food crops consist of cotton, oil-seeds, flowers, etc. A detailed classification of food and
non-food crops in the state is provided in the Chart 3.1.
Food crops account for major share in total cropped area in the state. The share of food and non-food
crops in total cropped area was 66.4% and 33.6% respectively in the year 2016-17. Trend in cropping pattern
shows there has been a gradual decline in food crops, from 70.8% in 2001-02 to 53.5% in 2015-16, mainly
on account of decline in coarse cereals. However, a good rainfall in the year 2016-17 resulted in increase in
the food crops, especially due to surge in paddy grown area (Figure 3.2).

Figure 3.2: Trends in the share of food and non-food crops in Telangana
100%
90%
26.3
26.8
27.9
29.2
29.5
30.3
32.4
33.1
33.2
33.6
36.6
36.7
37.6
41.7
42.3
80%
46.5
70%
60%
50%
40%
73.7
73.2
72.1
70.8
70.5
69.7
67.6
66.9
66.8
66.4
63.4
63.3
62.4
58.3
57.7
30%
53.5
20%
10%
0%
Food Crops Non-food crops
Chart 3.1: Classification of food and non-food crops in Telangana
Cereals
(Rice, Wheat)
Major millets (Jawar,
Bajra, Maize, Ragi )
Food Grains Millets
Minor millets
(Korra, Samai, etc.)
Pulses
(Redgram, Greengram,
Bengalgram, etc.)
Food Crops
Sugar cane
Condiments & Spices

(Chillies, Turmeric,
etc.)
Other Food Crops

Vegetables
(Tomatoes, Bhendi,
Brinjal, etc.)
All Crops
Fruits
(Mangoes, Batavia,
Acid lime, etc.)
Edible oils
(Soyabeen, Groundnut,
etc.)
Oil Seeds
Non - edible oils
Non - food (Castor, Jatropha, etc.)
Crops
Cotton, Flowers,
Other Non-food Aromatic Plants,
Tobacco, Drugs &
Crops Narcotics, Green
Mannure, Pulp, etc.

A temporal glimpse of the gross area sown reveals that paddy, cotton, maize have been the important crops
in the state. These three crops in the state alone constituted nearly 70% of the total cropped area in the state.
Two observations from the Figure 3.3 are: (i) area under cotton is on rise in recent years, and (ii) area under
paddy varied with rainfall received, a good monsoon year has generally been correlated with higher paddy
cultivation.
70.0 Figure 3.3:Trends in Areas under Major Crops
62.4
60.0 58.7 59.7
57.0
Area in Lakh Hectares
56.9
54.0 53.2
50.0 51.2 50.2
48.0 49.4 49.0 48.9
46.7
44.1
42.4
40.0
30.0
20.0
10.0
Rice Cotton Maize Pulses Other Crops Total Cropped Area
3.2.2. Season-wise area under food and non-food crops in 2016-17

Of the 43.8 lakh hectares area cultivated in Kharif season in 2016-17, about 59% was under food crops and
about 41% was under non-food crops. However, the share of food-crops was 87.4 per cent during the Rabi
season with a cultivated area of 13.87 lakh hectares. The total area cultivated during Rabi season was 15.87
lakh hectares (Table 3.2).
Table 3.2: Area under Food and Non-Food Crops 2016-17
Area (in Lakh Hectares) Share
Sl. No. Crops
Kharif Rabi Total Kharif Rabi Total
1 Food crops 25.78 13.87 39.65 58.8 87.4 66.4
2 Non-food crops 18.05 2.00 20.05 41.2 12.6 33.6
Gross Area sown 43.83 15.87 59.70 100 100 100
3.2.3. Area under Food Crops in 2016-17
Cereals and millets, pulses, fruits, vegetables, spices are some of the important food crops grown in the
state. A total of 39.65 lakh hectares was sown under the food crops in the year 2016-17, of which 25.78 lakh
hectares were cultivated in the Kharif and 13.87 lakh hectares in the Rabi seasons (Table 3.3).
Table 3.3: Area under Food crops in 2016-17 (Area in Hectares)
Sl. No. Crops Kharif Rabi Total
1 Cereals & Millets 15,92,524 11,51,717 27,44,241
2 Rice 8,89,351 9,39,223 18,28,574
3 Maize 6,36,407 1,65,415 8,01,822
4 Jowar 61,943 27,810 89,753

2 Pulses 5,63,789 1,31,290 6,95,079
Redgram 3,86,156 1,289 3,87,445
Greengram 1,34,700 11,023 1,45,723
3 Sugarcane 29,357 23,869 53,226
4 Condiments & Spices 1,63,930 18,162 1,82,092
Chillis 1,09,671 14,653 1,24,324
Turmeric 50,566 9 50,575
5 Vegetables 63,737 58,858 1,22,595
6 Fruits 1,64,946 3,192 1,68,138
Total Food Crops 25,78,283 13,87,088 39,65,371
(Note: Crop names in Italics are major principle crops in that group)
Cereals and millets account for significant share in area under food crops both in Kharif and Rabi seasons.
It is also observed from Table 3.4 that share of cereals and millets is higher in Rabi season than in Kharif
season. Higher share of cereals and millets is due to predominance of paddy crop in both the seasons. Paddy
alone accounted for 34.5% of the total food crop cultivated in Kharif and 67.7% in Rabi season, indicating
its prominence for farmers in the State. Maize crop account for 24.7% and 11.9% of the total food cropped
area grown during Kharif and Rabi seasons, respectively. Jowar was another significant crop in the cereals
and millets category accounting for about 2.4% in Kharif and 2% of the total food cropped area in Rabi
season.
Variety of pulses are grown in the state which include redgram, greengram, bengalgram, blackgram, cowgram,
horsegram, etc. Important of them are redgram and greengram. In the year 2016-17, area under pulses
account for about 21.9% of food crop in Kharif and 9.5% in Rabi seasons. Redgram alone accounted for
15% of total food crops and greengram accounted for 5.2% in Kharif season. As both these crops are
rainfed crops, their presence in Rabi was negligible. Similarly cowgram and horsegram, which require less
water, occupy prominence during the Rabi season.
Table 3.4: Area under Food Crops in 2016-17 (As a % share in total Food Cropped Area)
I Cereals & Millets 61.8 83.0 69.2
Rice 34.5 67.7 46.1
Maize 24.7 11.9 20.2
Jowar 2.4 2.0 2.3
II Pulses 21.9 9.5 17.5
Redgram 15.0 0.1 9.8
Greengram 5.2 0.8 3.7
III Sugarcane 1.1 1.7 1.4
IV Condiments & Spices 6.3 1.3 4.6
Chillis 4.3 1.1 3.1
Turmeric 2.0 0.0 1.3
V Vegetables 2.5 4.3 3.1
VI Fruits 6.4 0.2 4.2
Total Food Crops 100 100 100
Chillies and turmeric are the important crops under the ‘condiments and spices’ group in Telangana. Chillies
accounted for 4.30% of the total food cropped area during the Kharif season and 1.1% during Rabi season.
On the other hand, Turmeric accounted for about 2% of the total food crops during the Kharif season.
Another important category of food crops in the state is fruits and vegetables, which account for about 6.4%
and 2.5% of total food crops during the Kharif season. Areas under vegetable crops was significant during
the Rabi season in the state. (Table 3.4)
3.2.4. Area under Non-Food Crops
Non-food crops were cultivated in 20.05 lakh hectares during the year 2016-17. Important non-food crops
grown in the state include cotton, oil seeds, flowers and aromatic plants, tobacco and fodder (Table 3.5).
Table 3.5: Area under Non-Food Crops in 2016-17 (Area in Hectares)
Sl.No. Crop Kharif Rabi Total
1 Cotton 14,08,760 0 14,08,760
2 Edible Oil seeds 3,17,565 1,70,308 4,87,873
Soyabean 2,76,543 33 2,76,576
Groundnut 26,674 1,40,417 1,67,091
Sesamum 3,268 17,626 20,894
3 Non-Edible Oil seeds 44,487 472 44,959
Castor 44,442 466 44,908
4 Timber & Pulp 24,314 8 24,322
5 Tobacco, Drugs & Narcotics 2,767 4,005 6,772
6 Fodder & Green manure crops 4,585 23,815 28,400
7 Flowers & Aromatic Plants 2,207 770 2,977
8 Mulberry & other Non-food crops 510 1 511
Total Non-food Crops 18,05,221 1,99,385 20,04,606
Cotton is a prominent non-food crop grown during the Kharif season, which is grown mostly under
unirrigated conditions. Total 14.09 lakh hectares area was sown under cotton crop, which is about 78% of
total non-food crops grown during Kharif 2016-17. Oil seed, consisting of both edible and non-edible oil
is another major non-food crops grown in the state, with 3.17 lakh hectares area under the edible-oil and
44,487 hectares area under the non-edible-oil was reported during the Kharif season in 2016-17. Important
edible-oil crops grown are soyabean, groundnut and sesamum, of which Soyabean has been extensively
grown, especially in northern Telangana districts in recent past (Table 3.6).
Table 3.6: Area under Non-Food Crops in 2016-17
(As a % share in total Non-Food Cropped Area)
Sl. No. Crop Kharif Rabi Total
I Cotton 78.0 0.0 70.3
II Edible Oil Seeds 17.6 85.4 24.4
Soyabean 15.3 0.0 13.8
Groundnut 1.5 70.4 8.3
Sesamum 0.2 8.8 1.0
III Non-Edible Oil Seeds 2.5 0.2 2.2
Castor 2.5 0.2 2.2

IV Timber & Pulp 1.3 0.0 1.2
V Tobacco, Drugs & Narcotics 0.2 2.0 0.3
VI Fodder & Green manure crops 0.3 12.0 1.4
VII Flowers & Aromatic Plants 0.1 0.4 0.2
VIII Mulberry & other Non-food crops 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total Non-food Crops 100.0 100.0 100.0
Fodder and green manure is another important non-food crop grown during the Rabi season and a total of
23,815 hectares area was cultivated under fodder crops, accounting for about 12% of total non-food crops
during the Rabi season, 2016-17.
3.2.5. Production of food Crops in 2016-17
A total of 157.84 lakh tonnes was produced from food crops in the state during 2016-17, of which, cereals
and millets accounted for the highest with 95.93 lakh tonnes. Rice accounted for the highest share in the total
production of food crops, followed by maize, vegetables and fruits (Table 3.7).
Table 3.7: Production of Food Crops in 2016-17 (In Tonnes)
1 Cereals & Millets 48,44,517 47,48,777 95,93,294
Rice 30,28,634 35,70,445 65,99,079
Maize 17,56,790 11,25,685 28,82,475
Jowar 54,600 33,101 87,701
2 Pulses 3,77,885 1,57,852 5,35,737
Redgram 2,61,118 1,118 2,62,236
Greengram 82,101 9,955 92,056
3 Sugarcane 20,61,312 - 20,61,312
4 Condiments & Spices 7,23,324 85,547 8,08,871
Chillies 4,01,648 81,224 4,82,872
Turmeric 3,05,043 54 3,05,097
5 Vegetables 6,97,945 8,95,130 15,93,075
6 Fruits 11,38,610 53,204 11,91,814
Total 98,43,593 59,40,510 1,57,84,103
3.2.6. Production under Non-Food crops in 2016-17

Among the non-food crops, cotton production was highest with 34.44 lakh bales (a bale consist of 170 kg.)
during Kharif Season. Oil seeds, consisting of both edible and non-edible oil is another major non-food
crop in the state. The production of edible and non-edible oils was 9.10 lakh tonnes and 26,481 tonnes,
respectively in 2016-17 (Table 3.8).
Table 3.8: Production of Non-Food Crops in 2016-17 (in Tonnes)
1 Cotton (Lint)* 34,44,408 - 34,44,408
2 Edible Oil 5,88,770 3,21,124 9,09,894
Soybean 3,22,395 32 3,22,427
Groundnut 51,597 2,90,379 3,41,976
Sesamum 438 14,161 14,599

3 Non-Edible Oil 26,207 274 26,481
Castor 26,207 272 26,479
4 Tobacco, Drugs & Narcotics 7,080 11,833 18,913
5 Flowers & Aromatic Plants 9,037 2,091 11,128
* Production in bales; (Note: Crop names in Italics are major principle crops in that group)
3.2.7. Area and Production in 2017-18

As per the 2nd Advance Estimates for the year 2017-18 released in January, 2018, the total area under food-
grains was estimated at 31.87 lakh hectares, as against 34.39 lakh hectares in 2016-17, indicating a decrease
of 7.33 % over the previous year. The production of food-grains including cereals & millets and pulses, has
been estimated at about 95.01 lakh tonnes in the current agricultural year (2017-18), as against 101.29 lakh
tonnes last year. The Oil seeds production was estimated to be 5.77 lakh tonnes, as against 7.22 lakh tonnes
in the previous year. Area under cotton was estimated to be 19.03 lakh hectares in 2017-18, as against 14.09
lakh hectares in the year 2016-17, showing an increase of 35.06% over the previous year .The production of
cotton has been estimated to be 43.32 lakh bales, which is higher by 8.88 lakh bales over the previous year
production of 34.44 lakh bales, indicating an increase of 25.78% (Table 3.9).
Table 3.9: Area and Production in 2017-18
Sl. No. Crops Area (in lakh hectare) Production (in lakh tonnes)
1 Rice 19.72 65.58
2 Maize 6.06 23.55
3 Cereals & millets 26.53 89.88
4 Redgram 2.95 2.84
5 Pulses 5.34 5.13
6 Food grains 31.87 95.01
7 Groundnut 1.59 3.02
8 Soyabean 1.52 2.4
9 Oil seeds 3.63 5.77
10 Sugarcane 0.35 22.17
11 Cotton (Lint)* 19.03 43.32
Source: 2nd Advanced Estimates 2017-18, DES. Note: * Production in bales
3.2.8. Gross Value Added from different crops (GVA)

Figure 3.4: Contribution of Gross Value Added by different crop groups in 2015-16
Flowers
Miscellaneous crops
Pulses
Oil seeds Fruits
Condiments &
Spices
Vegetables
Cereals
Cotton

In terms of the Gross Value Added (GVA) from the crops to the State Gross Value Added during 2015-16,
three major crop groups viz., cereals, fruits, and cotton account for lion’s share. Other important groups
include vegetables, spices, oil seeds and pulses (Figure 3.4).
3.3. Operational Landholdings
The Census of Landholdings is being conducted by the Government of India once in every 5 years in
order to obtain key information regarding operational agricultural landholding. This Census enumerates total
number of ‘operational landholdings’ under different categories viz., marginal, small, semi-medium, medium
and large depending on the area of operational holding.
Table 3.10: Average size of different category of landholdings in Telangana
Census of Landholdings Census of Landholdings % variation of 2010-11
Size Group
2005-06 (Hectares) 2010-11 (Hectares) over 2005-06
Marginal 0.5 0.5 0
Small 1.4 1.4 0
Semi-medium 2.7 2.6 -1.51
Medium 5.7 5.5 -2.21
Large 15.9 15.6 -2.12
All Size Groups 1.3 1.1 -14.49
The average size of the operational landholding in the state is 1.1 hectares (2.7 acres) in 2010-11, declined
from 1.3 hectares in 2005-06. It is noted from Table 3.10 that the operational landholding size of marginal
and small farmers, who constitute about 80% of the total operational holdings in the state, remained the
same. However, there had been a decline in landholding size of semi-medium, medium and large categories
in the year 2010-11, when compared with 2005-06.
Table 3.11: Average Landholding size in Telangana Vs All-India
Year Telangana All India
1970-71 3.09 2.28
1976-77 2.79 2.00
1980-81 2.22 1.84
1985-86 1.99 1.69
1990-91 1.75 1.55
1995-96 1.49 1.41
2000-01 1.37 1.33
2005-06 1.30 1.23
2010-11 1.12 1.15
A glance at the temporal trend in average landholding size in Telangana reveals that, there has been a steady
decline in the average landholding size from 3.09 hectares in 1970-71 to 2.22 hectares in 1980-81, further
to 1.75 hectares in 1990-91 and to 1.37 hectares in 2000-01. The decline of average landholding has been
slowed down from 2000-01 onwards (Table 3.11).
3.4. Agro-Climatic Zones of Telangana
Telangana State has been divided into three agro-climatic zones based on the geographical characteristics
such as rainfall, nature of soils, climate, etc.: i) Northern Telangana Zone, ii) Central Telangana Zone, and iii)
Southern Telangana Zone (Table 3.12) & (Map 3.2).

Table 3.12: Agro-Climatic Zones of Telangana
Sl. No. Name of the zone Districts
Adilabad, Nirmal, Kumuram Bheem, Jagtial, Mancherial, Peddapalli,
1 Northern Telangana Zone
Karimnagar, Rajanna Sircilla, Nizamabad and Kamareddy.
Sangareddy, Medak, Siddipet, Jangaon, Warangal Urban and Rural,
2 Central Telangana Zone Mahabubabad, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam and Jayas-
hankar.
Vikarabad, Hyderabad, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Mahabubnagar, Wan-
3 Southern Telangana Zone aparthy, Jogulamba Gadwal, Nagarkurnool, Nalgonda, Suryapet,
Medchal-Malkagiri and Rangareddy.
(i) Northern Telangana Zone: This
zone comprises of districts Adilabad, Map 3.2. Agro Climatic Zones in Telangana
Nirmal, Kumuram Bheem, Jagtial,
Mancherial, Peddapalli, Karimnagar,
Rajanna Sircilla, Nizamabad, and
Kamareddy. The annual rainfall in this
zone ranges from 900 mm to 1150 mm,
received mostly from the south-west
monsoon. Red soils are predominant
in this zone, which includes chalkas,
red sands and deep red loams along
with very deep black cotton soils. The
important crops grown in this zone are
rice, maize, soyabean, cotton, redgram,
turmeric, etc.
(ii) Central Telangana Zone: This
zone comprises of districts Sangareddy,
Medak, Siddipet, Jangaon, Warangal
Urban and Rural, Mahabubabad,
Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam
and Jayashankar and receives an average
annual rainfall between 800 mm and
1150 mm. Minimum and maximum
temperatures during south west
monsoon ranges between 210C - 250C
and 220C - 370C, respectively. Red soils
are predominant which includes chalkas, red sands and deep red loams along with very deep black cotton
soils. The important crops grown in this zone include cotton, rice, maize, greengram, mango, chillies, etc.
(iii) Southern Telangana Zone: This zone comprises the districts Vikarabad, Hyderabad, Yadadri
Bhuvanagiri, Mahabubnagar, Wanaparthy, Jogulamba Gadwal, Nagarkurnool, Nalgonda, Suryapet, Medchal-
Malkagiri and Rangareddy and the average annual rainfall ranges between 600 mm and 780 mm. The
minimum and maximum temperatures during south west monsoon period range between 220C - 230C and
280C - 340C, respectively. This zone is predominantly a red soil track having red with loamy sub-soil, i.e.,
chalkas. The important crops grown in the zone are cotton, rice, redgram, maize, greengram, etc.

3.5. Rainfall Scenario
As Telangana located in the semi-arid regions of the Deccan Plateau, rainfall plays a crucial role for agriculture
growth in the State. The normal rainfall of state is 905.3 mm as against India’s normal rainfall of 1083 mm
(Table 3.13).
Table 3.13: Rainfall Status in Agricultural Year 2016-17
Sl. % Dev. over
Season Normal Actual Status
No. Normal
1 South-West Monsoon (June to September) 713.5 912.0 27.8 Excess
2 North-East Monsoon (October to December) 129.5 70.9 -45.2 Deficient
3 Winter Period (January to February) 11.5 0 -100.0 No Rain
4 Hot Weather period ( March to May) 50.8 35.6 -29.9 Deficient
Total 905.3 1018.5 12.5 Normal
The total rainfall scenario during the year 2016-17 was positive. The rainfall received during south-west
monsoon was excess by 28% over the normal rainfall. However, rainfall during the North-East monsoon and
the hot weather period was much lesser than the normal and no rain is received during winter period. Rainfall
received during South -West monsoon 2017 is 645.6mm against the normal of 715.8mm and the rainfall
in North-East monsoon is 129.1mm against the normal 127.0mm In total the rainfall received is normal in
2017-18.
Box 3.1: AWS Locations in Telangana
The Automatic Weather Station (AWS) is a meteorological station, where weather characteristics
are recorded and transmitted automatically. AWS captures weather parameters such as temperature,
humidity, wind speed/direction, pressure and rainfall and provide hourly data in real-time to central
computer server through GSM communication technology. This data retrieved after quality control in
real time is summarized and disseminated to various users through web service (www.tsdps.telangana.
gov.in), email and SMS. The analyzed daily reports and GIS based spatial maps of weather parameters
such as rainfall, temperature and humidity maps are disseminated to all state officials, district collectors,
and other users for their real time operational use.
Weather data collection and transmission through AWS

In addition to the AWS data monitoring, 3-day weather forecast is of cold wave, heat wave, heavy rainfall
and dry or wet spells is forecasted on real time basis and uploaded on the official website regularly.
A Mandal representative ‘single daily rainfall data’, which is used for rainfall monitoring and drought
management, is being prepared by integrating the data received from 865 AWSs of Telangana State
Development Planning Society (TSDPS), 459 manual rain gauges of the Directorate of Economics
and Statistics and 11 manual rainfall and 55 AWS of Indian Meteorological Department (Map 3.3).
This data being used by various departments such as Agriculture Department for crop management and
planning, Agriculture Insurance Companies for weather based crop insurance (WBCIS), Agriculture
University for calculation of Moisture Aridity Index (MAI), GHMC & HMDA for Urban Flood
Monitoring and Traffic Management, Irrigation Department for Rainfall and River Management,
Disaster Management for heavy rainfall alert, etc.
Map 3.3. AWS Locations in Telangana
3.6. Agricultural Credit

Agricultural credit is the base for investment in this sector. While agricultural credit is secured from various
sources, the State Government has placed a thorough emphasis on increasing formal credit through banks
and cooperatives. As a result, there has been a quantum jump in the credit allocated for the crop sector in
recent years.

Table 3.14: Telangana State Credit Plan Achievements from 2015-16 to 2017-18
(Rs. crore)
Disbursal Disbursal 2017-18
Sl.
Segments during during Achievement
No. Target
2015-16 2016-17 (Upto 30.09.2017)
1 Crops Loans 23,366 28,661 23,851 21,026
2 Agricultural Term Loans 8,746 6,143 10,715 3,516
3 Allied Agricultural Activities 1,945 2,608 3,731 1,664
4 Total Agricultural (1+2+3) 34,057 37,413 38,298 26,206
5 Micro & Small Enterprises 16,571 20,221 16,465 16,280
6 Other Priority (education, 5,005 4,735 10,167 2,862
housing and others)
7 Total Priority Sector (4+5+6) 55,637 62,432 64,929 45,373
8 Non-Priority Sector 79,033 78,958 33,523 53,976
Total Advances (7+8) 1,34,670 1,41,390 98,543 99,349
Source: Annual Credit Plan of Telangana, 2017-18 (2nd Quarter, September, 2017).
As per the Annual Credit Plan prepared by the State Level Bankers’ Committee of Telangana, the total
annual credit plan for the year 2017-18 was Rs. 98,542.7 crore. Out of the total projected credit plan, Rs.
38,298 crore credit is targeted towards agriculture and allied activities, which is about 39 % of total credit
plan, showing 2.7% increase over previous year achievement (Table 3.14). As on 30.09.2017, about 68% of
the targeted agricultural credit has been disbursed with. Of the total credit planned for agriculture sector,
about 24 percent of total credit plan is earmarked towards crop loans.
Table 3.15: Major Crop wise loans under the Annual Credit Plan for the Year 2017-18
(Rs. crore)
Amount Target Beneficiary Target
Sl.
Crops Number of
No. Amount % share % share
Loanies
1 Paddy 16,690 42.0 19,18,424 38.8
2 Other oilseeds 1,247 3.1 1,36,960 2.8
3 Jower/Bajra 2,053 5.2 3,53,961 7.2
4 Soya/Ragi 378 1.0 89,948 1.8
5 Maize 2,312 5.8 5,50,466 11.1
6 Chillies 1,152 2.9 93,635 1.9
7 Groundnut 1,457 3.7 2,91,483 5.9
8 Turmeric 350 0.9 35,001 0.7
9 Pulses 1,770 4.5 2,10,764 4.3
10 Cotton 6,810 17.1 7,48,294 15.2
11 Sunflower 174 0.4 28,996 0.6
12 Sugarcane 989 2.5 69,182 1.4
13 Vegetable cultivation 1,381 3.5 2,12,441 4.3
Source: Annual Credit Plan of Telangana, 2017-18

Targeted crop-wise loans disbursal during 2017-18 indicates that agricultural credit is targeted towards two
major crops, viz., paddy and cotton. Paddy alone account for about 42% of the total crop loan amount. Paddy
along with cotton accounts for about 60% of the total crops loans, followed by maize, and jowar/bajra. It is
also noted from the Table 3.15 that about 39% of total number of loans are provided to paddy cultivation,
followed by cotton (15%) and maize (11%). 49.38 lakh beneficiaries are projected to be sanctioned during
2017-18.
Table 3.16: District wise targets for agricultural credit, 2017-18
Sl. Agricultural Credit % share in
District
No. Target (Rs. crore) total credit
1 Nizamabad 3,610 6.7
2 Mahabubnagar 3,126 5.8
3 Nalgonda 3,071 5.7
4 Khammam 2,694 5.0
5 Rangareddy 2,658 4.9
6 Sangareddy 2,291 4.2
7 Kamareddy 2,206 4.1
8 Bhadradri Kothagudem 2,168 4.0
9 Nagarkurnool 2,124 3.9
10 Siddipet 2,095 3.9
11 Vikarabad 1,952 3.6
12 Jayashankar 1,770 3.3
13 Jagtial 1,717 3.2
14 Karimnagar 1,660 3.1
15 Adilabad 1,632 3.0
16 Mancherial 1,617 3.0
17 Nirmal 1,611 3.0
18 Suryapet 1,601 3.0
19 Jogulamba Gadwal 1,583 2.9
20 Mahabubabad 1,459 2.7
21 Jangaon 1,443 2.7
22 Wanaparthy 1,383 2.6
23 Peddapalli 1,310 2.4
24 Medak 1,309 2.4
25 Yadadri Bhuvanagiri 1,304 2.4
26 Warangal Urban 1,194 2.2
27 Warangal Rural 1,088 2
28 Kumuram Bheem 1,073 2
29 Rajana Sircilla 998 1.8
30 Medchal-Malkajgiri 453 0.8
31 Hyderabad - -
Source: Annual Credit Plan of Telangana, 2017-18

The district wise disbursal target of agricultural credit is provided in the Table 3.16. Out of total agricultural
credit, 6.7% is targeted for Nizamabad district, followed by Mahabubnagar, Nalgonda, Khamman, Rangareddy
with targets of 5.8%, 5.7%, 5%, and 4.9%, respectively.
In addition to expanding the Annual Credit Plan for ensuring credit to agricultural sector from the formal
sector, Government of Telangana has been taking number of initiatives to augment credit to farmers, some
of the key initiatives are mentioned in following section.
Box 3.2: Telangana State Co-operative Apex Bank Ltd.
Telangana State Co-operative Apex Bank Limited (TSCAB), commenced its business from April 2015,
provides leadership to District Co-operative Central Banks and Primary Agriculture Co-operative
Credit Societies (PACS), to fulfil the objective of ensuring timely and adequate credit facilities to the
farmers and other rural population of the state.
There are nine DCCBs, located in Adilabad, Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Mahabubnagar,
Medak, Nalgonda, Nizamabad and Warangal, covering all 31 districts of the state. Primary Agriculture
Co-operative Credit Societies (PACS) are located in all Mandal headquarters and major villages in the
state. At present, there are 798 PACS having 36.72 lakh members, of which 12.50 lakh are borrowing
members.
As an Apex Bank, TSCAB acts as a balancing center for the resources of the Co-operatives in the State
and also investment agency for DCCBs. The TSCAB is the nodal agency for channelization of funds
from NABARD to farmers through DCCBs and PACS. The TSCAB provides support to the DCCBs
in their business operations and in implementation of various programmes of the Government of
Telangana.
The loan portfolio of TSCAB covers crop loans, medium term loans, long term loans for agricultural
purposes and short term credit limit for marketing of crops against negotiable warehouse receipts
as post harvesting finance. It also provides financial support to the government sponsored schemes,
loans to weavers’ cooperative societies, employees’ cooperative credit societies and other cooperative
societies.
Since inception of the Bank almost all the key financial indicators show an increasing trend, and the
Net NPAs of TSCAB are being maintained constantly at 0%. Further, the Bank has doubled its profit
from 31.03.2016 to 31.03.2017. The total disbursements by TSCAB under crop loans is Rs. 1,486.61
crore and Rs.1,103.90 crore under short-term (others) up to 31-12-2017 during the year 2017-18.
TSCAB has also taken prompt initiative for timely paddy procurement from the farmers through
PACS. Out of 798 PACS, 470 PACS have taken up procurement of Paddy as an agent of Civil Supplies
Corporation Ltd., Government of Telangana.
3.7. Major initiatives targeted towards agriculture sector

3.7.1. Initiatives towards increase irrigated area through major, medium and minor irrigation projects
Irrigation is a critical input of increasing crop production and mitigating crop-failure risk. Since formation
of Telangana, the government has been providing highest priority to augment irrigation capacity in the state
through construction of major and medium irrigation projects, apart from the rejuvenation of existing
minor irrigation tanks through Mission Kakatiya.
The objective of the government with respect to irrigation is to create assured irrigation facility to at least
one crore acres. Apart from creating new irrigation potential, the government has adopted a comprehensive

approach to use the State’s water resources through more efficient, equitable, and sustainable methods.
Key initiatives towards this are briefed below:
(i) Significant budgetary allocation to irrigation sector: Considering its immense potential of
irrigation for the State development, the government has been allocating significant amount of budget
to the irrigation projects, i.e., Rs.25,000 crores were allotted for irrigation purposes during last two
consecutive years.
(ii) Re-Engineering of Irrigation Projects: In order to expeditiously complete various irrigation projects
as per specific requirements, re-engineering and modification has been taken up for certain ongoing
projects to suit the requirements of the state for optimum utilization of water.
(iii) Modernization of existing major and medium irrigation to increase potentials: Modernization
of existing major and medium irrigation projects were taken up to fill up gap ayacut in the projects by
restoring canal systems to their original standards which were in dilapidated condition. The government
has taken up various existing irrigation projects for modernisation.
(iv) Interstate Negotiations for resolving long pending issues: Sharing of water between the states
remained unresolved for long period during the era of combined state. For instance, Inchampally
Multipurpose project on the Godavari River and the Penganga Project on the river Penganga could not
be constructed because of interstate disputes among the riparian states in spite of signing of interstate
agreements way back in 1975. Successive governments of combined state did not initiate discussions
to resolve interstate issues and realize the long pending projects. Since formation of the state, the
government has taken a decision to dispense with the policy of confrontation and adopt a policy of
‘give and take’ in order to resolve the long pending issues constructively.
(v) Mission Kakatiya for renovating the age-old tanks in the state: Minor Irrigation is a key resource
of Telangana benefitting various communities. The government undertook “Mission Kakatiya” for
restoration and revival of the entire age-old tank system in the state. Most of these restored and
revived tanks are being linked with the major projects. About 46,500 minor irrigation tanks have been
proposed to be comprehensively restored under Mission Kakatiya in 5 phases. A detailed description
of irrigation projects is provided in the Infrastructure Chapter.
3.7.2. 24x7 power supply to farm sector: The Government of Telangana has improved power supply to
the agriculture sector since formation of the State. 9 hours of power supply to agriculture sector was initiated
from 1.04.2016 onwards. Subsequently, 24 hours power supply was extended to the agriculture consumers on
an experimental basis in three erstwhile districts namely Medak, Nalgonda and Karimnagar from July, 2017.
Going a step ahead, Telangana has created a new record of supplying quality power free of cost for 24 hours
to the agriculture sector. For the first time in the history, 24 hours power is being supplied from 01.01.2018
onwards to 23 lakh agriculture pump sets in the state. Telangana has become the only state in the country to
achieve this rare distinction in the power sector to end the despair of farmers.
3.7.3. Land Record Purification Programme: Survey, settlement and bundobust of the agricultural lands
in the state was conducted during Nizam period during 1932-34. Recording of Khata wise details were
carried out and Khasra Pahanis were prepared in erstwhile Hyderabad state in 1954, subsequent to this no
serious attempts were made to update the land records in the state. This lackadaisical approach had resulted
in creating huge gaps between lands records on paper and ground reality, which had, in turn, led to court
litigations and disputes.
In order to ameliorate the woes of farmers related to land records, the government has taken up the ambitious
Land Record Purification Programme to redress the grievances of farmers. The mammoth exercise was

conducted from 15.09.2017 to 31.12.2017. A total of 1,507 teams and about 3,500 revenue officers were
deployed for the survey in about 10,823 Villages. The entire exercise was conducted in 2 phases: (i) Part-A
the Land Records which are clear are completed in the above mentioned period, and (ii) Part-B Residual Land
Records which are covered by disputes are bound to be tackled in due course. As per the action plan, the
part-A exercise is completed as on 31.12.2017. Details are provided in Table 3.17.
Table 3.17: Details of Land records Purification programme (Area in acres and guntas)
Total Extent Verified 2,55,98,091.19
2,38,08,650.04
Total extent clear
(93%)
17,89,595.18
Total extent not clear
(7%)
71,75,096
Total Khatas clear
(92%)
Details of Land Cleared during drive
a. Agricultural Land 1,42,12,826.17
b. Non Agricultural Land in Patta Lands 11,95,889.10
c. Government assets 13,82,384.39
d. Government Land with original assignees 20,01,512.12
e. Government Vacant Land 7,21,694.11
f. Forest Lands 41,74,652.03
g. Endowment Lands 74,128.07
h. Waqf Lands 45,564.06
Total 2,38,08,650.04
As an outcome, high security enabled e-Pattadar Passbook cum title deeds are proposed to be issued to all
clear Khatas i.e., 71 Lakh, very shortly. All future land transactions will be processed through a full-fledged,
dynamic and real-time online Land Records Management System called “Dharani” in due course.
Box 3.3: Sadabainama initiative for registration and mutation of land records
In order to resolve all the disputes related to land and rectify the land records, the government initiated
several reforms in registration and mutations of land records through “Sadabainama initiative”. Under
this initiative, government permitted regularization of the unregistered sale transactions or plain paper
transactions pertaining to agricultural lands as one time settlement at free of cost (below 5 acres
in rural areas). This was done from 3rd Jun to 22nd June, 2016 and the period was extended for
some more time. A total of 11.19 lakh Sadabainamas were registered. Mutations of lands acquired as
hereditary was done within ten days and mutations of all the lands that are registered was done within
15 days. The land that was occupied illegally has been restored to the eligible. 6.18 lakh have obtained
pattas. 2.99 lakh were rejected as on 30.06.2017.
Further, the government extended the Sadabainama to five Mandals of Sangareddy District (within
HMDA) and 15 Mandals of KUDA area to benefit 64,740 farmers. In addition, the government
permitted process of regularization of Sadabainama in case of large farmers (more than 5 acres) who
have applied within stipulated time.
3.7.4. Farm mechanization: The government, with a view to promote farm mechanization in a big way
has been providing increased allocation of budget every year since formation of the state. The objective
is to reduce cost of cultivation and drudgery in farm operations and ensure timely farm operations. The

government is providing various farm implements, farm machinery at 100% subsidy to SC, ST farmers
and 50% subsidy for others. For benefit of the farmers, tax on tractors is exempted for the companies who
manufacture and supply in Telangana. About Rs. 415 crores worth farm implements and machinery have
been supplied to over 4.08 lakh farmers since formation in the state.
3.7.5. Vaddi Leni Panta Runalu and Pavala Vaddi: To mitigate the financial burden of the farmers and
to encourage them in availing institutional credit and to inculcate the practice of timely repayment of crop
loans, the loans are made available to the farmers at no or less interest rates. The government is implementing
interest free crop loans to all the farmers up to Rs. 1 lakh and Pavala Vaddi for crop loans from Rs. 1 - 3 lakh,
if loan is repaid within a period of one year. The interest burden is shared between the State Government
and the Central Government (4% from State Government and 3% from Central Government). The farmers
availing the crop loans from Rs.1 Lakh to 3 Lakh have to pay only Pavala Vaddi, the remaining interest
burden will be borne by the State Government and Government of India, accordingly.
3.7.6. Debt Waiver Scheme 2014-15: During 2014-15, the government has announced loan waiver to all
the farmers up to Rs 1 lakh out of the outstanding loan amount as on 31.3.2014. Under the scheme, all crop
loans and agricultural gold loans used for crops were considered for loan waiver. Government has released
funds for the crop loan waiver in four equal instalments i.e., 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 and
waived off Rs.16,124.37 crore for 35.30 lakh farmers of their outstanding crop loans.
3.7.7. Distribution of agricultural inputs: The government is taking all measures to supply seed, fertilizer,
and pesticides to the farmers on time at the village level through the Primary Agriculture Cooperative
Societies. Stocking up is being done to ensure enough supplies of seeds and fertilizers so that farmers do not
face scarcity of the essential inputs.
The government has initiated the following initiatives for ensuring adequate seed supply to farmers.
(i) Strengthening of seed chain: The government established 27 state-of-art seed processing plants and
constructions of 18 seed storage godowns. Public seed organizations produced 38 lakh qtls., of high volume
crops like paddy, soyabean, groundnut, bengalgram, and pulses, etc., as against a quantity of 32 lakh qtls
produced previously in the combined state. Efforts are on to make Telangana State a Global Seed Hub.
(ii) Seed Subsidy: Various crop seed have been supplied on subsidy to the small and marginal farmers. A
quantity of 16.01 lakh quintals of seed of different crops have been distributed to 21.33 lakh farmers since
inception of the state. The farmers are being supplied 3.41 lakh qtls., of seed in Kharif and 5.83 lakh qtls.,
of seed in Rabi season, 2017-18.
(iii) Seed village scheme: Seed village scheme is being implemented to produce good quality seed and
for providing the farmers at cheaper rates. The main strategy of this scheme is to self-sustain the farmers
by producing the required quality seed at farmer’s field and also to supply quality seed to the neighbouring
farmers.
(iv) Telangana emerging as the seed bowl of India: Availability of diverse agro-climatic regions with
cool and dry weather conditions round the year made Telangana a congenial place for cultivating crops for
production of quality seed. These are facilitating the state in reaping the opportunities and it is on the way to
become the ‘Seed Bowl of the Country’.
(v) Online License Management System (OLMS): In order to smoothen the licensing process for input
dealers, the government has computerised the entire process of licensing of input dealers through Online
License Management System (OLMS). This enables the dealers to submit the application online for obtaining
dealership certificate of registration for sale of fertilizers, seeds and pesticides.

Box 3.4: Telangana State Seed & Organic Certification Authority
Seed is the basic and most critical input for assured agriculture output. Investments made on all
other inputs will go waste if the seed is not of good quality, thus, the quality seed is of paramount
importance for sustainable growth of agricultural production and productivity. The quality control
system in India began with the establishment of National Seeds Corporation and enactment of Indian
Seeds Act, 1966. The Telangana State Seed & Organic Certification Authority (TSSCA) works towards
maintaining and ensuring availability of high quality seeds and issues seed certification. The major
crops under this certification programme are Paddy, Groundnut, Soyabean, Pulses, Maize, Bajra, Jowar
and Vegetables. Notable Achievements of the TSSCA are :
• Increase in Area covered: A total area of 1.89 lakh acres was under the seed certification
programme during 2014-15, further gone up to 2.28 lakh acres during 2016-17.
• 32nd ISTA Congress: The 32nd ISTA Congress is going to be held during June, 2019 in
Hyderabad and this prestigious event is being held for the first time in the country as well as in
the Asia.
• Online Seed Certification Process: In order to increase transparency, accountability and fast
delivery of services to the seed producers, Online Seed Certification Process was introduced
from 2016. This is also one of the first of its kind in the Country.
• International (OECD) Seed Certification: About 17,000 qtls of Hybrid Paddy and Sorghum
seed were exported to Egypt, Sudan and Philippines, which is a remarkable progress in the
country. Telangana is the first state in the Country to facilitate export of Sorghum to Sudan and
Egypt through International Seed Certification, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation
and Development (OECD) with Orange Certificate.
(vi) Establishment of new fertilizer control order labs: The government has sanctioned for establishment
of two more Fertilizer Control Order Labs at Adilabad and Karimnagar, in addition to already existing labs
in Warangal and Rangareddy, thereby strengthening the facilities for testing of fertilizer samples to assure
quality fertilizers to the farmers.
(vii) PD Act on supply of spurious seeds and pesticides: Government has been keeping a strict vigil on
those involved in supply of spurious seeds and pesticides. Persons involved in such acts are being punished
under the PD Act.
(viii) Release of Input Subsidy: After the formation of the state, an amount of Rs. 1,302.29 crore has
been released towards input subsidy for various calamities.
3.7.8. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bhima Yojana: The Government of India launched Pradhan Manthri
Fasal Bhima Yojana (PMFBY) from Kharif 2016 onwards with an objective of providing financial support
to the famers suffering crop loss/ damage arising out of unforeseen events. PMFBY has following three
components: (1) Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bhima Yojana (PMFBY) for standing crop based on area approach,
(2) Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS) under which weather parameters such
as deficit or excessive rainfall, high or low temperature, relative humidity and wind speed are used as proxy
parameters to assess the yield losses, and (3) Unified Package Insurance Scheme (UPIS) under which farmers
are covered for accident insurance, life insurance, dwelling insurance, agriculture pump set insurance, tractor
insurance, etc.
PMFBY covers all farmers including sharecroppers and tenant farmers growing the notified crops in notified
areas. It is compulsory for farmers availing seasonal agricultural operations loans from financial institutions,

(Loanee farmers for the notified crops) but it is optional for non-loanee farmers. Coverage of crops are
(i) food crops (cereals, millets and pulses), oilseeds, and other annual commercial and annual horticultural
crops. Risks covered under PMFBY are (i) prevented sowing, (ii) standing crop, (iii) post-harvest losses, and
(iv) localized calamities (Table 3.18).
Table 3.18: Maximum Insurance Premium under PMFBY
Sl. No Crops Season Premium rates
Kharif 2% of Sum Insured or actuarial rates
1 Food grains and Oil seeds
Rabi 1.5% of Sum Insured or actuarial rates
Annual Commercial and Kharif
2 5% of Sum Insured or actuarial rates
Horticultural crops and Rabi
A total of 8.38 lakh farmers enrolled under the Scheme during Kharif 2017 as against the coverage of 7.11
lakh farmers in Kharif 2016 and 2.67 lakh farmers in Rabi 2016.
3.7.9. National Mission on Oil seeds and Oil-palm (NMOOP): The National Mission on Oil seeds and
Oil-Palm (NMOOP) is a centrally sponsored scheme launched with an objective to increase in production
of vegetable oils sourced from oil seeds, oil palm and tree borne oil seeds. The Mission is proposed to be
implemented three Mini Missions i.e., with specific target to increase the production of oil seeds, oil palm
and tree borne oil seeds. Under the Mini-Mission-I Oil seed: Various initiatives have been initiated to increase
the production of oil seeds, especially soyabean and groundnut, through increasing seed replacement ratio,
increasing irrigation coverage, focus on low productivity and high potential districts, and encouraging inter-
cropping of oilseeds with cereals/ pulses.
Box: 3.5: Initiatives in Oil Palm in Telangana
Oil Palm plantation is covered in 3 districts viz., Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam and Suryapeta.
The highest oil-palm plantation is in Bhadradri Kothagudem with about 10,193 hectares, followed by
Khammam with about 3,000 hectares and Suryapet with 103 hectares. There is much scope for oil
palm area expansion, particularly in Khammam and Bhadradri Kothagudem districts. It is expected
that in coming years it will expand to around 4,000 Ha every year.
In order to encourage oil palm cultivation, TSOILFED (Telangana State Co-Operative Oilseeds
Growers Federation Limited) has developed a centralized nursery at Ashwaraopet and providing
required imported oil palm seedlings to the farmers. This year the Federation has grown around 1.11
lakh seedlings that can cover an area of 750 Ha. Government has also taken initiatives to increase the
capacity of Oil Palm Processing unit at Ashwaraopet from 15 Tonnes Per Hour (TPH) to 30 TPH.
In 2017, new Oilpalm Processing unit is established at Apparaopet village in Dammapet Mandal in
Bhadradri Kothagudem District with Malaysian Technology from 30 TPH to 60 TPH. In order to
encourage farmers, a subsidy of Rs. 12,000 per hectare towards plant material and Rs. 20,000 per
hectare towards cultivation subsidy is given for oil-palm grower under the National Mission on Oil-
seeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP).
3.7.10. Soil Testing: Judicious and economical use of fertilizers based on the actual nutrient status and health
of the soils is critical to increase farm productivity. This is possible only through analysis of soil samples and
generation of soil health cards, based on the analytical data. In collaboration with the Government of India,
the government has established 44 soil testing labs in the state and working towards issuing Soil Health Cards
to all the farmers over a period of two years. The government has also launched three new mobile soil testing
labs in Medak, Warangal and Adilabad districts and are functioning in close coordination with the farmers.

Box. 3.6: Mridaparikshaks / Mini Soil Testing Labs
• Department of Agriculture, has procured 2,050 Mridaparikshaks in order to accomplish the targets
under “Soil health Card” scheme and to analyze the soil samples for all the 12 parameters and at the
same time, to facilitate the analysis of 55 lakh soil samples.
• These Minilabs are established at each cluster level in the districts and are being operated by the
Agriculture Extension Officers.
• Mridaparikshak is a digital mobile quantitative soil test kit to provide soil testing service at farmer’s
doorstep and also can send the fertility status to the farmers through SMS.
• Each Minilab is capable of analyzing 100 soil samples by the reagent kit provided along with Minilab.
• As on date against a target of 3,07,500 samples allocated to the districts 1,91,618 of soil samples
were analyzed under Minilabs.
3.7.11. Rythu Samanvaya Samithis: While government has taken several initiatives for the benefit of the
farmers, there is a need ensure these befits are reaching, farmers. In order to achieve this, the government
decided to organize Rythu Samanvaya Samithis (Farmers’ Coordination Committees) at Village, Mandal,
District and State levels. The Samithis will play an active role in transforming agriculture into a profitable
business by undertaking activities like procurement, storage, processing and marketing of agriculture
and horticultural crops and their products. The Samithis will also facilitate timely supply of quality seed
and fertilizers, sensitizing farmers to go for crop colonies, creating awareness on latest crop production
technologies, coordinating with traders and officers to ensure remunerative price, etc. Until now Village,
Mandal and District level coordination committees have been formed. So far 1,61,000 farmers across the
state have been nominated in the Village, Mandal and District level Rythu Samanvaya Samithis. Rythu Vedikas
are being constructed in each Agricultural Extension, which wouldfacilitate interactions among the farmers.
Box. 3.7: Objectives of Rythu Samanvaya Samithis
• To ensure minimum support price / remunerative price to the farmers by intervening as and when
necessary which will improve over all income of the farmers.
• To promote the availability of clean and safe (un-adulterated) agricultural food products directly to
the people for their daily consumption.
• To work in consultation and in coordination with departments of Horticulture, Agriculture and
other allied departments, MGNREGS, Marketing, and corporations like MARKFED, AGROSO,
SWC, OILFED, TSSDC, etc., and other related and relevant government organizations.
• To take up the Post-Harvest interventions like godowns, pack houses, cold storages and total supply
chain management from the farmer to the final consumer.
• The Corporation shall explore the possibilities of collaboration with private industries and existing
food parks in PPP mode.
• Aim at export of agriculture products to neighbouring states and other countries.
• Take up the promotion of its own outlets, if necessary.
• Promote Agriculture produce by taking up value addition activities such as Grading, Processing,
Packing, Marketing of the finished commodities particularly by establishing a special brand of its
own.
• Organize and promote Farmers Producer Organizations/Farmer Producer Companies to strengthen
the pre-harvesting and post- harvesting interventions.
• Market led extension facilitating development of appropriate market intelligence, capacity building
and supply chain management.

3.7.12. Rythu Vedikas: In order to have regular interactive meetings of farmers in the villages to discuss
various issues and to increase awareness on government programs in agriculture, horticulture, marketing and
other allied activities, government has decided to construct “Rythu Vedikas” (designed with a meeting hall,
small storage space for inputs, mini soil testing lab) in every Agricultural Extension Officer’s cluster. About
a half acre land is being provided by the government or donated by philanthropists for this purpose. The
construction of “Rythu Vedikas” will be taken by the Agriculture department from the year 2018-19.
3.7.13. Strengthening of Extension System: Government took a major decision to fill up all the posts
of Agricultural Extension Officers and Mandal Agricultural Officers. The government also created 1,526
additional posts of AEOs to provide one AEO for every 5,000 acres for effective extension work apart
from filling up all existing vacancies. Government undertook training of Mandal Agricultural Offices as
Agronomist from 2016-17 at Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University.
3.8. Horticulture
The climate and soil characteristics of the state enables to grow a large variety of horticultural crops – fruits,
vegetables, flowers, spices, aromatic and medicinal plants, plantation crops, etc. Telangana is one of the
major producers and exporters of fruits in the country. Horticulture has been identified as one of the focus
sector for development and is a significant contributor to the economy by generating employment to the
unskilled and semi-skilled rural poor. Horticulture crops are grown in an area of 12.14 lakh acres with a total
production of 38.70 lakh MTs. Telangana ranked 3rd in area and 8th in production of fruits, and ranked 1st
in turmeric cultivation in the country. This sector is likely to grow rapidly because of internal demands and
export opportunities. Crop wise details are given in Table 3.19.
Table 3.19: Area and Production of horticultural crops in Telangana 2016-17
Area Production
Sl. No. Name of the Crop
Lakh Hectares Lakh Acres (lakh MTs)
1 Fruits 1.68 4.15 12.00
2 Vegetables 1.24 3.07 15.94
3 Spices 1.84 4.55 8.51
4 Plantations 0.12 0.30 2.15
5 Flowers 0.03 0.07 0.10
Total 4.91 12.14 38.70
Major thrust in horticulture is to increase the production and productivity by using pandals, crop colonies,
green houses or poly houses, shade net houses, micro irrigation with mulching and proper grading, processing
and value addition.
3.8.1. Major programmes in Horticulture
Government has been undertaking number of initiatives to promote horticultural crops, important of them
are as follows:
3.8.2. Micro Irrigation Project: Micro irrigation has multiple advantages, it saves time, power, labour, and
improves fertilizer efficiency among others. Micro irrigation scheme aims at promoting micro-irrigation by
providing 100% subsidy to the SC and ST farmers, 90% small and marginal BC farmers and 80% to other
farmers up to 5 hectares. This Scheme has the components viz., (i) Drip Irrigation for wide spaced crops
(online); (ii) Drip Irrigation for closed spaced crops (inline); (iii) Mini and micro sprinklers; and (iv) Portable,
semi-permanent and rain guns sprinklers. After formation of the state, an area of 4.43 lakh acres has been
brought under Micro Irrigation through this scheme. Geo-tagging of each field by taking Global Positioning
System (GPS) coordinates in all corners of the field has been introduced in TS-MIP for effective monitoring
of the scheme.
Success Story: Micro Irrigation Project
Drip Irrigation-Turmeric Poly house-Chrysanthemum
Drip irrigation-Pomegrante Farm pond-Impact
3.8.3. Establishment of greenhouses: Establishment of green / polyhouses is a flagship programme

of government launched during 2014-15 and is being implemented to promote cultivation of high valued
horticulture crops, vegetables and flowers, to enhance productivity per unit area. Subsidy of 95% for
construction of polyhouses to SC & ST farmers and 75% to other farmers is being provided. Since inception
of the scheme, an area of 800 acres has been brought under polyhouses across the state out of the 1,150
acres sanctioned.
3.8.4. Centre of Excellence: Two Centres of Excellence have been established at Jeedimetla, Rangareddy
district for vegetables and flowers and another at Mulugu of Siddipet district for fruits to demonstrate latest
technologies to the farmers.
Box 3.8: Centre of Excellence for Flowers, Vegetables and Fruits
Telangana has established two Centres of Excellence (CoE) for promoting horticultural crops in the
state viz., (i) CoE for flowers and vegetables at Jeedimetla in Rangareddy district, and (ii) CoE for fruits
at Mulugu in Siddipet district. The CoE for vegetables and flowers at Jeedimetla has hi-tech vegetable
nurseries with complete ecosystem that required for horticulture development, having facilities from
pre-harvesting techniques of cultivation to post-harvest, then packaging. The Centre raises seedling
crops in polyhouse with controlled temperature and nutrients where quality seedlings of horticulture
crops are provided on subsidy to farmers. Vegetables like tomatoes, capsicum and flowers like Gerbera,

etc., are cultivated with micro irrigation and Fermi compost to control water and nutrients for healthy
crops. This centre can act as a model training centre cum demonstration unit for entire state.
The CoE for fruits at Mulugu established as Indo-Israel project where fruits like mango, Pomegranate,
Custard Apple, etc., are cultivated under plug type nursery (polyhouse/ multi level shade) with micro
irrigation. This centre has farm pond and provide quality seeds to the farmers.
3.8.5. Other initiatives in horticulture

(i) Government has been developing crop colonies to make the state self-sufficient in production of
fruits, vegetables and spices for comprehensive development of farmers in cluster mode.
(ii) Introduction of High Yield and High curcumin containing varieties of Turmeric through FLDs to
fetch remunerative price to the farmers in the future;
(iii) The Telangana State Horticulture Development Corporation Limited was established to promote the
availability of genuine and safer (un-adulterated) food products like chilli powder, turmeric powder,
ginger-garlic paste, etc., directly to the consumers for their daily consumption.

Box 3.9: Telangana State Horticulture Development Corporation Limited
“The Telangana State Horticulture Development Corporation Limited” was established to promote
procurement, storage, processing and marketing of good quality horticulture crops and their products.
TSHDC facilitates implementation of water saving technologies like micro irrigation, modern
machinery, etc. Marketing of the products shall be done under the brand name of “Kakateeya Foods”.
Objectives of Horticulture Corporation:
• To enhance overall income of the farmers by intervening in promotion of Agriculture & Horticulture
i.e., processing of fruits, vegetables, flowers and spices at various levels of crop production and
processing.
• To promote the availability of clean and safer (un-adulterated) food products like chilli powder,
turmeric powder, ginger-garlic paste, etc., directly to the people for their daily consumption.
• To take up the Post-Harvest Interventions viz., Cold Chain System and procurement, Pre-cooling
chambers, Pack Houses, Cold storage centers and total Supply Chain Management from the farmer
to the final consumer.
• To promote farmers producer organization to strengthen the Pre-harvesting and post harvesting
interventions & link up with the outlets in towns and cities so that the quality products are made
available at the door steps of the people.
Box 3.10: Sericulture in Telangana

Sericulture is a promising area of high-value agriculture. It is a highly labour-intensive activity,
providing employment opportunities throughout the year, apart from fetching higher and periodical
income to the rural farm families. The involvement of women in sericulture is more than 60%. It is
an environmental friendly activity because the silkworm food plants are perennial crops protecting
the soil from erosion. Sericulture is a sustainable farm based economic enterprise positively favouring
the rural poor in the unorganized sector because of its relatively low requirement of fixed capital, and
higher returns at frequent intervals with relatively lower investment, and less gestation period.
The climate, rainfall, and lands in the state are very congenial for sustainable development of
sericulture. Though the state is non-traditional sericulture practicing state, it is bestowed with Mulberry
and Tasar silk production. Mulberry is practiced in about 8,535 acres in all the erstwhile districts of the
state (except Hyderabad), while Tasar is practiced in the erstwhile districts of Adilabad, Karimnagar,
Warangal and Khammam by nearly 2,500 families, most of them are tribals. During the year 2017-18,
an area of 1,435 acres were brought under mulberry cultivation up to December 2017.
Cocoon market Silk reeling unit at Jangaon

3.9. Agricultural Marketing and Storage
The NAM electronic trading platform which offers a “plug-in” to any market yard existing in a state (whether
regulated or private). The special software developed for NAM is being offered to each mandi which agrees
to join the national network, free of cost and necessary customization will be undertaken to conform to the
regulations of each state Mandi Act.
There are three basic criteria for a state to propose mandis for “Plug-In” to NAM: (i) The state APMC Act
must have a specific provision for electronic trading, (ii) The state APMC act must provide for issue of
licenses to any one in India to trade through the NAM in the local mandies, (iii) There must be one single
license for each state to facilitate trading in all the mandies of that state and a single point levy of transaction
fee. The department of Agricultural Marketing amended the Markets Act to smoothen its implementation.
NAM is envisaged as a win-win solution for all stakeholders. It benefits the farmers by opening more options
for sale at nearest mandi and the local trader benefit through access a larger national market for secondary
trading. Bulk buyers, processors and exporters benefit from being able to participate directly in trading at the
local mandi level through the NAM platform, thereby reducing their intermediation costs.
Till date, 44 Agricultural Market Committees have been selected for implementation of NAM in the state
with 14 more AMCs enrolled for implementation of e-NAM in 2nd Phase (Map 3.4). The government has
established electronic weighing bridges, online gate entry system and internet leased lines for facilitating
e-NAM implementation in selected markets. Total trade quantity is 21,37,210 Tonnes and amounting to
Rs. 8,105 crore trade value is traded up to 17.01.2018 in 44 AMCs.
Map 3.4: e-NAM markets in Telangana
3.10. Storage Capacity for agricultural produce

At the time of formation, the state had 176 small godowns with 4.17 lakh metric tonnes capacity spread
across 10 districts. The capacity was found to be meagre to cater to the storage needs of various agricultural
produce. Therefore, the government has proposed for creation of scientific storage facilities (godowns)
with the financial assistance from NABARD. 364 centers have been identified with a storage capacity of

18.30 lakh metric tonnes. These godowns are designed in three compartments such that one compartment
can be used for Rythu Bandhu Padhakam, for MSP (Minimum Support Price) operations and for stabilization
of prices; one compartment can be used for Public Distribution System (PDS Rice) operations and the
remaining for storing fertilizers. So far, 304 godowns have been completed with a storage capacity of 14.90
lakh metric tonnes.
3.10.1. Storage Capacity of Primary Agriculture Co-operative Credit Societies (PACS): In addition,
the Cooperation Department has taken up the construction of godowns to facilitate the farmers to store
their agricultural produce, also to enhance the storage capacity for MSP operations and inputs. Construction
of four godowns @ one each in Karimnagar, Wanaparthy, Medak and Kamareddy districts with a capacity
of 500 MTs each has been completed under “Mana Vooru-Mana Pranalika”. In addition, Government of
India is funding the state to construct 47 godowns with a storage capacity of 15,610 MTs under RKVY. The
construction work of all the 47 godowns is expected to be completed by 2017-18.
Box 3.11: Mana Kuragayalu Programme for Marketing Vegetables
Mana Kuragayalu is an alternative marketing channel that aims to improve farmer’s income along with
the competitiveness of the existing marketing channels and systems. The program links distant farmer
to the markets for selling their produce with a shortened supply chain. Department of Agricultural
Marketing has set up collection centers close to horticulture farms, from where the produce sold by
farmers are transported to government run retail outlets. MKP targets to provide price security and
price stabilization by facilitating remunerative prices for the farmers while providing fresh produce
at affordable prices to the urban consumers. Thus, Mana Kuragayalu performs the role of middle
men and retailers to increase transparency in the system and provide fairer prices to both farmers and
consumers. It is a three tier structure with activities divided as the collection centers at the field level,
aggregation centers acting as a distribution centers, and retail outlets as presented below:
Farme Farme Farme
Collection Centre Quality Check
Weighment & Receipt

Activities
Transport to DC undertaken
by the
Distribution Centre Aggregation Government
at every
Sorting & Grading stage
Distribution
Retail Outlets
Consumers

Collection Centers have been established for collecting the vegetables from the farmers at source
locations where Farmer Interests Groups (FIGs) / Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) and
Societies in the production clusters have been formed. One Aggregation Centre has been established
at AMC Vegetable Market Yard, Bowenpally to handle approximately 27,000 MTs of fresh fruits and
vegetables per annum. The facilities established in the Distribution Centres are cold rooms, mechanical
sorting and grading, dry storage, crate store and a ‘Cash & Carry Store’. 49 retails outlets have been
established in Hyderabad city with high quality standards and equipped with digital weighing machines,
online payment and air conditioners. The produce is neatly sorted into categories and packed in plastic
bags for the ease of consumers.
MKP program has positively affected many farmers and consumers in the state. Rs. 17.02 crore has
been credited to about 75,000 farmers till December 2017. Payment transactions through online
banking system directly into farmers account have improved transparency. 25-64% increase has been
observed in farmer’s share of income as the government has provided remunerative prices even during
a distress sale period and has taken up market charges i.e., commission and hamalis (workers who
unload and load trucks with produce bags) and transportation. Farmers have hugely benefited by
saving up on these marketing related costs and by having access to these assured collection centers.
3.11. Animal Husbandry
Animal husbandry and dairy sub-sector plays an important role in the overall economy and in social
development of the state. The contribution of the sub-sector is about 46% of the gross value added of
agriculture and allied sector. The sector has been playing a significant role in supplementing family incomes
and generating employment opportunities in the rural sector, particularly among the land-less, small and
marginal farmers and women besides providing nutritious food.
Telangana is blessed with rich livestock resources, especially cattle and sheep population accounting to 5.52%
of country’s population. The state stands 10th in livestock population, 2nd in sheep population, 13th in goat
population, 4th in poultry, 13th in bovine population and 15th in pig population, in the country as per the
Livestock Census, 2012.
The state is performing well in the production of milk, meat and eggs and produced 46.81 lakh tonnes
of milk, 5.91 lakh tonnes of meat and 1,181.86 crore eggs during 2016-17 and stood at 13th, 5th and 3rd
position respectively at the National levels. The production of milk, eggs and meat is as shown in below
Table 3.20.
Table 3.20: Production of milk, eggs and meat in Telangana
2017-18
Item Unit 2015-2016 2016-2017
(Up to Oct-2017)
Milk 000 Tonnes 4442 4681 2894
Eggs Cr. Nos. 1121 1181.86 718.31
Meat 000 Tonnes 542 591 379
3.11.1. Initiatives in Animal Husbandry
a. Sheep Rearing Development Programme
Government has launched a massive sheep distribution scheme with a budget outlay of Rs. 5,000 crore to
procure and distribute 84 lakh sheep to 4 lakh families dependent on sheep rearing. The objective of the
scheme is to provide financial support to these skilled families of rearing sheep. The scheme will not only

facilitate economic development of the sheep rearing communities but also augment production of meat
and meat products to meet the growing demand and also wool production which is used for manufacturing
of woollen garments in the State (Table 3.21).
Box 3.12: Sheep Rearing Development Programme: Objectives, Mission and Goals
Objective of the Scheme:
• To increase the rural economy through sheep rearing.
• To make the state self sufficient in meat production and export of meat to other states and countries.
• To strengthen the Primary Sheep Breeders Cooperative Societies (PSBCS).
Mission:
• To enrol all eligible members of the traditional shepherd community in the existing societies.
• Registration of new societies in all the villages where the societies are not yet registered.
• Distribution of sheep units (20+1) to 4 lakh members of the PSBCSs on 75% subsidy.
• Cultivation of required fodder in forest lands, orchards, individual lands and government lands
(waste lands, barren lands, fallow lands, etc.)
Goals:
• To provide subsidiary income to the 4 lakh members.
• To increase the population of the sheep by procuring 84,00,000 of breeding sheep from other
states.
• To create Rs. 20,000 crore worth of sheep population in 2 years.
• To make State as self-sufficient in meat production.
The government provides one unit of sheep, which consists of 21 sheep comprising one male and 20
females, to two lakh families this year and another two lakh families next year. Each unit costs Rs 1.25 lakh,
of which 75% is borne by the government and 25% is contributed by the beneficiary. The unit cost includes
purchase, transportation of sheep, and insurance premium. The beneficiaries have to be the members of
the sheep rearers’ societies and every society has to follow the cooperative law rules during membership
enrolment. Priority is given to the beneficiaries who do not have sheep as on date.
Table 3.21: Details of Sheep distribution programme
Sl. No. Particulars
1 Type of Sheep Sheep Breeds i.e., Nellore Brown, Jodipi, Deccani and
Madras Red
2 Unit Size 20 Ewes and 1 Ram
3 Unit Cost Rs 1,25,000 (includes cost of ewes, ram, transportation,
insurance premium and related expenditure on logistics)
4 Subsidy (75%) Rs. 93,750/-
5 Beneficiary Contribution (25%) Rs. 31,250/-
6 Period of Scheme 2 Years (2017-18 and 2018-19)
Telangana State Sheep and Goat Development Cooperative Federation Limited is responsible for policy
formulation and oversee the implementation of the scheme, while district administration is responsible
for enrolment of new members in existing societies, formation of new societies, selection of beneficiary,
etc. The government has adopted a bottom-up approach with selection of beneficiaries at gram sabhas,
verification and survey are done by mandal committees with the team of Tahsildar, MPDO and VAS to
increase transparency and plug the loopholes.
Sheep are being purchased from Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya
Pradesh. A toll-free mobile veterinary clinic has also been launched for meeting health needs. To meet the
demand of fodder, additional land is being planted with grass to ensure adequate fodder. The government
has also accorded permission for grazing in the forest area.
b. Mass Free Sheep and Goat Deworming Programme 2017-18: The Telangana state has about 2.1 crore
sheep and goat population (including 35 lakh newly inducted Sheep under Sheep Rearing Development
Scheme during the year 2017-18). Mass Free Sheep and Goat Deworming is taken up thrice a year to reduce
worm burden and to increase the production status in sheep and goat depending upon the area and situation.
A total of 1,316 teams have been formed to cover 1.9 crore sheep and goat population in the state during
the sheep and goat deworming programme 2017-18. Deworming Programme benefited the farmers by
increased body weights of each sheep and goat in the flock by 1-1.5 Kg. As the programme is covering entire
sheep and goat population, there will be an approximate increased production of 1.7 crore kg. meat in the
state. Deworming also reduces morbidity and increases lambing rate.
c. Animal Health Services: Government has taken up various initiatives to strengthen the existing
institutions to improve quality of animal health services by providing facilities for surgery, disease investigation
and treatment. District headquarters has a district veterinary hospital and every mandal is provided with a
veterinary graduate and para-vaterinaries to effectively render animal health services and for prevention and
control of livestock diseases.
The Animal Husbandry Department has developed an online Veterinary Hospital Management System to
make it more transparency in delivering the services provided by the Veterinary Institutions. Accordingly, all
the District Veterinary Hospitals were equipped and put into the Veterinary Hospital Management System
and proposed to bring all the Area Veterinary Hospitals, Primary Veterinary Dispensaries and Mobile
Veterinary Clinics under the system in phased manner. Under this programme, Pashu Bazar application has
been developed to facilitate the farmers to sell and purchase animals through online.
d. Mobile Veterinary Clinics: The government has launched 100 Mobile Veterinary Clinics (MVC’s) to
provide emergency services and other veterinary services to the remote areas where the farmers are unable
to bring their animals to the veterinary institutions. The government has procured specially designed and
fully equipped Mobile Veterinary Clinic vehicles and put into render services at constituency level as its head
quarters. The MVCs provide all the veterinary services like attending emergency services, diagnostic services,
extension, inputs and other specialized veterinary services. The services can be accessed by calling toll free
number – 1962.
e. Supply of Fodder Seed: The government is supplying fodder seed at 75% subsidy. An area of 65,000
acres of land has been brought under cultivation which will yield approximately 2.6 lakh metric tonnes of dry
fodder. Advance action is being taken to meet any shortage as part of contingency plan.
f. Incentives to Milk Producers of Vijaya Dairy: The government is providing an incentive of Rs.4 per liter
for the milk procured by Telangana State Dairy Development Corporation Federation Limited (TSDDCF)
with effect from 01.11.2014 to benefit the rural dairy farmers. The scheme is extended to Nalgonda and

Rangareddy Milk Producers Mutually Aided Cooperative Union Limited, Rangareddy, Karimnagar Milk
Producers Company Limited, Karimnagar and Mulukanoor Women’s Mutually Aided Milk Producers
Cooperative Union Limited, Mulukanoor w.e.f. 24.09.2017.
3.12. Fisheries
Fisheries is one of the fast growing sectors generating income and employment. It is contributing about 2.8
per cent in gross value added of agriculture and allied sectors during 2017-18. It also plays an important role
in the overall socio-economic development of fishermen families by providing nutrition, food and livelihood
security. The state is ranked 3rd in terms of inland fishery resources after Karnataka and Tamilnadu and
ranked 7th in terms of fish production.
The government aims at increasing the fish production and productivity by providing backward and forward
linkages, enhancing livelihoods of fishermen, achieving self-sufficiency in production of fish seed, ensuring
availability of fish to the consumers at an affordable price and in hygienic condition by improving the
marketing infrastructure.
The government proposed to utilize the excellent water resources available by seeding the reservoirs, tanks
and ponds every year, regularly by government at free of cost besides taking up conservancy measures so as
to maintain the stock. Growing visibility of fisheries sector due to enhanced water resources on construction
and completion of irrigation projects is expected to lay a strong foundation for aquaculture in the canal fed
areas besides emerging as an attractive investment option and a lucrative business activity. The state has vast
and diverse resources in the form of tanks and ponds (both seasonal and perennial), reservoirs, rivers and
canals. There are 24,189 water bodies with 5.72 lakh hectares of water spread area, details of the which are
provided in Table 3.22:
Table 3.22: Water resources for fisheries in Telangana
Total Water
Sl. No. Description No. of Tanks
Spread Area (in Ha.)
1 Reservoirs 77 1,67,914
2 Tanks:
a Departmental Tanks 4,647 3,04,160.27
b Gram Panchayat 19,465 1,00,093.63
Total 24,189 5,72,167.90
In addition to the above irrigation sources, there are 474 aquaculture ponds covering 781 hectares and 4,818
kms, long canals and rivers. The fishermen and women are organized into fisheries cooperative societies for
better wellbeing and benefit. There are 3,980 fishermen societies with 2.8 lakh members spread across the
state. There are 28 fish seed farms functioning in the state, of which 6 farms are fish seed production and
rearing farms having hatcheries for spawn production and others are fish seed rearing farms. There are 11
fish seed production and rearing farms in private sector in the State.
3.12.1. Major initiatives towards development of fisheries: The government has undertaken a number of
initiatives with an objective to improve productivity, reduce post harvest losses, increase livelihood support
and welfare of fishermen in capture and culture fisheries.

i. Supply of fish seed on 100% grant: Supply of fish seed on 100% grant is one of the components
under “Development of Fisheries” scheme. Major objectives of the scheme are to stock fish seed in all the
reservoirs and tanks, based on water spread area for the enhancement of livelihood of fishermen; to boost
up fish production; and to control the involvement of intermediaries and to transfer all benefits to the
fishermen. About 51 crore fish seed were stocked in 11,067 water bodies and 108.97 lakh prawn juveniles
were stocked in 12 reservoirs, during the year 2017-18.
ii. Cage culture: Cage culture is being practiced in the state with the assistance of Government of India.
The State government has proposed to install 670 cages with a unit cost of Rs. 30 lakhs per battery of
10 cages. So far, 330 such cages have been installed in different water bodies of Nalgonda, Khammam,
Karimnagar, Mahabubnagar, Nizamabad, Sangareddy and Suryapet Districts.
Cage Culture units in Koilsagar Fish Seed Hatchery Unit established

reservoir, Mahabubnagar district in Nalgonda district
3.13. Outlook
The government has adopted a multipronged strategy to rejuvenate both the agriculture and allied activities
in the state. The major focus in agriculture sector is to increase the production through augmenting irrigation
facilities and bridging the yield gaps in major crops. In order to mitigate drought risk, government has taken
up construction of irrigation projects on top priority. Creation of irrigation facilities to at least one crore
acres will drought-proof the agriculture and will have positive trickledown effect on rural economy by way of
assuring regular income for farmers. Increased canal irrigation will also reduce dependence on well irrigation.
An impact study conducted by the NABARD Consultancy team has indicated that revival of tank irrigation
through the Mission Kakatiya has resulted in increase of groundwater levels, which would help farmers to
increase productivity.
The renewed focus on agricultural technology through farm mechanisation and drip irrigation resulted in
reducing the drudgery of farmers and increasing the farm production. The government has taken number
of initiative to promote horticultural and high value crops in the state, which will fetch remunerative income
to farmers. The government has also initiated a holistic approach to support farmers in ensuring investment
in the sector.

The government undertook a massive drive of ‘Land Records Updation Project’ to update land records. This
initiative is expected to benefit farmers in freely accessing land records and reducing land litigations. This will
also help in effective grounding of welfare programmes undertaken by the government.
About 40% of farmers’ income comes from allied activities, especially from animal husbandry and fisheries
sectors. Two major landmark initiatives viz., distribution of fish seedlings and distribution of 84 lakh sheep
would not only create a ‘moving bank’ of these assets but would also have a multiplier effect in enhancing
income of the dependent families engaged in sheep rearing and fisheries.
The rural economy is expected to get a fillip in next few years due to increased thrust provided by government
on both farm and non-farm activities.

4
CHAPTER
Forestry
and Environment
‘‘ If conservation of natural resources goes wrong, nothing else will go right.’’

- M. S. Swaminathan
Father of Indian Green Revolution
Natural resources, viz. forest, wildlife, biodiversity and environment, play an important role in the survival
and wellbeing of people, livelihoods of the poor and economic prosperity and aesthetics of the state.
Usually, the poor and the vulnerable group are more directly dependent on natural resources, most affected
by the status and quality of the natural resources. The advent and acceleration of climate change has been
compelling planners, policy makers and other stakeholders, around the world, to focus on conservation and
sustainable development of the natural resources. Other things held constant, restoration and sustainable
development of natural resources is often considered as the best anti-poverty strategy.
After formation of the state, the government has initiated several measures to improve both the quality as
well as sustainable development of the natural resources. In this endeavour, the government has initiated
an ambitious programme – TelanganaKu Haritha Haram, to plant about 230 crore seedlings and to increase
the green cover from the present 24 per cent to 33 per cent of the total geographical area of the State. As
such, the focus of the Forest Department has now shifted from obtaining commercial returns to providing
environmental services. To this effect, state institutions, namely the Telangana State Biodiversity Board and
Pollution Control Board have been galvanized to protect the biodiversity and environment, respectively in
the state.
4.1. Forests
Forests play an important role in supporting livelihood activities of the rural poor, contributing to the economy
of State, mitigating the threat of climate change, besides conserving the fertile top soil and vulnerable
wildlife. Forests act as carbon sinks, providing environmental services, besides also being a repository of
biodiversity, endowing them with added recognition as an important environmental factor.
Forest types in Telangana, as per the widely accepted classification of Champion and Seth (1968) include
Tropical moist deciduous forests, Southern dry deciduous forests, Northern mixed dry deciduous forests,

Dry savannah forests and Tropical dry evergreen scrub. Telangana State is situated in the central stretch of
the eastern seaboard of the Indian Peninsula. The area is divided into two main regions, the Eastern Ghats
and the plains. A total of plants 1945 taxa (including 163 cultivated taxa) spread over 1891 species belonging
to 794 genera and 147 families occur in Telangana state.
The total forest area in the state is 27,291.99 sq. kms, which is equal to 24.04 per cent of the total geographical
area. The state is bestowed with dense Teak forest along the banks of the river Godavari, right from the
erstwhile district of Nizamabad through Adilabad, Karimnagar, Warangal, and up to Khammam districts.
These forests are home to several deciduous species like Nallamaddi, Yegisa, Rose wood, Narepa, Bamboo in
addition to Teak. Boswelia serrata, Butea monosperma, Cochlospermum religiosum, Diospyros melanoxylon,
Gardenia latifolia, Givotia rottleriformis, Gyrocarpus americanus, Lannea coromandelica, Sterculia urens,
Strychnos potatorum, Ziziphus xylopyrus, Terminalia spp., Chloroxylon swietenia, Pterocarpus marsupium,
Albizia odoratissima, Haldina cordifolia, Cassia fistula, Diospyros melanoxylon, etc., are some of the other
typical trees occurring in the state. The Forest area is asymmetrically distributed across the districts in the
State. About one-third of the total forest area is present in two districts viz., Jayashankar and Bhadradri
Kothagudem. Four districts, viz., Jayashankar, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Nagarkurnool and Kumuram Bhem
together account for more than 50 per cent of the total forest area. On the other hand, the bottom 16
districts taken together have less than 10 percent of total forest area in the State. Though over 24 per cent
area is under the management of the State Forest Department, only about 15 percent area has good forest
cover. Dense forest areas are also mostly confined to the districts with larger forest areas.
As per the revised 2002 State Forest Policy, Vision 2020, the State Forest Department has been implementing
various development schemes to protect and develop existing forests, to improve its productivity and
economic value. The major objectives include enriching existing low density forests and alleviating rural and
forest dwellers’ poverty. The scope of the programmes include Community Forest Management, National
Afforestation Programme (NAP) (Centrally Sponsored), RIDF Projects, Soil & Moisture Conservation,
Peripheral Trenches, Contour Trenches, Check dams, Rocks fill dams, Percolation tanks, etc., in forest areas,
Social Forestry, Wildlife Management and Human Resource Development..
Keeping in view the recent trends, the Forest Department has laid special emphasis on Forest Research to
conduct experiments, improve nursery and plantation techniques, vegetative propagation, seed production
and various silvi-cultural practices. Monitoring of vegetation (Forest Canopy) cover density, Forest fire risk
zonation mapping, in addition to mapping all the forest areas with site suitability, re-locating & demarcating
forest boundaries and inventory of forest resources are some of the major and important activities taken up
by the department using latest Information Technology (IT) based tools such as the Geographic Information
Systems (GIS) tools. Most of the programmes/schemes undertaken by the Forest Department are being
implemented through participation of local people, Vana Samrakshna Samithis (VSS) and Eco-Development
Committees (EDCs) in Protected Areas and through Watershed Development Committees in the Watershed
areas.
The major sources of revenue from the forest areas in the State are – Beedi leaf, Timber, Poles, Long
Bamboos, and Bamboo Industrial Cuts. In recent years, the conservation focus has increased with forests
and being looked upon as sources of “Green Capital” and not as raw material commodities for use by
industries. The Forest Department has proposed to reduce auction of Beedi Leaf units from 292 in the year
2017 to 256 in the year 2018. The Department has revoked auctions for 39 Beedi units, located in Wildlife
Sanctuary areas and core areas of Tiger Reserve. The Forest Department has also stopped supplies of raw
materials to large wood based industries and other large scale commercial purposes in the State with a view

to promote conservation. Industrial requirements are instead being met from other sources such as imported
pulp, agricultural wastage and plantations raised by farmers with buy-back arrangements.
Implementation of Forest Rights Act, 2006
The Government of India enacted “The Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers
(Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006” and the “Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers
(Recognition of Forest Rights) Rules, 2008”. As per the Act, Forest rights have to be given to the tribal
populations, if they are in possession of any forest land in the capacity of individuals or as a community as on
13-12-2005. Other Traditional Forest Dwellers can also be given rights if they are in possession of the lands
for the last 75 years. In accordance with the Act, title certificates were issued to 93,494 individuals, involving
3,00,092 acres, likewise 721 Community Titles were also distributed involving 4,54,055 acres, in the State.
4.2. Haritha Haram
Despite various forest protection and development measures such
as compensatory afforestation, national afforestation plan, soil and
moisture conservation, etc., the forest area and forest/ tree cover
in the state has remained almost constant for decades. However,
with the launching of the TelanganaKu Haritha Haram (TKHH),
one of the flagship programs of the State Government in recent
years, the green cover in the state got a big boost. Under the TKHH
programmes, it is aimed to plant 230 crore seedlings inside and
outside the forest area, during four year period, from 2015-16 to
2018-19, with a view to increase green cover from the present 24
per cent to 33 per cent of the total geographic area of the state.
The strategies to achieve this are of twofold. (i) taking up extensive
plantation outside the notified forest areas such as roadsides, barren
hills, tank foreshore and bunds, canal bunds, institutional premises, housing colonies, farm bunds, community
lands and homestead, and (ii) increasing the canopy density and productivity, inside notified forests, especially
in the degraded ones, by taking up large-scale plantations and assisting in natural regeneration of the forests
coupled with intensive water harvesting structures.
4.2.1. Achievement under TKHH programme
The Forest and other Government Departments together have established 4,213 nurseries, in which 38.63
crore seedlings were raised during the year 2014-15. Additionally, 33,720 teak beds were also raised to produce
stumps for planting. Originally it was planned to plant about 40.00 crores of seedlings during the year
2015-16, however due to poor rainfall, only 15.86 crores of seedlings were planted by all the departments and
general public across the state. Against the target of planting about 46.00 crores of seedlings, 31.67 crores
of seedlings were planted during 2016 planting season. Similarly, 34.07 crores seedlings have been planted
during 2017 planting season. All together, 81.61 crore seedlings were planted during the first three years of
the Haritha Haram programme. Out of these, 70.75 crore seedlings were planted outside the forest areas
and 10.86 crore seedlings were planted inside the forest areas. However, considerable amount of green cover
has been raised in the forest areas through variety of forest management techniques such as seed dibbling,
broadcasting of seed balls/ bombs, tending of established saplings, coppicing of crooked stumps, etc.
Increased greenery along the roads, canals, in the institutional areas, etc. is now conspicuously visible in the
state as a result of undertaking the programme. Similar increase in the forest areas is also visible. According

to State of Forest Report, 2017, “A net increase of 565 sq. kms has been observed in the State compared to
the previous assessment (in 2015), the reason for which can be attributed to expansion of tree cover mostly
outside recorded forest area. The decrease in Forest Cover in Adilabad and Khammam districts is due to the
rotational felling of commercial plantations”.
Plantation along the road sides
During 2017-18, as against the target of planting about 40.00
crore of seedlings, 34.07 crore seedlings have been planted in
the state, out of which 30.81 crores have been geo-tagged. Geo-
tagging is an important tool for effective online monitoring the
progress of the government programmes. District wise targets
and actual plantings are shown at Table 11.1. The overall
achievement across state has been observed to be about 85 per
cent. Warangal Urban and Medchal-Malkajigiri districts have
planted beyond the contemplated target, while Rangareddy,
Mahabubnagar and Vikarabad have achieved 42 per cent, 57
per cent and 58 per cent, respectively.
Table 4.1: District wise plantation targets and achievements as on 17-01-2018 under Haritha Haram
(No. in Lakhs)
Sl. No. District/HMDA/GHMC Target Achievement % Achievement
1 Adilabad 105 100.330 95.5
2 Kumuram Bheem 110 97.867 88.9
3 Mancherial 95 96.014 101.0
4 Nirmal 100 59.581 59.5
5 Nizamabad 185 185.561 100.3
6 Jagtial 135 137.327 101.7
7 Peddapalli 100 91.621 91.6
8 Jayashankar 115 87.633 76.2
9 Bhadradri Kothagudem 160 171.274 107.0
10 Mahabubabad 115 93.923 81.6
11 Warangal Rural 110 112.549 102.3
12 Warangal Urban 55 64.622 117.4
13 Karimnagar 110 79.712 72.4
14 Rajanna Sircilla 80 81.975 102.4
15 Kamareddy 135 136.990 101.4
16 Sangareddy 200 150.000 75.0
17 Medak 130 115.327 88.7
18 Siddipet 200 157.367 78.6
19 Jangoan 85 81.798 96.2
20 Yadadri Bhuvanagiri 130 114.952 88.4
21 Medchal-Malkajgiri 40 46.911 117.2
22 Rangareddy 170 71.041 41.7
23 Vikarabad 125 72.458 57.9
24 Mahabubnagar 200 114.028 57.0
25 Jogulamba Gadwal 80 68.202 85.2
26 Wanaparthy 80 61.635 77.0
27 Nagarkurnool 125 116.969 93.5

Sl. No. District/HMDA/GHMC Target Achievement % Achievement
28 Nalgonda 200 178.471 89.2
29 Suryapet 130 103.466 79.5
30 Khammam 185 191.142 103.3
31 HMDA 110 90.307 82.0
32 GHMC 100 76.883 76.8
Total 4,000 3,407.935 85.1
It is proposed to plant about 40 crore seedlings during the year 2018-19 both inside and outside the forest
areas under TKHH programme. Accordingly, sufficient number of seedlings are being raised in the Nurseries
by the Forest and Other Departments during this year.
Community participation and seed-ball program at Jangoan district under TKHH
Besides this, the ‘Green Brigades’ are being formed all over the State during this season of Haritha Haram,
with students, women and employees at every place. Senior officials or elected representatives will be the
Brigadiers. Planting of the saplings, setting-up tree guards, watering the plants during the periods moisture
stress, arranging water tankers for planting and watering purposes, etc., would be the major functions
proposed to be undertaken by the Green Brigades. So far, 30,808 teams of Green Brigades with 4,81,948
members have been constituted in the state.
During the British period, the government imposed strict control raising, harvesting and marketing of trees
and wood products of forest species. After independence, the same law was adopted by all states with more
pervasive regulations. Various research studies have pointed out that these regulations have been dissuading
farmers and households from raising trees on their fields and other vacant lands. Further, it was also found
that farmers and local communities have systematically cut down the standing trees on their fields and other
lands, to avoid government scrutiny, control and potential takeovers. This reason was, therefore, attribute to

trees ceasing to be a part the farming systems in India.
From time to time, a number of research studies and
some official reports have recommended for the repeal
of this British era legislation and associated rules/
guidelines. For example, the national policy on agro-
forestry (2014) suggested the removal of restrictions
on tree growing, harvesting and marketing. Telangana is
perhaps the first, if not the only State to remove such
restrictions on 44 species of trees (Environment, Forest,
Science & Technology (FOR.I) Department: G.O. Ms.
No. 31, dated 06.09.2017 & as amended subsequently).
4.2.2. Urban Forestry
Major emphasis has been given to the development of the forest blocks in and around cities/urban areas to
be developed into Urban Forest Parks (UFP) under the flagship programme of TKHH. These Urban Forest
Parks are proposed not only to provide a wholesome healthy living environment but also contribute to the
growth of smart, clean, green, sustainable and healthy cities in the State.
Main focus is given to develop all the Forest blocks in and around Hyderabad within HMDA limits into
Urban Forest Parks. There are 186 Forest Blocks with an area of nearly 66,947 hectares within the HMDA
and GHMC limits, in the State. So far, 16 Nos. of Forest blocks have been taken up for developing into
Urban Forest Parks in and around Hyderabad, out of which 6 Urban Forest Parks have been opened for
public. However, 36 forest blocks with an area of 17,410 hectares have been taken up for development into
Urban Forest Parks in the State so far.
In order to develop a Forest block into Urban Forest Park, the following sequential activities are taken up by
the Forest Department
Providing complete protection to the Forest block through boundary wall, see-through wall, fencing or
peripheral trench as the case may be.
• Developing the forests/greenery inside the park through plantations or other cultural operations under
Assisted Natural Regeneration.
• Developing inspection paths, walking trail, cycle trail, fire lines, etc.
• Creation of watch tower, canopy walk, Deer Park, aviary, etc.
• Promotion of adventurous sports activities, etc.
• Creation of minimum public amenities.
Urban Forestry

4.3. Ecotourism
While focusing on the conservation aspects of the forests and their ecological services, the Forest Departments
under Telangana State Forest Development Corporation (TSFDC) is developing ecotourism, to boost the
local economies and to provide the glimpses of the pristine nature to the people. During 2017-18, the Forest
Development Corporation has significantly improved the Botanical Garden at Hyderabad, developed the
Pala Pitta Cycling Park, and is also in the process of developing two more ecotourism projects- one in the
vicinity of the Kawal Tiger Reserve and another in Vizag Colony, Nalgonda, on the backwaters of Nagarjuna
Sagar Project in the vicinity of the Amrabad Tiger Reserve. On completion, these projects would, in addition
to furthering the cause of conservation of nature, would ameliorate the life of local people by providing
local employment as well as boosting the growth of Ecotourism sector in the state.
Box 4.1: Telangana State Forest Development Corporation
The Telangana State Forest Development Corporation Limited (TSFDC) was registered on 14.05.2015,
under the Indian Companies Act, 2013.
Objectives of TSFDC
• To generate employment to the landless poor, mostly in remote and agency areas. Every year
approximately 5 lakh man-days of employment is created by TSFDC to the villagers by harvesting
of Eucalyptus and Bamboo Plantations, raising of Eucalyptus & Bamboo Plantations and also
raising of nurseries.
• To provide green cover in the state by raising plantations which would act as Carbon Sink and
help in Carbon sequestration; with an aim of mitigating the ill effects of Green House Gas
emissions and in the process to provide small timber to meet the needs of the public and also
provide raw material to industries (wood upon attaining maturity).
• To aid and act as agent of climate change with an effort to moderate the surrounding atmosphere
and ameliorate the environment.
• To promote use of naturally grown products by manufacturing value added products of Minor
Forest Produce and encourage use of naturally grown products.
• To provide financial support to the Telangana State Forest Department for collection and
purchase of Beedi leaf through rural poor comprising mostly SC and ST population carrying
out Beedi Leaf related works through them.
• To provide support to Telangana State Forest Department for meeting the financial needs
relating to forestry projects.
• To create environmental awareness among the public by taking up Eco - Tourism Projects either
on its own or through PPP mode.
• To promote the cause of forestry and environment and to carry out studies relating to any
forestry related matters.
• To raise nurseries for raising plantations by the Corporation and for public use with the sole aim
of providing larger green cover to the State.
The TSFDC has taken over degraded forests and raised plantations with species like Eucalyptus
(Seed origin), Eucalyptus (Clonal), Cashew, Bamboo, Teak, Medicinal plants and other Misc., species
in a total area of 33,743.11 hectares.

The Botanical Garden in Hyderabad was given a facelift with the development of beautiful lawns, planting of
rare plant species and flowering plants, construction of yoga hall, cafeteria, logo hut, electronic gate, boating
facility, etc. The Forest Department and the Tourism Department together have successfully made it as a
major tourist attraction, where nature lovers can visit and observe the various preserved species of flora as
well as appreciate the grandeur of the gardens. More details about the Garden can be seen at Box 4.2.
Box 4.2: Botanical Garden
The Hyderabad Botanical Gardens also known as KotlaVijayabhaskara Reddy Botanical Garden is
located in the forest of Kothaguda, spreading over 120 acres of land. Botanical Garden is situated in
Madhapur near the Hi-tech City which is almost 16 km away from centre of the city. The garden is
consisted of 19 Vanams or sectors. In the beginning, it was opened with five sectors constituting of
various kinds of flora such as medicinal plants, ornamental plants, fruit and timber trees, bamboos,
palm trees along with wide variety of aquatic plants. Botanical garden boasts of more than 600
varied species of plants. The garden is bestowed with dense flora with a few sparsely grown areas
for visitors’ walking. Along with its vast flora variety, it also attracts many birds and insects, which
further enhances the natural charm of this garden. The park has been designed beautifully with water
bodies complementing the lush greenery of the place. This garden was created with the objective of
generating awareness among masses about the varied species of flora along with offering an ideal
place to relax and enjoy the bliss of naturally beautiful surroundings. The Garden not only consists of
medicinal plants, ornamental trees or aquatic plants but also has marvelous rocks, water reservoirs and
awe-inspiring meadows. It is a perfect place to spend few refreshing moments away from the pollution
and chaos of the cities. It also act as stock-house for plants which are later used for researches and
other scientific purposes. Bamboo sector is the major attraction of the garden. All the bamboo trees
have specific signboard with the scientific name and generic name of the trees. Another popular
sector of the Botanical Garden is the Palm sector. Variety of flowers such as yellow and purple, blue
salvia, red roselia and many more makes the place all the more attractive and picturesque. Along with
meadows, it was created with ample of space for water bodies and natural rock formations as well.
Glimpses of Botanical Garden, Hyderabad.

4.3.1. Pala Pitta Cycling Park
Pala Pitta Cycling Park (PPCP) is a wonderful example of urban green infrastructure developed for the
benefit of residents and visitors of Cyberabad. Named after the State Bird of Telangana “Pala Pitta” (Blue
Jay), this piece of Reserved Forest is dedicated solely for cycling based health and recreational activities. It is
situated opposite to the Botanical Garden at Kothaguda. The park was inaugurated on 20 November 2017.
Over 7,000 plants of more than 40 forest species were planted under the TKHH programme. Cycle shed
and toilets have also been constructed in the Bird Park area. The Park is intended to provide safe, healthy,
and joyful cycling experiences to the residents and visitors. It has a well-designed cycling track running up to
3 kms right in the middle of a sprawling urban forest. Visitors and members can either bring along their own
cycle or rent one right at the park. There are many additional cycling related facilities provided to enhance
the cycling experience in the park. The Pala Pitta Cycle Park which has caught the attention of many has
been well published in all major newspapers and has scored 4.6 approval rating in Google. More than 11,000
cyclists have visited the Park during two months from the date of inauguration i.e., 20.11.2017.
4.4. Wildlife protection and conservation

The nature has endowed the state with rich variety of Flora, Fauna and Ecosystems. The state has 1945 flora
and fauna including 40 mammal species, 365 bird species, 52 insect species, 153 butterfly species, 30 spider
species, 15 amphibian species and 48 reptile species, in addition to large number of invertebrate species.
In order to protect the rich biodiversity, the Government has declared a network of 12 Protected Areas
which includes nine Wildlife Sanctuaries and three National Parks covering an area of 5,692.48 sq kms.
The network of Protected Areas includes important wetlands such as the Manjeera Wildlife Sanctuary and
Siwaram Wildlife Sanctuary, home to the endangered Marsh Crocodile also called Mugger. The Manjeera
Wildlife Sanctuary also attracts thousands of migratory birds such as the Painted Stork, Open Billed Stork,

Herons, Ibis, Ducks, Geese, etc. Details of Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks in Telangana are provided
in Table 4.2.
Table 4.2: Wildlife Sanctuaries in Telangana
Sl. No. Name District Area (in Sq. Kms.)
1 Kawal WLS (Core area of KTR) Mancherial and Nirmal 892.23
2 Pranahita WLS Mancherial 136.02
3 Siwaram WLS Mancherial 29.81
4 Eturunagaram WLS Jayashankar 803.00
5 Pakhal WLS Mahabubabad 860.20
6 Kinnerasani WLS Bhadradri Kothagudem 635.40
7 Manjira WLS Sangareddy 20.00
8 Pocharam WLS Medak 129.84
9 Amrabad Tiger Reserve Nagarkarnool and Nalgonda 2,166.37
4.4.1. Project Tiger

The state of Telangana has two Tiger Reserves to protect and conserve this endangered Big Cat. Both the
Tiger Reserves are intensively managed to ensure survival and propagation of Tiger in the state in perpetuity.
4.4.2. Amrabad Tiger Reserve
The Amrabad Tiger Reserve is located in the Nallamala hill tracts and spreads over Mahabubnagar and
Nalgonda districts with a core area of 2166.28 Sq. Kms., and buffer of 445.02 Sq. Kms. This Tiger Reserve
supports over 15 Tigers. The Tiger population which had gone down to single digits in 2006 is now being
revived with proper management and protection, to support not less than 30 Tigers. The Reserve is also one
of the rich biodiversity hot spots in the State having a contiguous landscape of a good forest eco-system,
which is the catchment of the Krishna River.
The Eco-Tourism project being implemented at Mannanur, Farhabad, Mallelatheertham and Domalapenta
with the involvement of local communities is running successfully, benefiting more than 50 families of local
primitive tribes such as the Chenchus and other communities.
4.4.3. Kawal Tiger Reserve
Kawal Tiger Reserve covers a core area of 892.13 Sq. Kms., and buffer area of 1123.0 Sq. Kms. The Kawal
Tiger Reserve has forest areas which are contiguous to Tadoba Andheri Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra and
Indravathi Tiger Reserve in Chattisgarh. Tigers are known to migrate between Kawal and the other two Tiger
Reserves. Hence, development of corridors linking the three Tiger Reserves through Mancherial, Bellampalli
and Kagaznagar Divisions are considered vital for the conservation of the endangered Tiger species. Four
Tigers have been reported in the Buffer area and two in the Core area of Kawal Tiger Reserve in recent
times. One Tiger with four cubs was captured on camera in the Kagaznagar Division.

4.4.4. National Parks in Hyderabad City
Hyderabad is the only city in the country with three notified National Parks to conserve the native flora and
fauna in the Urban Landscape. The three National Parks viz., KBR (Kasu Brahmananda Reddy) National
Park, Mahaveer Harina Vanasthali National Park and Mrugavani National Park at Chilkur have a combined
area of over 5000 acres (Table 11.3) of forest landscape solely for the purpose of conserving the flora, fauna
and the rock formations which are the pride of the Deccan Plateau Region. All the three National Parks are
well protected and are managed with least disturbance to the ecological system. Two more nature Parks have
been added to Hyderabad i.e., Bhagyanagar Nandana Vanam at Narepally and Sanjeevini Smrithi Vanam at
Gurramguda. All these parks attract thousands of visitors every day, who came to enjoy the natural beauty
and pollution free environment.
Table 4.3: National Parks (NPs) in Telangana
Sl. No. Name District Area (in sq. kms)
1 Kasu Brahmananda Reddy NP Hyderabad 1.42
2 Mrugavani NP Rangareddy 3.60
3 Mahavir Harina Vanasthali NP Rangareddy 14.59
4.4.5. Ex-situ Conservation

The State is also at the forefront of ex-situ conservation for breeding of endangered species and their
rehabilitation in the natural habitat. For this purpose the State has set up two zoos, viz., Nehru Zoological
Park (NZP), Hyderabad and Vana Vignana Kendra, Warangal. Endangered species such as the Vulture,
Mouse-deer, etc., are being bred in NZP, Hyderabad.
4.4.6. Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad
The Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad which is spread over 380 acres is among the best Zoos in the
country attracting over 30.00 lakh visitors every year. More than 1640 animals belonging to 162 species are
on display. A part from large variety of animals procured from all over the country and aboard, the Zoo Park
provides dense vegetation consisting of large number of trees, shrubs and flowering plants which adds to
the natural ambience of the zoo.
Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad.

The state has set up Deer Parks for Conservation Breeding of Herbivores such as the Black Buck,
Sambhar, Chousingh, Spotted Deer, etc., at Kinnerasani, JLTC Shameerpet, LMD Karimnagar, Pillalmarri
Mahabubnagar (Table 4.4). Apart from these, there are also a few private Deer Parks in the State.
Table 4.4: Deer Parks in Telangana
Sl.No. Name of the Deer Park District Area (in Ha.)
1 Jawaharlal Nehru Tourist Complex Medchal-Malkajgiri 26.00
2 Pillalamarri Deer Park Mahabubnagar 5.80
3 Kinnerasani Deer Park Bhadradri Kothagudem 14.50
4 Lower Manair Dam Deer Park Karimnagar 12.50
Total 58.80
4.4.7. Biodiversity conservation in Telangana State under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002
a) As per the Section 37 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, the Government of Telangana declared
the Ameenpur Lake as a Biodiversity Heritage Site, situated in Ameenpur Mandal, Sangareddy district,
covering an area of 93.15 Acres. The Ameenpur Lake has been considered a “birding paradise” since
long because of the number of migratory birds and native birds visiting the site every year. It is also
one of the few urban water bodies left in the state of Telangana. It is the most sought –after haunt for
bird watchers as a variety of 223 avian species, including migratory and resident bird species visit the
lake. This Lake supports fisheries as well.
b) Successful Access and Benefit Sharing mechanism: Under the UNEP-GEF-MoEFCC-ABS Project,
the Board nominated the Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research (IIOR)-ICAR for UNDP Biodiversity
Awards during January, 2016 and after three rounds and field visits by the Jury members, the IIOR
got selected for UNDP Biodiversity Award, 2016 under Successful Mechanisms/ Models for Access
and Benefit Sharing Category: Efforts resulting in equitable sharing of benefits (monetary and/ or
non-monetary) arising from the utilisation of bio-resources and associated traditional knowledge and
practices and developing eco-friendly and non-toxic bio-pesticides that only attacks its target insect,
pest or disease without harming any other biological species. These bio-pesticides are also available at
an affordable price.
c) Registration of Plant varieties under PPVFRA (Protection of Plant Varieties & Farmer’s
Rights Authority) India
The plant varieties registered under PPVFRA which are being preserved by the local tribal communities of
erstwhile Adilabad district include:
• Pigeon pea (Erra Macha Kandi) (Cajanus cajan) on the name of Biodiversity Management Committee
(BMC), Jhari, Kerameri Mandal.
• Sorghum species Pelala jonna on the name of Gourapur BMC, Indravelly Mandal.

• Sorghum species Vayunowka jonna on the name of Goyagoan BMC, Kerameri Mandal.
• Registration of “Balinta Pesallu”, a variety of green gram is in the process.
These activities are being taken up in collaboration with National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources
(NBPGR), Regional Station, Hyderabad.
Cajanus cajan Sorghum bicolor Vayunowka jonna

(Erra machala kandulu) (Pelala jonna)
d) The Telangana State Biodiversity Board has constituted more than 3000 Biodiversity Management
Committees for the conservation of Biodiversity at local level and prepared more than 100 People’s
Biodiversity Registers (PBRs) in Telangana State. It has identified a list of Rare, Endangered and
Threatened species which includes 25 plant species, 23 mammal, 27 bird species, 9 reptiles, 1 amphibian,
12 fish species.
e) Identified the rare domestic germplasm called “Mannanur Cattle” and registration is under process.
f) Telangana State is home to 166 species of fishes and the State declared korrameenu (motta Chepa) as
the State fish of Telangana.
4.5. Outlook
The Government has initiated many innovative schemes for conservation and sustainable development and
uses of the natural resources. The results of these initiatives are already visible. A net increase of 565 sq.
kms. has been observed in the State compared to the previous assessment (2015), the reason for which can
be attributed to expansion of tree cover mostly outside recorded forest area. Numerous research studies
suggest involvement of the primary stakeholders in the management of the natural resources is essential
for the effective management and optimum utilization of the resources. These include ecological and social
services provided by the natural resources. The Government has realized the potential benefits of the
involvement of primary stakeholders in the flagship TKHH programme and constitution of Green Brigades
highlights the point. The Biodiversity Development Board has also assigned a prominent role to the local
communities in its activities. Additionally, the Government is exploring the possibilities to enhance the role
of primary stakeholders in the management and operations of water structures, especially tanks and also in
the management of forest and wildlife areas, including ecotourism projects.

In the years to come, the Government has also set goals to diversify and increase the plant species covered
under the TKHH programme. Varieties of fruit trees, medicinal plants including creepers, shrubs and herbs
are proposed to be included. In addition, the Government also proposes to create greater public awareness
about the nutritional and medicinal values and uses of different species planted under the flagship TKHH
programme.

5
CHAPTER
Industry
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, not the most intelligent that
survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.”
- Charles Darwin
Industrial development requires large-scale private sector participation, with the government playing
the role of a facilitator as well as a catalyst. The key drivers of present-day industrial development are
innovation, technology and ensuring fair competition to provide level-playing fields to all types of investors.
Since the formation of Telangana, the government has been undertaking a slew of reforms for promoting
entrepreneurial spirit and making the state a preferred place for investments for local, domestic and
international investors. A range of policy initiatives have been brought in towards this end: providing a
hassle-free environment, effective single window mechanism for project approvals by enactment of novel
industrial policy, comprehensive provision for infrastructure, including water and power, abundant industrial
land bank, sector specific industrial incentives, a package of attractive incentives and special support measures
for entrepreneurship development of marginalised sections.
5.1. Organized Manufacturing Sector in Telangana
The Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) provides comprehensive data relating to organised manufacturing
units in the State with two years lag. The survey covers factories registered under Sections 2(m)(i) and 2(m)(ii)
of the Factories Act, 1948. These factories employ 10 or more workers using power, and 20 or more workers
but not using power. The latest ASI data for the State pertains to the year 2014-15.
As per the latest ASI data (2014-15), there has been a significant growth in the registration of new units
in Telangana. As per the latest available ASI, the total number of working manufacturing units in the state
as of 2014-15 increased to 11,995 from 7,729 in 2009-10, registering a growth rate of 55%. Similarly,

production also increased by more than 40% during the same period. The Total Gross Value Added (GVA)
of manufacturing units in the State was Rs. 24,373 crore in 2009-10, which had increased to Rs. 34,322 crore
in the year 2014-15, indicating a growth of about 40%.
5.1.1. Composition of manufacturing units in Telangana
The composition of manufacturing sector in terms of important variables such as number of units, employees,
fixed capital and output reveals that the major manufacturing units in the state are pharmaceuticals, food
products, non-metallic mineral products, plastics, fabricated metals, and electrical equipment etc. (see Figure
5.1).
Figures 5.1: Organised Manufacturing sectors in Telangana as per ASI, 2014-15
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5.1.2. Major Manufacturing sub-sectors (ASI, 2014-15)

(i) Pharmaceutical Industry: The pharmaceutical sector is a key contributor to the GVA and fixed
capital in the State. This sector alone contributed Rs.10,930 crore GVA in 2014-15, accounting for
about 32% of the total industrial GVA of the State. Though the share of the sector was only 4.4% of
the total number of units operated, it contributed a lions’ share in terms of fixed capital and number
of employees.
Pharmaceuticals and life sciences sectors are the fastest developing sectors in India. Noting this, the
government has taken various proactive initiatives to strengthen the existing pharmaceuticals base
in the State. As a result, Telangana has emerged as a leading player in certain niche segments such as
bulk drugs, vaccines and formulations in the entire country. With the new ‘Life Sciences Policy of
Telangana’ in place, which has emphasised the growth of five key sub-sectors viz., Pharmaceuticals,
Biotechnology, Medical Devices, Bio-Services and Nutraceuticals, the State is able to attract large
investments in these sectors.
(ii) Non-Metallic Mineral Products: Availability of mineral resources helped the growth of non-
metallic mineral products from the State. Important sub-sectors of the non-metallic mineral sector in
Telangana include cement, RCC bricks and asbestos, granite, glass products, ceramic products, etc., as
per ASI, 2014-15( see Table 5.1), about 11.14% of total GVA and 15.36% of fixed capital is contributed
by this sector.
Table 5.1: Non-Metallic Mineral Sector in 2014-15
Sl. No. of GVA % of Share
Sub-sectors of Non-Metallic Mineral Products
No Factories (Rs. Crore) in GVA
1 Cement 55 2,073 6.04
2 RCC Bricks & Asbestos 202 910 2.65
3 Granites / Polishing 1306 368 1.07
4 Glass Products 28 281 0.82
5 Ceramic Products 149 144 0.42
6 Others 81 47 0.14
Total 1,821 3,823 11.14
(iii) Electrical Equipment industry: Electric transformers, fibre optical cables, wires, domestic appliances,
wiring appliances, batteries, etc., are the important sub-sectors in the electrical equipment industry. As
per ASI 2014-15(see Table 5.2), GVA by this sector alone was Rs. 2,734 crore, which is 7.97% of the
total GVA of all industries in the State.
Telangana has continuously been at the forefront of electronics manufacturing in the country. Over time, a
physical ecosystem has evolved with respect to electronics and associated industries in and around Hyderabad.
Additionally, the high quality of technical education and skilled graduates from engineering colleges across
the state has served as a critical growth factor. With the new sector specific policy on electronics, ‘Telangana
Electronics Policy 2016’, the capital city of the State, Hyderabad, is marching towards establishing itself as
one of the leading electronic hubs globally.
Table 5.2: Electrical Equipment sector in 2014-15
No. of GVA
Sl. No. Sub-Sectors in Electrical Equipment % Share of GVA
Factories (Rs. crore)
1 Electric transformers 169 2,043 5.95
2 Fibre optical cables, wires 45 243 0.71
3 Domestic appliances 141 140 0.41
4 Wiring appliances 31 93 0.27
5 Batteries 29 82 0.24
6 Others 88 133 0.39
Total 503 2,734 7.97

(iv) Food Processing: Food processing industry is a sunrise sector in the state. Major sub sectors in
food processing industry comprise of rice mills, dairy meat products, oil mills, chocolates, bakery
products, sugar, animal feed, preservation of fruits/vegetables, papad and chillies powder. As per the
ASI 2014-15, there were 3,245 food processing factories in the State with total GVA of Rs. 2,412 crore.
Highest number of units in this sector were reported under the category ‘rice mills’. Detailed on food
processing sector provided in the Table 5.3.
Table 5.3: Food Processing Sector in 2014-15
Sl. Key Sub-Sectors in No. of GVA % Share
No. Food Processing Sector Factories (Rs. crore) of GVA
1 Rice Mills 2,481 1,032 3.01
2 Dairy 84 258 0.75
3 Meat products 6 323 0.94
4 Oil Mills 254 111 0.32
5 Chocolates 70 97 0.28
6 Bakery products 104 94 0.27
7 Sugar 14 79 0.23
8 Animal feed 58 75 0.22
9 Preservation of Fruits/Vegetables 45 57 0.17
10 Papads, Chillies powder 4 32 0.09
11 Others 187 254 0.74
Total 3,245 2,412 7.03
(v) Other major sectors: Plastic, rubber and fabricated metal were some other important sub-sectors in
manufacturing sector. As per ASI 2014-15, there were about 983 fabricated metal factories in the state,
which accounted for about 3.5% of the total industrial GVA of the State.
Beedi making industry is one of the key manufacturing sectors in terms of employment generation, spreading
across the northern districts of Telangana. As per ASI 2014-15, GVA contribution of beedi sector was to the
tune of Rs. 987.09 crore. About 39% of the total employees in organised manufacturing sector covered by
the ASI in the State were in beedi industry alone.
5.2. MSME Sector in Telangana
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector has emerged as a highly vibrant and dynamic sector of
the economy over the years. The MSME sector plays a crucial role in providing employment opportunities
to those who are low skilled at comparatively lower capital cost apart from helping in rural industrialization.
It provides complementary products to large industries as ancillary units and contributes enormously to
inclusive growth and regionally balanced development of the State.
There has been a steady growth in the number of MSME registrations in the state. As many as 13,671 MSME
units have commenced their operations since formation of the State, with an investment of Rs. 7,130 crore
by providing additional employment opportunities to about 1.45 lakh persons (see Table 5.4).

Table 5.4: MSME units commenced operation from June, 2014
Sl. Investment Employment Generated
Category No. of Units
No. (Rs. crore) (in Numbers)
1 Micro 9,210 1,018 62,733
2 Small 4,371 5,374 76,286
3 Medium 90 738 6,493
Total 13,671 7,130 1,45,512
Figure 5.2: Units, investment and employment creation in MSME sector in Telangana (commenced
since June,2014 to october,2017).
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Compositional analysis of MSME sector for the period June 2014 to October 2017 as provided in the Figure
5.2, reveals that while micro industries occupies the highest share in number of units, accounting for about
67% of total units, but its share in the other two parameters, (i.e., investment (14%) and employment creation
(43%)), is comparatively less. Small units have highest investment base, with about 75 % and employment
creation share of 52%. On the other hand, medium units have scored low on all the parameters in MSME
category.
5.2.1. District wise distribution of MSMEs in Telangana
District wise information on MSMEs is available for the time period September 2015 to October 2017
(Table 5.5). It is observed that the MSME sector in the State is concentrated in the districts of Rangareddy,
Karimnagar, Hyderabad, Nalgonda, Medchal-Malkajgiri and Medak. Rangareddy tops the list with the highest
number of manufacturing units, investment and employment, etc., followed by Karimnagar and Hyderabad.

Table 5.5: MSME Units commenced from September 2015 to October 2017
Sl. No. of Investment Employment
District
No. Units (Rs. crore) (in Numbers)
1 Rangareddy 3,488 2,230.1 33,961
2 Karimnagar 1,571 1,406.7 19,480
3 Hyderabad 1,494 941.7 14,380
4 Nalgonda 960 690.2 8,425
5 Medchal-Malkajgiri 928 516.2 8,019
6 Medak 732 981.1 10,565
7 Mahabubnagar 437 399.6 3,862
8 Nizamabad 429 429.8 4,076
9 Khammam 397 357.5 4,011
10 Adilabad 384 359.8 4,607
11 Sangareddy 278 296 3,422
12 Rajanna Sircilla 248 80 2,058
13 Yadadri Bhuvanagiri 164 154.9 1,377
14 Warangal Urban 123 143.7 1,642
15 Siddipet 113 160.3 1,015
16 Suryapet 84 55.1 670
17 Peddapalli 60 26.6 791
18 Jagtial 55 13.5 255
19 Warangal Rural 47 67.1 509
20 Wanaparthy 44 17.2 279
21 Mancherial 39 29.3 347
22 Badradri Kothagudem 32 14.6 246
23 Nagarkurnool 32 13.2 189
24 Vikarabad 29 32.4 380
25 Jogulamba Gadwal 28 10.3 202
26 Kumuram Bheem 24 29.2 249
27 Jayashankar 22 23.7 247
28 Mahabubabad 15 12.1 202
29 Jangaon 13 25.9 148
30 Kamareddy 13 15.2 103
31 Nirmal 11 21.7 144
Total 12,294 9,554.4 1,25,861
5.2.2. Credit to Micro and Small Enterprises under Annual Credit Plan 2017-18
The State Government has been making continuous efforts on the growth of MSME sector through means
of providing adequate credit to the sector. As per the Annual Credit Plan 2017-18(see Table 5.6) of State
Level Bankers Committee (SLBC), an amount of Rs. 16,465 crore is targeted towards micro and small
enterprises in the annual credit plan.

Table 5.6: Annual Credit Plan, MSME Activity wise, 2017-18
Amount Target Beneficiary Target
Sl.
Micro & Small Enterprises Amount Number of
No. % share % share
(Rs. crore) Loanies
1 Micro Enterprises 3,167 19 5,75,876 80

2 Small Enterprises 5,039 31 1,26,052 17
3 Khadi and Village Industries 1,911 12 3,360 0.5
4 Others 6,348 39 15,956 2
Total Micro & Small Enterprises 16,465 100 7,21,244 100
Source: Annual Credit Plan of Telangana, SLBC, 2017-18
5.3. Merchandise Exports from Telangana

Telangana is steadily emerging as one of the leading states for merchandise exports in the country with a
buoyant export growth rate. Merchandise exports worth Rs. 40,322 crore were exported from the State in the
year 2016-17 as compared to Rs. 35,444 crore in the year 2015-16, thus registering a growth rate of 13.8%
year on year. The sector-wise analysis of merchandise exports reveals that the lion’s share in Telangana’s
exports earnings consists of pharma and chemical products. Pharmaceutical products earned the highest
income from exports during 2016-17, valued at Rs. 17,744 crore, accounting for about 44% of the total
merchandise exports from the state. Further, the exports from pharmaceuticals also grew at a robust growth
rate of 38.2% in the year 2016-17 over 2015-16 (See Table 5.7).
Table 5.7: Sector wise merchandise exports from Telangana during 2015-16 to 2016-17
Sl. 2015-16 2016-17 Growth
Sector
No. (Rs. crore) (Rs. crore) over last year
1 Pharmaceutical Products 12,837 17,744 38.2
2 Organic Chemicals 11,776 9,497 -19.4
3 Electrical Machinery & Equipment 1,465 877 -40.1
4 Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery and 1,359 1,439 5.9
Mechanical Appliance
5 Stone, Plastering Materials, Lime, Salt, Sulphur etc. 699 - -
6 Pearls, Precious or Semi-Precious Stones, Metals 622 1,774 185.2
7 Articles of Stone, Plaster, Cement, Asbestos, Mica 545 1,232 126.1
8 Aircraft, Spacecraft And Parts 503 418 -16.9
9 Preparations of Cereals, Flour, Starch or Milk 442 458 3.6
10 Tools and their Parts of Base Metal 423 389 -8.0
11 Rice (Other Than Basmati) - 499 -
12 Others 4,774 5,996 25.6
Total Exports 35,444 40,322 13.8
Export earnings from organic chemicals was Rs. 9,497 crore, accounting for about 24% of the total exports
from the state. Pearl and Precious stones also registered high earnings, accounting for 4.4% from exports in
comparison to last year, from the state.

Figure ϱ.3: Merchandise Exports composition from Telangana Pharmaceutical Products
Organic Chemicals
Electrical Machinery & Equipment

15%
Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery And Mechanical
Appliance
Stone, Plastering Materials, Lime, Salt, Sulphur etc.
1%
1%
1%
1% Pearls, Precious Or Semi-Precious Stones, Metals
3%
44% Articles Of Stone, Plaster, Cement, Asbestos, Mica
4%
0% Aircraft, Spacecraft And Parts
4%
Preparations Of Cereals, Flour , Starch Or Milk
2%
Tools And Their Parts Of Base Metal
Rice (Other Than Basmati)

24%
Others
Analysis of State wise merchandise exports in 2016-17 as shown in the Figure 5.3, reveal that exports from
Telangana amounted to Rs. 40,322 crore, accounting for about 2.18 percent of all India exports. It is
observed that there has been a 13.7% increase in the value of exports from the State over the previous year.
Figure 5.4: Month wise merchandise exports from Telangana 2016-17.
3,900
3,700
3,798
3,757
3,660
3,500
Rs. in crore
3,455
3,452
3,300
3,326
3,313
3,100
3,199
3,178
3,119
3,038
3,028
2,900
2,700
2,500
Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17
Month wise merchandise exports from the State reveals that there has been a steady increase in exports from
the State across all months. Month wise export earnings are provided in Figure 5.4.

5.4. State initiatives for industrial development
(i) TS-iPASS: The Government of Telangana has enacted the Telangana State Industrial Project
Approval and Self-Certification System (TS-iPASS) Act, 2014, for speedy processing of applications for
setting up of industries in the State. The salient features of TS-iPASS are provided in the Box 5.1.
Box 5.1: Salient Features of TS-iPASS:
• Telangana is the only state in the country that has made it a right to get industrial clearances.
• Approvals based on Self-certification by the applicant.
• 30 clearances pertain to 23 departments are included in TS-iPASS.
• A Combined Application form is designed to cater the requirements of all departments.
• Number of attachments were reduced to 10 from 110, which are common for all departments.
• Timelines were notified for all clearances.
• Clearances are given within the set time limit varying from one day to a maximum of 30 days
depending upon on the complexity of the approval, failing which the approval is said to be
deemed.
• For Mega projects i.e., the projects with investment more than Rs. 200 crore provisional clearances
will be issued within 15 days, based on the self-certificate furnished by the applicant. Formal
approvals/clearances will be issued before the unit commences its operations. The T-SWIFT
Board, headed by the Chief Secretary, will monitor it.
• An Industry Chasing Cell is created in the office of the Chief Minister, which is headed by
a Principal Secretary, to monitor the implantation of major projects and inter-departmental
coordination.
• All clearances under TS-iPASS will be provided through an end-to-end online system where an
investor will be guided in each step, can upload the required documents, make online payment,
track status of approvals, view and download the issued approvals.
• Model documents to be attached are provided on the web-portal.
• The portal provides for online pre-scrutiny of applications within 72 hours. This ensures that
the applicant is informed of any shortfalls before making payment.
• Applicant can pay the scrutiny/ processing/ approval/ licensing fee for all departments through
a single payment gateway.
• Clearances are issued online which can be downloaded by the applicant and verified by the any
third party.
• The applicant is entitled to know the reasons for delay in getting the clearance within time limits.
• Effective grievance redressal mechanism.
• The Act envisages provision for imposing penalties to the officers who failed to accord clearance
within time limits. At present the penalty is @Rs.1,000 per day.
• TS-iPASS obviates the need to meet any official and gives all approvals in a time bound manner.
Thus, it is a graft free industrial approval process.

With the enactment and the whole-hearted implementation of the TS-iPASS, the State has been ranked
as No. 1 in the Ease of Doing Business (EODB) in the country with a score of 98.78%, paving its way to
become the epicentre for investment in the country (see Box 5.2).
Box 5.2: Telangana Stands No.1 in ‘Ease of Doing Business’

Telangana secured 1st Rank in ‘Ease of Doing Buisness-2016’ with a score of 98.78% by the
Government of India and the World Bank. For the year 2016, Department of Industrial Policy and
Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India has communicated a
340-point Business Reform Action Plan. Out of 340 reforms counted for calculating Ease of Doing
Business, 324 reform initiatives approved while 12 reforms were not applicable to the state.
For the year 2017, DIPP has communicated 372 point Business Reform Action Plan. Government of
Telangana has taken all measures to comply with all the reforms and retain the top position for the year
2017 also. The documentation pertaining to reforms implemented have been uploaded onto the DIPP
portal and evaluation is under process.
Table 5.8: Investment under TS-iPASS: Implementation status up to 25.01.2018

Progress
No. Industries (Rs. crore) generation (in numbers)
1 Commenced Operations 3,551 32,558 1,58,406
2 Advanced Stage 479 12,496 79,425
3 Initial Stage 517 29,324 83,999
4 Yet to Start Construction 1,570 43,664 1,21,132
Total 6,117 1,18,041 4,42,962
The details concerning new investment proposals and phases of commencement is provided in the Table
5.8. It is noted that since the enactment of TS-iPASS, the State has received 6,117 new investment proposals
with an investment outlay of Rs. 1.18 lakh crore and creation of potential employment opportunities for
4.43 lakh individuals. Of the total proposals received, 3,551 units have commenced their operations with an
investment outlay of Rs. 32,558 crore and creating employment opportunities for 1.58 lakh people.
Table 5.9: Sector wise investment under TS-iPASS
Major Sector
No. Industries (Rs. crore) (in Numbers)
1 Engineering 1,181 2,034 21,756
2 Food Processing 911 3,645 63,766
3 Agro based industries incl Cold Storages 594 1,188 11,035
4 Granite and Stone Crushing 572 2,988 11,646
5 Plastic and Rubber 531 1,733 15,566
6 Cement, Cement & Concrete Products, Fly Ash Bricks 471 789 6,321
7 Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals 456 6,667 41,774
8 Paper and Printing 240 1,776 6,041
9 Beverages 216 1,792 6,861
10 Solar and Other Renewable Energy 168 15,503 5,309

Major Sector
No. Industries (Rs. crore) (in Numbers)
11 Textiles 166 672 4,587
12 Electrical and Electronic Products 158 1,387 12,279
13 R&D 122 2,207 15,803
14 Others 109 1,629 13,107
15 Wood and Leather 70 54 1,365
16 Fertilizers Organic and Inorganic, Pesticides, 53 3,311 2,681
Insecticides, and Other Related
17 Real Estate, Industrial Parks and IT Buildings 52 9,994 1,63,428
18 Automobile 21 1,347 3,140
19 Thermal Power Plant 13 56,202 13,022
20 Aerospace and Defence 7 209 775
21 IT Services 5 2,647 22,300
22 Defence Equipment 1 268 400
Total 6,117 1,18,041 4,42,962
A cursory analysis of the sector wise distribution of investments under TS-iPASS as provided in the Table
5.9, indicates that the engineering sector has received the highest number of proposals, followed by food
processing, agro-based industries including cold storage, granite and stone crushing, plastic and rubber, so
and so on. However, the highest amount of investment was received in thermal power plants sector with
about 50% of total investment, followed by solar and other renewable energy, pharmaceuticals and chemical
sectors, respectively. Employment generation was higher in real estate and building of industrial parks,
followed by food processing and pharmaceuticals and chemical sectors, respectively. Analysis of district wise
distribution of investments under the TS-iPASS reveals that Medchal-Malkajgiri, Rangareddy and Sangareddy
have attracted more investments. Detailed Electronic policy of Telangana provided in the Box 5.3.
Box 5.3: Electronics Policy of Telangana
Telangana has continuously been in the forefront of electronics manufacturing in the country. The
traditional entrepreneurial spirit of the locals, coupled with the access to skilled workforce and inherent
supply chain advantages of the location have resulted in tremendous growth of the electronic industry
over the last two decades. Over time, a physical ecosystem has evolved with the electronics and
associated industries in and around Hyderabad. At present Hyderabad houses number of electronics
and ancillary industrial units both large and small that employ more than 50,000 professionals. The
state government launched the Telangana Electronics Policy 2016 to promote the industry and create
Hyderabad as a global hub for electronics industry. The policy provides following incentives and
infrastructure support for electronic sector.
• Single window clearance with the help of TS-iPASS.
• Power subsidy under the industrial power tariff category.
• New Electronic Companies will be allowed 100% exemption on electricity duty for a period of 5
years
• Exemption of registration, transfer and stamp duty
• 50 percent of cost filing patents will be reimbursed to companies
• 50 percent subsidy limited to Rs.2 lakhs for quality certificate expenses
• For first 7 years of production, 100 percent reimbursement on VAT/CST/SGST

• Transport subsidy for first five years on imports of parts i.e., 1st year – 60%, 2nd year – 50%, 3rd
year – 40%, 4th year – 30% and 5th – 20%.
• The State will provide assistance in training the number of candidates according to requirement of
industry.
• Investment subsidy (Up to Rs. 2 crores) for first 25 eligible companies in all categories (small, large
and mega), and Rs. 50 lakhs for first 50 eligible companies in micro and small category. Additional
10% investment subsidy for women entrepreneurs
• 25 percent subsidy on lease rentals to the eligible companies
• Mobile manufacturing units will get above-mentioned incentives and in addition to interest subsidy
of 5.25% per annum on term loans for 5 years.
(ii) T-IDEA Scheme: The T-IDEA is an important initiative of the state to encourage industrial
entrepreneurship. Detail on incentives under T-IDEA scheme provided in the Box 5.4.
Box 5.4: Incentives under T-IDEA Scheme
• 100% reimbursement of Stamp duty and transfer duty paid by the industry on purchase of land
meant for industrial use/ for lease of land/shed/ buildings and also mortgages and hypothecations.
• 25% rebate in land cost limited to Rs.10 lakhs in Industrial Estates or Industrial Parks.
• 25% land conversion charges for industrial use limited to Rs.10 lakhs.
• Fixed power cost reimbursement @ Rs.1.00 per energy unit for 5 years from date of commencement
of production (DCP).
• Investment subsidy @ 15% on fixed capital investment subject to a maximum of Rs.20.00 lakhs
for micro & small enterprises
• Reimbursement of 100% net VAT/CST/SGST for a period of 5 years from DCP, for micro &
small enterprises or up to realization of 100% fixed capital investment, whichever is earlier
• Reimbursement of net VAT/CST/SGST @ of 75% for a period of 7 years from DCP, for medium
scale enterprises or up to realization of 100% fixed capital investment, whichever is earlier
• Reimbursement of net VAT/CST/SGST @ 50% for a period of 7 years for large scale industries
or up to realization of 100% fixed capital investment, whichever is earlier
• Seed capital assistance to First Generation Entrepreneurs to set-up micro enterprises @10% of the
machinery cost.
• 50% reimbursement of cost involved in skill upgradation and training the local manpower limited
to Rs.2000 per person.
• 25% subsidy on specific cleaner production measures limited to Rs.5 lakhs
• Interest subsidy under Pavala Vaddi Scheme for micro and small enterprises on term loan in excess
of 3% per annum (p.a.) subject to a maximum reimbursement of 9% p.a. for a period of 5 years
from DCP.
• Additional benefits for infrastructure assistance by contributing 50% of the cost of infrastructure
from Industrial Infrastructure Development Fund (IIDF) with a ceiling of Rs.1.00 Crore to medium
and large industries.
• Additional 10% investment subsidy (max.of Rs. 10 lakhs) to women owned MSE’s.
• 27% of incentive amount shall be earmarked for B.Cs and 12% for minorities.
• Tailor-made benefits to Mega Projects (Capital investment of Rs.200 crore and above) on case to
case basis.
• Rs.100 crores of budget every year for promotion of quality under IIDF Scheme.
• Reservation of 30-40% of the land for MSMEs in the upcoming I.Es of TSIIC
• Allocation of 10% of number of plots to Women Entrepreneurs in the new Industrial Estates.

A brief of financial incentives provided by the government as part of the T-IDEA scheme is detailed in the
Table 5.10.
Table 5.10: Incentives provided under T-IDEA in 2016-17
Sl. No. of Amount sanctioned
Nature of Subsidy
No. cases (Rs. Crore)
1 Investment Subsidy 202 36.88
2 Sales Tax 301 169.08
3 Stamp Duty 50 2.53
4 Land Cost 19 1.48
5 Land Conversion 10 0.03
6 Mortgage Duty 8 0.27
7 Skill upgd / Training / Qlty cert 2 0.02
8 Power Cost Reimbursement 1,207 116.48
9 Pavala Vaddi 1,149 81.70
Total 2,948 408.47
(iii) T-PRIDE Scheme: In order to encourage entrepreneurship among the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and
Scheduled Tribes (STs), government has launched a special incentives package scheme under T-PRIDE
(Telangana State Program for Rapid Incubation of Dalit Entrepreneurs) in the year 2014 (see Box 5.5).
During the year 2016-17, about 3,612 units of SC entrepreneurs and 1,303 units of ST entrepreneurs have
been provided with financial incentives under the T-PRIDE scheme.
Box 5.5: Incentives offered under the T-PRIDE Scheme

• Investment subsidy @ 35% on Fixed Capital Investment (FCI) subject to a maximum of Rs.75
lakhs for Micro & Small Enterprises.
• Additional 5% investment subsidy for units set up in Scheduled Areas by ST entrepreneurs with
a maximum limit per unit Rs. 75 lakhs
• 100% reimbursement of Stamp duty and transfer duty paid by the industry on purchase of
land meant for industrial use/ for lease of land/shed/ buildings and also mortgages and
hypothecations.
• 50% reimbursement on land cost in industrial estates/ industrial parks, if not availed rebate from
the Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TSIIC).
• 25% land conversion charges for industrial use limited to Rs.10 lakhs.
• 25% subsidy on specific cleaner production measures limited to Rs.5 lakhs.
• Power cost reimbursement @ Rs.1.50 per Energy unit for 5 years from date of commencement
of production (DCP).
• Reimbursement of 100% net VAT/CST/SGST for a period of 5 years from DCP, for micro &
small enterprises up to realization of 100% fixed capital investment, whichever is earlier
• Reimbursement of net VAT/CST/SGST @ of 75% for a period of 7 years from DCP, for
medium scale enterprises or up to realization of 100% fixed capital investment, whichever is
earlier

• Reimbursement of net VAT/CST/SGST @ 50% for a period of 7 years for large scale industries
or up to realization of 100% fixed capital investment, whichever is earlier
• Interest subsidy under Pavala Vaddi Scheme for micro & small enterprises on term loan in excess
of 3% per annum subject to a maximum reimbursement of 9% p.a. for a period of 5 years from
DCP.
(iv) Industrial Health Clinic: Industrial sickness lead to problems such as unemployment, revenue loss to
the State and Central Governments, reduced flow of institutional finance, increase in non-productive assets,
etc. Hence, it is considered desirable to take effective steps by the Government and other agencies concerned
for timely detection of sickness at its initial stage. Towards this objective, Government has established the
“Telangana Industrial Health Clinic Limited” (TIHCL). The TIHCL is the first of its kind organization in
the country to resolve and prevent the sick and incipient sickness challenges of the enterprises in the State.
The detailed objectives of TIHCL provided in the Box 5.6.
Box 5.6: Objectives of Telangana Industrial Health Clinic Limited

Telangana Industrial Health Clinic (TIHCL), the newly formed organisation by the Telangana
government for reviving and restructuring micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). TIHCL is
the first of its kind co-financing and also first state sponsored non-bank financial institution (NBFC)
for reviving MSMEs. The state has contributed Rs 10 crore to the proposed Rs 100 crore corpus of the
fund, the rest would be funded by banks and financial institutions (FIs). TIHCL will identify industrial
sick units and provide financial products such as rediscounting facility and soft loans. Telangana
Industrial Health Clinic Limited is established with the following objectives:
• Help the MSEs in revival and rehabilitation through effective guidance and timely supplementation
of financial resources
• Identify the strategic partnership firms for creating a comfort zone to the banks to revive the
MSEs so that the units come out of NPA status
• Promoting a Comprehensive Financial Service Team with Accredited Consultants
• Providing diagnostic assistance of identifying industrial sickness
• Consulting services in finance, marketing branding, co-branding, technology
• Helps manufacturing start-ups in the MSE sector and incubation centres
• Expand the financing channel available to MSEs to resolve issues relating to working capital
• Help conducting Techno-Economic Valuation studies when the viability of the functioning of
the MSE faces the threat.
(v) Measures to promote exports from the state: The government, under the aegis of the Department
of Commerce & Export Promotion, undertook various initiatives for creating an enabling environment and
infrastructure for accelerated growth of exports and trade. Key initiatives are briefed below:
(a) State’s Participation in India International Trade Fair: The India International Trade Fair (IITF) has
been organised in New Delhi by the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India to promote marketing
opportunities to products made in the country. Nearly one million general and business visitors come to
witness this trade fair both from within and across the countries. Since the formation, the State has been
participating in the trade fair to display various products made by artisans, Self-Help Groups and MSME
sector. Products such as Cheriyal paintings, Nirmal arts and crafts, Batik and Deccan paintings, Dokra
castings and crafts, Warangal durries, Pochampally products, lac ware bangles, Pembarthi brass ware, bidiri
ware, Katamaraju folk dolls, Banjara embroidery, Karimnagar silver filigree, wood carvings, Hyderabad pearls
and artificial jewellery and other handlooms and handicrafts have received tremendous response from the
visitors.
The state also Participated in the “Global Exhibition on Services 2017” organised in New Delhi, as this event
is an ideal platform for the state to enhance its service exports and to attract foreign direct investments in
the services sectors.
(b) Interactive Meetings with Export Promotion bodies: The state government has been organising
regular review and interactive meetings with various export promotion councils and trade associations to
increase awareness on international exports and to understand issues encountered by the stakeholder from
the State.
Box 5.7: Hyderabad hosted the Eighth Annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit
Hyderabad city hosted the prestigious Eighth Annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) during
November 28-30, 2017. GES is the preeminent annual entrepreneurship gathering that convenes
emerging entrepreneurs, investors and supporters from around the world. The Summit serves as a
vital link between governments and the private sector, and convenes global participants to showcase
projects, exchange ideas, and champion new opportunities for investment.
Since inception of GES in 2010, it has travelled across the world from Washington D.C. to Istanbul,
Dubai, Marrakech, Nairobi, Kuala Lumpur, Silicon Valley, and finally in Hyderabad. This was the
first time GES hosted in South Asia, and the event highlighted India’s enabling environment for
innovation and entrepreneurship. Summit theme was “Women First, Prosperity for All” to celebrate
entrepreneurial spirit in all its strength, diversity, entirety and intended to inspire innovative initiatives,
forge new collaborations across countries, and increase economic opportunities, particularly amongst
women.
Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana state, has hosted due to strong presence of major U.S. tech
firms, a robust startup ecosystem, premier academic institutions, top-notch talent, and supportive
government policies in place. Hyderabad, also home to T-Hub - India’s largest startup incubator,
has all the ingredients to be India’s next startup capital. GES 2017 in Hyderabad highlighted India’s
entrepreneurial spirit and enabled the entrepreneurs to witness the talent, solution and opportunities
that exist globally. The summit was addressed by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Hon’ble Chief
Minister of Telangana, Ms. Ivanka Trump, Advisor to President Trump, US, and many more luminaries
from the world of innovation and entrepreneurship.
During the summit, India focused on four innovative, high-growth industries: healthcare and life
sciences, digital economy and financial technology, energy and infrastructure, media and entertainment.
The summit also laid special emphasis on empowering young and women entrepreneurs and the role
they play in making communities more prosperous and secure through enterprise. The summit was
attended by over 1500 attendees, including entrepreneurs, investors, educators, government officials,
and business representatives represented the full measure of entrepreneurial talent from diverse
backgrounds across our nation and the world.

5.5. Handloom Industry in Telangana
Handloom Industry is the largest cottage industry in the country with a position next only to agriculture in
providing massive rural employment. Handloom Industry in the state occupies unique place in the country
for its exclusive art and artifacts of handloom weavers. Ethnic handloom designs of Telangana promoting
the cultural glory of Indian heritage and culture. The design patterns of Pochampally Ikkat’s, Gadwala
Cotton, Silk and Sico Sarees, Narayanpet Cotton, Silk Sarees, Warangal Durries, Karimnagar Bed sheets &
Furnishings shows the outstanding skills of handloom weavers.
5.5.1. Handloom sector
There are 627 Handloom Weaver Cooperative Societies in the state with total membership of 82,438. The
detailed are provided in the Table 5.11.
Table 5.11: Handloom Weaver Cooperative Societies in Telangana
Sl. No. Particulars
1 No. of Handloom Weaver Cooperative Societies 627
2 No. of weaver members 82,438
3 No. of working Handlooms Geo-tagged 16,879
4 No. of Powerlooms existing. 49,112
In order to resolve the problems faced by Handloom Weavers and for the socio-economic development of
Handloom Weavers in the state, several schemes are being implemented by the state.
(i) Credit Support: The District Cooperative Central Banks sanctioned cash credit limit for of Rs. 61.28
crore during the year 2016-17 in respect of 290 societies.
(ii) Pavala Vaddi Scheme: Pavala Vaddi scheme is being implemented to reduce the burden of interest on
Handloom Weavers Cooperative Societies, APEX Society, Individual weavers covered under Artisan
Credit Cards and Weavers SHGs. An amount of Rs.1.77 crore has been sanctioned towards settlement
the Pavala vaddi claims during 2016-17.
(iii) Telangana Handloom Weavers Thrift Fund Saving and Security Scheme: The Government of
Telangana has increased its share in the thrift fund scheme from existing 8% to 16% under the Telangana
Handloom Weavers Thrift Fund Saving and Security Scheme (TFSSS) – Nethanna Ku Cheyutha. The
new Thrift fund Scheme was launched on 24.06.2017 at Pochampally in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district.
Unlike the old Thrift fund scheme, the new Thrift fund scheme is thrown open to all those involved
in weaving job viz., Weavers, Designers, Dyers, Warpers, winders, etc., both within and outside the
Cooperative fold. An amount of Rs. 60.00 crore have been allotted under this scheme during the year
2017-18.
(iv) Old Age Pensions: The Government has enhanced the pensions to old age and handloom weavers
from Rs. 200/- to 1000/- per month with effect from 10.12.2014 under Aasara Pension Scheme.
Box 5.8: Geographical Indication for Telangana Handloom products
Pochampally Ikkat, Gadwal Sarees, Siddipet Gollabama Sarees, Narayanpet Sarees have been registered
from the State of Telangana under Geographical Indication Act 1999.

(v) Payment of ex-gratia to the families of suicidal weavers: Government has been providing sigh of
relief to the bereived families of suicidal weavers.
(vi) Netha Bazaars: Five Netha Bazars at Sircilla, Karimnagar, Khammam, Mahabubnagar and Adilabad
have been constructed to enable the weavers to sell their products.
(vii) Samisthti: A new marketing initiative under the banner “Samishti Handloom Sales Emporia” has been
taken up to expand the marketing of handloom products of the PWCSs. Six Samishti Sales Emporia
have been constructed at Vemulawada, Jagtial, Shilparamam, Narketpally, Rajoli and Bhupalapally.
Apart from these initiatives, Government has also been implementing Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS)
for the development of handloom industry in the State. Major CSS schemes include: (i) upgradation of
technology, skills and infrastructure is being done through National Handloom Development Programme,
(ii) skill upgration of handloom and textile workforce through Integrated Skill Development Scheme, (iii)
credit assistance under Pradhanmantri Weavers Mudra Scheme, (iv) health insurance to handloom weavers
under the Health Insurance Scheme, etc.
5.5.2. Powerloom Industry
There are 49,112 powerlooms in the state, out of which majority (about 36,000) of the powerlooms are
located in Sircilla town. Most of the powerlooms in use are low end varieties, having consumption of
only 5 HP and designed to produce textiles of upto 56 width. The powerloom industry is also spread in
the erstwhile districts of Karimnagar, Warangal, Khammam, Nalgonda, Rangareddy and Mahabubnagar.
Important schemes initiated by the government towards welfare of powerloom industry are:
(i) Up-gradation of Plain Powerlooms: As the powerlooms in Sircilla are outdated, the government of
India selected Sircilla area under pilot project scheme of In-Situ up-gradation of plain powerlooms.
Under the scheme per loom unit cost is Rs. 30,000 with a maximum of 8 looms allowed per unit.
Under the scheme, the government of India provides Rs. 15,000 as its share, share and Rs. 10,000
would be the state share and beneficiary contribution is Rs. 5,000. 5393 looms have been identified for
upliftment under the scheme.
(ii) 50% Power tariff concession to powerloom weavers: The state government has been providing
50% power subsidy to powerloom weavers in the State for the powerloom unit upto 5HP.
10,000 Powerloom units have benefitted under the scheme.
(iii) Loan Waiver Scheme to Powerloom Weavers: The government has announced loan waiver to
powerloom weavers and workers upto Rs. 1 lakh. 1,325 powerloom weavers/workers to be benefited
under the scheme.
(iv) Textile and Handloom Parks: Sircilla also has a modern Textile park spread over 75 acres in which
1,600 Rapier looms are available. A Common Facilities Centre is being established in the Textile
Park, which will look after the entire range of pre-loom and post-loom activities like warping, sizing,
dyeing, and processing. In addition, an apparel park is being developed on about 100 acres. The Sircilla
Apparel Park will provide immediate value addition to the fabric produced by the power looms in
Sircilla. The state also has a number of operational private textile parks in Sircilla, Medak, Nalgonda
and Warangal (see Box 5.9); Handloom parks in Gadwal and Pochampally; and Apparel Export Park
in Gundlapochampally. Detailed policy on Textile and Apparel is provided in the Box 5.10.

Box 5.9: Mega Textiles Park at Warangal
The government has fast tracked development of Kakatiya Integrated Mega Textile Park at Shayampet
and Chintalapalli villages in Warangal (Rural) District. The Mega Park, spread over an area of 2000 acre
to be developed in phases, will have best quality infrastructure and house domestic and international
units in spinning, weaving, processing, machinery manufacturing and fashion designing / apparel as
well as Technical Textile and man-made fibre based units. The Mega Textile Park will be equipped with
state of the art infrastructure and amenities:
• India’s largest integrated Textile Park
• 1200 acres in the first phase
• High quality infrastructure like water, power, and connectivity at doorstep
• 21 MLD Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP)
• Common facilities like workers’ dormitories, warehouses, testing labs
• Dedicated technical training centre – MOU with PSG Institute
• Skill building in spinning, weaving and garmenting
• Will include cotton, synthetics, man-made fibres, and technical textiles units
• Ready to use plug and play infrastructure specifically for garmenting units
Box 5.10: Textile and Apparel Policy of Telangana

Telangana is the third largest producers of long staple cotton with production of around 60 lakh bales
per annum. The State is known for skilled textile workers but due to absence of industry, they migrated
to other states for their livelihood. There are 33 spinning mills with capacity of 10 lakh spindles, which
consumes only about 20% of the cotton grown in the State while the rest 80% go to other states for
spinning. Very little downstream activities such as weaving, processing and garmenting happen in
the state. This is a huge gap as well as an opportunity of the state to develop a holistic textile value
chain and surrounding ecosystem in the state. Telangana is well known for skilled workers, lakhs of
textile workers employed in well-established clusters in the country like Surat, Bhiwandi, Sholapur and
Ichalkaranji are natives of Telangana, and have 3-4 decades of experience of working in this sector.
The state government has also launched the Telangana Textile and Apparel Policy (T-TAP) in August
2017 to attract leading national and international textile and apparel companies to the state. T-TAP
envisages creation of a thriving textile value chain through targeted intervention keeping in mind the
strengths and weaknesses of Telangana in textile sector.
Objectives of T-TAP:
• Emerge as one of the key investment destinations for textile and apparel sector both domestically
and globally.
• Encourage investments across the value chain including spinning, weaving, processing and
garmenting Utilize entire cotton produced in the state by developing backward and forward linkages
from fiber to finished products.
• Making textile sector more productive and remunerative to the existing weavers by technology and
skill upgradation.
• Enable additional employment opportunities in the sector and to facilitate homecoming of all
Telangana-origin workforce back to the state.

• Support creation of a pool of skilled workforce for the industry.
• Support and encourage industry that provides a fair and decent livelihood to the workers and passes
on the benefits given by the State to the employees.
• Make the artistic weaves from the state highly valued in the world for their designs and quality.
• Create a market-conducive environment for the sector, thereby contributing substantially to the
state’s GSDP.
• The state will strive to achieve the following targets within the next 5 years through the operation
of the policy.
• Creation of 5 new Textile/Apparel Parks.
• Attract at least 5 new international and 50 domestic investments in the sector.
• Generate additional employment opportunity for 3 lakh persons, of which at least 60% will be
women.
• Ensure that every handloom weaver increases his monthly earnings by 50%.
• Ensure that every power loom in the state is modernized, and the income of each power loom
worker increases by 30%.
• Achieve textile and clothing exports from the state equivalent to at least 20% of the total value of
textile and clothing produced within the state.
Presence of Textile value chain in Telangana
•Existence of Power loom

industries in the shown
region -49000 units
• 39000 units in Sircilla
•Sircilla Textile parks
•Upcoming Apparel &
Weaving Park in Sircilla.
•Upccoming CFC Unit in
Sircilla •Highest cotton
growing regions
in Telangana
•Proposed Mega
Concentration textile park
of Spinning project coming up
Mills in and in Warangal
around the
region- 33 Nos
of Spinning
Units
•Concentration of handloom Units in and

around the region -16828 units
•Presence of prominent clusters in
Sircilla,Gadwal,Warangal
Incentive support under T-TAP:

• Capital Assistance – 25% subsidy (35% for Technical Textiles)
• Operating Assistance –
• Interest Subsidy – 8% per annum
• Power Subsidy – Rs. 1-2 per unit

• SGST Reimbursement – 100% reimbursement
• Transport Subsidy – 25%-75% for 5 years
• Infrastructure Assistance
• Land Price Rebate – 50% up to 20 lac / acre (30 lac for Technical Textiles)
• Rental subsidy for built up space – 25% for 5 years
• Land rebate for workers dormitory – up to 30 lac per acre
• Assistance for capability building and skill development
• Government to train all required manpower at its own cost
• One time assistance of Rs 3000 – Rs 5000 per person as training subsidy
• Fibre to fabric incentive
• Additional 5% subsidy on capital and power on integrated units
• Customized incentives for Mega Projects (A5 category – Min Rs. 200 crore investment or
employment generation of 1000)
Since the launch of T-TAP in Aug 2017, more than 22 MOUs have been signed totalling to investment
to the tune Rs 3,400 crore committed by leading local, national and international textile and apparel
companies in Telangana.
5.6. Sugar Industry

There are eleven sugar factories in the State, of which only seven sugar mills, all under private sector are
functioning with an installed capacity of 34,450 Tonnes Crushing per Day (TCD), co-gen capacity of 129
MW and a distillery capacity of 260 KLPD. The minimum sugarcane required is 50 lakh MTs for 130 days
of crushing. These seven operational sugar mills have a potential of 3.25 lakh MTs of sugar production
by crushing of 32.22 lakh MTs sugarcane, which requires an area of 43,000 hectares as against the state
requirement of 7.11 lakh MTs of sugar. Sugar industry is a labour intensive industry which provides direct
employment to more than 28,500 persons in a crushing season. Initiatives for the welfare of sugar cane
cultivators in the State are:
(i) Purchase Tax Incentive: The Government has been passing on the entire purchase tax as incentive
to the cane growers, which is to be collected from sugar factories @ Rs.60/- per MT to stabilise the
cane area in the state.
(ii) Cane Development Councils: The Cane Development Councils (CDC) were established by the
Sugarcane department for taking up developmental activities in this respective factory zone. The funds
for CDC’s contributed by the cane suppliers and factory each @ Rs.4/- per MT. The funds are utilised
for supplying inputs from planting to harvesting on subsidy.
(iii) Due to failure of NDSL managements to pay the cane price to the cane suppliers on par with the
neighbouring sugar factories, the Telangana Government supported the cane growers by providing
additional bonus.
5.7. Mineral Based Industries
The mining sector is one of the important sectors of the State’s economy due to its backward and forward
linkages. The State is a house for various minerals and therefore has high potential for various mineral based
industries (see Box 5.11).

Box 5.11: Mineral Resources & Status
• Coal: Telangana is the only State in the entire Southern India containing vast deposits of
Coal and is being mined by M/s Singareni Collieries Company Ltd., a State Public Sector unit.
• Iron Ore: The State is also endowed with a number of scattered medium grade Iron Ore
deposits in Bayyaram Reserve Forest and Float Iron Ore deposits in Revenue and Patta
Lands of Mahabubabad, Jayashankar, Jagityal and Warangal Urban Districts and proposed
to establish a steel plant by SAIL under infrastructure as per the Section 93 of the APR Act,
2014.
• Uranium: An estimated reserves of 18,550 MTs in Lambapur, Pulicherla, Nammapuram
and Yellapuram Villages of Nalgonda District. M/s Uranium Corporation of India Ltd.
(UCIL) filed Application for grant of Mining Lease over an extent of 542 Ha. It is yet to be
considered for grant. MoEF, GoI granted EC for this project. UCIL is acquiring the lands for
the said project.
• Limestone: The State is endowed with extensive Limestone deposits in Adilabad, Peddapally,
Mahabubnagar, Nalgonda, Suryapet, Vikarabad, Mancherial Districts with total resources
around 7,519 Million Tonnes. Limestone is being consumed in the manufacture of cement
by 21 cement plants (10 Major and 11 Minor plants) with a capacity of 29.50 MTPA.
• Manganese Ore: Economically significant deposits found in Jamdapur, Guda, Kotkuri,
Pipalkoti, Pipalgoan, Gunjala etc.areas of Adilabad Dist with a total reserves of 1.85 Mil.
tonnes with 25%-40% Mn content. Minor occurrences with low grade Ores found in Ratampet
and Kandali, Nizamabad Dist.
• Granite: Good variety of Granite is available in the districts of Karimnagar, Peddapally, Jagityal,
Warangal Urban & Rural, Mahabubabad, Khammam and Kamareddy. Brown Porphyry, Red
Rose, Blue Brown and Tan Brown are varieties found in Karimnagar, Peddapally, Jagtial; Black
and Sapphire Brown are the varieties of Warangal Urban & Rural, Mahabubabad, Khammam;
Indian Aurora is found in Kamareddy District.
• Limestone Slabs: The Tandur Blue Limestone Slab (Shahbad Stone) useful for flooring is
famous in entire South India available in Vikarabad District.
Mining for coal, limestone is categorized under the large scale mechanized sector, while mining for granite,
dolomite, quartz, feldspar, clays and barytes, etc., is categorized under the semi mechanized medium
sector and rest of the other minerals being categorized under the semi mechanized small sector. Nearly
90% of the mines are categorized under the small sector with the remaining 10% categorized under the
medium and large sectors.
5.7.1. Mineral-Based Industries: Mining Sector is identified as one of the growth engines for the State’s
economy. Certain minerals such as coal, iron ore, diamond, dolomite, uranium, garnet, limestone have
been identified as focus minerals for establishment of cement, thermal plants, granite cutting & faceting,
steel & sponge iron industries for the overall growth and development of mining sector in the State.
Details on mineral resources and its establishment in the state shown in Map 5.1 and Map 5.2.

Map 5.1: District wise mineral
resources.
Map 5.2: District wise mineral establishments.

Production of Major and Minor Minerals
Minerals are categorized into major, minor and other minerals. Major minerals consist of coal, garnet,
graphite, iron ore, limestone, manganese ore, stowing sand and minor minerals consist of amethyst, barytes,
dolomite, feldspar, fire clay, latarite, mica, quartz, silica sand, shale, white clay, yellow ochre. Black granite,
colour granite, gravel/earth, fuller’s earth, lime stone slabs, limekankar, mosaic chips, marble, road metal,
ordinary sand etc. comes under other mineral groups. The consumption of minerals is increasing due to
promotion of various mineral-based products industries. State produces about 30 million tons of industrial
minerals, 50 to 55 million tons of coal and 58 million cubic meters of dimensional stones and building
material.
5.7.2. Leases and Mining
The details of prospecting licenses, mining leases for major minerals, quarry leases for minor minerals in the
state and their extent as detailed Table 5.12.
Table 5.12: Mining license/lease details
Sl.No. License/Lease No. of leases Extent in Ha.
1 Prospecting licenses 9 549
2 Mining Leases 135 85,644
3 Quarry Leases 3,162 9,909
Total 3,306 96,102
5.7.3. Mineral Based units: There are 1,904 mineral-based industries in the State. Highest number of
mineral industries are registered in granite cutting and polishing sector followed by stone crushing sector.
Other important mineral based industries are cement, steel, sponge iron, ferro-alloys, glass, ceramics,
refractories, chemicals, marble and limestone cutting, slate cutting units, gem cutting & faceting units, granite
monuments manufacturing units, pulverizing units, stone crushers, mosaic & ceramic tile units, lime kilns and
manufactured sand units etc. Details on mineral based industries provided in Table 5.13.
Table 5.13: Mineral Based industries in Telangana
Sl. No. Industries No. of Industries
1 Granite cutting & Polishing units 723
2 Stone Crushing Units 463
3 Brick Klins 234
4 Napaslab Units 183
5 Quartz Pulverizing Units 79
6 Fullers earth processing units 55
7 Manufacture sand units 44
8 Ready Mix Concrete Units 34
9 Clay & Ceramic Units 29
10 Cement Plants 21
11 Mosaic Chips Units 16
12 Sponge Iron Plants 15
13 Thermal Power Plants 3
14 Ferro alloys units 2
15 Laterite Beneficiation Plants 2
16 Barytes Processing units 1
Total 1,904

5.7.4. Value of Production: As indicated in the Figure 5.5, out of the total value of Rs. 15,711 crore mineral
production, major minerals contributed the highest with Rs. 9,189 crores, followed by ‘other minerals’ which
contributed Rs. 6,414 crores. Minor minerals contributed to production value of Rs. 107 crore.
Figure 5.5: Value of mineral production in 2017-18 (Rs. Crore) (April – November 2017).
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5.7.5. Revenue from Minerals

There has been a continues growth in the revenue from minerals. While the revenue collection was of Rs.
1,207.82 crore in the year 2010-11, it reached to Rs. 1,806.99 crore in 2013-14. After the formation of the
State, revenue collection from minerals increased significantly to Rs. 3,169.70 crore in the year 2016-17,
which is almost double the revenue collected in the year 2013-14. Therefore, the growth in revenue collection
especially after the formation of the State has been very robust (Table 5.14). Target for the year 2017-18
slated to be Rs. 3,500 crore, out of which Rs.1158.78 crore has already been achieved as of December, 2017.
Table 5.14: State’s revenue from mines and mineral (Rs. in crore)
Year Achievement Growth

2010-11 1,207.82 --
2011-12 1,361.56 12.73
2012-13 1,780.88 30.80
2013-14 1,806.99 1.47
2014-15 1,968.27 8.93
2015-16 2,369.72 20.00
2016-17 3,169.70 34.00
2017-18 (upto Dec’17) 1,158.78 17.00
District-wise revenue: The district-wise revenue collection of minerals produced in the State, for the time
period October, 2016 to March, 2017 is shown in the Figure 5.6. It is observed that all the districts, except
Hyderabad, have realised revenues from mineral resources with varying degree. Highest revenue was realised
in Karimnagar district with Rs. 97.1 crore, followed by Suryapet district with Rs. 62.1 crore.

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5.7.6. New Initiatives in Mining Sector
Government has taken up number of initiatives to increase boost the growth of mining sector in the State.
Key initiatives are mentioned below:
(i) Incentives to Granite Industry: Considering recession in the domestic and international market
and with an overall view to encourage granite industry in the State, the government has announced
a concession in levy of seigniorage fee with respect to granite cutting, polishing units and limestone
slabs polishing units in the State for a further period of one year with effect from 26.09.2017.
(ii) Online Mineral e-payment & e-permit System: State Government introduced ‘Online Mineral
e-payment & e-permit System’ to facilitate payments of statutory amounts, filing, processing, issue
of dispatch permits and generation of transit forms (way bills) by leaseholders through user friendly
online services totally avoiding manual interface.
(iii) Sand Mining Policy: The State Government introduced the new Sand Mining Policy in 2014.
The policy ensures proper regulation of sand activity in the State by entrusting sand extraction to
Telangana State Mineral Development Corporation (TSMDC). The policy also helps in avoiding the
over exploitation of sand and conduct of operations through systematic extraction keeping in view,
environmental considerations at a price fixed by the Government.
(iv) State Mineral Exploration Trust (SMET): As per the Mines and Minerals (Development and
Regulation) Act, 1957, the State Government established the State Mineral Exploration Trust (SMET)
as a non-profit body. SMET has been established to take-up mineral prospecting and exploration of
minor minerals in the State.

Box 5.12: District Mineral Foundation
As per the guidelines from the Central Government, the State Government has constituted the District
Mineral Foundation Trust (DMF) as a non-profitable organisation, which came into effect from January
2015. The object of the DMF is to work for the interest and benefit of persons, and areas affected by
mining related operations. The rate of contribution to DMF as follows: (i) 10% of royalty in respect of
mining leases granted on or after 12.1.2015, and (ii) 30% of royalty in respect of mining leases granted
before 12.1.2015. Funds available under the scheme are being used for undertaking welfare measures
in the mining or mining related areas, including, drinking water supply, health care, education, welfare
of women, children, aged and disabled people, and other priority plans such as physical infrastructure
and renewable energy. Rs. 1,328.25 crore is collected under DMF upto December 2017.
5.8. Outlook
The initiatives of the Government for promoting the industrial base in over a period of four years has lead to
green-shoots across the spectrum of manufacturing sector in the State. With its business-friendly initiatives,
Telangana State has been ranked as no.1 in the country, in terms of ‘Ease of Doing Business’ for the year
2017, conducted by the Government of India in collaboration with the World Bank.
There has been a significant growth in the number of investment proposals received by the State. It is also
positive to note that substantial number of the proposals have commenced their operations. Significant
growth of merchandise exports from the State also indicates the strengthening of competitiveness of State
industries in a number of areas.
In order to realize the natural strategic advantages enjoyed by the State, the Government has identified 14
thrust areas and core sectors and launched sector specific incentives to provide impetus. These sector include:
life sciences, IT hardware, precision engineering, food processing, automobiles, textiles, plastics, FMCG,
engineering goods, gems & jewellery, waste management & green technology, renewable energy & solar
parks, mineral & wood-based industries, and transportation. The Life Sciences Policy is aimed at building
upon the existing advantages and emerges as the leading State in the country by optimally utilizing all the new
opportunities. The Electronic Policy has provided incentives to strengthen the entrenched electronic sector
in the State with its high quality of technically qualified workforce.
State has put in place, various initiatives to disperse the industrial base to all the districts. Efforts are on to
set up auto-related industries in Kamareddy, Mancherial, Karimnagar and Ramagundam. Leather parks at
Ghanpur, Karimnagar, Mahabubnagar, Nalgonda, Warangal, Nizamabad, Armoor and other places are being
developed to revive leather sector using local resources. The textile sector has been provided renewed strength
through an integrated approach. The textile park at Sircilla, Medak, Nalgonda, and Gundlapochampally and
the Mega Textile Park in Warangal is expected to develop whole chain of textile and ancillary industries in
Telangana.
Incentive scheme through T-IDEA have been helping in promoting entrepreneurship in rural areas as well.
Sector specific industrial incentives, a package of attractive incentives and special support measures for
entrepreneurship development of marginalised sections. Government has providing land for industrial
development along with the provisioning of infrastructure facilities especially in hitherto neglected areas.
Earmarking of water from the major irrigation projects and uninterrupted power supply are expected to fuel
further industrial growth in the State.

6
CHAPTER
Infrastructure
“ Of all the works of civilization that interfere with the natural water distribution system,
Irrigation has been by far the most pervasive and powerful ’’
-Al Gore
Noble Laureate
Infrastructure is a vital component for the state aspiring to excel in growth and development. The role of
infrastructure can never be discounted, as it contributes both directly and indirectly to the economy and
welfare of the state. An economy’s transition from the developing category to the developed depends on
availability of infrastructure, as it has multiplier effect on all the three sectors – primary, secondary and
tertiary. Infrastructure is an umbrella term that covers both economic and social infrastructure. Economic
(physical) infrastructure consists of irrigation, power projects, roads, water supply, railways, airports, etc., and
social infrastructure comprise of schools, universities, hospitals, dispensaries, etc. Economic infrastructure
contributes towards ‘growth’ and social infrastructure contributes towards the ‘development’ of the country.
The state of Telangana has assigned greater emphasis on the creation and development of infrastructure
in partnership with the central government and private entities. The state government has taken up various
projects in key infrastructure sectors such as irrigation, drinking water, power and roads, etc. Some of them
are: mission mode completion of irrigation projects, large scale drinking water project, restoration of minor
irrigation tanks under Mission Kakatiya, widening of roads, augmenting the power supply, expanding the
housing for weaker sections by constructing double bed room houses, etc. No state in the country has
achieved the feat of providing free 24x7 power to agriculture sector and supply of drinking water to all
households in such a short span of time. The present chapter discusses the initiatives in the key areas of
physical infrastructure in the state.
6.1. Irrigation in Telangana
The government has accorded highest priority to increase irrigation infrastructure for improving the
economic conditions of the farmer. This is because of two reasons: first, the state is geographically located
in a rain-shadow area, resulting in frequent droughts; and second, the state was deprived of its due share
of river waters for a long time in the combined state. This led to lower crop yields and income for the
farmers, plunging them into poverty. Addressing issues related to water use was of paramount importance

and indispensable in the endeavour to evolve Bangaru Telangana. Given its importance, the Government
of Telangana has initiated several steps to augment water resources for the development of the state. The
following objectives guide the initiatives of the government: (i) providing timely and assured water to the
farming sector in particular, commensurate with the crop requirements, (ii) providing potable drinking water
to all the inhabitants, and (iii) providing water required for industrial development.
The state government has been implementing various irrigation projects to transform the goal of providing
irrigation to at least one crore acres of land. In this direction, efforts are targeted towards (i) completing all
long-pending major and medium irrigation projects, (ii) bridging the gap in irrigation potential by renovation
of existing irrigation infrastructure, and (iii) restoration and renovation of age-old irrigation tanks that are
the lifeline for the rural economy.
6.1.1. Fast-tracking of major and medium irrigation projects
Projects with a command area of more than 10,000 hectares are categorised as major irrigation projects
and projects with a command area less than 10,000 hectares but more than 2000 hectares are categorised as
medium irrigation projects.
The major rivers passing through the state are the Krishna, the Godavari and their tributaries such as
the Musi, the Manjira, etc. For harnessing the river waters, the government has undertaken 36 irrigation
projects, consisting of 21 major irrigation projects, 12 medium irrigation projects, one flood bank, and two
modernisations of existing projects. It is proposed to create 72 lakh acres of Irrigation Potential (IP) with
these irrigation projects.
To achieve the objective of providing irrigation facilities to one crore acres, the government has initiated
several steps. Details of these initiatives are described below:
i. Re-engineering of projects to enhance the utility of the projects, duly ensuring water availability and
wider coverage, wherever necessary to suit to the needs of the state. These include (a) Pranahita
Chevella Project (taken up as the Pranahita and Kaleshwaram Projects), (b) J. Chokka Rao Devadula
Lift Irrigation Scheme, (c) Sitarama LIS (integration of two improperly planned projects), and (d)
Flood Flow Canal from Sri Ram Sagar Project (SRSP).
ii. Modernisation and restoration of existing irrigation systems to bring the contemplated ayacut under
irrigation, viz., Nagarjunasagar, Nizamsagar, Kadam, SRSP (Punarjeevana Pathakam), Rajolibanda
Diversion Scheme (RDS), Ghanpur Anicut, Sadarmatt Anicut, Musi, Satnala, Chelimelavagu,
Swarna, NTR Sagar, Palair Old Canal, etc.,
iii. Grounding projects contemplated prior to state formation, i.e., Palamuru - Rangareddy LIS and
Dindi LIS.
iv. Signing of landmark agreements with Maharashtra state, facilitating the expeditious completion of
Pranahita, Kaleshwaram, Chanaka-Korata and Lendi projects in Godavari Basin.
v. Giving enhanced budget support for expeditious project completion. Apart from state funding,
the government is also seeking financial assistance for the completion of major, medium and
minor irrigation projects from the Government of India under Prime Minister Krishi Sinchayee
Yojana (PMKSY), Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP), Repair, Renovation and
Restoration (RRR), and National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), etc.
vi. Adopting a new approach to land acquisition, resettlement and rehabilitation.

vii. Increasing the use of sustainable methods of irrigation, such as plantations in project areas, along
canals and foreshores of reservoirs, construction of check dams to arrest silt in streams, etc.
Since formation of the state, a number of projects were partially commissioned resulting in creation of
16.64 lakh acres of new irrigation potential, while 8.97 lakh acres ayacut was stabilised under the 36 ongoing
projects (Box 6.1).
Box 6.1: Important Ongoing Major Irrigation Projects in the State

A. Godavari Basin
(i) Kaleshwaram Project is One of the important ongoing multi-purpose irrigation projects in the
state and envisages construction of one barrage across the river Godavari at Medigadda, and two more
barrages between the Medigadda and Sripada-Yellampally Projects at Annaram and Sundilla. It will
convey waters from Sripada-Yellampally Project to the command area spread over 13 districts through
components such as canals, tunnels, lift systems, reservoirs, and distributary network.
This project envisages irrigating an ayacut of 18,25,700 acres. Further, it proposes stabilising the
existing ayacut in other major projects to an extent of 18,82,970 acres. Besides irrigation, the project
will also supply 30 TMC drinking water to the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, as well as
10 TMC of water to villages en route. It is proposed utilising 16 TMC water for industrial use from
this project. Once the project is completed, a total of 1.19 crore acres of land will be brought under
irrigation in the state.
Annaram Barrage under construction Medigadda Barrage under construction
(ii) Alisagar Lift Irrigation Scheme: The Alisagar Lift

Irrigation Scheme is intended to supplement irrigation
facilities to the gap ayacut of the Nizamsagar Project
in Navipet, Renjal, Yedapally, Nizamabad, Dichpally and
Makloor Mandals of Nizamabad District to the extent
of 53,793 acres. The scheme proposes lifting 720 cusecs
of water from right bank of Godavari River near Kosli
Village.
(iii) Argula Rajaram Guthpa Lift Irrigation Scheme: The Arugula Rajaram Guthpa Lift Irrigation
Scheme is intended to supplement the irrigation facilities to the gap ayacut of the Nizamsagar Project
in Nizamabad District to the extent of 38,792 acres lying under the distributaries D74 to D82 of the
Nizamsagar Project. The scheme proposes lifting 540 cusecs of water from the right bank of Godavari

River near Ummeda Village to supplement the tail-end ayacut of the Nizamsagar Project. Lifting of
water is proposed in two stages, with a discharge of 540 cusecs.
(iv) Choutpally Hanmanth Reddy Lift Irrigation Scheme: The Choutpally Hanmanth Reddy Lift
Irrigation Scheme is proposed on the Shetpally tank, which is fed by Distributary D4 of Sri Ramasagar
Project – Laxmi Canal, is taken up to provide irrigation facility to an ayacut of 11,625 acres in 18
villages of Kammarpally and Morthad mandals in Nizamabad District by lifting 180 cusecs of water.
(v) Lendi Interstate Project: This is an interstate major irrigation project between Telangana and
Maharashtra. The headworks are located in Nanded District of Maharashtra. This project proposes
to irrigate 49,000 acres, out of which the irrigation potential would be 22,000 acres in Telangana and
27,000 acres in Maharashtra. As per the terms and conditions of the interstate agreement, the water
and expenditure on the entire project is to be shared in the ratio of 38:62 by Telangana and Maharashtra
States respectively. The total length of the Right Bank Main Canal is 25.14 kms, in which 25.14 kms of
earthworks have been completed. The CC lining of the Right Bank Main Canal and CM&CD works
are in progress. About 48 per cent works are completed.
(vi) M. Baga Reddy Singur Project: The Singur
Project has been constructed across River Manjira, a
tributary of the River Godavari near Singur village,
Pulkal Mandal, Sangareddy District of Telangana,
with a gross capacity of 29.91 TMC. The government
has accorded permission for utilisation of about 2
TMC of water from the Singur Project for irrigating
40,000 acres of ID in the Kharif season in Andole
and Sangareddy (M) of Sangareddy District
(vii) J. Chokka Rao Devadula Lift Irrigation Scheme: The J. Chokka Rao Devadula Lift Irrigation
Scheme contemplates for lifting of water from Godavari River near Gangaram (V), Eturunagaram
(M), Jayashankar District to irrigate 6.21 lakh acres in upland drought-prone areas of Warangal Urban,
Warangal Rural, Karimnagar, Jayashankar, Jangaon,
Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Suryapet and Siddipet Districts
from an elevation of +71 m to +540 m by utilising
60.00 TMC of water. In addition, the project also
meets the drinking water needs of Greater Warangal
Municipal Corporation and many other villages. The
project was modified further. The formation of
Nawabpet Tank was completed in 2017 and water
was released to drought-prone areas of Devaruppula,
Lingalaghanpur and Gundala Mandals.
(viii) Lower Penganga Project: The Lower Penganga Project is a joint project between the states of
Maharashtra and Telangana on the River Penganga, which is a tributary of the River Godavari. The
head works are located near Tadsaoli Village in Ghatanji Taluk of Yavathmal District of the Vidharbha
Region in Maharashtra State. The net available yield is estimated to be 42.67 TMC and shared in
the ratio of 88:12. It is proposed to utilise 37.55 TMC of water to create an irrigation potential of

3,95,185 acres in Maharashtra and 5.12 TMC of water to create an irrigation potential of 47,486 acres
in Telangana under the right canal which runs for a length of about 90 kms in the lands of tribal and
backward areas situated in 71 villages of Adilabad District.
B. Krishna Basin
(i) Mahatma Gandhi Kalwakurthy Lift
Irrigation Project: The Mahatma Gandhi
Kalwakurthy Lift Irrigation Project is proposed
to provide irrigation facilities to an extent of
4.10 lakh acres and to supply drinking water to
chronically drought-prone upland areas in the
erstwhile Mahabubnagar District. Forty TMC of
water is proposed to be lifted in three stages from
the foreshore of Srisailam Reservoir. The work is
divided into six packages. The Stage-I works at Yellur village is completed. Already two pumps each in
Stage II and Stage III have been commissioned and 17.7 TMC of water has been supplied to irrigate
an ayacut of 2.50 lakh acres and 280 tanks supplemented for the first time.
(ii) Rajiv Bhima Lift Irrigation Scheme:
The scheme envisages lifting of water from
the Krishna River at two different places:
one at Panchadevpad, the foreshore of the
Jurala Project and another at the foreshore
of the Ookachettyvagu Project at Ramanpad
for irrigation in the chronically drought-
affected upland areas in part of Makthal,
Maganur, Atmakur, Narva, Chinnachintakunta,
Devarakadra, Addakula, Kothakota,
Peddamandadi, Wanaparthy, Pebbair, Pangal,
Kodair, Weepangandla and Kollapur mandals and to provide drinking water to the en route 196 villages
of Mahabubnagar district. The pumps at Stage I and II of Lift I and II have been commissioned and
10.41 TMC of water has been released for an ayacut of 79,837 lakh acres in 2017-18. The Project is to
be completed in 2018-19.
(iii) Jawahar Nettempadu Lift Irrigation Scheme: The Jawahar Nettempadu Lift Irrigation Scheme
(JNLIS) envisages the lifting of 21.425 TMC of water from the foreshore of PJP Reservoir to provide
irrigation facilities to 2 lakh acres in the
drought-prone upland areas of Gadwal
and Alampur constituencies, covering
about 148 number of villages in eight
mandals. Besides, the project will also
provide drinking-water facilities en route
the canal in Jogulamba Gadwal District.
The JNLIS comprises two stages. All
the pumps in the projects have been

commissioned and 6.382 TMC of water has been released for an ayacut of 1.5 lakh acres in 2017-18.
The project is proposed to be completed in 2018-19.
(iv) Priyadarshini Jurala Project: The project has been commissioned and 4.709 TMC of water has
been released for an ayacut of 1 lakh acres in 2017-18. The Priyadarshini Jurala project is a multipurpose
project across the River Krishna, near Revulapally village in Jogulamba Gadwal district, which is 18
kms downstream of the Telangana-Karnataka border with FRL/MWL of +318.52 m. The project
is intended to irrigate an ayacut of 1.02 lakh acres under the left main canal (NTR Canal) and Right
main canal (NallaSomanadri canal) in drought prone mandals of Atmakur, Kothakota, Pebbair of
Wanapathy district, Weepangandla and Kollapur of Nagarkurnool (under NTR Canal) and Gadwal,
Dharur, Itikyal and Manopad (under NS Canal) of Mahabubnagar district. A provision of 5.66 Mcum
(0.20 TMC) has been made for drinking-water supply to the villages en route in the command area of
the above mandals. Irrigation potential was successfully created for 1,02,200 acres.
(v) Rajoli Banda Diversion Scheme: The Rajoli Banda Diversion Scheme is an interstate project
of Karnataka and Telangana States, consisting of an anicut built across Tungabhadra river in Raichur
District, Karnataka. The scheme was sanctioned during the erstwhile Nizam State. The construction
of anicut was started in 1946 and completed by 1958. The water was supplied to the 143-km-long RDS
Canal to benefit a drought area of 15 villages in Manvi Taluk of Karnataka, and eight villages in Gadwal
Taluk, 67 villages of Alampur Taluk in
erstwhile Mahabubnagar District, and 4
villages in Kurnool District in Andhra
Pradesh. A total of 75 villages are under
RDS command in Telangana.
(vi) Modernisation of RDS Canal:
Based on the report of a committee on
the measures to be taken to improve the
realisation of water in RDS Canal, the
government has taken up modernisation
of the RDS Project. To supplement and
stabilise the ayacut of RDS to the tune of 55,600 acres, a lift scheme is contemplated from Sunkesula

backwaters on the Tungabhadra River.
The scheme is located at Thumella Village,
Waddepalli (M) of Jogulamba Gadwal
District. Stage-I works commenced in
September 2017 and are proposed to be
completed in 2018-19.
(vii) Koilsagar Lift Irrigation Scheme:
Koilsagar Project was constructed in 1955
to irrigate an ayacut of 12,000 acres in
Amarchintha constituency in Mahabubnagar
District. Due to failure of the monsoon in
the catchment area in the past several years, only 4500 acres is being irrigated under this project. In
view of the prevailing situation, the government has proposed to stabilise the total ayacut of 12,000
acres under the Koilsagar Project, apart from irrigating a new ayacut of 38,250 acres, which all together
50,250 acres, including implementation of sprinkler irrigation system for ID crops.
(viii) Palamuru-Rangaredddy Lift Irrigation Scheme: The Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation
Scheme envisages irrigating an ayacut of 12,30,000 acres in upland areas of Nagarkurnool (1 lakh
acres), Mahabubnagar (4.14 lakh acres), Rangareddy (3.64 lakh acres), Vikarabad (3.22 lakh acres) and
Nalgonda (0.30 lakh acres) districts and drinking water requirement to en-route villages, GHMC and
industrial water requirements by lifting 90 TMC of water in 60 days from the foreshore of Srisailam
Reservoir during flood season. The main conduct works up to Uddandapur Reservoir are under process.
(ix) Ghattu Lift Irrigation Scheme: Gattu Lift Irrigation Scheme envisages irrigating an ayacut
of 28,000 acres in upland areas of Ghattu, Dharur and K.T. Doddi mandals of Jogulamba Gadwal
District. The new ayacut is 25,000 acres and 3,000 acres is stabilized under 41 existing tanks in 15
villages of Ghattu, Dharur and K.T. Doddi mandals. A total of 2.80 TMC of water is proposed to be
lifted from Relampadu Balancing Reservoir.
(x) Dindi Lift Irrigation Scheme: The upland areas of Nalgonda District are endemically drought
prone besides large areas are in grip of fluoride. The only source of water that can be brought to this
area to mitigate the above problems is the river Krishna.
The Dindi Lift Irrigation Scheme envisages providing irrigation facilities to 3.61 lakh acres and drinking
water to the areas most severely affected by fluoride and the drought-prone areas in four districts, i.e.,
Nagarkurnool, Nalgonda, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri and Rangareddy. It is proposed to lift 30 TMC of flood
water from the foreshore of Srisailam Reservoir to Ulpara Barrage at 0.50 TMC per day for 60 days.
The survey has been conducted WAPCOS Limited
and the alignment is under finalisation.
(xi) AMRP/NSPLLC/Udayasamudram
AMRP SLBC: The Alimineti Madhava Reddy
Srisailam Left Bank Canal Project (AMRP) was
started in 1983 to provide irrigation facilities for
2.80 lakh acres in the drought-prone areas of
Nalgonda District.

Udaya Samudram LIS
The scheme envisages lifting of 6.70 TMC of water from the foreshore of Udayasamudram Balancing
Reservoir of AMR SLBC Project for irrigating 1 lakh acres of ayacut in chronically drought-affected
upland areas of Nakrekal, Nalgonda, Mungode, Thungathurthy Assembly constituencies of Nalgonda
District.
C. Modernisation of irrigation projects
(i) Modernisation of Nagarjuna Sagar
Project: The multipurpose Nagarjuna
Sagar Project on the Krishna River is
constructed near Nandikonda Village,
Peddavoora Mandal, Nalgonda District.
This is the largest and Highest Masonry
dam of height 409 ft in the world. The
installed capacity for power generation
at main powerhouse at the dam is 810
MW. There is power generation of 150 MW at the head regulators of Nagarjuna Sagar’s main canals,
namely Jawahar Canal and Lalbahadur Canal, taking off from the reservoir on the right and left sides
respectively. Currently, modernisation work is ongoing with the World Bank assistance under Water
Sector Improvement Project.
(ii) Modernisation of Main Canal and Distributary
System of Nizamsagar Project: The Nizamsagar
project was constructed by the Nizam government
during 1923-31 across the Manjira River with a storage
capacity of 29.72 TMC to irrigate 2,75,000 acres with a
utilisable yield of 58 TMC. This was the first reservoir on
the Manjira River, constructed with a dependable yield
of 113.71 TMC. The hydrological surveys conducted in
the year 1972 revealed that the reservoir capacity is only
11.79 TMC against the contemplated storage capacity of
29.72 TMC. The silt accumulation worked out to 17.91
TMC. The ayacut under the project is re-localised to 2,31,339 acres. As a remedial measure, the project
was remodelled during 1975, raising the full reservoir level (FRL) from +1400.50 ft to +1405.00 ft
and brought the capacity to 17.80 TMC from 11.79 TMC. The inflows into Nizamsagar since 1992-93
to 2005-06 were very precarious and received only 8 TMC per year during the past several monsoon
seasons.
(iii) Modernisation of Shanigaram Project: The Shanigaram project is an existing medium irrigation
project across Seddipetavagu, near Shanigaram Village, Koheda Mandal, Siddipet District. The project
was constructed in the year 1653 and restored to irrigation standards in the year 1891 to irrigate an
ayacut of 5,100 acres. The modernisation of Shanigaram project was undertaken to repair the FOF
weir, to arrest leakages through the body wall and bund sections and also to repair the distributory
network system. The work is under progress.

(iv) Modernisation of Ghanpur Anicut: The
Ghanpur Anciut is an existing anicut which was
constructed in the year 1905 across the Manjira
River in Medak District. It has two canals, namely
Mahabubnagar and Fathenagar canals. The total
length of Mahabubnagar is 42.80 kms with an
ayacut of 11,425 acres. The length of Fathenagar
canal is 12.80 km with an ayacut of 10,200 acres.
(v) Modernisation of Nallavagu Project: The Nallavagu Project is an existing medium irrigation
project, constructed across the Nallavagu River in
Medak district. The project was commissioned in
the year 1967 to irrigate an ayacut of 6,030 acres.
The project benefits Kalher Mandal in Sangareddy
District and Pitlam Mandal in Kamareddy district.
The government has undertaken modernisation
of Nallavagu project and the work is under
progress.
6.1.2. Mission Kakatiya

A Flagship programme for revival of tank irrigation
The topography and rainfall pattern in Telangana has made tank irrigation an ideal means of irrigation,
storing and regulating water flow for agricultural use. Tanks have been the lifeline of Telangana owing to
the state’s geographical terrain. There are about 46,531 tanks and water bodies in the state, spread across
all 31 districts. The topography and rainfall pattern in the state, have made tank irrigation as the most ideal
mode by storing and regulating water flow for agricultural use. Though tanks are mainly used for irrigation
purposes, they are also used for fish culture, as common grazing land, as a source of clay for pottery, etc.
Thus, the small tanks are the core of the rural ecosystem. The tank system is also critical for the growth
of agriculture, contributing to soil and water conservation, flood control, drought mitigation, livestock and
domestic uses, recharge of groundwater, improvement of microclimate and protection of environment.
Construction of tanks in Telangana has been an age-old activity, since the pre-Satavahana era. During the
Kakatiya era, the construction of tanks was carried out with amazing technical expertise and ingenuity.
Tanks, such as Ramappa, Pakhala, Laknavaram, Ghanapuram, Bayyaram, which were built by Kakatiyas,
resemble seas and they greatly helped agriculture. This vision and legacy of Kakatiyas were carried forward
by Qutubshahis and Asafjahis who ruled this region for centuries. Hundreds of big and small tanks were
built in Telangana region during their rule. However, after Independence, the successive governments have
neglected the maintenance and development of these tanks and left them to face extinction by way of
siltation, breaches, encroachments, etc. With the deterioration of tank systems, many of the self-sufficient
villages of Telangana have become vulnerable to frequent drought.
Upholding the vision of Kakatiyas, the state government has launched a flagship programme ‘Mission

Kakatiya’, also known as Mana Ooru - Mana Cheruvu. The mission aims at retrieving the lost role and
importance of minor irrigation in the state with community participation, for ensuring sustainable water
security. Further recharging and sustaining ground water resources would also be a major benefit of this
activity. The main objective of Mission Kakatiya is to enhance agriculture-based income for small and marginal
farmers by accelerating the development of minor irrigation infrastructure, strengthening community-based
irrigation management and restoring tanks to their full potential.
The government has prioritised restoration of minor irrigation tanks so they can again store water to the
extent of their original capacity and in order to effectively utilise 255 TMC of water allocated for the minor
irrigation sector under the Godavari and Krishna River basins. The minimum ayacut that can be irrigated
with the allocated water could be about 20 lakh acres. However, as per the statistics, the ayacut now being
irrigated under minor irrigation tanks is only about 9-10 lakh acres. Mission Kakatiya aims at bridging the gap
ayacut of about 10 lakh acres by adopting following works: (i) de-silting the tank beds to restore the original
water storage capacity of tanks, (ii) repairing dilapidated sluices, weirs, etc., (iii) strengthening the tank bunds
to its original standards, (iv) repairing the feeder channels to standards for getting water freely into tanks, (v)
re-sectioning of irrigation channels to standards, and (vi) repairing CM & CD works for smooth distribution
of water to fields according to their requirement.
Table 6.1: Implementation of Mission Kakatiya in Phases I to IV
Phase I Phase II Phase III Phase IV
(2014-15) (2015-16) (2016-17) (2017-18)
Item Share Share Total
No. of No. of Share in No. of No. of Share in
in in
Tanks Tanks Total Tanks Tanks Total
Total Total
Total no. of tanks
9,306 20% 9,306 20% 9,306 20% 9,306 20% 37,224
programmed
Total no. of tanks taken
up for comprehensive 8,078 17.36% 9,003 19.42% 6,152 13.22% 3,069 6.60% 26,302
restoration
Ayacut in acres 7,16,314 6,87,094 4,07,115 1,98,093 20,08,616
The irrigation department plans to restore all the 46,531 minor irrigation sources in five years, aiming to
take up 20 per cent (9,306) of the tanks each year in Four Phases as given in the Table 6.1. Under Phase
I of Mission Kakatiya, 8,078 tanks were taken up for comprehensive restoration; under Phase II of the
programme, 9,003 tanks were taken up for restoration; under Phase III, 6,152 tanks were taken up and under
Phase IV, 3,069 tanks were taken up for restoration. So far, an ayacut to the extent of 5.62 lakh acres has been
stabilised by bridging the gap. Further an extent of 2.24 lakh acres of gap-ayacut stabilisation is programmed
for realisation during 2017-18 under Phase III. A detailed impact assessment study of Mission Kakatiya
carried out by NABCON given in the Box 6.2.
Box 6.2: Impact Assessment Study of Mission Kakatiya by NABCON
The NABARD Consultancy Services (NABCON) has carried out an impact assessment study of the
Mission Kakatiya. The study was conducted by surveying 12,000 households, spread over 400 tanks,
in the erstwhile districts of Adilabad, Karimnagar, Medak and Nalgonda to assess the impact of the
programme in 2016-17 compared to the baseline year 2013-14. Followings are the major findings of
the NABCON assessment study:
Profile of the study area: The benefits have mostly accrued to the small and medium farmers, as 90

per cent of households in the tank ayacut area have less than 2 acres of landholdings. The programme
benefits have also flowed significantly to the weaker sections, as 87.6 per cent of the sample households
belong to SC/ST/OBC.
Impact on irrigated area and change in cropping pattern: There was an overall increase of 51.5
per cent in the gross irrigated area. Crop intensity has increased by 45.6 per cent over the baseline year
due to improved water retention capacity of the tanks. With more availability of water in the tanks,
the area under paddy cultivation had increased by 11.1 per cent in the Kharif and 23.7 per cent in the
Rabi seasons over the baseline year and cotton has decreased by 9.7 per cent over the base year. This
shows that due to availability and retention of water in the tanks, cropping patterns have changed and
crop yields increased.
Use of silt from tanks: Application of the tank silt on farms resulted in significant reduction in
expenditure on fertilisers by 27.6 per cent, a decrease in the consumption of fertilisers by 35-50 per
cent, depending on the crop, saving is around Rs.1,500 to Rs. 3,000 per acre per season. Further the
tank silt application contributed to increase in crop yields, reduction of soil erosion and increase in soil
moisture retention.
Farmers’ income and ground water level: The household agriculture income witnessed an increase
of 78.5 per cent at current prices in the tank ayacut area due to increased irrigated area and yield
improvement. There is a substantial increase in the ground water table by 9.02 mm in the impact year
compared to 6.91 mm of the baseline year.
Fisheries and fodder: Increased and longer periods of storage in the tanks resulted in improved fish
weight/yield and value of fish production in the tank has increased by 62 per cent compared to the
baseline year. It has also resulted in the increase of availability of crop residues as fodder of about
1qtl/acre for paddy. The community has a positive perception towards Mission Kakatiya projects.
The study reports also suggest the following interventions through convergence of government
programmes:
(i) change cropping pattern to suit a tank ecosystem;
(ii) provide better pricing and procurement and other support for non-paddy crops;
(iii) ensure and supporting institutional mechanisms to promote users’ interest in O&M, water
management, etc.;
(iv) extend support for micro-irrigation to ayacut farmers;
(v) promote participatory ground-water management in the tank ayacut and influence zone;
(vi) introduce and support MI Jankar (paraworker) to maintain a robust tank-level database; and
(vii) make a few changes in management of tank-based irrigation systems at various levels, which can
have the potential to substantially enhance the results on a longer term.
6.2. Energy
Telangana has made remarkable progress in improving the power situation in the state. On the day of
formation of the Telangana State, there was a peak demand shortage of 2,700 MW and four to eight hours
of load relief to domestic and other consumers and 2-day power holiday to industries. At present, there has
been a substantial improvement in the power situation in the state due to the measures taken by the new state
in areas such as reducing transmission and distribution (T&D) losses, staggering of loads to 24 hours of
the day, increase in generation by TSGENCO plants, entering into short-term power purchase agreements
and purchase from exchange. As a result, there is no load relief from 20 November 2014 in the State to any
category of consumers and there is marked improvement in the quality of power being supplied to all the
consumers.
6.2.1. Generation
The contracted capacity of Telangana State, including Generation Corporation of Telangana Limited
(TSGENCO) and other Plants, as on 31 December 2017 is given in the Table 6.2. The total installed capacity
of power generation in the state was 14,913 MW, as on 31December 2017. The contracted capacity of the
private sector was 7,279 MW, the state sector was 5,295 MW and the central sector was 2,238 MW.
Table 6.2: Installed capacity in different sectors
Sl. No. Sector Installed capacity in MW (as on 31.12.2017)
1 State sector 5,295
2 Interstate 76
3 Joint sector 25
4 Private sector 7,279
5 Central sector 2,238
Total installed capacity 14,913
Installed capacity of TSGENCO
TSGENCO is the largest power-generating company of Telangana State, with installed capacity of 5,295.26
MW as (on 31 Dcember2017), comprising thermal (2,882.50 MW), hydel (2,411.76 MW) and solar (1 MW).
Station-wise power installed capacity is given in the Figure 6.1 and Table 6.3.
Figure 6.1: Installed capacity of TSGENCO as on 31st December 2017
Thermal Plant
Total Capacity 2882.50 MW)
Installed Capacity by
500 MW
TSGENCO
Kothagudem
Stage-VI
5295.26 MW
Kothagudem
Stage-V (1X500MW) Kothagudem-ABC
(2X250MW) (4X60MW
4X120MW) Hydel Plant
(Total Capacity 2411.76)
Ramagundam-B
Kakatiya TPP
Stage-I (1X62.5MW) Nagarjunasa
Priyadarshini Srisailam
(1x500MW) Lower Jurala gar PH
Jurala Left
HEP (1X110MW
(6X150M
(6x39MW) (6X40MW) +
W)
7X100.8MW
Kakatiya TPP
)
Stage-II 900 MW 815.6 MW
234 MW 240 MW
600 MW
Pulichintala
NS Left Singur HEP, Unit- Nizamsagar
CanalPH (2X7.5MW) 1,2 & 3 (2X5MW)
(2X30MW (3X30MW)
Solar plant 90 MW 15 MW 10 MW
Total capacity1 MW 60 MW
Solar Plant Peddapalli Palair (Mini

Pochampad
1 MW (Mini Hydro)
(4X9MW)
Hydro) (2X1MW)
36 MW 9.16 MW 2 MW

Table 6.3: Installed capacity of TSGENCO as on 31st December 2017
Sl. No. Name of the scheme (Station) Capacity (MW)
A. Thermal
1 Kothagudem-ABC (4X60 MW+4X120 MW) 720.0
2 Kothagudem Stage-V (2X250 MW) 500.0
3 Kothagudem Stage-VI (1X500 MW) 500.0
4 Kakatiya TPP Stage-I (1x500 MW) 500.0
5 Kakatiya TPP Stage-II (1x600 MW) 600.0
6 Ramagundam-B (1X62.5MW) 62.5
Total Thermal 2,882.50
B. Hydel
1 Priyadarshini Jurala (6x39 MW) 234.0
2 Lower Jurala HEP (6X40 MW) 240.0
3 Srisailam Left (6X150 MW) 900.0
4 Nagarjuna Sagar PH (1X110 MW+7X100.8 MW) 815.6
5 NS Left Canal PH (2X30 MW) 60.0
6 Pulichintala HEP, Unit-1, 2 & 3 (3X30 MW) * 90.0
7 Singur (2X7.5 MW) 15.0
8 Nizamsagar (2X5 MW) 10.0
9 Pochampad (4X9 MW) 36.0
10 Peddapalli (Mini Hydro) 9.16
11 Palair (Mini Hydro) (2X1MW) 2.0
Total Hydro 2,411.76
C. Solar 1.0
Total TSGENCO (A+B+C) 5,295.26
Since the formation of the state, TSGENCO has commissioned one thermal project, Kakatiya TPP
Stage – II, with the installed capacity of 600 MW on 5th May 2016 and 9 hydel units with the total installed
capacity of 330 to augment power in the State.
Capacity Addition Programme by TSGENCO: Keeping in view the growing demand for power in
Telangana State, TSGENCO has undertaken a capacity addition programme by establishing three new
thermal power projects of 5,880 MW as given in the Table 6.4. The new projects are Kothagudem Thermal
Power Station Stage-VII (1x800 MW), Bhadradri Thermal Power Station (4x270 MW) and Yadadri Thermal
Power Station (5x800 MW), and are planned to be commissioned in next three to four years.
Table 6.4: New Thermal Power Projects
Capacity in
Sl.No. Name of the project
MW
1 Kothagudem Thermal Power Station – VII (1x800 MW), 800
Bhadradri Kothagudem District
2 Bhadradri Thermal Power Station (4x270 MW), 1,080
Manuguru Mandal, Bhadradri Kothagudem District
3 Yadadri Thermal Power Station (5x800 MW), 4,000
Dameracherla Mandal, Nalgonda District
Total 5,880
6.2.2. Transmission and Distribution
After formation of the state, the Telangana State Transmission Corporation Limited (TSTRANSCO) was
constituted to take care of transmission and distribution needs of the state.
Table 6.5: Category wise services
Sl. Total as on 31 Added during Total as on 31
Name of the sector
No. December 2017 2017-18 December 2017
1 Domestic 96,87,784 2,35,509 99,23,293
2 Non-domestic 11,94,099 44,796 12,38,895
3 Industrial 91,609 1,099 92,708
4 Cottage industries 17,039 219 17,258
5 Agricultural 22,15,350 48,715 22,64,065
6 Public lighting 1,18,746 1,974 1,20,720
7 General purpose 53,291 695 53,986
8 Temporary 715 104 819
9 HT Total 10,501 586 11,087
Total Services 133,89,134 3,33,697 137,22,831
As on 31 December 2017, there were a total of 1.37 crore service connections in the state. This consist of
domestic connections (99.23 lakh), agricultural connections (22.64 lakh), non-domestic connections (12.39
lakh). It is also observed from above Table 6.5 that about 2.36 lakh of domestic connections and 0.49 Lakh
agricultural connections were added during the financial year 2017-18 up to December 2017. The current
energy scenario in the state is provided in the Box 6.3
Box 6.3: Improvement in power supply scenario in Telangana
• The total installed capacity of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh was divided between the new states in the
ratio of 53.89 per cent (to Telangana) and 46.11 per cent (to Andhra Pradesh).
• The contracted capacity as on the date of formation of the state was 7778 MW. The contracted
capacity of Telangana state as on 31st December 2017 was 14,913 MW which included state,
central and private sectors.
• Further 13,183 MW projects are under various stages of development and execution with an aim to

have a capacity of 28,000 MW in the coming three to four years to meet the growing lift irrigation
load of about 10,000 MW and to cater to industrial and other categories, and to make Telangana
State a power surplus state.
• The state grid met a peak demand of 9,921 MW and saw a record consumption of 200.6 MU
on 21st February 2018, and utilities are fully geared up to meet loads up to 11,000 MW. The total
number of consumers served in Telangana State stand at 1.37 crore as on 31 December 2017,
including 22.64 lakh agricultural consumers.
• To make the state self-sufficient in power, TSGENCO has grounded projects totaling to 5880
MW at Manuguru (4x270 MW), Kothagudem (1x800 MW) and Damerachela (5x800 MW), with
an investment of Rs 37,938 crore. As mandated in the State Reorganisation Act, NTPC is adding
4000 MW (5X800 MW), out of which works have already commenced for 1600 MW (2x800 MW)
in Phase-I.
• The strengthening of the transmission and distribution (T&D) network is also being planned and
executed in line with capacity addition and load growth.
6.2.3. The State’s Flagship Programmes in the Energy Sector

(i) 24-hour power supply to agriculture sector: In order to end the sufferings of farmers from lack
of continuous power, the state government launched the supply of 24-hour quality power supply to the
agriculture sector. Since 1st January 2018, 24-hour power supply is being provided to around 23 lakh agriculture
pump sets in Telangana state.
(ii) Encouragement to green power: Telangana State has taken initiatives to promote green power and
pollution-free power. The state has already unveiled the Telangana State Solar Policy 2015 and prepared a
draft Wind Power Policy. These policies not only provide fiscal incentives for investments in green energy
but also develop a supporting environment for such industries in the state.
(a) Telangana State Solar Policy 2015: The state government has launched the ‘Telangana State Solar
Policy 2015’, providing various incentives to prospective solar power developers. As a result, solar capacity
in the state increased from a mere 74 MW at the time of formation to the highest installed solar capacity of
3090 MW. With this, the state stands number one in the country in terms of solar power generation.
Telangana has implemented ‘distributed generation model’ for adding solar capacity. The advantages of this
model are: (i) avoidance of investment of Rs 533 crore at EHT level in the transmission network, and (ii)
saving of energy of 122 MU, amounting to an annual saving of Rs 49 crore, as generation is closer to the
demand. This model has proved to be a success and now the same is being adopted by other states.
(b) Wind Power Policy: Telangana State has notified a ‘Draft Wind Power Policy 2016’ in order to encourage
wind-based power generation in the state. The following facilities are proposed for improving the ease
of doing business: (i) facilitation of expeditious approvals through single-window clearance, (ii) deemed
conversion to non-agricultural land status, (iii) exemption from the Land Ceiling Act, and (iv) waiver of
transmission and distribution charges for wheeling of power for captive purpose.
(iii) 24X7 Power for All (PFA) Scheme: Telangana has been selected as one of the pilot states in the
country for implementation of the prestigious Power for All (PFA) flagship programme of the Government
of India. This programme will be implemented by the Government of India and the state government,
with the Central Electricity Authority of India functioning as the nodal agency. As part of this scheme, it
is proposed to add 17 - 400kV, 35 - 220 kV and 92 -132 kV sub-stations, along with associated lines, at an
estimated cost of Rs.17,803 crore. Of these, 05 - 400kV, 22 - 220 kV and 41 - 132-kV sub-stations have been
commissioned as on 31st December 2017. TS DISCOMs have planned an investment of Rs. 23,817 crore
for providing Power for All by the financial year 2018-19.
(iv) UDAY Scheme: The Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana or UDAY scheme was launched by the
central government in partnership with the state governments to help in financial turnaround and revival of
DISCOMs and to provide a sustainable and permanent solution to mounting financial losses being made by
them. Telangana State signed the MoU with the Government of India on 4th January 2017. The total debt
of DISCOMs was Rs.11,897 crore, as on 30th September 2015. The state government took over 75 per cent
of the total debt, i.e., Rs. 8,923 crore, as per the scheme and the remaining 25 per cent share of the debt, i.e.,
Rs 2,974.31 crore, was retained by the DISCOMs.
(v) Telangana State Rural High Voltage Distribution System Project: The high voltage distribution
system (HVDS) aims at reduction of losses, through replacement of low-voltage networks with high-voltage
networks and installation of a large number of smaller-capacity distribution transformers, viz., 16 KVA/ 25
KVA DTRs in place of higher capacity DTRs viz., 100 KVA/63 KVA for supply to agriculture consumers.
This system is best suited to meet the scattered low-density loads observed in rural areas. This project is being
undertaken in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperative Agency (JICA). As on 31 December
2017, about 4.99 lakh agricultural services are covered with HVDS.
6.3. Road Infrastructure
Roads are one of the basic modes of transportation and an important priority sector of infrastructure.
Systematic development of road networks is one of the important pre-requisites for development and
acceleration of socio-economic growth. Among the different modes of domestic transportation systems,
road transport carries more than 80 per cent of the goods and passenger traffic. The productivity and
efficiency of road transport is directly linked with the availability and quality of road networks. The network
of roads, particularly from rural to urban, facilitates speedy movement of goods and services and promotes
social integrity, economic growth and overall wellbeing of the society.
Two departments, i.e., Roads and Buildings (R&B) and Panchayat Raj Engineering Department (PRED) are
responsible for laying and maintaining the road infrastructure in the State. The details of these departments
are discussed below.
6.3.1. National Highways, State Highways and District Roads
The R&B Department maintains major corridors consisting of national highways, state highways, major
district roads and other district roads with a road network of 27,599 km. Details of the roads under the R&B
Department are provided in the Table 6.6:
Table 6.6: Details of the roads maintained by the R&B Department (figures in kms)
Sl. No. Classification of Road Four-lane & above Double lane Intermediate lane Single lane Total
1 National highways 1,051 2,310 291 210 3862
2 State highways 279 1,901 88 203 2471
3 Major district roads 210 4,065 135 7,695 12,105
4 Other district roads 24 620 60 8,457 9,161
Total 1,564 8,896 574 16,565 27,599

Of the total length of 27,599 kms roads under the R&B Department, the highest road length is of major
district roads with 12,105 kms, followed by other districts road with 9,161 kms, national highways with 3,862
kms and state highways with 2,471 kms. Lane-wise distribution of roads maintained by R&B Department
indicates a road length of 16,565 kms are single-lane and 8,896 kms are double-lane and 1,564 kms in four-
lane and above and rest is intermediate lane.
National highways: There are 23 national highways in the state, covering a length of 3,862 kms criss-
crossing the state. Out of this, 1,072 kms are with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for
development under the National Highways Development Project (NHDP). The density of notified national
highways in Telangana is 3.44 km/100 sq kms against the national average of 3.02 km/100 sq km. thirteen
state roads were identified for declaration as new national highways, with a length of 1767 kms.
The R&B Department has taken the following initiatives to strengthen road infrastructure under its scope:
(i) Widening of single-lane roads to double-lane: The government aims to widen the important road
networks in the state to cater to increased traffic needs. It has taken up the widening of the following types
roads.
(a) Major district roads/state highways/core road network: To cater to the increased traffic needs,
some of the major districts roads, other district roads and core road network are being widened from single
lane road to double lane road. In this regard, 257 works were taken up covering a length of 2,733 kms, of
which, work on 950 kms has been completed.
(b) Roads connecting mandal headquarters with district headquarters: 139 roads were sanctioned for
widening from single lane to double lane connecting mandal headquarters to district headquarters for 1,970
kms., of which, 680 kms length of roads has been completed.
(ii) Construction of bridges: The R&B Department has undertaken 315 works related to construction
of bridges on the Godavari and Krishna rivers and their tributaries in place of dilapidated bridges and un-
bridged crossings.
6.3.2. Rural Roads
The Panchayat Raj Engineering Department is responsible for the construction of all-weather roads and
upgrading of existing roads to BT/CC standards and construction of en-route culverts and bridges, in order
to provide all-weather connectivity to rural habitations. It takes up the periodic maintenance of roads under
the MRR grant, apart from routine maintenance as per requirement. At the time the State was formed, the
total length of the rural roads under PRED was 64,044 kms, which had increased to 69,500 kms by 1st April
2017 as given in the Table 6.7. During the three-years period, 1,738 kms of rural roads were transferred to
the R&B department and transfer proposals for another 1,708 kms are under process.
Table 6.7: Comparison of road length under PRED in 2014 and 2017:
Sl. No. Type of Road Surface Length in kms as on 02.06.2014 Length in kms as on 01.04.2017
1 Cement concrete 1,717 3,003
2 Bituminous 18,564 22,086
3 WBM 14,146 11,751
4 Gravel Roads 14,734 13,714
5 Earthen Roads 14,884 18,946
Total 64,044 69,500
Note: Figures were rounded off.

Status of rural road connectivity to Gram Panchayats and habitations: There are 24,085 habitations
existing in Telangana, viz., 8,684 Gram Panchayats and 15,401 habitations (excluding Gram Panchayats). Of
these, 7,928 GPs were connected by all-weather roads at the time of state formation and another 389 GPs
since the formation of the State. Out of the total 15,401 habitations (excluding Gram Panchayats), 7,882
habitations were connected by all-weather roads by 2nd June 2014 and another 1,898 such habitations after
formation of the State.
Construction of Bridges/Causeways on Rural Roads: As on date of formation of Telangana State there
were 1,655 Bridges required to be taken up on existing rural Roads. After formation of State 546 Bridges are
taken up and 276 Bridges are completed till date. Balance 270 Bridges are under execution.
6.4. Housing
The government has launched a two-bedroom housing scheme in the state to provide 560 Sft. plinth area
house to the houseless BPL families in a phased manner. Each house will have two bedrooms, a kitchen,
a hall and two bath-cum-toilets (one attached and one common) in rural and urban areas. Independent
houses are being built in plot areas of 125 sq yards each, in rural areas. In urban areas, due to scarcity of
land, ground+1/2/3-storey structures for 2-BHK flats are permitted in towns and up to G+9 in the Greater
Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) area.
The 2-BHK houses in rural areas are constructed at a unit cost of Rs. 6.29 lakh (Rs. 5.04 lakh for the house
and Rs. 1.25 lakh for infrastructure). In urban areas, the unit cost of 2-BHK houses is Rs. 6.05 lakh (Rs. 5.30
lakh for the house and Rs 0.75 lakh for infrastructure). The cost of 2-BHK units in buildings up to G+3 in
GHMC is Rs 7.75 lakh (Rs 7 lakh for the house and 0.75 lakh for infrastructure); in the case of C+S+9 the
unit cost is Rs. 8.65 lakh (Rs. 7.9 lakh for the house and Rs. 0.75 lakh for infrastructure). Works related to the
building of 2-BHK houses are in various stages of progress, as provided in the Table 6.8. The New initiatives
carried by the department given in the Box 6.4.
Table 6.8: Status of 2BHK programme as on 31 January 2018
Sl. No. Details Total No. of Houses
1 Houses sanctioned 2,72,763
2 Administrative sanction accorded 2,40,153
3 Grounded 1,38,795
4 Completed 5,824
Box 6.4: New initiatives by housing department

The government has adopted a number of innovative methods to cut down the cost of construction
under the 2BHK Houses Scheme. Some of them are listed below:
1. The government has negotiated and finalised the cost of cement to be supplied to 2BHK houses
at Rs 230 per bag as against the market rate of Rs 320 per bag. The MoU was entered with
the cement companies at district level and this rate is applicable for next three years (i.e., up to
October 2019).
2. The government has negotiated and finalised the cost of steel to be supplied to 2BHK houses
at Rs 37,000 + 18 per cent GST, i.e., Rs 43,660 per MT (excluding transportation, unloading
charges), which is valid up to 15 April 2018.
3. Under the 2 BHK housing scheme, the basic cost and seignorage on sand is exempted.

4. Of the two toilets in the type design, it was decided that one toilet is covered under Swachh
Bharat Abhiyan.
5. Free transportation of fly-ash bricks up to 100 kms and at 50 per cent of transportation cost for
100-300 kms.
6. Service Tax of 6 per cent is exempted, treating 2BHK as part of Housing for All (HFA), as the
programme is being implemented for BPL houseless families.
7. The EMD amount is reduced from 2.5 per cent to 1 per cent and FSD is reduced from 7.5 per
cent to 2 per cent, to reduce the burden on the contractor.
8. The defective liability period is reduced to one year.
9. Bid capacity (2AN-B) reduced to 25 per cent of ECV with respect to second call of tenders, in
order to encourage more contractors to participate in tenders on the e-procurement platform.
10.Registration of private builders has been allowed for registration in the appropriate class of
contract with the concerned Superintending Engineer of the Executing Department in the
districts, based on the certificate of turnover issued by a chartered accountant.
11.In the GHMC area, administrative sanction, tender approval, execution of programme and
project monitoring and quality control is being done by the Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad
Municipal Corporation, duly following the established procedures in GHMC and by seeking the
orders from MA&UD wherever required.
12.For better monitoring of 2BHK housing, a software package – Project Management System
(PMS) – has been developed and incorporated in the 2BHK website, facilitating all the District
Collectors and the Commissioner, GHMC, in monitoring the physical and financial progress,
including payments to the Executing Agencies at district level. Further, this package is well suited
for placing requisitions for funds, forwarding UCs, receipt and tracking of funds from the state
office, online in real-time basis.

6.5. Drinking Water Supply
The government is determined to solve the drinking water problem in the state with delivery of adequate,
safe, sustainable and potable water to all rural people. In this direction, the Government of Telangana took
up a flagship programme named ‘Mission Bhagiratha’ under the Telangana Drinking Water Supply Project,
with a commitment to provide safe, adequate, sustainable and treated drinking water to households in the
entire rural and urban areas, except Hyderabad urban agglomeration inside the Outer Ring Road (ORR).
However, the areas inside ORR are being provided water supply by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water
Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB).
The Mission Bhagiratha Project was undertaken with an outlay of Rs 43,791 crore. All existing water supply
schemes and ongoing drinking water projects in rural and urban areas are integrated within this project.
The project is divided into 26 segments, based on the topography, command ability, proximity and ease of
connectivity to various dependable sources. The project plans to draw about 59.94 TMC of water by 2018
(and 86.11 TMC by year 2048) from the rivers Krishna and Godavari and major reservoirs fed by these rivers.
The Salient features of Mission Bhagiratha given in the Table 6.9.
Table 6.9: Salient features of Mission Bhagiratha
1 No. of segments 26
2 No. of Assembly Constituencies 99
3 No. of ULBs 63 (outside ORR)+ 2 by PHED
4 No. of habitations 24,225 (outside ORR)
5 Population (lakhs) 272.36
6 Household connections (lakhs) 65.3
7 Rural households (lakhs) 52.47
8 Urban households (lakhs) 12.83
Infrastructure (including existing)
9 Intake structures 67 (including existing 48)
10 Water treatment plants 153 (including existing 103)
11 Major structures(OHBRs/GLBRs/Sumps) 1645 (including existing 505)
12 Pipeline network 1,69,705 kms (including existing 75,325 kms)
13 Village OHSRs 35,514 (incl existing 16,988)
14 Power required 235 MW
The project envisages providing treated drinking water to every household at their doorstep at the rate of
100 LPCD in rural areas, 135 LPCD in municipalities and nagar panchayats and 150 LPCD in municipal
corporations. Ten per cent of total water is earmarked to meet the industrial needs, which in turn will
create employment and catalyse economic growth. The project is aimed at supplying treated surface water
to all habitations in rural areas and urban local bodies, excluding Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation
(GHMC) area. The remaining seven ULBs and 183 rural habitations which are inside the ORR are covered
by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB).
Works under the project is being completed in a mission mode. Out of 19 intake structures, construction
of all 19 is completed. Out of 50 water treatment plants (WTPs), 47 are completed and three are nearing
completion. Out of 425 sumps envisaged under the project, construction of 413 sumps is completed. Out
of 149 GLBRs, 146 are completed. Of a total 566 planned overhead service reservoirs (OHBRs), 525

are completed. And 95 per cent transmission pipelines are completed. As of now, 95 per cent of physical
progress of works is completed and remaining work is in the brisk progress. Till date, about 5,500 rural
habitations and 12 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) are covered for bulk water supply and about 2,500 habitations
are covered for household supply. Two segments, i.e., Gajwel and Suryapet, were commissioned on 7th August
2016 and 12th October 2017, respectively.
6.6. Sanitation
The State Government has provided high thrust on improving the sanitation infrastructure by building
individual household latrines (IHHL) and community latrines by dovetailing with the centrally sponsored
schemes Swachh Bharat Gramin and Swachh Bharat Urban. The aims of the sanitation programme is to
eradicate the problem of open defecation by constructing toilets for individual households and communities,
to do away with manual scavenging and to adapt better solid waste management techniques. The two
components, i.e., urban and rural sanitation, are discussed separately.
6.6.1. Urban Sanitation: The Government of India launched the flagship programme Swachh Bharat
Abhiyan with the vision of ensuring hygiene, waste management and sanitation across the nation. The
Government of Telangana, in partnership with the Central Government, is committed to make all the cities
and towns open defecation free, under the Swachh Bharat-Swachh Telangana Programme.
So far, 73 towns have been declared open defecation free (ODF). As of now, 56 Urban Local Bodies have

achieved ODF status. They are: Bellampally, Bhupalpally, the Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation
(GWMC), the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), Jangaon, Kodada, Mancherial,
Mandamarri, Nalgonda, Parakala, Peerjadiguda, Sangareddy, Sadasivapet, Vikarabad, Zaheerabad, Badepally,
Bodhan, Jammikunta, Armoor, Peddapalli, Nizamabad, Medak, Yellandu, Husnabad, Nagarkurnool,
Karimnagar, Achampet, Suryapet, Huzurnagar, Bhongir, Madhira, Huzurabad, Boduppal, Gajwel,
Narsampet, Siddipet, Ibrahimpatnam, Sircilla, Bhainsa, Sattupalli, Jagtial, Shadnagar, Badangpet, Metpalli,
Jalpally, Kalwakurthy, Meerpet, Korutla, Vemulavada, Pedda Amberpet, Medchal, Devarakonda, Kollapur,
Dubbaka, Adilabad and Miryalaguda. Out of 2012 wards in the urban local bodies of the state, 2012 Wards
have been declared as open defecation free wards. The coverage of IHHL in urban areas of Telangana stands
at 97 per cent.
6.6.2. Rural Sanitation: Rural sanitation is of the utmost importance for the state government, as absence
of this may lead to poor quality of life. The state, since its formation, has been making sincere efforts in
building individual household latrines (IHHL) for all, in partnership with the central government. At the time
of the formation of the state, the sanitation coverage in the state was a mere 31.44 per cent. With efforts put
in by the state, sanitation coverage in rural areas in Telangana has increased to 82.38 per cent.
Map 6.1: District wise IHHL coverage in rural areas

Building up of individual household latrines (IHHL) are being undertaken in a mission mode at the district
level. As shown in the Map 6.1, in rural areas, 10 districts out of 30 districts have achieved 100 per cent
IHHL. Districts that have achieved 100 per cent ODF are Nizamabad, Jagtial, Peddapalli, Rajanna Sircilla,
Karimangar, Medak, Siddipet, Warangal Urban, Medchal-Malkajgiri and Khammam. Another eight districts
have achieved 75-99 per cent IHHL and planning to declare ODF by March, 2018, viz. Mancherial, Bhadradri
Kothagudem, Kamareddy, Sangareddy, Jangoan, Warangal Rural, Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri and Rangareddy. Five
districts have achieved IHHL in the range of 50-75 per cent, i.e., Mahabubnagar, Wanaparthy, Nagarkurnool,
Nalgonda and Suryapet. Districts with less IHHL are Adilabad, Nirmal, Kumuram Bheem, Jayashankar,
Mahabubabad, Vikarabad and Jogulamba Gadwal. The district administration has put sincere efforts in not
only making their districts ODF, but also launched a massive social awareness campaigns for using them for
leading a healthy life.
6.7. Hyderabad Metro Rail Project
Hyderabad Metro Rail Project aims at to address the increasing traffic congestion and pollution levels in
Hyderabad city. With a population of about 1crore, this historic city is a hub of economic activity, especially
in the pharma, and IT & ITeS industries. Phase I of the project covers three traffic corridors in the city,
spanning over 72 kms with 66 stations. It is the world’s largest mass transit project being built in public-private
partnership (PPP) mode. The Hyderabad Metro Rail project has been designed in an innovative way to make
it financially viable, as very few urban transit projects are financially successful. Property development and
commercial exploitation of air space over the parking and circulation areas at metro stations and in the metro
depots will enable the system earn substantial revenues. The financial model envisages generation of about
50 per cent of revenue from passenger fares, 45 per cent from property development and 5 per cent from
advertisements and other miscellaneous sources. The concession period of the project is 35 years (including
a five-year construction period), which can be extended by another 25 years.
The project is designed as an entirely elevated transit system, to be financially viable and to reduce carbon
footprint in the city. Inter-modal integration with main rail, bus depots, feeder buses in traffic catchment
areas, sky-walks below the elevated viaduct with landings into nearby residential/commercial complexes,
bicycle tracks and other modes of non-motorised transport (NMT), pedestrian facilities, street furniture,
etc., are part of the project. The elevated stations are being designed as green buildings with emphasis on
aesthetics. The project is thus not just a simple mass transit system, but is being used as an opportunity to
redesign and rejuvenate Hyderabad as a people-friendly green city and make it a major destination for global
business and investment.
Box 6.5: Hyderabad Metro Rail Project
Salient features of the project
(a) Elevated Metro Rail on piers (pillars) with two-metre ground footprint at about 30-metre spacing.
(b) 10-meter flyover-like elevated guideway accommodating two rail lines (up and down)
(c) Stations at an average distance of 1 km – total 65 stations at 63 locations (3 interchange stations)
(d) Corridor-I: Miyapur – LB Nagar (29 km; 27 stations)
Corridor-II: Jubilee Bus Station – Falaknuma (15 km; 15 stations)
Corridor-III: Nagole – Raidurg (28 km; 23 stations)
(e) State-of-the-art signalling system to ensure high safety standards – CBTC (Communication
Based Train Control) technology being introduced for the first time in India

(f) Video cameras in coaches and CCTVs in stations for better security
(g) Elegant, lightweight and air-conditioned coaches with automatic door movement with the doors
opening only at platforms
(h) Sophisticated entry and exit gates – access through contactless smart cards.
The Hyderabad Metro Rail Project works started in June 2012. Out of the 72 kms in Phase-I, so far, 64 kms
of foundations, 63 kms of pillars and 61 kms of viaducts have been completed. Overall, 85% of the metro
project has been completed and all the 57 trains have arrived. Two stretches of a length of about 30 kms, viz.,
Miyapur-Ameerpet (13 kms) and Ameerpet-Nagole (17 kms) were inaugurated by Hon’ble Prime Minister
of India on 28 November 2017 and commercial operations commenced from 29th November 2017. These
two opened stretches of 30 kms are doing very well with an average of about one lakh passengers per day.
6.8. Hyderabad International Airport

The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Hyderabad, is a joint venture company promoted by
GMR Group (63 per cent) with Malaysia Airports Holding Berhad (MAHB) (11 per cent), Government of
Telangana (13 per cent), and the Airports Authority of India (13 per cent) as the other consortium partners.
The RGIA is an integrated domestic and international terminal, equipped with 12 contact-boarding bridges,
30 remote stands, Common User Terminal Equipment (CUTE), self-check-in kiosks (Common User Self
Service – CUSS) and 39 immigration counters. Currently, there are 18 foreign and 10 domestic passenger
airlines operating from Hyderabad, which fly to around 50 destinations. In addition, Lufthansa, Cathay,
Qatar, Turkish and Blue Dart operate cargo freighter services. Currently serving 18 international destinations
and 36 domestic destinations, RGIA has become a preferred aviation gateway to South Central India. RGIA
in effort to produce green energy, it has installed Solar power plant, detailed given in the Box 6.6.

Figure 6.2: Total Number of Passengers Figure 6.3: Number of Aircraft
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around 27 per cent in 2016-17, whereas international passenger traffic has grown by 6.7 per cent. Overall,
the passenger traffic has shown a growth of 22 per cent in 2016-17. For the year 2017-18 (April–December
2017) the airport handled 13.15 million passengers, registering a growth of 21.5 per cent, while international
passengers had grown by 7.2 per cent. As far as cargo growth is concerned, RIGA handled 124,087 tonnes
of cargo in 2016-17. Domestic cargo handling grew at a rate of 4.9 per cent, while international cargo grew
by 13.8 per cent in 2016-17, overall, the cargo has shown a growth of 9.8 per cent. For the year 2017-18
(April–December 2017) domestic cargo a growth is around 5 per cent, while international cargo volume has
grown by 17 per cent, overall, the cargo has shown a growth of 11.8 per cent. In the same period, the airport
handled 103,120 tonnes of cargo. Total number of passengers and aircraft movement from RGIA are shown
in the Figure 6.2 & Figure 6.3,
Box 6.6: Solar Power Plant at RGIA

In an effort towards producing green power, RIGA is generating solar power for its consumption.
The first phase of Hyderabad Airport’s captive solar power plant has a capacity of 5 MW. The plant
became operational in the year 2015 and meets 15-20 per cent of the airport’s electricity demand,
saving 7100 MT of carbon emissions annually. Presently, a project is underway to expand this facility
with an addition of further 5 MW solar power generation capacity.
6.9. Outlook
Since formation of the state, infrastructure development has been the highest priority of the state government.
Even while the poor and downtrodden are taken care of by various welfare schemes, the initiatives of the
state towards development of infrastructure will provide a launching pad for the same sections of people to
be part of the economic growth of the state. The government is not only providing a large part of the state
resources, but also facilitating infrastructure development by creating an enabling environment. The state
initiatives in the fast-tracking of major and medium irrigation projects, Mission Bhagiratha, drive for rural
sanitation, providing quality power supply, etc., are targeted towards rejuvenation of the rural economy.
Irrigation initiatives have started bearing fruit with the unveiling of irrigation projects in a phased manner.
After formation of the state, the government had announced a comprehensive water utilisation programme.
The government is marching forward with the sole aim of giving water to one crore acres in the state. The

government has allocated Rs 25,000 crore for fast completion of ongoing irrigation projects and the Mission
Kakatiya works in 2016-17 and 2017-2018. It was the first time, ever since, such a huge budget was allocated
to irrigation by any state in the country.
The Bhakta Ramdas project was completed within 11 months from the date of laying the foundation stone
and has set a precedent. The government has accelerated the completing of projects like Kaleswaram and Sri
Sitarama Lift Irrigation projects, which are based on assured waters. The government approach of ‘give and
take’ for settling pending issues has paved the way for settling issues relating to RDS with Karnataka and to
Tummidihetti, Medigadda, and Chanaka-Korata Barrages with Maharashtra. In spite of the odds, Telangana
has got clearances for making use of forest land for the Kaleswaram project.
Within a short period, the new State of Telangana has transformed itself in the power sector, from a power-
deficit state to power-sufficient state by augmenting power supply. There are no power holidays to industrial
units in the state. This has encouraged the manufacturing units, improving their competitiveness and helping
the sector thrive. Providing nine hours power supply was a daydream during the time of the combined
state, but now the state has been providing 24x7 power supply to the farming sector. In efforts to increase
its installed capacity in the power sector, the state increased the commissioning of new projects and is
augmenting additional power from green and renewable sources. The state ranks no.1 in terms of solar
power generation in the entire country.
The Mission Bhagiratha project is an innovative infrastructure project in the drinking water sector, widely
appreciated by various national and international agencies. Works under this project are at an advanced stage
of completion. Over 95 per cent of physical works are completed and as of now, over 5,500 habitations and
12 ULBs are covered by bulk water supply. The Phase-I of the Hyderabad Metro Rail services connecting
Nagole station to the Miyapur station, covering a 30 kms stretch was commenced on 29th November 2017.
Thanks to the thrust provided by the state, the outlook for the infrastructure sector is highly positive.

7
CHAPTER
Services Sector
“Remember the race is for the skilled and the strong, we cannot hope to succeed if
we continue to work with antiquated tools and follow old fashion business methods.”
- Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya

India’s eminent Engineer & Statesman
The services sector has been the largest contributor to Gross State Domestic Product in the state. The
services sector consists of a wide and varied range of sub-sectors, all of which are unique and invaluable
to the economy, such as trade, tourism and hospitality, transport, storage, communications, information
technology and related services, repair services, financial services, real estate, education and health services,
social and personal services, public administration, etc. Of these, the topmost and best-thriving subsectors in
Telangana have been information technology (IT), IT-enabled services (ITeS), tourism, real estate, education
and health. The state holds a leading position in IT and ITeS in the country in terms of production and
exports. Rapid changes in technology in the IT sector gave rise to new opportunities, especially in big-data
analytics, cyber security, cloud computing, animation and gaming, etc.
Tourism is fast growing in the state. It is a sunrise economic sector with immense potential for growth
and employment generation. The potential of the tourism industry has been increased with the increase
in income levels of the people. However, tapping of potential in this sector depends on facilitating tourist
arrivals and augmenting tourism-related amenities. Telangana is endowed with a rich heritage of tourist
destinations of varied kinds. The state has turned into a very attractive destination for medical tourism and
business tourism, apart from heritage tourism. The government has initiated measures to tap the potential
of new areas such as city tourism, eco-tourism, tribal tourism and educational tourism. The present chapter
delineates performance in the tourism and IT/ITeS sectors and the changes in policy framework in these
two sectors.
7.1. IT and ITeS sector
Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana, is now recognised as one of the leading IT hubs globally. It houses over
1500 IT/ITeS companies, both large and small, which together employ over 4.3 lakh professionals, besides
providing indirect employment to over 7 lakh people. There has been robust growth in the performance of
the IT/ITeS sector in the state since 2014-15.

7.1.1. Growth of IT and ITeS
There has been sharp increase in the number of IT/ITeS units in the state from 1200 in the financial year
2014-15 to 1500 in 2016-17, thus registering a growth of 25 per cent over a period of two years. Growth rate
in employment generation from the sector was as high as 16 per cent from 2014-15 to 2016-17 (see Figures
7.1).
Figure 7.1: Performance of IT and ITeS sector in Telangana
Number of IT & ITeS units Number of Employees in IT & ITeS
1,500 4͕31,891
1,400
1,200 4͕07,385
3͕71,774
2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
IT & ITeS Exports from Growth in Employment, Exports

Telangana (Rs. crore) & Units
85,470 (2016-17 over 2014-15)
75,070
66,276 29%
25%
16.1%
2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Employment Units Exports

(in Rs. Crores)
Exports from the IT sector are growing rapidly; the year-on-year growth in IT exports registered a rise of 13
per cent, which is 3 percentage points higher than the national average growth rate. Telangana State’s share is
over 10 per cent in the country’s IT exports and Hyderabad ranks second in terms of total revenues from the
IT sector in the country. The IT sector exports from the state contribute to over 50 per cent of total exports
from all other sectors in the state. In 2016-17, the total value of software and IT product exports accounted
for Rs. 85,470 crore (over US $ 13 billion).
7.1.2. State’s IT Policy Framework
The Government of Telangana has launched the ICT Policy to augment growth in the IT/ITeS sector and to
attract new investments and employment generation. The objective of the ICT policy is to make Telangana

the most preferred technology investment destination in the country and to attract niche segments, which
are fast emerging and evolving new verticals in technology sectors. Apart from the ICT Policy, Government
of Telangana brought out the IMAGE Policy and the Innovation and Rural Technology Centre Policy to
augment the growth in these sectors. Further, it has also launched sector-specific policies (see Box 7.1.)
such as Data Centres Policy, Open Data Policy, Cyber Security Policy, Data Analytics Policy, IoT Policy and
e-Waste Policy to extend policy support to this sector (see Figure 7.2.).
Figure 7.2: New IT Policy Initiatives of Telangana
ICT Policy 2016: The state aims at doubling its exports and employment from IT and related sectors
over a period of five years. The state seeks to achieve these ambitious targets by providing a congenial
industry-friendly climate for IT companies, by building/developing an industry-ready employment force,
encouraging innovation, SMAC (social, mobile, analytics and cloud) - driven disruption and entrepreneurship
within the state, spreading IT to Tier–II locations, and finally leveraging IT as a tool for the socio-economic
development of the region.
The Vision of ICT Policy of Telangana
• To position the state as the most preferred destination for IT companies
• To make the state a leader in key emerging technologies
• Use of IT tools to improve processes and citizen service delivery
• To empower citizens to make the best use of the opportunities emerging in an increasingly digital world
• To become a leading global hub for technology entrepreneurship and innovation in the country
Focus areas and the key themes
(i) Expansion of IT/ITeS units: The policy provides attractive incentives to encourage all existing IT/
ITeS companies to expand and grow within the state, and also motivate and incentivise new companies

to come and establish their units in the state. While Hyderabad will remain the centre of product
development and R&D activities, companies, particularly ITeS companies, are encouraged to locate
themselves in Tier-II cities like Warangal, Karimnagar, Khammam, Nizamabad, etc.
(ii) Electronics: The policy envisages making Hyderabad a global hub for electronics and design industry
by providing infrastructure support, by creating a larger pool of skilled workforce, by offering a
supportive policy environment, and by providing a pleasant tax and fiscal regime. Two EMCs (Electronic
Manufacturing Clusters) are being set up at e-City and Maheshwaram Science Park.
(iii) Entrepreneurship: The policy provides impetus to young entrepreneurs and kick-starts next-
generation innovation by providing access to critical capital and state-of-the-art physical infrastructure.
The state government has established the largest innovation and start-up ecosystem in the country,
the T-Hub, in partnership with private players and academic institutions. The government has been
encouraging both private and public institutions to set up incubators, accelerators, seed funds, etc., to
provide critical support to early-stage entrepreneurs.
(iv) Skilling: The policy strengthens the skill ecosystem in the state by giving equal importance to
augmenting a skilled workforce to cater to the needs of growing sectors. The Telangana Academy for
Skills and Knowledge (TASK) has been entrusted with the responsibility of augmenting a pool of
skilled labour for companies to get easy access to a rich skill-base in the state. With customised training
programmes, developed through constant industry feedback, complementing prestigious educational
institutions that exist in the state, the state shall ensure the fulfilment of human resource needs of IT
companies across all sub-verticals.
(v) Procurement of IT products and services by the government: The government will interact
with technology developers including large companies, SMEs and start-ups to identify innovative
technology solutions that can be used to modernise public sector initiatives.
(vi) New initiatives: The policy vision is to make Telangana a leader in all emerging technologies by creating
a conducive environment that encourages product development companies, R& D institutions, SMEs
and start-ups to choose Telangana for their units. The state has brought out first-of-its-kind sectoral
policies in key sectors such as gaming and animation, smart technologies, data analytics, data centres,
open data, cyber security, etc.
(vii) E-governance and m-governance: The policy provides guidance to use IT services for public
service delivery. The government strives to be a leader in e-governance and increase the electronically
delivered services. The government intends to develop a portfolio of mobile applications for delivery
of citizen services through phone.
(viii) Digital Telangana: Through the Digital Telangana programme, the government aims to transform
the state into a truly digitised region by connecting every household through broadband, and by
providing Wi-Fi in major municipal corporations and by ensuring 100 per cent digital literacy.
(ix) Promotions: The government shall participate in international and domestic trade shows, conferences
and seminars to highlight the advantages the state offers for the IT/ITeS, electronics and related
sectors and consolidate its position as the preferred investment destination.
(x) Enhanced quality of living: The overall aim of the policy is to build excellent infrastructure and
regulatory framework for companies, the local talent used for propelling the growth of the economy.

Box 7.1: IT Sectoral Policies
(i) Telangana Image Policy 2016
Animation, gaming, VFX, entertainment and allied industries are the emerging verticals in the ICT
sector. Globally, these verticals have been in focus in the recent past and are believed to have a
significant share in the ICT and entertainment industry in the future. Animation is a way of making a
film by using a series of drawings, computer graphics, or photographs of two- and three-dimensional
objects that are slightly different from one another and when viewed quickly one after another create
the appearance of movement. Visual effects are the processes by which imagery is created and/ or
manipulated outside the context of a live action shot. Presently, Hyderabad hosts many units engaged in
this sector. Building on this, the state government brought the IMAGE Policy 2016 to make Hyderabad
the ‘most favoured’ destination for investment in animation, visual effects and allied sectors. It seeks to
attract global majors and R&D companies in the sectors into the state.
Vision of IMAGE Policy 2016
1. Make Hyderabad the most favoured destination for investment in animation, visual effects, gaming
and comics sector
2. Encourage and support appropriate manpower development, infrastructure development and
business development
3. Spread awareness and create employment in the animation, visual effects, gaming and comics sector
4. Bridge the demand–supply gap in human resources through various skill development programmes
5. Attract global majors and R&D companies in gaming, serious gaming, animation and serious
animation into Telangana
6. Strive towards a larger share of the outsourcing opportunity in the global animation, visual effects,
gaming and comics markets
7. Facilitate a legal framework for ‘IP’ creation and its protection
8. Promote growth of indigenous ‘digital content’ education and entertainment for the masses
9. Set up a ‘Centre of Excellence’, i.e. Telangana Animation and Gaming, IMAGE City, with state-of
the-art facilities to act as a catalyst for the animation, visual effects, gaming and comics sector.
The government is setting up Telangana Animation and Gaming (IMAGE) City as a world-class
animation and gaming city and an incubation centre to provide the ideal environment for businesses
in animation, visual effects, gaming and comics industry. The state government announced a host of
incentives to support the gaming and animation industry in the state.
(ii) Policy On Rural Technology Centres 2016
The IT sector is transforming rapidly with the growth of sub-sectors such as data analytics, gaming and
animation, social media, etc. Support services for these sectors require lesser infrastructure and skills,
which can be outsourced to rural areas. Given the scope of tasks, the policy encourages companies to
set up Rural Technology Centres (RTCs) in either mandals or villages.
Vision of the policy:
• The centre should be setup either in a mandal or village

• The population of the mandal or village must be less than 50,000
• The location of the IT centre should be at a distance of atleast 50 kms from the nearest city.
Goals under the policy:
• Develop one Rural Technology Centre in each district
• Provide employment to at least 2,500 people through RTCs
• Train 10,000 rural youth through TASK in the skills required by RTCs
Government has announced various fiscal and non-fiscal incentives for setting up of Rural Technology
Centres.
(iii) Telangana Innovation Policy
Innovation has been a major change-driver globally–intervening to provide accessible and affordable
solutions to cater to dynamic consumer needs. India, today, is marching towards establishing itself as
a top global innovator for high-technology products and services. Telangana, the new state of India,
has been a hotbed of technology innovation owing to its rapid growth as a leader in the information
technology (IT) sector. With the success of T-Hub, Telangana with capital Hyderabad is on the
global innovation map. To further nurture and strengthen the innovation ecosystem in the state, the
government has launched the Telangana Innovation Policy, the salient features of which are:
• Developing physical infrastructure and programme management capabilities,
• Focus on creating sustainable funding models for innovations,
• Develop human capital, by creating the right environment and support systems for learning,
experimentation and innovation from the early phases of education,
• Proactive engagement with industry to continuously promote and identify innovation,
• Encourage start-ups in the rural and social enterprise space by providing additional incentives.
(iv) Open Data Policy of Telangana
The Government of Telangana has introduced a new ‘open data’ policy, which will catalyse data-based
decision-making in government. Presently various arms of government are involved in collection,
generation of data on multiple issues. Under the policy, information from various government
departments is set to become easily available online. This will encourage transparency in government
functioning. Telangana is the second such state to come up with an Open Data Policy in India, after
Sikkim. The Open Data Policy, 2016 is meant to:
• Spell out the need for building information systems for interoperability and greater information
accessibility,
• Assist various departments/institutions of the government to proactively share their data in both
human-readable and machine-readable formats, using open standards, and under open license,
• Spell out the need for creating a data inventory within every ministry/department,
• Lay down the process of public listing of certain data sets that are not part of the negative list,
• Define a process to engage with data users (citizen and others) for better outcomes,
• Address all privacy and confidentiality concerns while sharing data.

(v) Data Analytics Policy
Data analytics or big data is a broad term for large or complex data sets for which a traditional data
processing application is inadequate. Apart from search, storage, transfer, visualisation and privacy of
data, data analytics is useful in capturing and processing of data using predictive analysis methods to
extract useful value. To facilitate research and product development in this area, the Government of
Telangana brought out the Data Analytics Policy 2016. The policy facilitates in creating a data-centric
ecosystem. The policy provides various fiscal and non-fiscal incentives to attract data analytics units
to strengthen smart governance initiatives, encourage data-driven decision-making, and nurture the
requisite talent pool to meet the future demand. The following milestones are envisaged in its policy:
• Develop state-of-the-art infrastructure to create a vibrant atmosphere for businesses and
entrepreneurs alike,
• Build a pool of data analytics resources and in-house expertise,
• Provide unrestricted access to large amounts of data generated by the government and develop a
mechanism to ensure its sharing and interoperability,
• Position itself as a preferred destination for the best data analytics firms from across the world,
• Create an environment conducive to transforming breathtaking ideas into products,
• Leverage the power of analytics to provide its citizens with smart solutions.
(vi) Telangana Data Centres Policy
The world is moving towards more and more digital processes and transformations. Increasing amount
of data is generated, thereby increasing the data storage capacity required. Additionally, the growth
of big data in the recent past is forcing every player, private or public, to focus on data collection
for analysis. By catering to all the specific requirements of data centres and providing them with an
attractive business environment, Telangana wishes to tap growth and attract investments in this area.
Further, the investments will also promote the allied activities in the state, such as stack manufacturing,
cyber security, power, etc. Hyderabad already has a thriving data centre ecosystem. On the geographic
location front, Hyderabad is located in one of the least seismically active zones and is far away from the
coast, thereby having low susceptibility to other natural hazards. The government has offered various
incentives to data centres through this policy, which is an added advantage.
(vii) Cyber Security Policy
Cyber security is among the emerging and important areas of digital world. Telangana become the
only state in the country with a dedicated policy framework on cyber security. The policy provides
for creating and sustaining a safe and resilient cyber infrastructure, and creation of wealth through
investment and growth in this sector. The Cyber Security Policy Framework holds several other
frameworks that are intended to provide a holistic and complete solution to the cyber security threat.
The four pillars that hold up the State Cyber Security Policy Framework are: (i) legal and regulatory,
(ii) compliance and enforcement, (iii) compliance building and cyber secure culture, and (iv) business
development. The vision of the Cyber Security Policy of Telangana is:
• Build awareness about cyber security and safe cyber practices among citizens,
• Establish requisite institutions and legal framework to counter cyber crime,

• Build capacity and protect our critical information infrastructure,
• Equip professionals with requisite cyber security skills and knowledge and establish a pool of ‘Cyber
Warriors’ to work with the state,
• Promote the state as an ideal destination for cyber security firms and start-ups to develop cyber
security products,
• Encourage state–state and inter-institutional partnerships to promote data sharing and collaborative
research efforts.
(viii) IoT policy of Telangana
Sophisticated technologies help us use our devices in newer ways and help us navigate everyday life
processes in an efficient and superior manner. The Internet of Things (IoT) is the interconnections
of computing devices via the Internet with electronics/sensors/software, which enables these devices
to connect and exchange data. Internet of Things will soon encompass a new dimension and become
Internet of Everything. The focus of the state government as part of its IoT policy would be on
medical, smart city solutions, health, logistics and agriculture technology spaces. The state government
has formulated a policy on IoT declaring its intent to pursue a five-pillared approach, viz.,
• Development of world-class infrastructure to promote development of IoT products,
• Promote manufacturing and procurement of IoT based solutions,
• Provide support to start-ups in raising capital,
• Create a ready-to-employ talent pool in the state, and
• Enter into partnerships and tie-ups to develop know-how.
(ix) E-Waste Policy of Telangana
E-waste generation in India is rising at an alarming rate of 25 per cent per annum. Hyderabad alone
produces e-waste of 25,000 MT per annum, the sixth-largest generator in the country. In order to tackle
this e-waste, government has launched an E-Waste Management Policy to protect the environment and
create awareness in managing e-waste by segregating and channelising end-of-life products to the right
avenues. The policy also speaks about promoting management of e-waste through collaborations with
bulk consumers of electronic products and major industry organisations. The policy lays more emphasis
on creating awareness in society. Through this policy, the state envisages to assist the unorganised
sector to transit into an organised sector, creating an e-waste refurbishing and recycling ecosystem.
As per the policy, the state will earmark industrial space for e-waste dismantling and recycling in
existing and upcoming industrial parks, estates and clusters. A mandatory registration process will be
notified for workers involved in dismantling and recycling. To boost refurbishing and recycling, the
government will offer a subsidy of Rs. 1 crore for a minimum capital investment of Rs. 5 crores for the
first five recyclers and refurbishers. For dismantlers and collection centres, Rs. 30 lakh will be provided
as subsidy for a minimum capital investment of Rs. 1 crore. Apart from this, the policy offers various
other incentives to e-waste management units.

7.1.3. Initiatives in the IT Sector
(i) Promotion of IT in Tier-II cities: The Government of Telangana aspires to transform the state into
a knowledge society and spread of growth of IT sector to the last mile of the state. To achieve this, the
government has been promoting IT and ITeS units in Tier-II cities and rural areas that will not only
provide gainful employment but also ensure overall socio-economic development of the state. Details
of these initiatives are provided below.
(a) Warangal: The IT Incubation Centre (Phase-I) in Warangal is operational since 19 February 2016.
It was built on an area of 2 acres with a total built-up area of 15,000 sqft to enable start-ups, micro,
small and medium IT companies to operate in a ‘plug and play’ hassle-free environment. The Warangal
IT Incubation Centre will provide direct and indirect IT employment to 1000 educated youth. The
Phase-II of the IT Incubation Centre comprising 15,000 sqft built-up space is under construction and
is expected to be ready by 2018.
(b) IT Incubation Centre in Khammam: In order to make Khammam an attractive IT destination for
the IT companies to establish their IT/ITeS operations, the government is setting up a IT Incubation
Centre in Khammam, in a 50,000 sqft area in two phases, with an investment of Rs. 25 crore. This will
enable start-ups, micro, small and medium IT companies to operate in ‘plug and play’ facilities. The
centre is expected to create employment for more than 2000 software professionals. Eight companies
have expressed their willingness to be a part of Khammam IT Incubation Centre and establish their
software development centre.
(c) IT Incubation Centres in Karimnagar and Nizamabad: The IT Incubation Centres in Karimnagar
and Nizamabad are being built in an area of 50,000 sqft in two phases with an investment of Rs. 25
crore.
(ii) Rural Technology Units in Tier-II Cities: In order to promote IT-related units in rural areas, the
government unveiled the Rural Technology Policy, incentivising large IT companies to set up technology
and BPO centres in rural areas. This policy is expected to generate IT-related jobs in rural areas, and
thereby retain skilled workforce in rural areas. In this regard, the Government of Telangana, along
with Sandbox, has established ‘Kakatiya Sandbox for Social Entrepreneurship’ to nurture innovation
and entrepreneurship in Medak, Karimnagar and Nizamabad districts to implement technology
skill development programmes in the field of health care, education and agriculture. Through this
programme, 10 initiatives will be incubated in the first year, scaling to 25 in the second year and is
expected to provide livelihood opportunities to more than one lakh people.
(iii) T-Hub: The T-Hub is India’s largest incubator for start-ups and a unique public-private partnership
between the Government of Telangana, IIIT-Hyderabad, ISB and NALSAR on one the hand and
the private sector on the other. The T-Hub is not just an incubator that supports start-ups, it nurtures
a start-up ecosystem in Hyderabad to make the city the start-ups capital of India. After achieving
phenomenal success in the establishment of T-Hub, the Government of Telangana has embarked on
a plan to develop the T-Hub Phase-II.
The T-Hub Phase-II is being constructed on 3 acres of land with a total built up space of 3.5 lakh sqft,
providing IT incubation space for 4,000 IT entrepreneurs /professionals. The T-Hub Phase-II will be
operational by 2018.
(iv) IMAGE Incubation Centre: The Government of Telangana has identified AVCG (animation, VFX,
and comics and gaming) as one of the key growth drivers in terms of investments and employment
and launched a separate policy for facilitating growth in this sector. Hyderabad has a large presence of

animation, VFX, Comics and gaming companies. Over 75 companies, including VFX studios, 2D/3D
animation and gaming companies are based in Hyderabad, employing over 30,000 professional in this
segment. In view of the large potential in this sector, the Government of Telangana, in association
with Software Technology Park of India (STPI), has developed a state-of-the-art incubation facility
‘IMAGE’ in the heart of IT district. This incubation facility is specially designed to support start-
ups and small and medium enterprises working in gaming, animation, multimedia and entertainment
industry.
(v) IMAGE Tower: In order to promote AVGC companies in the state and to encourage training
academies and universities of international repute to set up their operations in the state, government
is establishing the IMAGE Tower for creating an industry-dedicated work place. IMAGE Tower is
being developed at Hyderabad Knowledge City. This will be one of the world’s best facilities, offering
state-of-the-art infrastructure and services for development of games, animation and VFX content.
The tower will have options of warm shell and plug and play office spaces. It will also include built
to suite studios, motion capture studios, green mat studios, digital intermediate suite, editing labs,
data management labs, dubbing suite, render farms, data centre, auditorium, screen theatre, academy,
business centre and other basic amenities. The IMAGE Tower will be fully operational in three years.
(vi) New IT clusters at Budvel: Over the last few months, a number of global IT companies expressed
their interest in establishing or expanding their presence in Hyderabad. In order to facilitate new such
investments, the government has initiated a new corridor outside of Madapur and Gachibowli. Budvel
and surrounding villages in Rajendranagar Mandal have been identified for developing new IT clusters.
(vii) Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge (TASK): One of the reasons for Hyderabad becoming
the IT and related industry is the availability of a large pool of skilled workforce. In order to give it
further fillip, the Government of Telangana has created a unique institution called Telangana Academy
of Skills and Knowledge (TASK) to develop a skilled work force in IT and ITeS, life sciences, healthcare,
aerospace, banking and financial services. It is set up as a non-profit organisation in partnership with
academia and industry.
TASK strengthens the quality of graduates coming out of degree and engineering colleges by imparting
industry-ready skills, both technical and non-technical (soft skills). It has made a continuous effort to
provide suitable tailor-made skilling programmes through various interventions such as internships,
finishing schools, etc., TASK has collaborated with various private industries for meeting their
requirements directly. So far, TASK has skilled over one lakh plus youth and faculty across 31 districts.
The detailed given in the Table 7.1.
Table 7.1: Snapshot of TASK
Sl. No. Item Details

1 Registered colleges 588
2 Registered students 1,15,524
3 Students trained 1,24,771
4 Faculty trained 3,390
5 Sectors covered (i) IT-ITeS, (ii) Life sciences, (iii) Healthcare, (iv) Aerospace
and (v) Banking and financial services

(viii) Digital Telangana: Digital Telangana stands on two pillars, representing supply and demand
respectively. On the supply side, the main aim is to ensure that digital facilities become available to every
person in the state. This is being made possible through:
• Laying OFC (optic fibre cable) to each household using the water grid trenches,
• Providing 4G services in the entire state,
• Wi-Fi in major cities and towns,
• e-Panchayat scheme under which a one-stop shop kiosk will be available in each gram panchayat.
Key initiatives under Digital Telangana
(a) Telangana Fibre Grid (T-Fibre): Telangana Fibre Grid (T-Fibre) is a scalable, high-quality, long-
lasting, resilient and secure state-of-the-art digital network infrastructure. It aims at providing affordable
high-speed broadband connectivity to the entire state. T-Fibre piggy backs on the Mission Bhagiratha
project, thereby achieving right of way (RoW) across the whole state while saving costs of digging and
trenching.
(b) Hyderabad City Wi-Fi Project: Hy-Fi or the Hyderabad City Wi-Fi Project is a massive project
that aims to provide free Wi-Fi hotspots at 3000 public locations in the city. Currently, around 1000
locations are covered and it is expected to cover all 3000 locations by mid-2018. On an average, roughly
40 TB of data is being transferred through these hotspots each month. This project is now being
expanded to five district headquarters.
(c) TS-CLASS: The TS-CLASS programme aims to develop digital classrooms and digital laboratories
in every high school (classes VI-X) in the state. This will promote digital literacy among our
children, enhance the learning experience for the students using digital content, and provide a
hands-on experience for students in operating a computer. The programme is structured as below
(see Figure 7.3.).
Figure 7.3: The structure of TS-CLASS programme
TS-CLASS
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digitisation of current procurement and provision of minimum 2 teaching methods of
curriculum and useful repairing of equipment MBPS network to the system operation,
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network equipment classrooms delivery to enhance
sustainability
As of now, over 3,000 government high schools are covered through this programme and content is delivered
to these schools mainly through MANA TV, the government-owned channel.

7.1.4. Use of IT Solutions in Governance
The government has been implementing various e-governance initiatives with an objective to provide
smart, citizen-centric, efficient and effective governance. Currently 589 services are being provided through
e-governance channels from 34 departments. These channels include 4,527 MeeSeva centres and the MeeSeva
web-portal. Details of key e-governance initiatives of the state are provided below:
(i) MeeSeva 2.0: MeeSeva is among the most prominent e-governance initiatives in the country. Since its
inception, MeeSeva has been instrumental in driving digital delivery of citizen services in the state. With
significant contribution from MeeSeva, Telangana has the highest number of e-transactions per capita across
the country (see Figure 7.4.), during the period 2 June 2014 to 1st January 2018 (as per Electronic Transaction
Aggregation & Analysis Layer (eTaal) website).
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The electronic service delivery channel is accessed by about 1.5 lakh citizens every day in the state. Transactions
worth Rs. 10-12 crore are carried out every day, making it the largest such platform in the country.
The Government of Telangana has been proactive in identifying the scope of improvements in the current
MeeSeva system. With the advancements in technology, the government envisages a complete overhaul of the
MeeSeva system to further strengthen the current system and improve the quality of service delivery. Major
objectives of MeeSeva 2.0 are: (i) ensuring the electronic delivery of services to citizens through a single-
entry portal for the entire range of government services, and (ii) providing any mode of government service
anywhere and anytime, especially to those citizens who either do not have access to digital infrastructure or
are not digitally literate yet.
Map 7.1: District-wise usage of Mee-seva services in Telangana
(ii) T Wallet: T-Wallet is the official digital wallet of Telangana State, launched on 1 July 2017, in order
to encourage digital transactions in the state. It is the first digital wallet owned by any state government in
India. It helps the citizens in making effortless cashless payments while availing both government and private
services. T-Wallet services can be accessed on Android and iOS mobile devices, or on the laptop or desktop
through a browser.
(iii) T-App Folio: In order to take citizen service delivery to the next level using m-governance, the state
government prepared the T-App Folio, a comprehensive m-governance solution for anytime, anywhere,
anyhow delivery of G2C, VAS and B2C services through one access point, one URL, one app and one short
code. All the government departments can leverage T-Folio to ensure consistent and high-quality service
deliveries to citizens on mobile phones in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

(iv) Integrated People Information Hub–Citizen 360°: The Department of IT, Electronics and
Communications, in collaboration with the Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad, developed the Integrated
People Information Hub (IPIH) citizen 360°, which captures a 360° view of a citizen and uses the same for
better governance.
7.2. Tourism Sector
The tourism sector is un-disputably the forerunner in providing employment and securing accelerated
economic development round the globe. Developmental experience the world over reveals that the
tourism industry has become a key growth engine for many countries to enhance their national income and
employment generation. Indian states such Goa and Kerala are transforming their economies using their
tourism potential. With increased disposable income and availability of leisure time, people now have the
means and opportunity to travel and explore different places, which provides high potential for growth for
the state.
Telangana is fast becoming a multi-tourism destination for both domestic and foreign tourists. The state
became a place of tourist attraction not just due to its wealth of historical monuments, but also for medical
(see Box 7.2.) and education tourism, eco-tourism, rural and tribal tourism and as a leading place for meetings,
conferences, and events. Within a short span of time, Telangana has left its mark in displaying its tourism
potential to the world. Reputed national and international events such as the Global Entrepreneurship
Summit (GES) and Asian Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) meetings were held in
Hyderabad in 2017. The state has been promoting medical tourism, business tourism, Meetings, Incentives,
Conventions, and Events (MICE) tourism, city tourism, etc.
There has been a gradual increase in the number of tourists to Telangana. About 7.24 lakh tourists, domestic
and foreign, visited Telangana in 2014, whereas 9.46 crore tourists visited in 2015, showing an increase of 30
per cent. The number of visitors to the state increased to 9.53 crore in 2016. In the year 2017 (as on October)
about 5.34 crore domestic and foreign tourists have visited Telangana (see Figure 7.5.).
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Due to its efforts, Telangana was recognised as one of the Best Tourist Destination State (see Box 7.3.) by
Travel + Leisure magazine in the year 2016. In order to consolidate its present position and further promote
tourism in the state on a sustainable basis, the government has been taking following initiatives: (i) connect,

develop and promote the existing tourist destinations, (ii) upgrade existing infrastructure, and (iii) develop
new tourist destinations in the state.
Box 7.2: Medical Tourism

Telangana has emerged as one of the most attractive destinations for medical tourism, with the
availability of low-cost and highest quality of medical services, especially in Hyderabad. The medical
institutions in Hyderabad are providing a wide variety of medical treatments of excellent quality at
about one-tenth the cost of developed countries. Further, medical tourism in the state got a boost
when the Government of India removed visa restrictions on tourist visas that required a two-month
gap between consecutive visits for visitors from the Gulf countries.
Hyderabad is most popular for the medical treatments such as: joint replacements (knee, hip, shoulder),
heart surgeries (simple and complex), brain and spine surgeries (including for stroke patients), cancer
treatment with latest technology, bone marrow transplants, liver transplants, heart transplants, cornea
transplants, kidney transplants, cochlear transplants, robotic surgeries in urology and gynaecology,
bariatric surgeries, plastic surgeries, podiatric surgeries, vascular surgeries, dental and ENT surgeries,
surgical gastroenterology, etc.
7.2.1. Initiatives of the government

(i) Augmentation of infrastructure facilities: The Government of Telangana has taken up the
following infrastructural measures for facilitating tourists: (i) Erection of directional signages on the
state and national highways; (ii) Establishment of tourist information counters at Telangana Bhavan,
New Delhi, and Kachiguda Railway Station, Hyderabad; (iii) Development of tourist infrastructure
facilities at Ananthasagar in Sangareddy and Irkode in Siddipet and Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple
in Thallapusapally in Warangal; and (iv) Installation of touch screen kiosks at various locations in the
twin cities, for the benefit of visiting tourists.
(ii) Documentation: Tourist places of Telangana are being documented for wider publicity. Documents
prepared so far include ‘Ancient Temples of Telangana’, ‘Rock Art Sites in Telangana’, ‘Raaga
Chitramala’, district brochures of Telangana, Hyderabad maps, Telangana maps, etc. The department
has identified 477 tourist destinations to be covered under projects for development of tourism in
districts and is formulating plans to bring in funds from various sources.
(iii) Capacity building and awareness programmes: The government has been conducting various
programmes for capacity building and awareness. Some such initiatives include: (i) Conducting heritage
walks every second Saturday, Sunday and on demand to generate awareness about the importance
of historical monuments and rich cultural heritage of the state; (ii) Online tourism promotion and
generating awareness through social media and touchscreen kiosks; (iii) Conducting capacity-building
training programmes for tourism guides; (iv) Facilitating and liaising with tourism stakeholders; and
(iv) Posting guards from the Tourist Facilitation Security Organization (TFSO) at identified locations
in Golconda Fort on pilot basis.
(iv) Tourism Clubs: With the aim to promote younger generation participation in tourism development
activities, the government has created tourism clubs to develop awareness on tourism, to open
employment avenues for the educated youth.

Box 7.3: Achievements of Telangana in the tourism sector
1. Telangana State Tourism secured three prestigious awards as part of the National Tourism
Awards 2014-15. The coffee table book Ancient Temples of Telangana has been adjudged the
‘Best Tourism Promotion Publicity Material’. Warangal has been declared as the ‘Best Heritage
City’ and the Hyderabad International Convention Centre secured the award for the ‘Best
Standalone Convention Centre’.
2. Telangana – Emerging International Film Destination won the best Tourism Film award at the
ART & TUR Festival, 2016, Portugal, on 21 October 2016.
3. Telangana State Tourism has won the ‘Best Tourism Destination State’ honour from the readers
of Travel + Leisure India & South Asia. The readers voted Telangana Tourism for the category
of Best State in the readers’ poll on digital platforms (website and tablet edition). Telangana
Tourism has won with a record number of reader responses for the award.
(v) Museum on Wheels: The state government is running mobile Museum on Wheels coaches for
promotion of Telangana tourism. The Museum on Wheels is envisaged as the means to provide an
all-round view of Telangana.
Telangana-Museum On Wheels

Helicopter Joy Ride
The helicopter joy ride events are organised to
coincide with some important events / festivals,
in which the tourists can enjoy an aerial view
of Hyderabad City from over 1500 feet with
a 10-minute helicopter ride. It is organised on
special occasions, such as Republic Day, State
Formation Day, Ramzan, summer vacations, etc.
Box 7.4: Important festivals during 2017-18

(i) Bathukamma festival: Bathukamma Celebrations 2017 was organised at People’s Plaza, Necklace
Road, Hyderabad, from 24 to 27 September 2017 by involving women from different walks of life
and displayed Bathukammas, beautiful floral stacks made by women, at various tourist information
counters. Bathukamma brochures were given to the district tourism offices and classified hotels to
distribute among the visitors and tourists for the promotion of Telangana culture.
(ii) The 3rd Telangana International Kite Festival, 2018: The tradition of flying kites during the
Sankranti festival period has been honoured with enthusiasm for many decades in Telangana. During
the event, the sky appears to blossom with colours, a delightful sight. The state government organised
the 3rd Telangana International Kite Festival, 2018 in association with the Ministry of Tourism,
Government of India, from 13 to 15 January 2018 at Parade Grounds, Secunderabad, which showcased
the rich heritage and culture of the State. The festival had participants from 12 countries, a total
of 50 national and 40 international kite flyers, and a special night-flying team. The countries which
participated were China, France, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, South Africa, SriLanka, Singapore,
Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam. The festival also attracted people of all the ages from Hyderabad city.
Night kite-flying was also organised during the three days of the event. Various cultural programmes
promoting the local culture of the state were organised during the three-day event.
The festival is committed to the social cause of raising awareness of the importance of education and
empowerment of girl children and also brings a general social message ‘Fly for a cause (Service for the
cause is service to the Nation)’. The slogan for this year’s festival was: ‘Educate the girl and she will
change the world.’ Ms. Malavath Purna, Indian mountaineer, was the face of the festival to inspire the
youth.

Apart from the kite flying at the Kite Festival, food courts with various cuisines of Telangana, handicrafts
and handlooms stalls were also displayed during the event. Further, the International Sweets Festival
had also been organised at the same time, where a treasure-trove of sweets of different states were
showcased during the festival: there were more than 1000 varieties of sweets, for the first time in the
world. The festival attracted people from all age groups and around eight lakh visitors attended the
three-day event.
(iii) World Telugu Conference: The Government of Telangana, in association with the Telangana
Literature Academy, organised the World Telugu Conference from 15 to 19 December 2017 at LB
Stadium in Hyderabad. The conference was organised with and objective to herald the Telugu language,
literature and culture worldwide. It was publicised by placing hoardings of 60 prominent Telugu poets
at 200 different crossroads in the city. During the conference, programmes such as literary and poets’
conferences, cultural events and other activities were organised, where Telugu poets, authors and
others were participated. Telugu film industry dignitaries were also invited and honoured by the state.
The conference was attended by nearly 8,000 delegates from various parts of the world that included
200 delegates from 42 countries, nearly 1,300 delegates from different states and the remaining delegates
from Telangana. The state invited 102 poets, authors and prominent persons from other countries and
52 persons from other states as guests. The state has specially invited and honoured three Gnanapith
awardees, prominent authors from other languages and Telugu persons who received Sahitya Academy
Awards.

7.3. Outlook
At the time of the bifurcation, it was predicted that, the growth of IT sector would dwindle in the new state
of Telangana. Contrary to this, the state has achieved tremendous growth in terms of export, firms set up,
employment and revenue generation from 2014 to 2107. At present, the services sector is the largest and
fastest-growing sector of the state, and IT and ITeS units have been key drivers in it.
Telangana is endowed with a pool of skilled workforce, especially in IT and related fields. The presence of
world-class technical educational institutions, research institutions and multinational companies has been an
advantage to the state. As a result, the state has emerged as one of the leading states in terms of output and
exports. Consolidating its position, the state government has formulated the overall ICT framework policy
for incentivising investments in IT sector. The main objective of the policy is to double the value of IT
exports and employment in the IT sector in Telangana in a period of five years. The government has also
initiated a number of measures to disperse the IT sector to Tier-II cities and rural areas by providing various
fiscal and non-fiscal incentives.
Subsequently, the state has come up with sector-specific policies such as Data Centres Policy, Open Data
Policy, Cyber Security Policy, Data Analytics Policy, IoT Policy and e-Waste Policy to cater to the sector-
specific needs and to reap the potential of the upcoming sectors. Many of these policy initiatives are the first
of their kind in the whole country and providing a direction to the emergence of new growth sectors. These
initiatives are opening up many more new job opportunities to the skilled workforce, which is the need of
the hour.
Tourism is another key sector, which provides job opportunities to a diverse workforce, from highly skilled
workers to unskilled labour. States such as Goa and Kerala have transformed their economies using their
tourism potentials. The newborn state of Telangana has recognised tourism as a high-potential sector for
growth and employment. In a short period, the state has proved its mettle by winning various recognitions
at national and international level for promoting its rich heritage.

Urbanisation
8
CHAPTER
in Telangana
Making Hyderabad a Global City
“Urbanization is a driving force as well as a source of development. It has the power to change and
improve the lives. Urban areas are at the heart of many great challenges, opportunities and promise.”
-Mr. Ban Ki-Moon,
Former Secretary General of the UN.
Urbanisation has been an engine of inclusive economic growth. Urban agglomerations propel economic
growth by bringing together interrelated industries in one geographical area, promoting positive externalities
and reducing transaction costs, leading to new vistas of opportunities, especially for rural migrates. Growth
in high-technology sectors depends heavily on inter-sectoral support, which is possible only through urban
agglomerations. Urbanisation and economic development have a strong positive correlation, which is
indicated by the fact that a state or a country with a high per capita income is also likely to have a high degree
of urbanisation.
The state of Telangana is one of the fast-urbanising states in the country, along with the rapid economic
transformation. The urban centres have become epicentres for industrial and services oriented business
activity, robust transportation, civic facilities and availability of skilled workforce. Hyderabad alone accounts
for a lion’s share of the state’s urban population which has become a growth centre for the state. The
city Hyderabad is being recognised as a true cosmopolitan city for being an accommodating city despite
the existence of varied cultures. This greatness has resulted in the city hosting number of national and
international events. In addition, cities like Warangal, Nizamabad and Karimnagar are fast changing the
urban landscape of the state.
However, development experience the world over shows that urbanisation is also a challenge as much as it is
an opportunity. The sustainable development of urban areas largely depends upon their physical, social and
institutional infrastructure. The new State of Telangana showed commendable foresight on the importance
of urbanisation and its trickle-down effects: it initiated a wide range of reforms in the physical, institutional

and social spectrum of the urban realm, to support the growth and development of urban areas. These
components basically aimed to provide better quality of life to urban dwellers by ensuring accessibility and
availability of physical infrastructure such as transport systems, roads, sewerage systems, garbage handling
systems, etc.; social infrastructure like provision of safety and security; and institutional infrastructure like
governance, regulators, etc.
8.1. Trends in Urbanisation in Telangana
Though there are different ways to measure the urbanisation process, the Census, which is conducted
once in every 10 years by the Register General & Census Commissioner of India, provides comprehensive
information on urban areas. As per the Census, urban areas are identified by the following criteria: (1)
All places with a municipality, corporation, cantonment board or notified town area committee, etc. This
category of urban units is known as Statutory Towns. (2) All other places which satisfy the following criteria:
(i) A minimum population of 5,000; (ii) At least 75 per cent of the male main working population engaged
in non-agricultural pursuits; and (iii) A density of population at least 400 persons per sq km.
As per Census 2011, 1.36 crore, i.e., 38.9 per cent of the state’s total population of 3.5 crore, lives in urban
areas. Temporal analysis of urbanisation in Telangana reveals that there has been continuous increase in the
proportion of urban population in India. About 21 per cent of the state’s population was in urban areas
in 1971, as against the national urban population of 18 per cent. However, there was a steep rise in urban
population by 1981 to 25.3 per cent mainly due to the increase in population in Hyderabad. Further, there
has been a substantial jump in urban population during the period 2001 to 2011, from 31.8 per cent to 38.9
per cent (see Figure 8.1). Thus, the growth in urban population in the state is much higher than All-India.
Figure ϴ.1: Trend in Percentage of Urban Population: Telangana Vs All India
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According to Census 2011, about 31.2 per cent of total India’s population lives in urban areas. State wise
comparison of urban population in India reveals that, out of 29 states, 11 states have urban population
higher than the national average of 31.2 per cent. Telangana, with 38.9 per cent urban population, stands
seventh in terms of urbanisation in India. Four states, i.e., Odisha (16.7per cent), Assam (14.1per cent), Bihar
(11.3per cent) and Himachal Pradesh (10per cent) have low urbanisation in the country (See Figure 8.2).

% of urban population to total
population
Goa 62.2
Mizoram 52.1
Tamilnadu 48.4
Kerala 47.7
Socio Economic Outlook 2018

Maharashtra 45.2
Gujarat 42.6
Source: Census of India, 2011

Telangana 38.9
Karnataka 38.7
Punjab 37.5
Haryana 34.9
West Bengal 31.9
All India 31.2
Uttarakhand 30.2
Andhra Pradesh 29.5
Manipur 29.2
Nagaland 28.9
Madhya… 27.6
Jammu &… 27.4
Tripura 26.2
Sikkim 25.2
Map 8.1: District wise growth in urban agglomerations in Telangana
Rajasthan 24.9
Jharkhand 24.0
Chhattisgarh 23.2
Arunachal… 22.9
Uttar Pradesh 22.3
Figure ϴ.2: State-wise percentage of Urban Population - 2011
Meghalaya 20.1
Odisha 16.7
Assam 14.1
Bihar 11.3
Himachal… 10.0
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Distribution of urban population across the Telangana (see Map 7.1.) reveals that, about 20 per cent of
the state population is concentrated in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation area. The Greater
Warangal Municipal Corporation (GWMC) has been another fast-urbanising geographical area in the state.
At present, GWMC accounts for about 2 per cent of the state’s total population. Warangal being a historical
city and located in a central point, well-connected by rail network and other transportation means, the city
and its adjoining urban agglomeration is growing fast, with increased economic activities.
Another emerging urban agglomeration has been around the Ramagundam Municipal Corporation. The
region has vast deposits of coal. Mineral-based and ancillary industries are coming up in and around
Ramagundam, Godavarikhani and Mancherial. Public sector undertakings of the state and centre viz.,
Singareni Collieries Company Ltd., and National Thermal Power Corporation, are located in this area and
provide added advantages for industrial development in this region. Definition of Urban Areas as per the
Census given in the Box 8.1.
Box 8.1: Definition of Urban Areas as per the Census
Urban Agglomeration (UA): An urban agglomeration is a continuous urban spread constituting a
town and its adjoining outgrowths, or two or more physically contiguous towns. An urban agglomeration
must consist of at least a statutory town and its total population (i.e., all the constituents put together)
should not be less than 20,000 as per the 2001 Census.
Out Growth (OG): An outgrowth is a viable unit such as a village or a hamlet or an enumeration
block, which is outside the statutory limits of the town with identifiable location. Outgrowths possess
urban features in terms of infrastructure and amenities such as pucca roads, electricity, taps, drainage
system for disposal of wastewater, educational institutions, post offices, medical facilities, banks, etc.
Each such town, together with its outgrowth, is designated as an ‘urban agglomeration’.
8.1.1. Urban Local Bodies in Telangana
There are 73 urban local bodies in Telangana, consisting of 6 municipal corporations, 42 municipalities
and 25 nagar panchayats. The six municipal corporations are: Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation,
Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation, Nizamabad Municipal Corporation, Ramagundam Municipal
Corporation, Karimnagar Municipal Corporation and Khammam Municipal Corporation. Further, the list
of municipalities and nagar panchayats in the state are given in Table 8.1.
Table 8.1: District wise Urban Local Bodies in the state
Sl. No. District Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)
1 Hyderabad Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation
2 Adilabad Adilabad
3 Jayashankar Bhupalpally
4 Jogulamba Gadwal Gadwal, Eija
5 Jagtial Jagtial, Koratla, Metpalli
6 Jangaon Jangaon
7 Kumuram Bheem Kagaznagar
8 Karimnagar Karimnagar, Jammikunta, Huzurabad
9 Kamareddy Kamareddy
10 Khammam Khammam, Madhira, Sattupalli
11 Bhadradri Kothagudem Kothagudem, Palwancha, Manuguru, Yellandu
12 Mahabubabad Mahabubabad

Sl. No. District Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)
13 Mancherial Bellampally, Mandamarri, Mancherial
14 Medak Medak
15 Mahabubnagar Mahabubnagar, Badepally, Narayanpet
16 Medchal-Malkajgiri Medchal, Boduppal, Peerzadiguda
17 Nirmal Nirmal, Bhainsa
18 Nagarkurnool Nagarkurnool, Kalwakurthi, Achampet, Kollapur
19 Nalgonda Nalgonda, Miryalaguda, Devarakonda
20 Nizamabad Nizamabad, Bodhan, Armoor
21 Peddapalli Ramagundam, Peddapalli
Shadnagar, Ibrahimpatnam, Pedda Amberpet, Badangpet, Jalpally,
22 Rangareddy
Meerpet, Jillelguda
23 Rajanna Sircilla Sircilla,Vemulawada
24 Siddipet Siddipet, Dubbaka, Gajwel, Husnabad
25 Sangareddy Sangareddy, Zaheerabad, Andole-Jogipet, Sadasivpet
26 Suryapet Suryapet, Huzurnagar, Kodada
27 Vikarabad Vikarabad, Tandur
28 Warangal Urban Warangal
29 Warangal Rural Parakala, Narsampet
30 Wanaparthy Wanaparthy
31 Yadadri Bhuvanagiri Bhongir
The Directorate of Municipal Administration (DMA) is the apex authority, which provides guidance to
municipal corporations and municipalities in performing their day-to-day activities. The main function of
DMA includes: (i) coordinating between state and urban local bodies regarding taxation, revenue sharing,
funding for schemes, etc. (ii) supervising and monitoring authority in implementation of various developmental
schemes like Smart Cities - Smart Wards, waste energy plants, liquid waste management, AMRUT, IHHL,
etc., and (iii) strengthening own revenue resources of ULBs.
The Government of Telangana has undertaken various initiatives for strengthening the infrastructure and to
make cities and towns more inclusive. While some initiatives are discussed in the respective sectoral chapters,
key schemes are mentioned below.
(i) The state government has initiated the ‘Telangana Municipal Development Project’ (TMDP) with an
objective of preparing the Master Plan for 20 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) with the financial assistance
of the World Bank. The preparation of GIS Base Maps for 37 ULBs in Phase-I and 22 ULBs in Phase-
II are in process.
(ii) The government has initiated the Support to Urban Street Vendors (SUSV) scheme for identification,
issue of ID cards, vending certificates, financial inclusion, and social security for street vendors. Until
now, 67,294 street vendors have been identified, out of whom 63,361 have been issued identity cards.
The survey has been completed in 66 ULBs.
(iii) With an objective to provide shelters for the urban homeless, the government initiated the Shelter for
Urban Homeless programme. Till now, 25 shelters are functioning in the state providing accommodation
to 1,163 homeless people. It is proposed to construct such shelters in 50 government hospitals for
patient attendants and recovering patients.

(iv) The Mission for Elimination of Poverty in Municipal Areas (MEPMA) has been actively involved in
implementation of poverty alleviation programmes through programmes like Deendayal Antyodaya
Yojana – National Urban Livelihood Mission (DAY-NULM), employment through skills training and
placement, self-employment programmes, Vaddi Leni Runalu, etc. Until 2017 end, 1.46 lakh SHGs
were formed in urban areas under the aegis of MEPMA. During the year 2017-18, Rs. 716.41 crore
were provided to 18,132 SHGs.
(v) In order to ensure that cities and towns in Telangana become totally clean, sanitised, healthy and
livable for all citizens, Swachh Telangana Varostavam was observed from 25 September to 2 October,
2014. The special focus of the campaign was on hygienic and affordable sanitation for the urban poor
and women. One of the key initiatives of the Government of Telangana is to achieve 100 per cent
sanitation in urban areas. Massive public awareness through an intensive campaign on cleanliness was
conducted during the Swachh Telangana Varostavam.
Box 8.2: Vemulawada Temple Area Development Authority
The Government has constituted Vemulawada Temple Area Development Authority for ensuring
orderly growth and giving impetus for historic, religious and cultural development of the Vemulawada
Temple Complex and its surrounding areas. They consist of six villages, namely Tippapur, Sankepalli,
Nampalli, Chandragiri, Marupaka, Shatrajpalli, and the Vemulawada Nagar Panchayat. Developmental
activities are taking place as per the masterplan. It is proposed to undertake the following developmental
activities in Vemulawada Temple and its surrounding areas:
• Construction of a bus station, choultries, a pilgrim facilitation centre, an administrative block
and an Annadanam complex
• Construction of Veda Patashala, Natya Kalasala, Raja Rajeswara Swamy Maha Mandapam and
Rama Kalyana Mandapam
• Construction of bathing ghats towards Gudi Cheruvu, Pushkarani (Gyana Gundam), Kalyanna
Katta and prasadam counters
• Construction of four gopurams and Parakaram around the temple complex
• Development of Baddi Pochamma Temple and Sri Narasimha Swamy Temple, Nampally Gutta.
Vemulawada Temple Development
Second Prakaram design at temple Sri Vari Kalyana Mandapam design

8.1.2. Some welfare initiatives of GHMC
(i) Annapurna Meals: To provide hygienic and safe food to the poor and the downtrodden, the GHMC
started an Annapurna Meals scheme. Under the scheme, a meal with a menu consisting of 400 gr.
rice, 100 gr. dal, 100 gr. curry and one spoonful of pickle is provided at Rs. 5. At present 150 such
Annapurna Meals centres have been identified and shortlisted from high-density labour addas and
urban poor locations. Presently, about 40,000 persons are getting meals once a day – about 9,65,000
persons in a month – for which the GHMC collects Rs. 5 from each beneficiary and Rs. 24.25 is borne
by the GHMC. The scheme is in partnership with the Hare Krishna Mission Charitable Foundation.
(ii) Rehabilitation of Beggars: It is a Joint Action Team formed with the Traffic Police Department,
UCD staff and the volunteers of Amma Nanna Ananda Ashramam, where 42 child beggars and 59
adult beggars have been rescued and sheltered at Amma Nanna Anada Ashramam, Chowtuppal for
about a month and reunited with their families. From 13 December 2017 till date, 1,204 female and
2,317 male, altogether 3,521 beggars, have been rescued and 3,260 persons are reunited with their
families and 261 persons are being sheltered at Ananda Ashramam.
(iii) Swachh Dooths: The SHG members with good communication skills have been designated as
Swachh Dooths and positioned to spread awareness about Swachh Hyderabad through door-to-door
visit towards effective implementation of solid waste management. Till 12 December 2017 the Swachh
Dooths facilitated 9,32,520 households towards segregation of waste at the doorstep. Detailed
Initiatives taken under Swachh Bharat – Swachh Telangana given in the Box 8.3.
Box 8.3: Initiatives taken under Swachh Bharat – Swachh Telangana

The following activities and new policy initiatives have been taken up for Swachh Telangana under the
Swachh Bharat Mission:
1. Distribution of 44.04 lakh twin bins to 22 lakh households (blue and green for dry and wet
Garbage)
2. The total Garbage Vulnerable Points (GVPs) eliminated and sustained since March 2016 are
1116
3. To encourage the staff, best practices day is being observed on every first Saturday, where the
best employees in the field of sanitation and solid waste handling are felicitated.
4. Launch of ‘Parichayam’, an initiative of the Municipal Corporation to build a strong public
relationship and ensure accountability among functionaries. Contact details of the sanitation
workers are displayed in the local streets.
5. Modern electronic SHE toilets (toilets exclusively for women) are being provided at prominent
locations, especially at locations of high footfall of women. The funds for installation are being
raised through Corporate Social Responsibility from various organisations. So far, 32 SHE toilets
have been installed and 19 are open to the public for use. Up to the present, 35,000 women have
utilised the services of She toilets. Also, there is a proposal to install 100 such modern toilets.
6. Fuel station and hotel owners were persuaded through Gandhigiri to allow public use their
toilets. About 257 fuel stations and 259 hotels and restaurants have given consent for the public
to use their toilets. Signage has been erected to this purpose
7. With an aim to sensitise and create awareness, thematic drives are being carried out based
on the thematic drive schedule notified by the Swachh Bharat Mission, Ministry of Urban
Development.

8. Wall paintings were done to beautify the city and discourage citizens from defacing public and
private properties.
9. A Swachh Dhooth application was developed for promoting source segregation of garbage at
household level, providing an incentive scheme by awarding Rs. 1,00,000 for home-makers who
are practising source segregation (dry and wet) at home.
10. Caller tunes songs on waste segregation have been adopted by GHMC employees
11. Attained Open Defecation Free status for the city of Hyderabad and updated on the Swachh
Bharat Mission portal on 3 January2018
12. The ‘Laati–Seeti’ programme has been adopted by GHMC for arresting open urination and
defecation in public places.
13. Several awareness campaigns with the slogan ‘Manam Marudam – Mana Nagaranni Swachh
Nagaranga Maruddam’ are being taken up for sensitising the citizens and creating awareness on
SwachhSurvekshan, 2018.
14. Awareness programmes on ‘Say no to Plastic’ are being taken up. Further, banners are erected at
meat shops for carrying meat in tiffin boxes or jute bags
15. Zone-wise Swachh rankings also have been awarded for hotels, hospitals, schools, RWAs
(Residential Welfare Associations) and markets based on their self-assessments.
16. House-to-house pamphlets on the method of segregation of garbage, along with bins, distributed
to all households.
17. Propagated the slogan of -Unite the Family – Divide the Waste- by which it will impress the
importance of segregation of waste and unity of families among citizens.
18. Also, a Swachh Kavitha Sammelanam was conducted and the winners awarded with mementos.
Swachh Telangana awareness to the Campaign on Say No to Plastic

households on waste segregation
Garbage Vulnerable Point

(iv) Aasara: The GHMC has taken up a new initiative named Aasara, a welfare programme for senior
citizens, with a view to extend services, to facilitate forming sustainable organisations to meet their needs, to
face challenges and to create a platform. The senior citizens are provided with aids and appliances, medical
camps are organised and day care centres are established to meet their recreational needs.
(v) Vikasam: The GHMC has established a separate cell called Vikasam to provide support and welfare to
persons with disabilities (PWDs) through distributing aids and appliances, free surgery camps and supporting
the PWDs to form SHGs and to avail financial benefits through banks towards better livelihoods and better
standards of living.
8.2. Hyderabad as a Global City
The city of Hyderabad, founded in the year 1591 by Mohammed Quli Qutub Shah, offers a fascinating
panorama of the past, with a rich mix of cultural and historical traditions spanning over 400 years. It is one
of the fastest-growing cities of India and emerged as a strong industrial, commercial and technology centre,
and at the same time it gives glimpses of past splendour and the legacy of its old history.
The history of Hyderabad begins with the establishment of the Qutb Shahi dynasty. Quli Qutb Shah seized
the reins of power from the Bahamani kingdom in 1512 and established the fortress city of Golconda.
Inadequacy of water and frequent epidemics of plague and cholera persuaded Mohammed Quli Qutub Shah
to venture outward to establish a new city with the Charminar at its centre and with four great roads fanning
out in the four cardinal directions. Hyderabad’s fame, strategic location and Golconda’s legendary wealth
attracted Aurangazeb, who captured Golconda after a long siege in 1687. After this defeat, the importance
of Hyderabad declined and the city fell into partial ruin. As the Moghul Empire decayed and began to
disintegrate, the Viceroy Asaf Jah I proclaimed himself the Nizam and established independent rule of the
Deccan. Hyderabad once again became a major capital city, ruled by successive Nizams of the Asaf Jahi
dynasty until the state was merged into Indian Union in 1948. Thereafter, an area north of what is now the
Hussain Sagar was established as a cantonment. The area was named Secunderabad after the then Nizam,
Sikander Jah.
Hyderabad is also known as the City of Pearls and one of the IT power hubs of the country. The city is
known for world-class educational institutions, hospitals, a highly skilled workforce, historical monuments,
ancient religious places, museums, art galleries, cinema halls, concert venues, convention centres, restaurants,
shopping centres, sports facilities, amusement facilities, organised events, parks, green areas, etc. Hyderabad
has now became one of the global IT centres in the world, with the presence of a large number of MNCs
such as Google, Microsoft, TCS, etc., and is emerging as the pharma capital of India. The city is also known
as an educational and medical hub, with presence of reputed institutions, engineering colleges and affordable
hospital networks.
This paradigm of development has opened up investment, employment and livelihood opportunities to
people across the country. This city has an efficient and reliable physical infrastructure with strong public
transport network like the Hyderabad Metro, ORR and a large fleet of Green Buses. The growth and
development of Hyderabad as a global city is contributing significantly to the prosperity of State and to the
overall economy of the country.
Hyderabad is the land where multi-religious peoples have coexisted with peace for years, with an opulent
heritage and a wide array of religious places, monuments and historical places, food and arts. Very few cities
in India have such cultural hybridisation as one can see in Hyderabad. The State, with its determination to
make Hyderabad a truly global and cosmopolitan city, has initiated varied projects and reforms to support the
growth of the city. Over the last few years, Hyderabad has emerged as a start-up city with the establishment

of the T-Hub, which is India’s fastest growing start-up engine and the country’s largest start-up incubator. In
recent times, city has hosted national and international events such as GES-2017, World Telugu Congress,
etc., which drew great applause from various quarters. Some key national and international events that took
place in Hyderabad are listed in the Table 8.2.
Table 8.2: Important national and international events in Hyderabad in the last three years
Sl. No. Events
During 2015
1 National Conference of the Indian Psychiatric Society, 2015
2 National Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Conference
3 India Geospatial Development, 2015
4 Oncology Meet, 2015
5 International Parallel & Distributed Processing Symposium, 2015
6 National Conference on Pain and Palliative Care
7 Bio Asia Summit
8 International Conference on Materials
9 Big Data Summit Analytics – NASSCOM
10 Musculoskeletal Society India
11 CII – Green Cementech
12 Rotary Foundation Day
13 NASSCOM – Product Conclave
14 19th International Children’s Film Festival
15 India Economic Association Conference, 2015
16 Indo-Global Healthcare Summit & Expo, 2015
17 Annual Conference of the International Federation for Theatre Research
18 Indo Global Pharma Expo &Summit, 2015
19 International Congress on Infectious Diseases
During 2016
1 International Conference on Infectious Diseases
2 International Baccalaureate
3 Cardiological Society of India Conference
4 Indian Society of Neuro-Oncolgy Conference, 2016
5 NASSCOM GIC
6 Cardiovascular Update, 2016
7 Indian Society of Ultrasonography in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2016
8 IBSAF World Snooker Championship– India Open
9 Harvard Model United Nations
10 WHO-RNTCP Consultants Review Meeting and Programme Review
11 Refractive Surgery 360
12 ICOG FOGSI National Conference on Fertility Regulation, 2016
13 Telangana Opthalmology Society Conference
14 Indian Association of Statistics in Clinical Trials–ConsPic, 2016
Sl. No. Events
15 Institute of Chartered Accountants of India Conference
16 Asian Science Park Association
17 World Stroke Congress
18 Cybersecurity Council Meet
19 NASSCOM Gamers and Developers Conference
20 44th Annual Scientific meeting of the Research Society of Study of Diabetes – RSSDI, 2016
21 Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Global Meeting
22 High Performance Computing Conference
23 ICSI 1st Global Congruence
24 20th International Children’s Film Festival
25 Annual Conference of The Urological Society of India
26 15th Annual Conference of Indian Academy of Paediatrics –PEDICON, 2016
27 71st Annual Conference of The Association of Physicians of India – APICON, 2016
28 MIT Global Start-up Workshop
During 2017
1 Clean India Technology Week Conference, 2017
2 Global Summit on Telecom, ICT &IoT, 2017
3 RenewX, a UBM event, 2017
4 International Higher Education Fair, 2017
5 CBRE Prop international Fair, 2017
6 iPHEX International Exhibition for Pharma, 2017
7 IIOO Expo –Empowering Vision – national event, 2017
8 Pharma Lytica International Trade Fair, 2017
9 Digital India 6th Cable Net Expo Vision, 2017
10 Agritex India International Trade Fair and Conference
11 IndExpo National Trade Fair, 2017
12 International Conference on Traffic Infra Tech Expo
13 India Lab Expo International Trade Tair, 2017
14 COWE’s 10th International Lifestyle Expo, 2017
15 Poultry India 2017, A Global Seminar, 2017
16 Hyderabad International Auto Show, 2017
17 Chem Tech South World Expo – International partnership programme
18 Global Entrepreneurship Summit, Nov, 2017
19 High Energy Materials Conference, Nov, 2017
There are two government organisations working towards strengthening of existing infrastructure and
expanding to its outgrowths, viz., (GHMC) and Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA).
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation was formed in 2007 by merging the surrounding 12 municipalities
with the existing Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad area. Presently, GHMC is spread over an area of 625
sq. kms and spread over in four districts, i.e., Hyderabad, Rangareddy, Medchal-Malkajgiri and a part of
Sangareddy. The HMDA was formed in 2008 and it has an area of 7,257 sq km under its purview. The HMDA’s

jurisdiction covers seven districts, 70 mandals and 1,032 villages, including Greater Hyderabad Municipal
Corporation consisting of 175 villages and 12 municipalities / nagar panchayats consisting of 31 villages,
and the remaining 826 villages under jurisdiction of the HMDA. The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development
Authority was set up for the purpose of planning, co-ordination, supervising, promoting and securing the
planned development of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Region. It coordinates the developmental activities
of the municipal corporations, municipalities and other local authorities, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water
Supply and Sewerage Board, the Telangana Transmission Corporation, the Telangana Industrial Infrastructure
Corporation, the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation, and other such bodies.
8.2.1. Key projects targeted towards Hyderabad city infrastructure
(1). Strategic Road Development Plan (SRDP): To provide excellent transport facilities, the Strategic
Road Development Plan (SRDP) has been taken up as high-priority project, which comprises skyways, major
corridors, major roads and grade separators/flyovers, at a cost of Rs. 25,000 crore. For providing continuous
traffic movement, the SRDP provides a conflict-free road network which minimises travel time, increases
the average journey speed and also reduces the air pollution levels. The SRDP is proposed to be taken up in
five phases based on the feasibility and flow of funds (see Box 8.4.). PhaseI and II works have commenced
and are in good progress, they are: Phase I: LB Nagar Junction, Kamineni Junction, Chintalkunta Junction,
Bairamalguda Junction, Biodiversity Junction, Mind Space Junction, Ayyappa Society (see Box 8.5.), Rajiv
Gandhi Statue Junction, and Bahadurpura junction. Phase II: Cable-stayed bridge at Durgam Cheruvu.
Box-8.4: GHMC raises funds through Municipal Bonds

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) listed its municipal bonds on stock exchange
BSE’s debt platform and raised Rs. 200 crore by selling the 10-year bonds, became the second civic
body to tap funds from this route during the financial year 2017-18, after its counterpart in Pune. Funds
raised through the bonds will be utilized to meet funding requirement of Strategic Road Development
Plan (SRDP).
To issue these bonds, the municipal corporation needs to have credit ratings issued by two agencies.
Already, CARE rating agency gave GHMC ‘AA’ rating and another agency India Rating also gave
GHMC ‘AA’ Stable rating. These were given after considering different parameters, including assets,
revenue generation capacity, and goodwill, etc. Out of 94 municipalities and corporations rated across
the country, only 10 corporations have bagged the ‘AA’ rating. Among the top 10, GHMC stands
fifth, which indicates the financial status of the GHMC. The corporation was ranked second among
the municipal corporations in the country in transparency. GHMC has become a torchbearer for all
corporations across the country in raising fund for the city development.
Box 8.5: Success story of SRDP underpass

Works related to grade separators/flyovers have been initially taken up under the Strategic Road
Development Plan (SRDP) at eight junctions. A two-lane unidirectional underpass has been taken
up at a cost of Rs.44.3 crore from Kondapur to Ayyappa Society for a length of 450 m. It has been
successfully completed and was opened to public on 3 January 2018. The underpass at Ayyappa Society
will ease traffic congestion at the junction and the areas that benefit from this project are Kondapur,
Ayyappa Society and Madhapur.

Salient features:
• Total cost of underpass : Rs. 44.30 crore (including shifting of utilities)
• Total length of underpass : 450 m
• Length of closed box : 70 m
• Length of approaches : 380 m
• Total width of underpass : 10 m (carriageway –7m)
• Carriageway details : Two-lane unidirectional from Kondapur to Ayyappa society
• Peak-hour traffic flow as of 2015: 8,656 PCUs
• Peak-hour traffic flow projected for 2035: 18,965 PCUs
(2). Other infrastructural development related to junction improvements, flyovers and bridges, FOBs,
RUBs, fish markets, sports complexes, swimming pools and stadia are being constructed at various
places.
(3). Conservation and protection of prioritised lakes in HMDA area: HMDA has taken up initiatives
towards conservation and protection of prioritised lakes in the HMDA area. A survey on 3,132 lakes
is being carried out for fixing the FTL boundaries by fixing the coordinates latitude-longitude. So far,
survey has been completed in respect of 2,546 lakes.
(4). Development of Musi River Front Development: The Musi River Conservation and River Front
Development at Uppal Bhagat is being developed by the government. The layout is fully developed
in all respects with roads, external drainage, water-supply distribution, network, electrification, avenue
plantation, etc. An area of 9.50 acres on the eastern side of Uppal Bhagath, abutting the Musi River,
was identified for development of Shilparamam.
(5). Inter City Bus Terminal at Miyapur: The bus terminal will provide one-stop integrated facilities
to passengers, public and private bus operators and their staff. The state-of-the-art Inter City Bus

Terminal (ICBT) at Miyapur, Hyderabad, has been initiated on public-private partnership (PPP) basis,
which will also cater to interstate bus services with better infrastructure and modern facilities for
commuters and bus operators.
(6). Hussain Sagar Lake and Catchment Area Improvement Project: The project has been taken up
in partnership with JICA ODA with a loan of 7729 million Japanese Yen (equivalent Rs. 310 crore)
and Rs. 60 crore from the state government, with an objective to improve the quality of lake water by
preventing entry of pollutants, removal of nutrient rich sediments, etc.
(7). Development of Eco-Park at Kothwalguda: The government has proposed to develop an eco-
park at Kothwalguda near Himayatsagar, in an area of 85 acres. The salient features of the park are an
aquatic bird park, aviary, butterfly park, amphitheatre, rural huts, sculpture park and mountain biking
tracks, with landscape and greenery.
Box 8.6: Outer Ring Road Project

One of the key urban infrastructure projects of Hyderabad, the Outer Ring Road (ORR) is a road-
cum-area development project. It is a 158 km-long ring road around Hyderabad, connecting important
suburban areas such as Narsingi, Kokapet, Patancheru, Shamirpet, Ghatkesar, Shamshabad and
Nanankramguda. The major aim of the ORR is to develop well-planned and well-connected urban
settlements around the Hyderabad Metropolitan Area. The ORR provides quick access to important
nodes in the city and connects various urban nodes outside the city by connecting the national and
state highways and other important city roads. The ORR also reduces congestion in the metropolitan
area and inner ring road. Salient features of ORR given in the Table 8.3.
Table 8.3: Salient features of ORR
Sl. No. Particulars Description
1 Total length 158 km
2 Design speed 120 kmph
3 Right of way (ROW) 150 m
4 Main carriageway 8 lanes
7 Service roads on either side 2 lanes
8 Interchanges 19 Nos.
As a part of the Outer Ring Road, 33 radial roads have been identified for improvement to
provide improved connectivity between the Inner Ring Road and Outer Ring Road. The details are:
(i) 5 Radial roads form part of national highways; already improved by the National Highways Authorities.
(ii) 7 Radial roads were completed by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA)/
Hyderabad Growth Corridor Limited (HGCL)/ Roads & Buildings Department. (iii) 5 Radial roads
are taken up by HMDA/HGCL with JICA funds and are in progress. (iv) The remaining 16 Radial
roads are proposed for improvement by R&B department.
The Government has decided to take up the following new radial roads for improvement to provide
improved connectivity between Inner Ring Road and Outer Ring Road. Details are provided in the
Table 8.4:

Table 8.4: New Radial Roads proposed for improved connectivity
Radial Road Length (Km) Proposed RoW From To
RR-20 15.50 30.00m Nagole Bridge Singaram at ORR
RR-26 15.63 19.20m Kandikal Nadargul
RR-31 7.5 30m Taranagar (Chandanagar) Delwaraguda
RR-32 8.41 30m Nizampet ‘X’ Road Kazipally at ORR
(8). Safety and security: The government has increased the safety and security of Hyderabad through
various initiatives. It has acquired modernised vehicles which maintain round-the-clock surveillance in the
city. Under the CCTV project, CCTV cameras were installed in various public places and connected with the
Command and Control Centre. SHE Teams have been introduced with an objective to provide safety and
security to women and to make Hyderabad a safe and smart city.
Hyderabad Metro Rail Project Air connectivity from RGIA, Hyderabad
8.3. Outlook
Rapid urbanisation provides an opportunity to propel economic growth. Nevertheless, it also congests
and puts pressure on the existing civic infrastructure, if not managed properly. Telangana has carried out
tremendous work on several areas to manage its urbanisation and strengthening physical, economic, and
social infrastructure to make urbanisation sustainable and inclusive. Initiatives of the government are targeted
towards both to facilitate the growth and to make urbanisation more inclusive.
Green shoots of initiatives for development of tier-II cities are visible. Policies are targeted to disperse
economic activities such as development of IT incubation centres in Warangal, Khammam, Karimnagar,
Nizamabad. The Government is developing towns and other urban centres based on their inherent strengths.
Heritage and cultural towns like Vemulawada and Yadadri are being developed to tap their potential. Similarly,
other towns and cities are being promoted as economic growth centre.
Hyderabad and its surrounding urban agglomerations are, together, the main growth centre in the state.
Apart from existing IT and ITeS sectors, pharma, engineering and diverse new areas of economic activity
are thriving in the city. The initiatives of the T-Hub and RICH (Research and Innovation Circles around
Hyderabad) have made the city, a place for start-ups and a city of ideas. Availability of excellent infrastructure
and civic amenities in Hyderabad are attracting skilled workforce from within and outside the country.
Commencement of the Hyderabad Metro Rail Project is a stellar example of the government’s efforts to

ease urban commuting problems on everlasting permanent basis. The Outer Ring Road enables access to the
world-class international airport in about half-an-hour’s time. On the social front, the state has unveiled various
ambitious projects like Annapurna Meal Centres to provide food to the poor, building night shelters for the
homeless, rehabilitation of beggars, affordable 2 BHK houses for the homeless, etc. The government has
taken up a number of initiatives to make cities and towns clean through the Swachch Telangana programme.
Hyderabad is well connected by road, rail and air transportation and has best-quality and affordable
accommodation, eating establishments, shopping and other hospitality services. Existence of such diverse
tourist attractions, along with tourist support services, in one city provides an opportunity to transform
the Hyderabad into a global city of tourism. Hyderabad was ranked 17th among the top 20 global cities in
JLL’s City Momentum Index (CMI) 2016. Hyderabad was also ranked the top Indian city in the quality of
living ranking for the second consecutive year, as per Mercer’s Quality of Living Report, 2016. Organisation
of a number of international events, like Global Entrepreneurship Summit, is testimony to the fact that
Hyderabad has acquired a global city image.

9
CHAPTER
Health
“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being,
and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity’’
- World Health Organisation
The universal goal of ‘Health for All’, calls for ‘health in all’ policies. The Telangana
government is committed to this goal and endeavouring to achieve it by formulating
all-inclusive policies and by implementing major flagship programmes like KCR Kit,
Arogya Laxmi, Food Security Programmes (like 6 kg rice per person), Telanganaaku
Haritha Haram, Mission Bhagiratha, Swachh Telangana, and Aasara Pensions, which
directly and positively impact the health of the people, with other flagship programmes
complement them to sustain good health.
Telangana’s overall health status exhibits significant improvement over the years. Major
health indicators of Telangana State and All India are given below in Table 9.1.
Table 9.1: Major Health Indicators: Telangana Vs All India
Major Indicators Telangana All India Source
Life Expectancy at birth 69.4 (males) 66.9 (males) India: Health of the
(2016) in years 73.2 (females) 70.3 (females) Nation’s States, 2017
Birth Rate (2016) 17.5 20.4 SRS Bulletin, 2017
Death Rate (2016) 6.1 6.4 SRS Bulletin, 2017
TFR (2015-16) 1.8 2.2 NFHS-IV (2015-16)
IMR (2016) 31 34 SRS Bulletin, 2017
India: Health of the
U5MR (2016) 30.6 39.2
Nation’s States, 2017
MMR (2011-13) 92 167 MMR Bulletin, 2011–13

9.1. Status of Public Health Facilities in Telangana, 2017
Telangana State aims to provide preventive, promotive and curative services for the people in the state,
for which it has 4,797 Sub-centres (SCs), 683 Primary Health Centres (PHCs), 193 Urban Primary Health
Centres, 107 Community Health Centres (CHCs), 31 Area Hospitals (AHs), 6 District Hospitals (DHs), 7
Medical College Teaching Hospitals and 12 Specialty Hospitals.
9.2. Maternal and Child Health in Telangana
Despite making significant progress in bringing down maternal and child deaths, maternal and child
malnutrition remained as the major cause of concern in the state. As per the 2017 report ‘India: Health
of Nation’s States’, child and maternal malnutrition are the major risk factors causing Neonatal Disorders,
Nutritional Deficiencies, Diarrhoeal Diseases, Lower Respiratory Infections other Common Infections,
leading to more deaths among infants, children below 5 years and women. Apart from the above risks, lack
of immunisation is also one of the important reasons for infant and Under-5 mortality rates. To further bring
down the maternal and child malnutrition, apart from the existing programmes, government has initiated
another new flagship programme called ‘KCR Kit’. Two major flagship programmes are highlighted in
Box 9.1.
Box 9.1: Major Flagship Programmes for bringing down Malnutrition and Anaemia among
Pregnant Women, Lactating Mothers and Children below 6 years
1. KCR KIT
The Telangana State Government launched a new programme called KCR Kit on 2 June 2017 to
provide compensation to pregnant women (pre- and post-natal periods) living below poverty line, who
are receiving health services from public health institutions in the State, @ Rs.12,000 (for a male child)
and Rs. 13,000 (for a female child) for wage loss.
First Instalment : Rs. 3000 at the time of registration of pregnancy at a public health facility.
At least 2 ANC check-ups by the Medical Officer, with IFA tablets and TT injection.
Second Instalment: Rs. 5000 (for a female child) and Rs. 4000 (for a male child) and one KCR Kit at
the time of delivery in a public health facility. KCR Kit (worth Rs. 2000) consists of 15 items: Johnson
and Johnson Baby powder, soap, baby oil,Mosquito net mattress, two dresses for the newborn baby
and two handloom Sarees for the mother, etc., is given.
Third Instalment: Rs. 2000 at the time of first immunisation at the age of 3½ months.
Fourth Instalment: Rs. 3000 at the time when the child receives measles vaccine, Vit.A and JE first dose
at the age of 9 months.
All these amounts will be transferred through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to the bank accounts of
the beneficiaries.
Progress made as on 20 January 2018
1. 7,46,507 pregnant women have registered
2. 1,46,253 KCR Kits have been distributed to eligible beneficiaries
3. Percentage of deliveries in public health facilities has increased from 33 percent (January2017)
to 49 percent (December2017). Month-wise percentage and number of deliveries are given in
Figure 9.1.

Figure 9.1 : Percentage & Number of Deliveries in Public Health Institutions (month-wise)
27780 (52%)
26558 (50%)
26841 (51%)
26089 (49%)
26837 (50%)
40000
26698 (50%)
22074 (42%)
21549 (41%)
20895 (40%)
35000
18582 (35%)
16158 (30%)
30000 17543 (33%)
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
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2. Arogya Laxmi
ArogyaLaxmi is another prestigious ongoing programme in the State, providing full hot cooked meals
(with all the nutritive values) to pregnant women, lactating mothers and children below six years, living
below the poverty line. This scheme is currently being implemented in all the 149 ICDS projects,
covering 31,711 main Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) and 3,989 mini AWCs, spread over the entire State.
During 2017-18, the benefits of this scheme reached to 9,41,170 children in the age group of seven
months to three years, 5,01,969 children in the age group of three to six years, and 3,66,344 pregnant
and lactating mothers. Apart from this, 18,448 malnourished children are given special care under this
programme.
9.2.1. Achievements in Mother and Child Health
• As per MMR bulletin (2011-13), MMR was 92 in Telangana, however, with all the initiatives taken by
the government, MMR is expected to come down significantly.
• Infant Mortality Rate (IMR), has come down from 35 (2014) to 31 (2016) as given in the SRS Bulletins
2015 and 2017 respectively.
9.2.2. Other Major Initiatives in Maternal Health (During 2017-18)
• 27,730 ASHAs (one ASHA per 1000 population) were selected through Gram Panchayat Health
Committees and given 21 days of institutional
training and 7 days of field training at Primary
Health Centre (PHC) level and positioned in the
habitation level.
• 314 PHCs were notified as 24-hour round-the-
clock Mother and Child Health (MCH) care
centres to promote institutional deliveries.
• All labour rooms are being standardised.
Standardisation of Labour Rooms (SLR) is
a unique initiative to introduce uniformity in

infrastructure, services, and quality of care for pregnant mothers by the Government of Telangana and
UNICEF. The standardisation focused on five important areas, including space and layouts, equipment
and supplies, human resource skill building, consumables and process protocols.
• All the CHCs and PHCs have been strengthened by providing them Ultrasound machines and
diagnostic equipment. All the PHCs are branded with uniform colour.
• With the support from the Johns Hopkins Programme for International Education in Gynaecology and
Obstetrics (JHPIEGO), Dakshata programme has been implemented in 290 health centres covering
all 31 districts. Dakshata is a skill-building activity to bring in quality care with ramification of skills
and drills at provider level, so as to reduce complications of morbidity and mortality of mother and
neonate. Every case of maternal death is being audited.
• All staff nurses were trained in skilled-birth attendance. During 2016-17, 79 master trainers, 846
district-level providers and 200 Dakshata mentors were trained. Intensive training is provided for
mid-wives, staff nurses and medical officers in ante-natal, intra-natal and post-natal care with active
collaboration with medical college hospitals.The programme covers 97 percent of delivery load in
public health facilities in the State.
• A residential 18-month Midwifery Course was started in 2017. Midwifery mentoring and advocacy is
being done free of cost by a UK midwifery consultant.
• At present, 150 bedded MCH blocks are operational in nine districts and the Government is planning
to have such MCH blocks in all district hospitals.
The State government has completed aesthetics in seven public hospitals (first phase) both in the
interior and exterior space designs, creating a more patient-friendly ambience. In the second phase, this
activity has been extended to all the districts.
• Amma Vodi (102 Services): This is a pick-up-and-drop-back service between home and public health
facility for antenatal and postnatal women, and infants in the State. This programme was initially
started in selected areas, as
the ‘102 Referral Transport
Service’ with 41 vehicles, which
later got extended to the entire
State. Since its inception till
date (from 28 December 2016
to 10 September 2017), 12,836
pregnant women were benefited.
Another 200 vehicles were
added to the existing fleet from
January 2018. Every pregnant
woman is being tracked and
birth planning is done through
this service.
• ANM Online (ANMOL) is a
Tablet PC-based application that was launched in 2017, which acts as a job aid to the ANMs by
providing them with readily available information such as due list, dashboard and guidance based on
data entered, etc.

9.2.3. Chid Health Care Services
There are 25 Special New Born Care Units (SNCUs), 56 New Born Stabilization Units (NBSUs) and 562
New Born Care Corners (NBCCs) and 10 Kangaroo Medical Care (KMCs) operating in the State to reduce
Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) and strengthen the neonatal care services. Apart from the existing faculties, six
SNCUS and eight KMCs will be added in due course. The success story ‘Survival and nurturing of extremely
pre-term girl child in Nalgonda SNCU is given below in Box 9.2.
Box 9.2: Survival and Nurturing of Extremely Pre-term Girl Child in SNCUs,
Nalgonda District Hospital
Nalgonda SNCU has made a remarkable achievement
in recent times, by saving the life of an extremely pre-
term infant, which is possibly the first of its kind in the
country. This may be a record, as this is the survival of
a lowest-weight baby (650 g birth weight) among 650
SNCUs in the country. Baby Mamatha, a girl child, was
born on 30 December 2015, at a private nursing home
in Nalgonda. The baby was born in 28 weeks (against
the normal term of 40 weeks) with the birth weight of
650 g (against normal weight of 3000 g). The Parents
brought the baby to the Nalgonda SNCU, as they were
not able to afford treatment in a private hospital. A team
of doctors and nurses at Nalgonda district hospital took up the challenge of saving this child. From 30
December 2015 to 29 May 2016, the innovative things done by the team resulted in an intact survival
of the girl child. The team celebrated the first birthday of this baby on 30 December 2016. The weight
of the baby at that time was 7.1 kg.
9.2.4. Child Immunisation

Teeka Bandi Mobile Vaccination was started in May 2017 to increase the percentage of full immunisations
in the State. In Mission Indradhanush, Telangana State is one of the top-performing States in the country.
Year-wise details of children immunised is given below in Table 9.2.
Table 9.2: Child Immunisation during 2017-18 (April - December 2017)
Sl. No. Indicator Number of Children
1 BCG 3,87,128
2 Polio third dose 3,67,973
3 Measles 3,62,175
4 Full immunisation 3,60,792
5 Vitamin A 3,48,825
6 Pentavalentthird dose 3,60,264
9.2.5. Measles-Rubella Campaign
Telangana State has successfully completed the Measles-Rubella Vaccination Campaign as a part of the
Government of India’s National Measles Elimination and Rubella Control Programme. Altogether 91,48,171
children were immunised against a target of 90,01,117, thus achieving 102 per cent.
• Another important initiative is the increase in monthly honorarium for Anganwadi teachers, Mini
Anganwadi teachers and Anganwadi Health workers by the government.

• Under Rashtriya Kishore Swasthya Karyakaram (RKSK) programme, a total of 147 Adolescent-
friendly Health Clinics, namely Yuva Clinics, are being run at selected government health institutions,
i.e.,District Hospitals, Area Hospitals, CHCs and certain PHCs, and Medical Colleges in 31 districts
of the state, where counselling and clinical services are provided to adolescent boys and girls through
trained medical officers, counsellors and ANMs.
9.2.6. Tribal Health Services
Tribals constitute approximately 9.08 percent of total population in Telangana State (Census 2011). They
are mainly covered through 3 ITDAs in Khammam, Warangal, and Adilabad districts. There are 599 Sub
Centres (SCs), 86 Primary Health Centres (PHCs), 10 Community Health Centres (CHCs), 6 Area Hospitals
and 10 Birth Waiting Homes to provide health services to the tribal population. Extended health services
are provided by 2987 Community Health Workers (CHWs), who have been hired in the tribal areas for this
purpose.
Multi-Specialty Camps (Out-reach services) are organised in all CHCs and Area hospitals in ITDA areas
to provide specialist care for the poor. So far, 26,834 patients have been examined through these outreach
services in 2017-18.
Twelve (12) Birth Waiting Homes (BWHs) have been set up to encourage tribal ANCs for institutional
delivery. The ANCs are motivated to get admitted in advance for safe delivery and to ensure 48 hours of stay
at birth-waiting homes. During 2017-18, so far, 957 deliveries have been conducted and have utilised birth-
waiting homes.
Twenty-five (25) Mother and Child Health (MCH) teams are in the tribal areas to identify pregnant women
living in remote areas, who are not able to reach to the health facilities for regular check-ups. Each MCH
team consists of one Medical Officer (MO) and one staff nurse. The team will provide outreach services
to identified vulnerable populations under the guidance of Deputy DMHOs and also assess the extent of
various diseases and epidemic cases, if any.
9.3. Major Initiatives in General Health
• 17 hospitals have been upgraded.
• 20 Intensive Care Units (10-bedded) have been established in District and Area Hospitals of TVVP
hospitals.
• 34 Dialysis centres (5-bedded) have been established in TVVP hospitals.
• The bed strength in Niloufer hospital has been increased from 500 to 1000. New state-of-the-art
intensive care block has started functioning.
• 14 wellness centres have been established across the State.
• One e-hospital has been set up in Mahabubnagar district.
• Free hearse services launched (2016) with 50 vehicles to transport dead bodies from hospitals to the
location of choice of the family of the deceased.
• e-Aushadi, an Online inventory for the supply of drugs for the patients in Government hospitals and
PHCs has been initiated.
• 17 generic medicine stores have been established and are to be scaled up further.
• Mechanised laundries are being set up in 36 hospitals.

• RO plants (for safe drinking water) have been established in all the hospitals.
• 13 blood component units have been procured, in addition to the existing facilities. Blood banks with
facilities for components separation has been created in all teaching hospitals.
• For strengthening the human resources (i.e., doctors, ministerial staff, nursing staff and paramedical
staff), 2971specialists, 387 medical officers, 3220 staff nurses, 604 pharmacists, and 382 lab technicians
posts were created during the year 2017.
• As a part of the 2014-17 plan, two new medical colleges have been sanctioned in Mahabubnagar and
Siddipet districts. A new nursing college is sanctioned at Sircilla.
• In the past three years, the undergraduate seats in government medical colleges rose from 265 to 305.
In the last three years five private colleges have been set up with an intake of 450 UG seats
• The number of postgraduate seats in medical colleges increased from 526 to 747 and super-speciality
seats from 73 to 82.
9.4. Disease Burden: Telangana Vs All India
The report India: Health of the Nation’s States, 2017, provides the first comprehensive set of findings
for the distribution of diseases and risk factors across all States of India from 1990 to 2016. Of the total
disease burden in India, measured as Disability - Adjusted Life Years (DALYs), in 2016 (Figure 9.2), India
had 33 percent due to Communicable, Maternal, Neonatal and Nutritional Diseases (CMNNDs), 55 percent
from Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and 12 percent from injuries. During the same year (2016)
in Telangana, proportion of total disease burden from CMNNDs was 28 percent, NCDs 59 percent and
injuries 13 percent.
Figure 9.2: Contribution of Major Disease Groups to the total DALYs, 2016
Telangana India
13%
INJURIES
12%
59%
NCDs
55%
28%
CMNNDs
33%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Source: India: Health of Nation’s States Report, 2017.
9.4.1. Disease Burden: Telangana

As in the report ‘India: Health of the Nation’s States’, 2017, looking at the leading individual causes of
DALYs in Telangana, the top ten risk factors (as seen in Figure 9.3), which are contributing to most death
and disability combined, are –Malnutrition (11.4 per cent), Dietary risks (9.9 per cent), High blood pressure
(8.7 per cent), Air pollution (8.6 per cent), High fasting plasma glucose (5.9 per cent), High total cholesterol
(5.1 per cent), Tobacco use (5 per cent), High body-mass index (4.6 per cent) WaSH (4.2 per cent), and
Occupational risks (3.4 per cent). It has been observed between males and females that malnutrition is the
major cause of risk among females while for males it is dietary risks.

Figure 9.3 The percentage given in the figure is risks in DALYs from that risk out of total DALYs
Malnutrition*
Dietary risks
4.6% Tobacco use
11.4%
5.1%
Air pollution
5.9% WaSH@
Occupational risks
2016 9.9%
High blood pressure
8.7%
High fasting plasma
5.0% glucose
3.4%
42
4.2% 8.6% High total cholesterol
High body-mass index
*Malnutrition is child and maternal malnutrition.
@ WaSH is unsafe water, sanitation, and handwashing.
9.4.2. Progress made in Communicable and Non Communicable Diseases (During 2017-18)
I. Communicable Diseases
(i) Vector Born Diseases in the State
With effective implementation of the National Vector Borne Disease Control
Programme through early detection and complete treatment, the State could
effectively restrict the number of cases in Malaria, Dengue and Chikungunya
over the previous years. Since 2014, the State has contributed to only 0.39
percent of malaria deaths in the country. 31,53,990 Fever cases of which
2693 cases came up positive; apart from this, 3,827 Dengue cases and 58
Chikungunya cases were reported during 2017. So far, no deaths have been
reported from these diseases.Also, 4,89,200 Long Lasting Insecticide Treated
Bed Nets (LLINS) were distributed in October-November 2017.
(ii) Tuberculosis (TB)
With a mission to end TB, under the Revised National TB Control Programme
(RNTCP), quality-assured sputum smear microscopy services are being offered
for diagnosis of TB. All TB patients are treated under the DOTS (Directly
Observed Treatment Short Course) programme. A total of 171 TB units are
operating in 31 districts of the State. The public sector gave notification of
36,976 patients and the private sector about 7,529 patients during 2017. From
September 2017, the state has taken up a daily regimen for all the TB patients.
Active case finding has been taken up in 31 identified SLUM areas of 10 districts.
All the 31 districts are provided with CBNAAT machines.
(iii) Telangana State AIDS Control Society (TSACS)
In 2015, the estimated number of people living with HIV in India were 21.17 lakh, of which1.94 lakh were in
Telangana. The burden of HIV (Adults 15 to 49 years) in the state is 2.04 percent. The state aims to reduce
the prevalence of HIV to 0.05 percent in the next seven years.
There are 22 Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Centres to provide universal access to
comprehensive, equitable, stigma-free, quality care support and treatment services
to all people living with HIV (PLHIV). Apart from this 79 link ART centres are
operating in the state. Currently, 72,781 people are living with HIV/AIDS, alive on
ART.
Telangana State AIDS Control Society (TSACS), under its Basic Services Division,
conducted tests for 3,96,053 general individuals for HIV from April to November
2017 of which 7,840 individuals were identified as positive (1.9 per cent). During the same period, for about
4,42,113 antenatal women were tested and among which 465 were identified as positive (0.1 per cent).
II. Non Communicable Diseases
(i) NCD Screening Test
The Non Communicable Disease burden is on the rise in the country. Twelve districts have been selected
for screening the NCDs for the year 2017-18. The adult population is primarily screened for Hypertension,
Diabetes, Cervical cancer, Breast cancer and Oral cancer. During the year 2016-17, a totalof 6.75 lakh people
were screened and for the year 2017-18, so far 4.75 lakh people have been screened. The suspected cases are
referred to the higher centres for treatment and follow up. Complete data is being captured ANMs online
on Tablet PCs. Under the National Programme for Palliative Care (NPPC), a palliative care unit has been
established at Area Hospital, Chevella; the setting up of another seven units are in progress.
(ii) Blindness
The Government has initiated the ‘Avoidable Blindness Free Villages programme through an NGO called
SAKSHAM in 525 villages of 10 districts (Mahabubnagar, Gadwal, Wanaparthy, Nagarkurnool, Bhupalpally,
Mahabubabad, Warangal(U), Warangal(R) and Jangoan). Trainings are being taken up to strengthen the
human resources for Netra Rakshaks at village level in the management of other eye diseases like Glaucoma,
ROP, etc., with the technical assistance of SAKSHAM to Netra Rakshak at village level to declare Blindness
Free Villages.
Recently, in the month of February 2018, the State government has announced a massive eye screening drive
across the State, in a bid to ascertain the accurate disease burden of visual impairment. During this time the
health authorities will identify the ailments and issue corrective measures such as glasses at free of cost. Also,
if the need arises, corrective surgeries will be taken up later in an advanced State-run eye care centre.
9.5. Performance of TVVP Hospitals
There are 107 TVVP Hospitals which cater to the secondary health care system in the State. These hospitals
mainly cater to the Maternity and Child Health Care services, besides General Medicine, General Surgery,
Ophthalmology, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, Dermatology, ENT, etc., The physical performance in TVVP
Hospitals is given in Table 9.3.

Table 9.3: Physical Performance in TVVP Hospitals (April-December, 2017)
General Indicators Target Achievement Percentage (%)
Out Patients 1,00,23,713 1,21,89,009 122%
In Patients 8,95,050 10,52,917 118%
Major Operations 50,220 82,354 164%
Sterilisations 46,480 28,156 61%
Deliveries 73,980 1,32,106 179%
X-Rays 2,03,850 2,56,614 126%
USG 72,238 1,82,965 253%
ECG 60,926 92,674 152%
9.6. Mehdi Nawab Jung (MNJ) Institute of Oncology & RCC, Hyderabad
As per the report ‘India: Health of the Nation’s States’, 2017, in Telangana, Cancer is one of the top five
causes of death among the people aged above 40 years. The MNJ Institute of Oncology and teaching hospital
is a 450-bedded apex public cancer hospital in the State. More than 10,000 new patients register every year
and about one lakh patients come for follow up. To protect poor people from catastrophic expenditure due
to cancer, many costly and sophisticated equipment like 1.5 Tesla MRI, 64 Slice CT Scan, Colour Doppler,
Digital Mammography, three Linear Accelerators, one CT Simulator, one RT Simulator, one Spect Gamma
Camera and other sophisticated laboratory and theatre equipment are being made available in the hospital.
The institute carries out clinical work, teaching and research activities, apart from cancer prevention and
education activities.
9.7. Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), Hyderabad
NIMS has been functioning as a University under the State Act since 1989, with the objective of creating a
Centre of Excellence for providing medical care, and educational and research facilities of high order. There
are 34 departments, which include super specialties and broad specialties. The Institute offers Post- Graduate
Courses (M-Ch, DM, MS, MD) with the approval of Medical Council of India
During 2017, a total of 6,09,076 outpatient services and 42,547 inpatient services were provided. A total
of 22,019 surgeries were performed, of which 10,267 were major surgeries and 11,752 minor surgeries. The
Institute has performed 115 Kidney transplants, two Liver transplants and one Heart Transplant; 96 Knee
replacements, 67 Hip replacements and 60 Spinal surgeries were performed.
9.8. Aarogyasri Health Care Trust
Aarogyasri Scheme (AS) is a unique Community Health Insurance Scheme in the State, to provide free quality
care and equity of access to all below poverty line (BPL) families. This scheme is aimed at protecting the poor
against catastrophic health expenditures, by purchase of quality private medical services from an identified
network of health care providers through a self-funded reimbursement. Major policy initiatives undertaken
under Aarogyasri Health Care Trust, since the formation of Telangana State, are briefed in Box 9.3.
Box 9.3: Major Policy Initiatives Undertaken under Aarogyasri Health Care Trust
1. Under Aarogyasri, 322 network hospitals are empanelled and among these 95 are government
hospitals. Since the formation the State, more than 9.4 lakh surgeries have been pre–authorised,
at a cost of Rs. 2445.36 crore.
2. Organ transplant surgery procedures are included under Aarogyasri, EHS/JHS Schemes with
standard protocols and guidelines.
3. New Dialysis centres in 39 Government
hospitals have been sanctioned by the
Government of Telangana to provide
free Cashless Haemodialysis services
nearer to patients’ residences, so as to
reduce transport costs and to increase
compliance.
4. Aarogyasri Health Care trust has
provided financial support for
establishing Intensive Care Units (ICUs)
in Mahabubnagar, Karimnagar and
Siddipet district hospitals.
5. A new procedure, with package amount, for the treatment of Varicose veins is included under
the Aarogyasri Scheme.
6. Age limit has been relaxed from two years to three years for Cochlear Implantation surgery
under the Aarogyasri Scheme.
7. A Quality Cell has been established in collaboration with Access Health International.
8. Cost of Stents (a Cardiac Procedure) has been reduced as per the price fixed by NPPA, GOI.
As a part of the social audit, it is a policy decision to write letters to the beneficiaries. So far, letters were
sent to all the discharge cases for the year 2017-18, numbering 1,84,000 beneficiaries. From amongst
the replies received, 83 per cent have expressed their satisfaction and 17 per cent have raised grievance.
These grievances are being addressed by further investigation for resolving the same.
In the NHP-2017, the Aarogyasri concept is referred to as one of the best alternatives for strategic
purchasing of health services.
9.9. AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani and Homoeopathy)

The Telangana government, along with the National AYUSH Mission (NAM), is encouraging the AYUSH
system of medicine. Presently 860 dispensaries and institutions are functioning under the AYUSH (Ayurveda,
Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani and Homoeopathy) department. Key initiatives taken under AYUSH are explained
in Box 9.4. The Telangana State Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Board is the first and only State body in the
country to inspect the cultivated medicinal plants by using GPS, disbursing the subsidy to medicinal plant
farmers with transparency and accountability. Medicinal plants species like Aloe vera, Ashwagandha, Tulsi,
Redsanders, Sandalwood are being propagated.
Box 9.4: Key initiatives under AYUSH in Telangana
1. Infrastructure upgrading and construction is being undertaken for AYUSH dispensaries/hospitals.
2. Under the Kayalap Programme, cleanliness, hygiene, and infection control are promoted in all
faculties.
3. Two out of four wellness centres are operational in Hyderabad and Warangal districts.
4. AYUSH wings are being strengthened in district hospitals. Prevention and Control of Diabetes
through Ayurveda, a unique programme, was started in 2016-17 through speciality clinics in all
teaching hospitals and dispensaries.

5. In the recent epidemic of Dengue in the Khammam district,
AYUSH medicines were distributed door-to-door in all areas
affected by Dengue and seasonal fevers.
6. AYUSH-Gram (Village) is a concept wherein one village per
10,000 population will be selected. In these villages, AYUSH-
based life styles will be promoted through behavioural change
communication.
6. Health programmes through AYUSH systems are being conducted
in schools.
9.10. Telangana Diagnostics
To protect the interests of the poor, the government has initiated a new concept called ‘Hub and Spoke’ for
providing free diagnostic tests. The State government has launched a new programme called the Biomedical
Equipment Maintenance Programme (see Box 9.5).
Box 9.5 : New initiates taken by the government for free diagnostics and
maintenance of equipment
‘Hub and Spoke’ model of diagnostics is being developed, to begin
with, in Hyderabad district, which will be extended to the entire
State in the coming months.The Institute of Preventive Medicine,
Hyderabad, acts as HUB/Apex Laboratory with its feeding points,
i.e., spokes, are UPHCs, CHCs, AHs, etc., which act as collection
centres. Each spoke, i.e., AH, CHC, UPHC, has a set of mandatory
tests to be done as per the guidelines issued.
Biomedical Equipment Maintenance Programme in public
hospitals
Maintenance of equipment in public hospitals is a big challenge.. To
address this challenge, the Government has outsourced the equipment maintenance of all medical
equipment in the State to a single agency. Complete details of equipment, along with present working
status, will be made available online for regular monitoring of equipment. The status will be updated
online every day. The status of uptime and downtime of each equipment will be monitored.
9.11. Outlook
The government is adopting specific health plans for disease-specific target groups. All the major risk factors
have been identified and are being addressed with a special focus on each of them. As malnutrition and
anaemia continue to be the major cause of risk factors among pregnant women and children below six
years, the government has strengthened its activities under the Aarogya Laxmi Scheme and has introduced
a new flagship programme called KCR Kit and brought in coordinated efforts between the Health and
Family Welfare and Women and Child Welfare Departments in the state. This will lead to significant results
in further bringing down the MMR and IMR in the state. Special efforts are being made in combating
communicable diseases like TB and HIV/AIDS. In order to reduce the morbidity and deaths due to
non-communicable diseases, early diagnosis and referral treatment have started in the state. To achieve ‘Health
for All’, the government is ensuring to expand and strengthen the public health infrastructure facilities in
the state. It is consolidating the gains accrued after the formation of the state, in terms of the increased
resource allocations, and is planning for the next ten years to operationalise a sustainable strategy to address
the challenges.
10
CHAPTER
Education
‘‘Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.’’
- Nelson Mandela
One of the lynchpins of inclusive development is a well-educated and skilled population, with equal rights
and opportunities for all. Investing in education now, in a balanced way across levels and in equitable ways
across population groups, will have a multiplier effect on overall development.
The goal of ‘Bangaru Telangana’ emphasised the importance of education. The government focuses on
good quality education from primary to tertiary level, including technical and vocational skill development
and increase in employability. It has identified education as a priority area of intervention under ‘Bangaru
Telangana’ and has taken several initiatives in the education sector.
10.1. Literacy
a. Overview of Literacy Rates (All India and Telangana)
In the last decade (2001-2011), the literacy rate in India has increased from 64.84 per cent to 72.98 per
cent, which is more than eight percentage points. Similar increase has been noticed in the literacy rate of
Telangana, from 58 per cent to 66.54 per cent.
b. Literacy in Telangana
Variations in literacy rates are noticed among different aggregate groups like rural & urban, within districts
(details given in Figure-10.1), age groups, social groups and male & female. The literacy gap between rural
(57 per cent) and urban (81 per cent) areas is 24 percentage points and the literacy gap between male
(75 per cent) and female (58 per cent) population is 17 percentage points. The details are given in Table-10.1.

Figure-10.1: District wise Literacy Rates in the State
83.25
82.48
90
76.17
71.88
69.16
66.54
80
65.95
65.53
65.52
64.35
64.25
64.11
64.08
63.75
66.4
63.46
62.71
61.61
61.44
61.26
60.33
60.26
57.91
57.77
57.13
56.78
56.72
56.51
70
56.12
55.67
54.38
49.87
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Table-10.1: Literacy Rates among various groups in Telangana and All India
Sl. No. Groups Telangana State (per cent) All India (per cent)
1 Male 75.04 80.88
2 Female 57.99 64.63
3 Total 66.54 72.98
4 Rural Area 57.30 67.77
5 Urban Area 81.09 84.11
4 Schedule Castes 58.90 66.07
5 Schedule Tribes 49.51 58.95
c. Age Group wise Literacy Rates

The literacy rates for the age groups of 7-14 years and 15-24 years in Telangana are higher when compared
to the National average. In the remaining age groups, the National averages are higher. The details are given
in Table-10.2.
Table-10.2: Age Group wise Literacy Rates
Sl. No. Age Group Telangana All India
1 7-14 90.56 87.92
2 15-24 86.97 86.14
3 25-34 69.62 75.28
4 35-49 51.61 63.73
5 50 and above 35.85 49.42
Total 66.54 72.98
d. District level analysis of literacy

Among 31 districts of the state, Hyderabad stands at top with 83.2 per cent literacy rate and Jogulamba
Gadwal district stands at the bottom with 49.9 per cent. Among all the districts, 5 districts viz. Hyderabad,
Medchal-Malkajgiri, Warangal Urban, Rangareddy and Karimnagar are above the state average of 66.54 per
cent and the remaining 26 districts have below the state average. The government is putting serious efforts
in those 26 districts of low literacy rates, to bring them on par with other districts. The district-wise literacy
details are given in Figure-10.1.
Based on the Census 2011, the literacy rates are mapped with the newly reorganised 584 mandals in the State.
63 mandals out of 584, have higher literacy rates than the National average of 72.98 per cent. 112 mandals
have higher literacy rate than the State average of 66.54% and the remaining mandals have literacy rate below
the state average.
e. Estimated Literacy Rate
During the period from 2011-2012 to 2017-18, about 72.45 Lakh literates have been added through schools
and Saakshar Bharat Programme (37.04 Lakh from schools and 35.41 Lakh from Saakshar Bharat Programme).
Thus, the total literates would be 279.42 Lakhs. It is estimated that the 7 years and above population would be
332.18 Lakh. Therefore, the estimated literacy rate would be 84.11% upto 2017-18. The increase of literacy
rate from 2012 to 2017 would be 17.57 points.
f. Enrolment
During 2016-17, 58.66 lakh children were enrolled in all types of schools in the State. Out of them, 51 per
cent enrolled in private schools and 49 per cent in government schools, including schools run by local bodies,
private aided schools and central government schools. It is observed that private schools (which account
for 27 per cent of all schools in the state) are catering to more than half of all the children. To improve the
enrolment in government schools, the state has taken up several initiatives, which include introduction of
English medium, development of soft-skills such as communication, social and knowledge skills, midday
meal programmes, etc. (Table-10.3)
Table-10.3: School wise & Management wise Enrolment details
% of
Management PS UPS HS All Enrolment
Enrolment
I - Under Education Department
State Government
18162 3217 4612 25991 2287120 38.98
(Government & Local Bodies)
State Government (Blind, Deaf & Dumb,
4 0 11 15 1583 0.03
Sports School, Juvenile)
Model Schools 0 0 192 192 84324 1.44
Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) 0 0 391 391 69613 1.19
Telangana Residential Educational Institutions
0 0 47 47 17918 0.31
Society (TREIS)
Sub Total-I 18166 3217 5253 26636 2460558 41.95
II - Under Welfare Departments
Social Welfare Day / Residential Schools 4 9 222 235 71382 1.22
Tribal Welfare Day/Residential Schools 1473 90 303 1866 128162 2.18
BC Welfare Residential Schools 0 0 21 21 8233 0.14
Minority Welfare 0 0 71 71 10568 0.18
Sub Total-II 1477 99 617 2193 218345 3.72
III - Central Government
3 4 44 51 29692 0.51
(Navodaya, KVs, Railway Schools etc.)
IV - Aided Schools 302 135 283 720 123880 2.11
V - Private Un-Aided 1436 3863 6067 11366 3007395 51.25
VI - Others (Madarsas + NCLP + URS) 230 125 16 371 26916 0.46
Grand Total 21614 7443 12280 41337 5866786 100
Source: Department of School Education

Table-10.4: Ratio of girls enrolment compared to boys
(all State Government, local body, residential, model schools and KGBVs)
Enrolment Enrolment Total Ratio of Girls Enrolment
Stage
of Boys of Girls Enrolment compared to Boys
Primary 483337 519944 1003281 51.82
Upper Primary 144301 164387 308688 53.25
High Schools 646572 720362 1366934 52.69
Total 1274210 1404693 2678903 52.58
Table-10.5: Community wise enrolment in Government and Local Body Schools

Community Boys Girls Total % of the Total Enrolment
General 76458 96506 172964 7.56
SC 286220 263552 549772 24.04
ST 165723 154131 319854 13.99
BC 596978 647552 1244530 54.41
Total 1125379 1161741 2287120 100.0
Table-10.6: Enrolment Trend in Government, Aided & Private Schools for all Classes I to X
All Government Private
Academic Year Enrolment Enrolment % of total Enrolment % of total
(in Lakhs) (in Lakhs) enrolment (in Lakhs) enrolment
2015-16 60.63 27.93 46.06% 32.71 53.94%
2016-17 58.67 28.33 48.29% 30.34 51.71%
g. Spatial Distribution of Education Institutions

Incidentally, the top five districts in literacy also have the leading percentage of high schools. Hyderabad and
its surrounding districts – Medchal-Malkajgiri and Rangareddy – also have a high number of higher education
institutions in all streams of education, such as junior colleges, engineering, law or other professional courses.
These districts also have the highest density of population, which necessitates them to have a higher number
of educational institutions.
h. Universal Access to School Education
School facilities were created for achieving universal access to school education. The total number of schools
available in the state for catering to primary, secondary and higher education is 41,337. About 70 per cent
of them are state government and local-bodies schools followed by private unaided schools i.e., 27 per cent.
In addition, there are central government schools (<1 per cent), private aided schools (2 per cent). The
Hyderabad district has more number of schools (3,522) and Jogulambha Gadwal has the least number of
schools (597). The district wise details of schools under different managements are given in Table-10.7.

Table-10.7: District wise Number of Schools
Sl. Social Private Private
District Central State Others Total
No. Welfare (Aided) (Un-Aided)
1 Adilabad 1 697 553 4 133 18 1406
2 Kumuram Bheem 1 732 376 11 104 13 1237
3 Mancherial 1 730 82 14 220 7 1054
4 Nirmal 0 739 65 1 197 9 1011
5 Nizamabad 1 1186 20 40 448 24 1719
6 Jagtial 0 811 12 3 365 11 1202
7 Peddapalli 1 561 10 8 203 5 788
8 Jayashankar 0 809 158 1 141 3 1112
9 Bhadradri Kothagudem 1 1075 308 34 182 26 1626
10 Mahabubabad 1 915 134 6 154 14 1224
11 Warangal Rural 0 684 25 9 199 7 924
12 Warangal Urban 3 484 14 82 427 25 1035
13 Karimnagar 2 673 14 14 308 6 1017
14 Rajanna Sircilla 1 505 11 3 136 1 657
15 Kamareddy 1 1035 21 5 175 24 1261
16 Sangareddy 3 1293 27 5 375 24 1727
17 Medak 0 921 16 2 116 6 1061
18 Siddipet 1 1005 26 2 220 8 1262
19 Jangaon 0 557 13 10 110 4 694
20 Yadadri 0 703 9 11 170 5 898
21 Medchal-Malkajgiri 9 502 9 12 1249 28 1809
22 Hyderabad 11 694 12 279 2498 28 3522
23 Rangareddy 6 1329 25 13 1178 72 2623
24 Vikarabad 0 1058 25 11 177 8 1279
25 Mahabubnagar 1 1385 29 18 379 35 1847
26 Jogulamba Gadwal 0 469 7 2 106 13 597
27 Wanaparthy 0 525 9 3 144 2 683
28 Nagarkurnool 1 841 72 14 180 2 1110
29 Nalgonda 3 1523 45 57 412 21 2061
30 Suryapet 0 968 16 18 262 13 1277
31 Khammam 2 1227 50 28 294 13 1614
Total 51 26636 2193 720 11262 475 41337
i. Dropout Rates
The annual dropout rates for the year 2016-17 among the primary school children is recorded as 7.49 for
Boys and 7.79 for Girls. For middle school children is recorded as 5.60 for Boys and 5.55 for girls and for
secondary school children is recorded as 4.55 for Boys and 4.63 for girls.
j. Pupil-Teacher Ratio (PTR)
The optimum teacher-pupil ratio can be critical for achieving universal enrolment and retention, and to
improve the quality of education of children. During 2016-17, it is recorded as 19.78; 15.61; and 18.34 for

Primary, Upper Primary, and Secondary, respectively. The overall PTR is recorded as 18.49 for the year 2016-
17. The details are given in Table-10.8.
Table-10.8: Pupil Teacher Ratio (PTR) Government & Local body Schools
Year / Category Total Schools Primary Upper Primary Secondary All
2014 - 15 26,114 20.64 17.86 19.15 19.56
2015 - 16 25,966 20.83 16.79 19.10 19.43
2016 - 17 25,991 19.78 15.61 18.34 18.49
k. Gross Enrolment Rates (GER):

The enrolment rate among children during the year 2016-17, in primary schools is 128.22 for Boys and
123.51 for Girls and in upper primary schools, it is 80.14 for Boys and 81.69 for Girls. The year wise GER
given in Table-10.9.
Table-10.9: Year-wise GER
Primary Upper Primary
Year
Boys Girls Boys Girls
2014-15 115.32 114.85 99.97 99.92
2015-16 99.55 99.54 99.55 99.54
2016-17 128.22 123.51 80.14 81.69
10.2. School Education

Education is a fundamental right, which, when acted upon, leads to the achievement of the goal of “Education
for All”. Over the years, efforts have been made at the state and national level to achieve this goal. Education
has become a fundamental right as per Directive Principles of Constitution of India. This spells out the
responsibility of the state for providing free and compulsory education to all children from the age of 6 to
14 years.
The educational programmes currently being implemented for strengthening school education in the State
are (1) ‘Sarva Siksha Abhiyaan’ (SSA) to universalise elementary education; and (2) ‘Rashtriya Madhyamik
Shiksha Abhiyaan’ programme (RMSA) to improve the access and quality of secondary education. These
two programmes aim to strengthen the school education and secondary-school education in the state.
10.2.1. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)
SSA is a programme for achievement of Universalization of Elementary education and the capacity of
existing teachers is being strengthened by extensive training. The SSA seeks to provide quality elementary
education, including life skills. It puts a special focus on the education of girls and children with special
needs. The SSA also seeks to provide computer education to bridge the digital divide.
(i) Major Initiatives
a. Filling of Teacher Vacancies
• Recruitment in Gurukulas : Recruitment taken up to fill the 8,457 Teacher Posts in Gurukulas
through Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC).

• Recruitment in Government & Local body Schools: Recruitment taken up for filling up of 8,792
(i.e., 1,950 School Assistants; 416 Physical Education; 1,011 Language Pandits; and 5,415 Secondary
Grade) Teacher Posts in Government and Local body Schools through Telangana State Public
Service Commission (TSPSC) instead of selection through District Selection Committee to have
quality in recruitment.
• Positioning of Vidya Volunteers during 2017-18: 11,428 Vidya Volunteers: positioned in the Schools
on the day of commencement of the academic year 2017-18 (June 2017). This covers even the
‘leave vacancies’.
• State Government has enhanced the honorarium to the Vidya Volunteers from Rs.6,000/- p.m. to
Rs.8,000/- p.m. in 2015-16 and from Rs.8,000/- p.m. to Rs.12,000/- p.m. in 2017-18.
b. Additional Infrastructure Provided with State Funds
• Provided K-Yans/Projectors to all the Model Schools, TSREIS and Government & Local body
High Schools;
• Provided R.O. Plants and CC Cameras to all the Model Schools, TSREIS;
• Provided required furniture with Rs.78.09 Crores to all the Model Schools;
• All 194 Model Schools are provided with complete infrastructure i.e., compound walls and water
sumps.
c. Supply of Furniture: Supplied Duel Desks to 694 Institutes such as Model Schools, KGBVs, TREIS
Schools, DIETs, Government & ZP Schools (SSC Exam centres & Girls High Schools) by spending
Rs.32.00 Crores during the years 2016-17 and 2017-18.
d. Collaboration and Networking with NGOs: Collaboration with International and National
Organizations and NGOs for the professional development of teachers for the delivery of curriculum
in an effective manner. The state collaborated with UNICEF, British Council, Aga Khan Academy,
NCERT, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, State Police Department, Save the Children, Room-to-
Read India, Dr. MCRHRD Institute, Hyderabad Central University, Osmania University, EFLU, NIT
Warangal, IIT, Hyderabad, Jana Vignana, Vedika and corporate bodies for the professional development
of teachers and educational managers.
(ii) Further Initiatives to Improve Access, Equity and Quality of Education
a. Badi Bata Programme: Conducted Badi Bata Programme twice for the Academic Year 2017-18, at
the time of re-opening of schools after summer vacation to enrol children. The trend of decreasing
enrolment in Government Schools reversed and 50,000 children additionally enrolled when compared
to earlier years.
b. Shifting of Anganwadi Centres to nearby Primary Schools: 11,831 Anganwadi Centres shifted
to nearby Primary School premises to encourage integration of Pre-Primary Education with Primary
Education.
c. English Medium Schools: More than 5,000 Government / Local Body Schools are converted to
English Medium to meet the aspirations of the community and better enrolment.
d. Uniforms and Text Books: During the academic Year, 2017-18, Uniforms (for 21.84 lakhs children)
and Text Books (for 26.78 lakhs children) were supplied to the School Children by re-opening day.

e. Swachh Vidyalaya: In Telangana State, 14 Schools got National Level Award with cash prize of Rs.
50,000/- each and 37 Schools got State Level Award of Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar 2016-17 with cash
prize of Rs. 10,000/- each.
(iii) Improved Infrastructure in Schools
a) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)
• 39 New Primary Schools constructed with Rs.7.86 Crores.
• 1,931 Additional Classrooms added with Rs.133.94 Crores.
• 11,732 Toilets constructed with Rs.129.63 Crores.
• 7,798 Dysfunctional Toilets repaired with Rs.27.98 Crores.
b) Utilization of grants under MPLADs/CDP
• Works of worth Rs.94.54 Crore taken up with the contribution of Hon’ble MPs/MLCs/MLAs
from MPLADs/CDP and SSA funds to provide the required basic facilities to the Schools.
10.2.2. Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV)
KGBVs started in the year 2004-05 to provide Residential Schooling facility for (a) classes VI to VIII; (b) out
of school, (c) orphan, (d) single parent and dropout girls, (e) below poverty line, predominantly belonging
to SCs, STs, BCs & Minorities.
• 391 KGBVs are there at the time of
formation the State.
• 84 New KGBVs are sanctioned by
the GoI during 2017-18 in the newly
formed Mandals (EBBs).
• 78,346 Girls enrolled in 475 KGBVs
during 2017-18 (Table-10.10).
• GoI supports only Classes VI to VIII
under KGBVs.
• State Government extended the scheme by adding IX and X Classes to facilitate continuation of
girl’s education up to Class-X and avoid dropouts.
• 475 KGBVs functioning with an enrollment of 78346 girls (2017-18).
Table-10.10: Enrollment profile of KGBV Schools
Community wise Enrollment Category wise Enrollment
SC 23112 29.5% Dropout 18921 24.15%
ST 24287 31.0% Never Enrolled 32670 41.7%
BC 29145 37.2% Single Parent 13977 17.84%
Minority 1802 2.3% Orphans 3259 4.16%
Total 78346 100% CWSN 3941 5.03%
Over Age 4630 5.91%
Others 948 1.21%
Total 78346 100%
(i) Special Initiatives by the State Government for KGBVs
a) Academic
• Emphasis on remedial coaching.
• 25% reservation provided in the Residential Junior Colleges/ Model Schools for Class X passed out
girls from KGBVs.
• Digital Classes started through K-Yans and LCD Projectors with Online and Offline digital content.
b) Health
• Nutritious Menu implemented from 1st January 2018 by adding special items.
o Ghee
o Eggs four times in a week
o Chicken four times in a month
o Mutton twice in a month
o Fruits five times in a week
o Ragi Malt in Milk daily
o Sprouts / Phalli Chikki/ etc., as snacks
• ANM provided in every KGBV with sufficient Medicines.
• Regular Health Checkups conducted.
• Health & Hygiene Kits provided containing 15 items like Tooth Brush, Paste, Powder, Sanitary
Napkins, Soaps, Oil, etc.
• Provided RO Plants for safe drinking water with Rs.2.96 Crores
• Developed Kitchen Gardens
• PET provided in every KGBV.
• Sanitary Napkin manufacturing machine installed in 3 districts. Incinerators provided for hygiene.
c) Safety & Security of the Girls
• Constructed Compound Walls
• Provided CC Cameras.
• Training in Martial Arts
• Regular night Patrolling by Police
• Sirens provided on pilot basis
d) Amenities provided
• Blankets provided in all KGBVs
• Replaced Bedding Material with Rs.5.29 Crores.
• Replaced Utensils with Rs.1.17 Crores.
• Trunk Boxes provided with Rs.4.29 Crores.
• Plates & Glasses provided with Rs.71 Lakhs.

e) Upgradation of Infrastructure with State Funds
• 291 additional Toilets provided with Rs.4.36 Crores.
• 299 additional Bathrooms provided with Rs.2.99 Crores.
• Water sumps to 365 KGBVs with Rs.10.95 Crores.
• Furniture (Duel Desks) with Rs.9.21 Crores.
• K-Yans provided to 230 KGBVs with Rs.1.74 Crores.
• Biometric devices are being provided with Rs.3.91 Crores.
• Solar Water Heaters provided to 383 KGBVs with Rs.8.68 Crores.
• Additional / New Infrastructure for KGBVs
• Construction of 61 additional academic blocks in the existing KGBVs taken up to accommodate
additional intake with Rs.105.87 Crores in 2017-18
• Construction of new buildings for 34 newly started KGBVs with Rs.91.80 Crores taken up in
2017-18.
10.3. Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA)
RMSA aims to make secondary education of good quality, accessible and affordable to all young persons
in the age group of 15-16. The focus is on improving school infrastructure, providing school grants, and
recurrent training of the teachers to improve the quality of classroom teaching.
(i) The Major Achievements of RMSA in the State are as under
• Training to all the teachers working in secondary schools on classroom transition, assessment
procedures and conduct of Co-curricular activities.
• Orientation to the Headmasters on school leadership and management.
• Conducted excursion trip for students within the State to 82,475 students and exposure visits to
outside the state to 5,639 toppers at high school level.
• Conducted Kala Ustav programme at District and State level and participated in National level Kala
Ustav at Regional Institute of Education (RIE) Bhopal.
• Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is being integrated in the regular transaction
of curriculum in all the School subjects so as to give more clarity and conceptual understanding.
Computer labs have been established in about 2,680 Secondary Schools in the state.
• Launched digital class rooms in about 3,800 secondary Schools in the State during the academic
year 2016-17 and are being continued.
• About 500 Digital lessons have been developed by the SIET and transmitted through SOFTNET
through satellite.
• An e-platform for uploading digital content i.e., Telangana Repository of Open Education
Resources has been established and school text books and teacher hand books have been uploaded
duly developing meta data.
• Training was provided to all the School teachers for one day on handling the digital content provided
to the Schools.
• The digital Schools programme is being implemented in collaboration with department of

Information Technology, Electronics and Communication, Government of Telangana. The
Department of ITE&C has provided 1 TB cloud space for establishing e-platform i.e., TROER
and also provided 3,000, 1 TB hard discs to the Schools @ 1 per School.
• Integration of ICT in effective transaction of School subjects has been taken up in partnership with
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai in about 300 secondary Schools across 12 districts.
• Orientation programme has been conducted at District level for Senior School Assistants of 2,451
Schools.
• Student hand books were printed and supplied to the children of 177 Model Schools. Permanent
Labs were established at in these Schools.
(ii) New Policy Initiatives and Achievements
These new policy initiatives and programmes have had a significant positive impact on the spread and quality
of school education in the State.
a. School Evaluation (Shala Siddi): A programme on school evaluation i.e., a self-appraisal of
the school’s performance per identified parameters, has been taken up. All the Head Masters have
been oriented and the programme has been taken up in the current academic year of 2017-18. The
programme was taken up in both government and private schools. Out of 41,337 schools, 29,326
schools have uploaded their school evaluation report on the dashboard of NUEPA. Telangana holds
sixth place in the all-India ranking of States in undertaking of the school evaluation exercise.
b. Digital Initiatives: Digital class rooms have been started in secondary schools in the State. Out of
5870 secondary schools, 5,633 schools possess facilities to give digital lessons through LCDs or K-Yans;
the remaining are in process. Digital lessons have been developed by the SIET and are transmitted
through T-SAT (Mana TV), through satellite. Five digital lessons are being transacted everyday from
Classes VI to X across all subjects. The digital lessons developed so far by the SIET and SCERT have
been uploaded into 1-TB hard discs and provided to secondary schools.
10.4. Model Schools
Model Schools have infrastructure and facilities of the same standard as the Kendriya Vidyalayas. The
government envisaged a holistic and integral education, touching on physical, emotional and aesthetic
development of the students of these schools. Infrastructure
for satisfying the needs for teaching, sports and co-curricular
activities is being provided in these schools. There is sufficient
scope for sports, recreation and outdoor activities. A good
teacher-pupil ratio is being maintained. Special emphasis is laid
on teaching science, mathematics and English.
These schools are established in the Educationally Backward
Blocks/Mandals (EBBs). Out of 389 EBBs, 196 were
sanctioned Model Schools. The total enrolment of students
from class VI to X and Intermediate is 1,25,630. The facilities
of free textbooks, midday meals, free uniforms, scholarships and free bus pass facility for the girl children
are being extended to all the students studying in the Model Schools.
State Government has increased intake in Intermediate Sections from 80 to 160 in each Model School during

2016-17 resulting in increase of strength in Intermediate Sections from 13,897 to 21,049 during 2016-17 and
during 2017-18 the strength is increased to 33,711. The details are given in Table-10.11.
Table-10.11: Year wise Enrolment Details
Enrolment
No. of
Sl. No Year Class 6th to
Schools Intermediate Total Strength
10th
1 2015-16 182 72283 13897 86,180
2 2016-17 192 86827 21049 1,07,876
3 2017-18 194 91,919 33,711 1,25,630
10.4.1. Girls Hostels Attached to Model Schools
• 192 Girls Hostels were taken up with a total outlay of Rs.
247.31 Crores.
• So far 147 Girls Hostels are made fully functional and
balance 45 will be made functional by March 2018.
10.5. Midday Meal Scheme
The Midday Meals scheme is being implemented in the state from
class I to X with state and central funding. The main objectives of
the scheme are to improve the nutritional and health standards of the growing children eliminate classroom
hunger to increase enrolment, more significantly of girls; to
improve daily attendance, particularly of girls and children
from poorer sections; to reduce dropouts; to encourage
socialising among castes and empower women through
employment.
Midday meals are being served with super fine rice to all the
students in the state since 1st January 2015 onwards. Eggs are
being provided thrice a week by the State government since
1st October 2016. A total of 28,674 schools have benefited
under this scheme.
• Government of India is supporting to Classes I to VIII. The State Government extended it for High
School Sections of IX and X Classes with 100% State funds by spending Rs.176.73 Crores.
• The State Government is giving super fine rice by spending Rs.100.00 Crores in an academic year.
• Eggs/Banana is being provided thrice in a week by spending Rs.87.50 Crores.
• Total 25,48,232 children are benefited under Midday Meal Programme in 2016-17.
10.6. Social Welfare Educational Institutions
To bring social equity and improve access to education for children of SC, ST, BC, minorities and differently-
abled communities, the state has been providing hostel and residential school facilities, supplying of books
and other provisions at free of cost.

10.6.1. Scheduled Caste Residential Schools
(i) Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (TSWREIS) is running
268 residential educational institutions (from 5th standard to undergraduate) in the State, for Scheduled
Caste (SC) children. Of the 268 institutions existing in the State, 134 were sanctioned in the new State of
Telangana. The Society has been working with the noble aim of providing quality education to the needy and
deprived children on par with the other advantaged children.
Apart from providing quality education to the children, the Society is making determined efforts to create an
environment that builds their confidence levels, leadership and communication skills to meet the challenges
of the 21st century. In addition, the society also runs 888 SC Hostels (719 Pre-Matric and 169 Post-Matric
hostels) for 71,000 SC students studying from Class III to PG level.
The scholarship residential grant has been increased from Rs.20,000/- to Rs.30,000/- per student to promote
quality education at the Pre-Matric stage by admitting them in the best available schools.
The scholarship grant under the Ambedkar Overseas Nidhi Scholarship Scheme has been increased from
Rs.10 lakh to 20 lakh per student to pursue higher studies outside India. Since inception, 415 SC students are
assisted under the programme. SC Study Circle branches have been sanctioned in 10 district headquarters for
giving coaching for job-oriented competitive examinations. Since 2015-16, 101 candidates have been selected
for different posts, which include five candidates for the Civil Services.
With all these special initiatives and provisions, significant achievements have been made and the students
of Social Welfare Residential Schools have achieved many academic and sports distinctions at State and
National level such as, admission in NIT, IIT and Ajim Premji University.
Green Gurus: The bright and talented students who showed excellent performance in the Super Students
Lecture Series are selected as Green Gurus. The green gurus get Rs.3500/- per month for their efforts in
teaching their peers.
Robox STEM Labs: Robox Stem Labs program was introduced to provide children with computer
programming and coding skills and make them innovators in the field of Science, Mathematics, Technology
and Engineering.
SWAERO Authors and in-house journal: In order to promote creating writing skills among students, a
Swaero-Authors program was introduced to encourage the students to write stories and articles. The society
publishes Swaeroes magazine bimonthly to introduce the students to the world of literature, art, science,
maths and inspirations stories.
Career Counseling: The TSWREIS in association with Nirmaan Vidya Helpline, Hyderabad, provides free
career counseling services to the students of classes IX to intermediate to select the career opportunities and
universities for higher education.
Swaerolympics: Sports and games meet are organized at district, zonal and the state level every year to
nurture the future sport-stars of India.
Summer Samurai Camps: To provide a platform for the students to explore the learn skills beyond textbook,
summer samurai camps are being organized since 2014 involving more than 30,000 students. Basic life skills
including communication, social, collaborative, creative and leadership skills are covered under this program.

(ii) Few Remarkable Achievements of Students
• 4 students got selected to study under Student Exchange Program in USA.
• 3 students awarded fellowship to pursue diploma courses in the prestigious colleges in USA.
• One student selected for studying in Harvard University Summer Crossroads Programme, Harvard
University, USA.
10.6.2. Schedule Tribes Residential Schools
(i) Telangana Tribal Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (TTWREIS) is operating 147
residential schools and junior colleges and 22 residential degree colleges for boys and girls. The total strength
of the institutions is 41,566 students. The medium of instruction in these institutions is English. Students
of TTWREIS are performing better compared to all other students in the state in class X and Intermediate
board examinations. The students are groomed to face the tough competition in the outside world. The
students of TTWREIS got admissions into
Box-10.1: Increase of Diet Charges
IITs (43), NITs (76), medicine (5), Azim
Premji University (5) and IIITs (20) during The Government has increased diet charges for boarders
2017. The students also performed well in of all welfare hostels and residential institutions. The diet
various sports and games at national and charges given to Pre-Matric students studying in classes
regional level. III-VII has increased from Rs.750/- to Rs.950/-, for
classes VIII-X from Rs.850/- to Rs.1,100/-; and Post-
The Society has been working with a prime Matric boarders of welfare institutions for inter-PG level,
motto of providing quality education to from Rs.1,050/- to Rs.1,500/-. This initiative will ensure
needy and deprived children and giving a balanced and nutritious diet for the students studying in
them the capability to compete with other government-run residential institutions.
more advantaged children. The academic
perspective of Gurukulam is to create vibrant centres for learning which provide a congenial atmosphere for
students to excel academically and develop into ethically strong and morally elevated individuals.
(ii) Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS)
The government established Eklavya Model Residential Schools at selected places to give good education
together with safe and secure
accommodation and boarding
with a homely atmosphere.
Accommodation is provided to
the principal and staff members
so that they live in the school
premises. This enables a close
and constant interface between
the teachers and students.
Coaching is also being given to
meritorious students to prepare
them for top-level competitive
exams and emphasis is given
to sports. A total of 5 EMR
schools were sanctioned.

(iii) Pre and Post-Matric Hostels
Tribal Welfare Department is running 149 Pre-Matric hostels in 31districts with 24,793 studying in
Intermediate and above courses are admitted in the TW Post-Matric Hostels. Of the total of 163 hostels, 82
are boys hostels with 11,230 boys and 81 girls hostels with 11,455 girls.
(iv) Ashram Schools
Ashram schools are a special intervention for improving education of tribal communities. The objective is to
provide residential school facilities for Scheduled Tribes, including PvTGs in an environment conducive to
learning, to increase the literacy rate among the tribal students and to bring them on par with other students
of the country. There are 319 Ashram schools in the state. In 2017-18, the total number of children admitted
into Ashram schools is 93,188.
(v) Additional Diet Menu Provided to the Students
• Chicken - four times a month
• Mutton – two times a month
• Ghee - Everyday at lunch
• Poori - Every Thursday
• Noodles - Every Monday
• Chapathi - Every Sunday breakfast
• Millet Cookies - Every Thursday (ragi, jowar and bajra cookies/biscuits)
• Vermicelli – Jowar or ragi
• Hot Snacks - Ragi mixture
(vi) Academic Achievements
• One student from TTWR IIT Study Centre, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, bagged admission to the
reputed institution, AIIMS, Rishikesh, in the year 2017.
• One student of RJC Ankampalem, HEC Group, secured 463 marks and ranked fifth in the State.
• A group of 128 meritorious students qualified in the JEE-Mains 2017 and 59 students bagged seats
in prestigious national institutes like IIT, NIT, IIIT, AIIMS, MBBS.
• A Class VIII student’s science project on Earthquake Identifiers was one of the 13 best projects
selected at the 24th National Children’s Science Congress (NCSC) 2016 organized by Telangana
State Council of Science and Technology.
10.6.3. Mahatma Jyothiba Phule Telangana Backward Classes Welfare Residential Education
Institutions Society (MJPTBCWREIS)
The government has established Mahatma Jyothiba Phule Telangana Backward Classes Welfare Residential
Educational Institutions Society (MJPTBCWREIS) in July, 2014 with the aim to provide quality education to
deprived children belonging to Backward Classes and other communities.
The MJPTBCWREIS is facilitating the access to quality education for the students of Backward Classes
(BCs) and Economically Backward Classes (EBCs). The Society and the BC Welfare Department are running

residential schools, residential junior colleges and residential degree colleges for boys and girls. The total
sanctioned strength of all these institutions is 43,640. The medium of instruction in all these institutions is
English. During the year, 119 residential schools, at the rate of one per each Assembly Constituency, were
opened on the same day on 12 June 2017 taking the total number of schools to 142. The current status of
the residential educational institutions is shown in the Table-10.12.
Table-10.12: Status of Residential Educational Institutions in 2017-18
Sl. No. of Institutions Sanctioned Strength

Type of Institution
No. Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total
1 Residential Schools 69 73 142 19,240 18,560 37,800
2 Residential Junior Colleges 12 7 19 3,040 2,080 5,120
3 Residential Degree College for Women 0 1 1 0 720 720
Total 81 81 162 22,280 21,360 43,640
(i) Pre-Matric Hostels
Hostels are maintained to provide free boarding and lodging to students belonging to the Backward Classes
and enabling them to pursue their Pre-Matric studies. At present, there are 450 government BC hostels, (341
hostels for boys and 109 hostels for girls). A total of 42,814 boarders were admitted to the BC hostels during
2017-18. This includes 31,607 boys and 11,207 girls.
(ii) College Hostels for Boys and Girls
To promote higher education among BC girls and boys, the government has established one hostel for girls
and one hostel for boys in each Assembly Constituency. A total of 250 college (Post-Matric) hostels (125
boys hostels and 125 girls) with a total strength of 30,567 have been functioning in the State in the year
2017-18.
(iii) Scholarships
The government has been reimbursing the tuition fees for BC and EBC students who got admission into
professional courses through convener quota. Tuition fee was reimbursed to 6,48,157 and 7,23,573 BC
students during 2016-17 and 2017-18 respectively. During 2016-17, tuition fee was reimbursed to 83,133 EBC
students of professional colleges. In 2017-18, a total of 86,580 EBC professional students have registered for
tuition fee reimbursement on the e-Pass website. Further, the department provides maintenance fee (MTF)
to BC and EBC students studying in 186 premier institutions such as IITs, IIMs, NITs, etc., recognised by
the Government of India. The total number of students sanctioned MTF in the above institutions is 1,355.
Further, 211 BC students in 2016-17 and 101 BC students in 2017-18 were selected for financial assistance
under Mahatma Jyothiba Phule BC Overseas Vidya Nidhi for overseas studies.
10.6.4. Minority Residential Institutions
(i) Telangana Minorities Residential Educational Institutions Society (TMREIS): The Society is
to provide high quality education for talented children belonging to the minority communities through
pace-setting residential schools. The Government has brought a novel and historic welfare scheme for
minorities and sanctioned 204 residential schools and 2 residential junior colleges for minorities. A
total of 206 minority educational institutions, including two colleges, with 47,818 students are running

successfully.
The government takes care of all the needs of the students in these schools including, Boarding,
lodging, books, uniform, library, lab, sports etc., incuring an average cost of about Rs.65,000/- per
child per year.
(ii) Pre and Post-Matric Scholarships are granted to minority students on par with SC, ST and BC
students. The government has announced the sanction of Pre-Matric scholarships that are left over
after sanctions of Government of India. About 89,000 students will be benefitted from this scheme
for the year 2017-18. Post-Matric scholarships will be granted to students from Intermediate to post-
graduation, including professional courses, on saturation basis.
The other important schemes aimed at educational development for minority students include (i) the
overseas scholarship scheme, which is open to students who desire to study in foreign universities for
higher education; (ii) reimbursement of tuition fee for the students studying from Intermediate to PG
courses, including professional courses on a par with SC, ST, and BC students on saturation basis; (iii)
sponsorship of 100 minorities students for IAS coaching; and (iv) Telangana Minorities Study Circle;
(iii) Centre for Educational
Development of Minorities:
(CEDM)
The government has established the
Centre for Educational Development
of Minorities (CEDM), aimed at the
minority population, viz. Muslims,
Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, and
Parsis, who constitute 14 per cent
of the total population of the State.
To address the issues related to
minorities, the state government has formulated the following schemes for their development.
(a) Major Initiatives
• Free special coaching in core subjects at 75 centres in the state.
• Free workbooks and question banks to Class X students.
• Free coaching and study material for students seeking admission into professional collages and for job-
seekers.
• Government has started Telangana Minority Study Circle in the year 2015-16. The purpose is to
prepare Minority students for competitive exams leading to employment. So far, 1957 candidates are
registered online and offered various trainings.
(b) Preserving and promoting of Urdu Language: The government attaches importance to the
preservation, promotion and advancement of the Urdu language and accordingly schemes are being
implemented for assisting Urdu-medium schools in infrastructure needs and for encouraging Urdu
newspapers, journalists and schools.

(c) Key Achievements
• Introduced Chief Minister`s Overseas Scholarships for Minorities.
• Recognition of Jamia Nizamia Degrees on par with other degrees.
• Gharib Nawaz Skill Development Training Centre in partnership with GoI.
10.6.5. Welfare of Disabled and Senior Citizens
(i) Pre-Matric Scholarships from Classes I to X
The Government is providing financial assistance to disabled students studying in Class I-X in government
or government recognised schools, to enable them to complete their education.
Further, children with learning disabilities, who are admitted into specialised schools run by non-governmental
organisations that do not get grant-in-aid from the Government of India and whose parent’s or guardian’s
income is less than Rs.1,00,000/- per annum, are being sanctioned a scholarship of Rs.1,000/- per annum.
Scholarships have been sanctioned at Rs.70/- for Class I-V students; Rs.100/- for Class VI-VIII students;
and Rs.182/- for Class IX and X students, per month. Apart from travelling allowance, maintenance of
prosthetic aids and reader allowance for visually impaired students.
Under this scheme, reimbursement of tuition fees (RTF) and special fees is sanctioned to all the eligible
differently-abled students and reimbursed to the institutions concerned, as per norms. Students of intermediate
and degree colleges are being given Rs.3,250/- and Rs. 4,420/- for post graduation and professional courses,
as scholarships per academic year for their maintenance.
The government is running five (5) residential schools with a total strength of 830 differently-abled students,
which include two schools for the Hearing impaired at Hyderabad and Karimnagar; one school for the deaf
at Miryalaguda; and two schools for the blind at Karimngar and Mahabubnagar. In addition, 20 homes and
hostels are being maintained by the department for providing shelter to the 2,258 persons with disabilities.
10.7. Intermediate Education
There are 2,457 junior colleges with a total enrolment of 8.65 lakh students studying in both years. Out of
these colleges, 404 are government junior colleges (GJCs) including 4 exclusive vocational junior colleges, 41
are private aided junior colleges, 1,620 are private and other junior colleges and 392 are other government
institutions. The year wise enrolment in Government Junior Colleges is showing in Figure-10.2.
Figure-10.2: Year wise enrolment in Government Junior Colleges
200000
163870 167752
151549
150000
91578
90716
82581
76174
73154
68968
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50000
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2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
1st Year 2nd Year Total
The Department offers 23 vocational education courses at Intermediate level in junior colleges in the State
with special focus on job oriented courses. Apart from these courses, the departmental also offers 40 short-
term vocational certificate courses in modules of 3 months, 6 months and 9 months to enable the students
to get employment opportunities as per need of the industries.
(i) The Major Achievements
• Computer systems were supplied to all 404 Government Junior Colleges for the first time in the
year 2016-17.
• Digital class rooms have been established on pilot basis in 57 Government Junior Colleges
• E-office has been established in the department linking with regional offices for online disposal of
the files and for transparency in the administration.
10.8. Collegiate Education
There are 131 government degree colleges (GDCs) and 68 aided colleges in the state; 76,779 students are
enrolled in the government degree colleges and 34,922 students are enrolled in aided colleges.
(i) Important Initiatives
• New Courses: The Department has been introducing new need-based, job-oriented courses like
Biotechnology, Microbiology, Computer Science, Communicative English, Tourism, Advertising
and Sales Promotion, etc., in government colleges in the last few years on partial self-financing
basis, keeping in view the recent developments in higher education. Post-graduate courses on
self-financing basis are being sanctioned every year on the basis of demand and facilities available.
During 2017-18, one new PG course was sanctioned in one college, 32 restructured under-graduate
(UG) courses were sanctioned in 21 colleges and 29 additional conventional UG courses were
sanctioned in 17 colleges.
• Employability Enhancement: The Department, in collaboration with Telangana Skills and
Knowledge Centres (TSKCs), is imparting a varied spectrum of skills beyond conventional degrees
to make the student confident and self-reliant when he/she enters the employment market.
Placement drives are also organised for the benefit of students.
The Department has signed a MoA with UNDP under the project “Creating Opportunities for
Employment and Entrepreneurship for Women in India facilitated collaboration in strengthening
the government degree colleges in their role as career guidance, counseling and skills centres to
facilitate establishment of close linkages with the businesses / private sector to open up a range of
internship and job opportunities for girls.
• T-SAT - NIPUNA (MANA TV):
T-SAT - NIPUNA telecasts educational
programmes to enhance academic
performance of the students, along with
creating awareness in career prospects.
MANA TV is installed in 95 colleges of
the State. It can communicate one-way
video and two-way audio
T-SAT-NIPUNA is to provide uniform
teaching as a single teacher’s expertise can
be extended to all colleges; to provide an
opportunity to repeat the lessons through recorded telecast; to help in overcoming the shortage of
a teacher’s expert guidance in colleges.
• Student Interactive programme is an initiative where students get an opportunity to present study
projects / seminars / GDs along with their teacher who mentors them.
• Capacity Building: Academic leadership, capacity building and quality enhancement are the major
objectives in conducting the trainings to the faculty. District resource Centres (DRC) were established
in select colleges of 30 districts with an objective of optimum utilization of resources by pooling

and sharing among all government colleges in the district. This provides additional support to the
students of Government Degree Colleges situated in semi urban, rural and remote areas.
10.9. Higher Education
(i) Telangana State Council for Higher Education (TSCHE) is implementing several schemes, special
flagship programmes and policy initiatives with an overarching objective of ensuring quality in higher
education.
(a) Major Initiatives and Achievements
• Access, Affordability & Equity, and Teaching & Research: The government has already established
30 residential colleges for women under Social Welfare, 21 colleges under Tribal Welfare and one
for BC Welfare, to create more access to higher education in rural areas. Another initiative is to
strengthen both existing and newly established government colleges. The government is encouraging
institutions by providing research grants to consider changing paradigms in the teaching learning
process, to foster an entrepreneurial culture amongst students, and imparting of soft skills and
focus on skill development with a ‘hands-on’ approach to the teaching-learning process.
• Special efforts are being made to increase employability skills of the youth in the state. There are 27
Skill Development Centres functioning in government polytechnics to provide life, entrepreneurial
and development skills and 14 more are being added during the current year. All 450 regular and
415 contract lecturers have been trained in pedagogy skills and training is in progress in soft, life,
domain and communication skills so as to train the students. All classrooms were made e-classrooms
with an LCD projector. Computer and training content is provided. Students of disadvantageous
sections have been provided 1,812 laptops.
10.10. Technical Education
The department of technical education promotes technical education in the state to bring out good
engineers and technicians with profound knowledge, skill, improved efficiency and productivity for industrial
development in the State.
The department manages the government polytechnics and monitors the private unaided polytechnics and
professional colleges. At present there are 900 diploma & degree level professional institutions in the State
with a total intake of 1,95,565.
(i) Major Initiatives of the Department
• To provide quality education, and hands on experience for job placements creating stimulating
industrial environment in polytechnics.
• To improve the skills of students to fit into the best production centres in the country, department in
collaboration with Ministry of Secondary and Higher Education arranging apprenticeship training
with industries.
• The department is facilitating Industry-Institution Interaction Cell in the development of skills of
students and staff in different practical areas.

• The department is facilitating improving communication skills and self confidence of the students.
• All polytechnics were made e-classrooms and propose to make e-library in a phased manner.
10.11. Outlook
Towards ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities
for all is envisaged goal of ‘Bangaru Telangana’, which is also in tune with Goal 4 of Sustainable Development
Goals. Significant strides in terms of infrastructure and universal enrolment at primary levels have been
almost achieved by the state. Residential education for various social groups is yielding envisaged results.
In addition, the government is also taking certain measures to ensure equity among the various social and
economic groups.

11
CHAPTER
Welfare
“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who
have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.”
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
Telangana, the youngest State in the country, has emerged as the number one welfare state in the nation.
The government is giving utmost importance to all sections of society, especially the disadvantaged and
marginalised population of the State. Towards this, one of the significant and pioneering initiatives by
the government is the enactment of the Telangana State Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Special
Development Fund (Planning, Allocation and Utilisation of Financial Resources) Act, 2017. This Act has
the most revolutionary provision, i.e., replenishment of the ‘unspent funds allocated to SC and ST Special
Development Funds in any financial year’, into the subsequent budget. No other state in the country has
enacted such a bold Act so far.
11.1. SC and ST Special Development Fund
Based on the recommendations of the appropriate committees, the Government of Telangana has formed
the ‘SC Special Development Fund (SCSDF)’ and the ‘ST Special Development Fund (STSDF)’ for the
financial year 2017-18, duly earmarking the required funds in proportion to the SC/ST population. The
outlay for the SC Special Development Fund for the year 2017-18 is Rs.14,375.13 crore, which accounts
for 16.33 per cent of the total outlay of Rs.88,038.80 crore in the Pragathi Paddu (Development Account).
The outlay for the ST Special Development Fund is Rs.8165.87 crore, i.e., 9.27 per cent of the total Pragathi
Paddu outlay of the State.
All SC specific programmes are being listed under SCSDF and ST specific programmes are being listed
under STSDF. Some of the important on-going flagship programmes like Kalyana Laxmi, Aasara Pensions,
Drinking water to households, Health schemes, Sanna biyyam to the students in the SC&ST hostels are
proposed to continue under SCSDF and STSDF, respectively.

The government has established a dedicated online portal, for effective and real-time monitoring the progress
of the fund utilisation and outcomes. Salient features of the Act are described in Box 11.1.
Box 11.1: SC and ST Special Development Fund Act, 2017
Important Sections of the Act are:
The Special Development Fund of the departments shall include only such schemes that secure direct
and quantifiable benefits to the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe individuals or Scheduled Caste/
Scheduled Tribe households or Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe habitations or Tribal areas that have
the potential to bridge the gaps in development following the norms laid down in this Act and the
rules made thereunder.
The respective Nodal Agency, while indicating allocation of Scheduled Castes Special Development
Fund and Scheduled Tribes Special Development Fund to the schemes shall follow the norms
mentioned below:
(a) for schemes exclusively benefiting Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe individuals or Scheduled
Caste/ Scheduled Tribe households, 100% of scheme cost shall be allocated and accounted for
under Scheduled Castes Special Development Fund or Scheduled Tribes Special Development
Fund, as the case may be;
(b) for schemes benefiting Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe habitations, 100% of scheme cost shall
be allocated and accounted for under Scheduled Castes Special Development Fund and Scheduled
Tribes Special Development Fund. In case of other habitations the cost shall be allocated and
accounted in proportion of the population of the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes;
(c) for general schemes, included in the Special Development Fund, benefiting Scheduled Caste/
Scheduled Tribe individuals or Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe households, along with others,
the scheme cost shall be allocated and accounted for under Scheduled Castes Special Development
Fund and Scheduled Tribes Special Development Fund, as per the Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled
Tribe beneficiaries covered;
(d) in respect of non-divisible infrastructure works, a portion of the scheme cost as may be determined
by the Government shall be deemed to have been attributed for Scheduled Castes Special
Development Fund and Scheduled Tribes Special Development Fund respectively.
The schemes that fulfil the norms laid down in the Act shall be recommended by the Nodal Agency for
Scheduled Castes Development and the Nodal Agency for Tribal Welfare for inclusion in the Annual
Pragathi Paddu proposals of the departments and aggregated for placing before the State Council for
Development of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for consideration and approval.
11.2. Scheduled Castes Welfare
After formation of the state, the government has attached the topmost priority for the development of the
Scheduled Castes population in the state. The Social Welfare Department has been renamed as ‘Scheduled
Castes Development Department’, and nominated as the Nodal Department to coordinate and monitor the
implementation of various schemes by the government for the integrated development of the SCs.
The main objectives of the Scheduled Castes Development Department (SCDD) are educational advancement,
socio-economic development, welfare and protection of SCs and implementation of schemes for social
security of SCs, such as Kalyana Lakshmi, free power to households up to 50 units, etc.

11.2.1. Kalyana Lakshmi for SCs
Widening its welfare agenda, the government has announced a novel scheme for the SC/ST girls – Kalyana
Lakshmi, operational since 2 October, 2014. A one-time financial assistance of Rs 51,000/ is being provided
to the bride’s family at the time of marriage to meet the marriage related expenses. A Telangana resident
girl, over 18 years of age, belonging to SC community with a combined annual income of her parents not
exceeding Rs 2 lakh is eligible under the Scheme. This financial grant has been enhanced from Rs 51,000 to
Rs 75,116 in 2017.
Under the Kalyana Lakshmi scheme, since 2014-15, a total of 79,830 SC families have been benefited.
During the current year, 22,162 families were benefited till February 2018.
11.2.2. Economic Support Schemes
Under the Economic Support Schemes (ESS), a maximum amount of Rs.5 lakhs per unit will be provided.
From 2014-15 to February 2018, a total of 1,01,723 SC beneficiaries have been assisted with a subsidy of
Rs.1,094.60 crore.
Under SC Land Purchase Scheme, since 2014-15, a total of 12,867 acres of agricultural land has been
purchased and distributed to 4,992 landless poor Dalit families, giving about 3 acres per family. During 2017-
18, so far, 1,037 beneficiaries have been covered under the rehabilitation of Gudumba affected persons.
11.3. Scheduled Tribes Welfare
The Tribal Welfare Department has been implementing multifarious
welfare and developmental programmes for the socio-economic
development of the tribal poor living in 1,174 scheduled villages and
in another 9,685 villages situated in non-scheduled areas across the
state. The major focus of the department is on education, economic
support including land based schemes, social and cultural schemes
and regulatory functions.
11.3.1. Kalyana Lakshmi for STs
It is one of the flagship programmes of the government, wherein
one-time financial assistance of Rs.75,116 shall be granted at the
time of marriage to each poor ST girl whose age is over 18 years.
An amount of Rs.132 crore has been allocated in BE 2017-18.
A total of 15,009 ST families have been assisted with an amount
of Rs.100.59 crore.
11.3.2. Economic Support Schemes

Between 2013-14 and 2015-16, a total of 28,473 beneficiaries were assisted under Economic Support Scheme.
During 2016-17, 2404 beneficiaries were covered towards rehabilitating ST Gudumba affected persons and
proposed to cover 19,713 beneficiaries under the scheme during 2017-18.

11.3.3. ‘Driver-cum-Owner’ Scheme
Under this scheme, four-wheeler vehicles are being provided to eligible unemployed ST youth. Under the
pilot programme, 50 beneficiaries across erstwhile districts of Rangareddy, Hyderabad, Medak, Nalgonda
and Mahabubnagar districts were assisted in collaboration with Uber. The expected net income is in the
range of Rs.30,000 to Rs.50,000 per month. Initially, 13 units were sanctioned and started. During 2017-
18, it is proposed to cover 500 ST unemployed youth under this scheme. As of date, 261 units have been
sanctioned and the remaining are under progress.
11.3.4. Training Centres
Providing employable and self employment skills to the tribal youth is one of top priorities. The government
has set up 18 youth training centers for the benefit of tribal youth in different parts of the state. 17 training
centers are allotted to eleven reputed national-level skill-training institutions to train the youth in various
skills. The infrastructure availability in each centre has been summarised in Box 11.2.
Box 11.2: Facilities in Youth Training Centre
Facility Availability
Class rooms 6
Trade labs 6
Administrative (office) 3 Rooms
Conference hall 1 (capacity 100)
Dormitory accommodation 200 capacity
Kitchen-cum-dining 1 (capacity 200)
Guest rooms 4
Open-air auditorium 1 (capacity 300)
Built-up area (Sq.ft.) 27.000
Estimated cost Rs 3.0 crore
11.3.5. Forest Rights Act, 2006
Under this Act, individual titles were distributed
to 93,693 tribals / forest dwellers, covering an
extent of 3,00,284 acres. 721 Community titles
were distributed, covering an extent of 4,54,055
acres.
The Act provides for post-claim support to
the forest rights holders and requires the state
government departments, especially Tribal and YTC Yellandu, Bhadradri Kothagudem District
Social Welfare, Environment and Forests, Revenue,
Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, and other departments to provide support for land improvement, land
productivity, irrigation facilities, basic amenities and other livelihood measures.
11.3.6. Girijan Cooperative Corporation
The Girijan Cooperative Corporation (GCC) is playing an important role in providing remunerative prices
for minor forest produce such as honey, tamarind, broom grass and a variety of nuts, herbs, leaves, etc.,
collected by the tribals. GCC also procures agriculture produce from the tribals. The GCC collection and

storage network includes 316 regular and
177 sub depots, which are functioning under
18 Girijan Pimary Cooperative Marketing
(GPCM) Societies in three divisions in the
state. The turnover of the Corporation was
Rs.149.55 crore (up to January, 2018). Now,
focus is being laid on the establishment of
Minor Forest Products (MFP), value addition
units and R&D initiatives.
11.3.7. Animal Breeding operations through Integrated Livestock Development (ILD) Centres
The Department is making significant efforts for the breed improvement of cows and buffaloes through
artificial insemination in the tribal areas. A total of 192 ILD centres are functioning in collaboration with
the JK Trust in seven tribal districts. These centres together have serviced 4,678 cows and buffaloes at the
doorstep of the farmers, which enabled to improve their livelihoods.
11.3.8. Implementation of ST SDF
Major departments like Tribal Welfare, Rural Development, Irrigation, Planning, Panchayat Raj Roads,
Municipal Administration, Health and Family Welfare, Agriculture, Women Development & Child Welfare
and Rural Water Supply are receiving major share of ST SDF allocations and are implementing schemes for
the benefit of ST individuals, households and habitations.
11.4. Backward Classes Welfare
The mandate of the department is to bring the Backward Classes (BCs) socially, educationally and economically
on par with other developed communities and to achieve an equal status to them in society. The wide range
of functions of the department could be grouped into three broad categories:
• To increase access to education and improve their career prospects.
• To eradicate poverty through economic support schemes and also to provide skills for employment
among youth.
• To reduce social inequalities and promote social cohesion (unity)
11.4.1. Kalyana Lakshmi Scheme for BCs
The government with an aim of widening its welfare agenda extended this scheme to Backward Classes
(BCs) and Economically Backward Classes (EBCs). During the last two years, a total of 83,528 BC and 3,800
EBC beneficiaries were assisted under the scheme.
11.4.2. Employability Skill Development and Training Centres
The Department has 10 training centres, known as Telangana State Backward Classes Employability Skill
Development and Training Centres (TSBCESDTCs) in the State, to train poor BC and EBC youth, who
are aspiring for formal employment. The coaching is offered for various competitive examinations like Civil
Services, Group-I, Group-II, Staff Selection Commission, Railways, etc. In addition, special programmes
are also organised in soft skills and personality development for final-year students and unemployed youth.
Apart from free coaching, the trainees are provided with stipends and grants for study materials and books.
During 2017-18, so far, 4,200 students have been given free coaching. Further, eight BC advocates from each

district are being provided a three-year professional training to improve their skills and professional growth
prospects. The trainees are provided with stipends and study grants for the reading materials.
11.4.3. Most Backward Classes Development Corporation
Most Backward Classes Development Corporation was established to serve the most backward castes of
BCs, with a sharp focus on improving the social, educational and financial conditions of most backward
classes (MBC) among BCs. Rs.1000 crore has been allocated in the financial year 2017-18.
The government has allocated funds for providing modern mechanised laundry units, skill development for
imparting training in modern hair styles and beautician courses, and innovative schemes, common services
and other economic support scheme for the welfare of BCs.
11.5. Minorities Welfare
The minorities, including Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsis, together constitute 14 per cent
of the total population of Telangana. The basic problem of minorities is socio-economic and educational
backwardness. The Government of Telangana is committed to the welfare and empowerment of minorities
and has been formulating many novel schemes.
11.5.1. Schemes for Economic Development
Government of Telangana has been implementing two major schemes for the economic development of
the minorities.
i. Subsidy-cum-Bank Loan Scheme: The Government is giving a subsidy for starting self employment/
business to minority candidates. The government has increased the cost/limit of the business unit from
Rs.2.0 lakh to Rs.10.0 lakh. The subsidy component ranges from 80% to 50%. Details of number of
beneficiaries during last three years are shown at Figure 11.1.
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ii. Own Your Auto Scheme: Under this novel scheme 1,773 autos were sanctioned in the GHMC limits
to minorities on subsidy-cum-loan basis. Auto drivers who are financially poor were granted 50 per cent
subsidy for the purchase of autos. During 2015-16 and 2016-17, a total of 1,443 autos were provided to
the beneficiaries out of the 1,773 sanctioned.
11.5.2. Training, Employment and Skill Development

The Minorities Department extends Training and Skill Development and arranges self employment for
minority youth through the Minorities Finance Corporation. New schemes for training have been introduced
in collaboration with NAC, Department of Youth Affairs and SETWIN. A total of 21,885 minority youth
were trained in various skills during last four years.
11.5.3. Schemes for Social Development
Shaadi Mubarak is an important scheme under social development. Apart from this, the government has
initiated a number of schemes to promote the Urdu language and the culture of minorities.
11.5.4. Shaadi Mubarak Scheme
The government has introduced the Shaadi Mubarak
Scheme for the social development of minorities. In
this scheme, the government gives a one-time grant
of Rs.75,116 to the eligible muslim minority bride’s
family at the time of marriage. A total of 75,751
minority families were assisted under Shaadi Mubarak
since its inception.
11.5.5. Other Social and Cultural Development Schemes
• Construction of Urdu Ghar cum Shaadi Khanas: The government attaches importance to the
construction of Urdu Ghar cum Shaadi Khanas (UGCSKs). A total of 52 UGCSKs were constructed
at a cost of Rs.14.46 crore so far.
• Support to Haj Yatra: Total 4,900 Haji Yatris were supported with a grant of Rs.3.0 crore during 2016-
17.
• Dawat-e-Iftar and Distribution of Clothes: The government has introduced a compassionate scheme
of arranging Dawat-e-Iftar for two lakh Muslims during Ramzan, with active participation of the

community leaders. Similarly, two lakh clothes
parcels were distributed among poor and destitute
Muslims.
• Christmas Feast and Distribution of Clothes:
In line with Government policy of sharing and
participating in the festivals of all the religions,
the Government arranged a Christmas feast for
two lakh people, during Christmas with active
participation of the community leaders. In addition
to hosting the dinner, clothes parcels were also
distributed to poor families.
• Honorarium to Imams and Mouzans: The government has introduced the payment of an honorarium
to imams and mouzans of all the mosques located in Telangana State. Each imam and mouzan is paid
Rs.1,500 per month. Out of a total 8,991 applicants, honoraria are being disbursed regularly for 7,011
Imams and Mouzans so far.
• Institutional Development for Minorities: The government has initiated a number of steps for the
construction, repairs and upkeep the minority institutions like Wakf Board, Macca Masjid and Royal
Mosque, Churches, Mosques, Dargahs, Ashoorkhanas, Eidgahs etc. An amount of Rs.71.76 crore was
spent towards these activities.
11.6. Women Development and Child Welfare (WD&CW)
The Government is formulating all inclusive policies for the holistic development of women and children.
The department has been implementing the most unique outreach programme of the Integrated Child
Development Services (ICDS), providing a package of services comprising supplementary nutrition,
immunisation, health check-up and referral services, and pre-school non-formal education.
11.6.1. Pre-school Education
Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) are also used for preschool learning and education. The Government is investing
in improvement of the AWCs. State-of-the-art learning infrastructures and tools are being provided to the
AWCs. Informative and educative charts are being painted inside and outside the AWCs. Glimpses of up-
graded AWCs are shown below.
11.6.2. New policy initiatives after formation of Telangana State

To motivate and boost the morale of the Anganwadi Teachers (AWTs) and Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs), the
government has twice enhanced their monthly honorarium in short span of three years (Table 11.1).

Table 11.1 : Changes in the honoraria of AWTs and AWHs
Sl. No. Category Honorarium in Rs.
Before 1.3.2015 From 1.3.2015 From 1.4.2017
1 AWTs 4,200 7,000 10,500
2 Mini AWTs 2,200 4,500 6,000
3 AWHs 2,200 4,500 6,000
To improve the management and functioning of AWCs, mechanisms such as children’s assessment cards,
parent-teacher meetings and social audits were introduced and streamlined.
Review of children’s assessment cards and parent-teacher meetings at AWCs
11.6.3. Integrated Child Protection Scheme

The Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) aims to provide care and protection of all children who
are in need of care and protection and children in conflict with law. It builds partnerships with different
government and non-government organisations providing institutional and non-institutional protection
services for children.

Key achievements of the department during 2017-18
• 2,053 children were identified who were in need of care and protection
• 455 licenses were issued to Child Care Institutions (CCIs)
• 316 child marriages were stopped
• 1,782 child labourers were rescued
• 340 street children and 374 begging children were rescued
• 190 child-friendly villages were identified in all 31 districts
• 249 children protection committees were formed at village/mandal level
• 544 cases were registered under the POCSO Act
• 326 children were covered under ‘Sponsorship and Foster Care’
• 386 children were identified who were in conflict with law
• 57 missing children were identified, 18 of them were institutionalised and the remaining 39 children
were reintegrated with their families
• 59 in country adoptions and 67 inter country adoptions were taken up so far.
• Two campaigns, viz., ‘Operation Muskaan –Phase III’ (1–31 July 2017) and ‘Operation Smile –III’
(1–31 January 2017) were rolled out throughout the state for all those who are residing on platforms,
bus stands, roads, religious places, hotels, shopping malls, begging, bangle-making, etc., with the
coordination of line departments such as Police, Labour, NGOs, Child Line, etc. Under ‘Operation
Muskaan –Phase III’ (1–31 July 2017), a total of 2,496 children were rescued.
11.6.4. Sakhi Centres (One-Stop Crisis Centres) have been established and made functional in 10 districts
by the state, to provide medical, legal and psychological support services under one roof to women survivors
of violence. So far, 782 sexual assault cases and 5,995 domestic violence cases have been dealt in these
centres.
Eighteen women drivers under the She-Taxi Scheme have been provided with financial assistance to provide
safety and security to the women passengers
Bharosa Centres are functional to provide counselling to women and children who are in distress.
11.7. Disabled and Senior Citizens Welfare
The Disabled Welfare Department is looking after the all-round development of persons with disabilities
by improving their socio-economic and educational standards, and facilitating necessary assistance to senior
citizens.
The Government accorded permission for providing financial assistance to the NGOs in the four districts
viz., Hyderabad, Jangaon, Medak and Khammam, which are running programmes for the old age as per
guidelines.
The following schemes/programmes have been implemented by the department for the benefit of disabled
and senior citizens
• Economic Rehabilitation Scheme

• Pre metric and Post metric scholarships
• Maintenance of 20 homes & hostels and five residential schools for VH/HH
• Implementing National Policy for older persons:
• Supply of aids and appliances to the disabled
• Imparting job-oriented training programmes to the disabled through training-cum-production centres.
• Special coaching is being provided in private institutions in TET, DSC, Banks, RRB, JCJ, Civil Services,
sports coaching and purchase of sports material. The cost for special coaching ranges from Rs.12,000/-
to Rs.30,000/-, borne by the government.
• Running of artificial and caliper manufacturing centres.
11.8. Public Distribution System (PDS)
Telangana is the foremost state in the country to complete seeding of 99.28 percent of 2.74 crore PDS
beneficiaries’ data with their Aadhaar numbers. The seeding of Aadhaar through e-PDS software has helped
to remove duplicate and fraudulent cards.
Out of a total 17,168 Fair Price (F.P.) shops in the state, electronic point of sale (ePoS) machines were
installed in 14,005 F.P. shops in 25 districts in the first phase and remaining F.P. shops with ePoS is under
progress.
The ePoS implementation resulted in substantial savings to the government. The savings due to implementation
of ePoS machines are Rs.521.93 crore.
Portability: ‘Portability’ or ‘anywhere’ ration is already implemented in GHMC area of Hyderabad, Rangareddy
and Medchal-Malkajigiri districts and the same is being rolled out in the entire state, after ePoS is installed in
all the districts.
Grievance redressal by dedicated toll-free number and the department has facilitated the public to make
complaints about the illegal transportation of PDS and any irregularities of the F.P. shop across mobile and
digital media.
The Civil Supplies Department is the first department after the Police Department to setup a Command
Control Centre. It enables the department to locate diversion of PDS vehicles from their routes. All PDS
godowns are equipped with the CCTV cameras and their activities are closely monitored.
11.9. Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP)
The Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP), Government is a sensitive, supportive structure to
facilitate social mobilisation of poor rural women in 30 rural districts. It is unique for being a government
institution working exclusively on the demand side by bringing in a new paradigm of development and
poverty elimination through empowerment of rural poor. It works by building and nurturing Self Help
Groups (SHGs) of women and their federations. The Society works on a comprehensive multidimensional
poverty alleviation strategy by focusing on;
• Institution building: Building strong / sustainable institutions for the poor at neighborhood, village,
mandal and district level.
• Capacity building: Build their capacities to make them self-managed and self-sustainable in matters of
health, education and livelihoods.

• Financial Access: Leveraging resources through commercial banks and other financial institutions.
• Livelihood value chain: Help them get sustainable and diversified livelihoods.
• Human Development value chain.
• Accessing social safety nets and entitlements.
Among these initiatives, the following are the flagship programmes of the state being implemented
successfully by SERP.
11.9.1. Institution Building (IB)
Institution building (IB) aims its target groups, i.e., the poorest of the poor (POP) and the poor through
a process of Participatory Identification of Poor (PIP) by active involvement of community members
and various other stakeholders, viz., Gram Panchayats and mobilizing them into SHGs. The project has
given special focus on 100 per cent coverage of marginalised communities, viz., Tribals, Chenchu, Yanadi
and Fishermen communities by creating special financial, human resource and institutional provisions. It
works for the promotion and strengthening of self-managed and financially sustainable community-based
organisations that are owned and controlled by the poorest of poor and the poor.
The following are the initiatives undertaken by IB unit since formation of the state
• Community Based Organisations Status (CBO): After reorganisation of districts, 30 Zilla Samakhyas
and 547 Mandal Samakhyas have been formed. A total of 45,47,909 Self Help Group (SHG) members
formed 4,14,933 SHGs and 18,544 Village Organisations. The district wise CBOs status is shown
below:
Institutions of Rural Poor

11.9.2. Bank Linkage
ZSs
30 ZillaSamakhyas
SERP is facilitating bank linkage for
MSs 547 MandalaMahilaSamakhyas SHG members by promoting diversified
livelihoods to augment the income of
VOs 18, 544 Village Organisations the poor under the SHG-bank linkage
programme. In the financial year 2017-
18, SHG Bank Linkage assistance of
SHGs 4,14,933 Self Help Groups (SHGs)
Rs.3779.44 crore was provided to 1,06,564
SHGs in the state.
Members
11.9.3. Stree Nidhi
Stree Nidhi Credit Cooperative Federation Ltd., is promoted by the Government and the Mandal Samkhayas
to supplement credit flow from the banking sector and is a flagship programme of the government. Stree
Nidhi provides timely and affordable credit to poor SHG members as a part of the overall strategy of SERP
for poverty alleviation.
Under the Stree Nidhi programme, during 2017-18 (as on 12.01.2018), an amount of Rs. 960.02 crore was
disbursed to 1,07,042 SHG groups in 30 districts.

11.9.4. Stree Nidhi Success Stories
1. Help in Need
Hello everybody, my name is Pathangi Ramulamma and my
husband name is Narsimha. We live in BC colony, Choutuppal
Mandal headquarters in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri District. We
came across countless financial troubles in our life. Without
any work we have starved sometimes. It had become very hard
to look after the family. We were not in a position to pay the
children’s school fees. I became a member in the New Sahara
Self Help Group and with it began the good days in our life.
In our group, I was sanctioned Rs.50000 as a loan in the micro-
segment by Stree Nidhi, to set up a new power loom. It has
paved the way for my economic development. Now with the
power loom unit, I am getting good returns, leading the family very happily and giving a good education to
our children. Thanks to Stree Nidhi.
2. Succour from Stree Nidhi
Stree Nidhi stood as a succour and support in tiring times
for Smt. Yippakayala Vijaya, hailing from the mandal centre
Sangem of Warangal Rural District. Smt. Vijaya sank into
deep despair when her husband Narasimha Ramulu passed
away. This poor mother of three daughters was tormented,
in want of financial sustenance. Then came Stree Nidhi
for her rescue and provided her with loans which were, of
course, very soon paid back. Smt. Vijaya, who was in the
job of rolling beedies, joined the Mother TeresaVillage
Federation through SERP. With the cooperation from the
village Federation she got the Stree Nidhi micro loan for
Rs.50,000/-. Smt. Vijaya started bangles business at her residence with the loan. As the business flourished
her family prospered. Smt. Vijaya is worth her name now as her future and that of her family is safe and
sound.
11.9.5. Aasara Pensions
The Government, as part of its welfare measures and social safety net strategy, has introduced Aasara
pensions scheme with a view to ensure secured life with dignity for all the poor. The Aasara pension scheme
is meant to protect the most vulnerable sections of society, in particular the old and infirm, disabled persons,
ART, widows, incapacitated weavers and toddy tappers, who have lost their means of livelihood with growing
age. The government has also extended the financial assistance of Rs.1000/- per month to poor beedi
workers and to single women under the Aasara pension scheme. The district and category-wise details of live
pensioners, beedi workers and single women under the Aasara scheme for the month of December 2017 are
shown at Table 11.2.

Table 11.2: Number of different categories of Aasara pension beneficiaries as in December 2017
Toddy Weavers FA to FA to
District OAP Widows Disabled Tappers ART Total
SW BW
Adilabad 25,006 28,562 7032 42 22 1826 5470 1337 69,297
Kumuram Bheem 20,236 20,025 6617 115 475 2501 48 0 50,017
Mancherial 34,434 38,015 12,610 900 224 2388 2242 0 90,813
Nirmal 33,587 37,202 10,571 269 37 1901 62,937 0 1,46,504
Nizamabad 62,953 69,750 19,511 1045 206 9567 96,609 2335 2,61,976
Jagtial 54,855 40,479 17,183 3221 1718 4251 89,068 939 2,11,714
Peddapalli 32,655 27,951 12,719 2065 697 2071 691 1686 80,535
Jayashankar 38,063 36,779 10,526 1711 911 2467 127 0 90,584
Bhadradri Kothagudem 39,225 45,770 12,166 135 20 5109 2 1109 1,03,536
Mahabubabad 42,131 39,590 15,035 2864 349 2778 13 0 1,02,760
Warangal [R] 39,348 34,441 13,004 3173 1472 2392 2037 0 95,867
Warangal [U] 37,906 40,922 14,678 2466 2592 2359 7122 3536 1,11,581
Karimnagar 48,984 32,668 19,195 3627 2693 3127 9161 3452 1,22,907
Rajanna Sircilla 31,016 21,870 10,426 2111 3759 1764 43,372 0 1,14,318
Kamareddy 48,385 48,933 18,099 696 646 4167 37,113 1629 1,59,668
Sangareddy 52,003 61,543 14,569 668 748 6201 86 3064 1,38,882
Medak 36,776 41,825 8823 732 493 3984 9457 0 1,02,090
Siddipet 57,527 48,781 14,725 2475 2205 3119 34,312 992 1,64,136
Jangaon 32,085 26,622 11,509 3267 1664 1566 2013 556 79,282
Yadadri Bhuvanagiri 36,140 31,807 12,691 5615 3260 2513 908 0 92,934
Medchal-Malkajigiri 31,795 49,370 19,015 411 148 4269 141 0 1,05,149
Hyderabad 56,994 89,448 27,236 0 6 5897 48 11,999 1,91,628
Rangareddy 61,540 75,104 27,079 1939 716 5453 16 0 1,71,847
Vikarabad 38,651 48,682 12,808 469 171 4517 6 1463 1,06,767
Mahabubnagar 63,711 73,896 22,852 1566 3402 6968 3017 3607 1,79,019
Jogulamba Gadwal 24,862 27,970 10,744 369 2106 1922 54 0 68,027
Wanaparthy 29,567 27,058 10,587 452 709 2568 1002 0 71,943
Nagarkurnool 45,910 42,631 13,578 717 251 3590 25 0 1,06,702
Nalgonda 68,381 74,411 29,191 7442 2762 6661 0 2844 1,91,692
Suryapet 50,094 53,831 20,172 6793 887 6426 0 1083 1,39,286
Khammam 63,878 62,703 24,897 3044 451 7553 0 3639 1,66,165
Total 13,38,698 13,98,639 4,79,848 60,399 35,800 1,21,875 4,07,097 45,270 38,87,626

11.9.6. Non-Farm Livelihoods
Agriculture is one of the predominant activities which provides a major source of livelihood for the poorest
of the poor (PoP)/ the poor in the rural areas of state. In order to help the farmers sell their produce in a
profitable manner, the government has established Procurement Centres through VOs of IKP for collective
procurement and marketing.
The objective is to aggregate the produce at VO level so that farmers get benefited by getting a remunerative
price (MSP at doorstep) for their produce, along with generating profit for community organisations.
To encourage additional livelihoods for poor SHG families, the government introduced non-farm enterprises
which will be established by SHG women. SERP is promoting these small entrepreneurs involved in non-
farm activity by providing a marketing platform through exhibitions like Sale of Articles of Rural Artisans’
Societies (SARAS) and through DWCRA Bazaars. In order to work across the value chain, provide end-
to-end solutions and ensure a good Return on Investment (RoI) to the beneficiaries involved in non-farm
activity, the department has embarked upon the following solutions:
11.9.7. Rural Self Employment and Training Institutes (RSETIs)
Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs) have been established by lead banks in respective
districts, which will be a platform for promotion and establishment of new enterprises and also handholding
the beneficiaries for three years for sustainable livelihoods to rural poorest of the poor beneficiaries.
There are 10 RSETIs at present in Telangana, run by the State Bank India, Andhra Bank, Syndicate Bank
and Indian Bank. The basic objective of RSTEIs is to provide short-term residential training in multifarious
spheres in 41 different courses keeping in view of the local demand, followed by long-term handholding.
The main focus will be tracking for three years of youth who are trained and facilitate them to set up
enterprises by giving necessary support. The trained candidates will be tracked and hand held for three years
through SERP by Mandal Samakhya and its staff. During 2017-18, so far 3,719 candidates were trained under
10 RSETIs and 1,233 beneficiaries have established enterprises.
11.9.8. Marketing of SHG products with SARAS: An Introspective
The capacity building and institutional building of the community-based organisations at SERP have resulted
in banks coming forward to link more money to these SHG members. This has resulted in evolving and
development of entrepreneurship among the
SHG members. These small entrepreneurs
or producer groups are now able to sell their
products locally (through DWCRA Bazaars)
and through various exhibitions, SARAS and
other related programmes being organised
by the government from time to time.
In every SARAS being organised in the
state, nearly 150 entrepreneurs from the
state and 200 entrepreneurs from other
states participate in the event. In SARAS
being organised in other states, on an average 20 to 40 entrepreneurs from our state participate in every state
on rotation basis depending on the stalls allocated to our state.

SARAS 2017 organised from 16 to 25 September 2017
Number of participants : 324
Number of participant states : 25
Number of visitors : 3,85,000 Nos.
Sales : Rs.185 lakh
Major products : Handlooms, handicrafts, jute, leather
items, food items, wooden toys, etc.
11.9.9. TRIGP Project
Rural Retail Chain: The objective of this sub-component under TRIGP is to connect rural producers and
enterprises with the rural consumers and enhance the quality of consumption of the poor households.
This will be done by transforming the product mix and business models of nearly 7500 traditional rural
retail (kirana) stores to enable the provision of a range of products related to nutrition, hygiene and alternate
energy. In addition, enterprises linked to the processing of the agriculture produce and manufacturing of
nutrition products will be promoted and linked to the retail stores.
These traditional stores and enterprises will be organised into a network of rural retail marts (Knitting Rural
Self Help Enterprises (KRuSHE) Marts) and home-based enterprises (KRuSHE Enterprises).
11.9.10. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is the one of biggest
poverty eradication and welfare programmes in India. MGNREGA guarantees 100 days of unskilled wage
employment to a rural household in a financial year. Telangana is one of the leading states, not only in
quantitative terms, but also for innovations in implementation of the programme.
MGNREGA is in implementation in 8,517 Gram Panchayats, covering 438 mandals in 30 rural districts of
Telangana. A total of 51.11 lakh job cards were issued to 1.14 crore wage seekers. Out of these, 31 lakh job
cards are active and 41.8 lakh wage seekers belonging to 24.5 lakh households reported for work, generating
total 10.31 crore person days up to 10th February, 2018.

Key Achievements
• Land Development: 1.67 lakh land development works were taken up during the year with an
expenditure of Rs 516.6 crore.
• Soil and Moisture conservation works: 62,045 works were taken up during the year with an expenditure
of Rs.417.7 crore.
• Rs.362 crore incurred for 3.6 lakh afforestation and plantation works.
• Desilting of MI Tanks: Rs.163.9 crore expenditure incurred for 5568 works.
• IHHLs: 2.81 lakh IHHLs were taken up and 91,676 were completed with an expenditure of Rs.72.55
crore.
Some of the assets and amenities being constructed under MGNREGA include crematoria, school toilets,
school kitchen sheds, internal CC roads, goat sheds, cattle sheds, fish ponds, vegetable pandals, new
Anganwadi Centres, GP buildings, CC roads, farm ponds, etc. Matching funds are also mobilised from line
departments and constituency development fund of legislators.
11.10. Outlook
From the welfare point of view, this is a remarkable year. The government has been able to build on, further,
the several path-breaking welfare measures initiated after formation of the state. The government not only
maintained the budgetary support to numerous welfare programmes, but also enhanced significantly. The
one-time assistance under Kalyan Lakshmi & Shaadi Mubarak has been increased by about 50 percent, from
Rs.51,000/- to Rs.75,116/-. The implementation of the Telangana State Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes Special Development Fund (Planning, Allocation and Utilisation of Financial Resources) Act, 2017,
with the revolutionary provision ‘If any amount of Special Development Fund remains unspent, it shall be
compensated in the next financial year in the same proportion on the reach of actual expenditure to total
budget estimate of Pragathi Paddu (Development account) at the end of a financial year in the manner
prescribed’ is the most remarkable welfare accomplishment of the year. No other state in the country has
enacted such a bold Act so far.
Significant economic and social benefits are being achieved through thorough efforts and to achieve Bangaru
Telangana with social and economic upliftment of all weaker sections in the state.

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No.
1 Gross State Domestic Product at Current Prices 209
2 Sectoral Growth Rates of Gross State Domestic Product at Current Prices 210
3 Sectoral Contribution of Gross State Value Added at Current Prices 211
4 Gross State Domestic Product at Constant (2011-12) Prices 212
5 Sectoral Growth Rates of Gross State Domestic Product at Constant (2011-12) Prices 213
6 Sectoral Contribution of Gross State Value Added at Constant (2011-12) Prices 214
7 Net State Domestic Product and Per Capita Income at Current Prices 215
8 Net State Domestic Product and Per Capita Income at Constant (2011-12) Prices 216
9 Gross Domestic Product and Per Capita Income of All India at Current Prices 217
Sectoral Growth Rates of Gross Domestic Product and Per Capita Income of All India
10 218
at Current Prices
Gross Domestic Product and Per Capita Income of All India at Constant (2011-12)
11 219
Prices
Sectoral Growth Rates of Gross Domestic Product and Per Capita Income of All India
12 220
at Constant (2011-12) Prices
13 Gross District Domestic Product of Telangana from 2014-15 to 2016-17 221
14 Per Capita Income of Telangana by Districts from 2014-15 to 2016-17 222
15 Demographic Details of Telangana 223
16 District wise Population, 2011 Census 224
17 District wise Child (0-6 Years) Population, 2011 Census 225
18 District wise Sex Ratio, 2011 Census 226
19 District wise Literates (7 Years and above) 2011 Census 227
20 District wise Literacy Rates, 2011 Census 228
21 District wise Working Population, 2011 Census 229
22 Pattern of Land Utilisation from 2008-09 to 2016-17 230
23 Season wise Rainfall from 1990-91 to 2017-18 231
24 Area Sown and Production of Food-grains from 1955-56 to 2016-17 232
25 Area sown and Production of Food-grains by States, 2015-16 233
26 District wise Livestock and Poultry Population, 2012 Census 234
27 Production of Fish and Prawn from 2008-09 to 2016-17 235
28 Production of Milk, Meat and Eggs from 2013-14 to 2016-17 235
29 Mineral Production and Value of Minerals Produced for the Year 2016-17 236
30 District wise Fair Price Shops and Food Security Cards, 2017-18 237
31 District wise Anganwadi Centres, 2016-17 238
32 District wise LPG connections, 2016-17 239
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1. Gross State Domestic Product at Current Prices
(Rs. in crore)
Sl. 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Sector 2011-12 2012-13
No. (TRE) (TRE) (SRE) (FRE) (AE)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry
1. 54,615 67,364 76,631 76,123 76,340 89,142 97,885
and Fishing
1.1 Crops 32,368 40,570 47,093 41,706 37,418 44,358 47,108
1.2 Livestock 18,848 22,858 24,878 29,282 33,753 39,843 45,260
1.3 Forestry and Logging 1,917 2,096 2,163 2,465 2,520 2,666 2,795
1.4 Fishing and Aquaculture 1,481 1,839 2,497 2,670 2,649 2,275 2,721
2. Mining and Quarrying 11,061 12,685 12,386 14,706 17,068 20,890 22,235
Primary 65,676 80,049 89,016 90,828 93,408 1,10,032 1,20,120
3. Manufacturing 62,152 55,431 57,148 54,533 57,923 62,915 69,469
4. 7,835 5,896 8,709 7,340 7,995 6,261 6,593
5. Construction 22,791 23,579 24,582 27,786 28,447 30,249 32,350
Secondary 92,778 84,906 90,440 89,660 94,364 99,425 1,08,412
6. 37,478 44,547 51,275 64,269 77,186 90,681 1,05,441
Restaurants
6.1 Trade and Repair Services 30,487 36,472 44,563 56,974 68,745 81,115 94,577
6.2 Hotels and Restaurants 6,991 8,074 6,712 7,295 8,441 9,566 10,864
Transport, Storage,
7. Communication and Services 25,318 29,871 32,298 35,866 39,769 45,307 51,222
7.1 Railways 1,614 1,757 1,929 2,004 2,010 2,223 2,250
7.2 Road Transport 14,613 17,158 18,691 20,540 22,828 25,679 28,904
7.3 Water Transport - - - - - - -
7.4 Air Transport 233 432 345 623 1,101 1,327 1,598
7.5 Services incidental to Transport 3,718 4,844 4,477 4,937 4,898 5,519 6,085
7.6 Storage 175 153 171 178 191 234 295
7.7 4,965 5,527 6,685 7,584 8,740 10,326 12,091
8. Financial Services 21,265 23,632 26,596 30,261 33,123 35,978 40,155
9. Dwelling and Professional 55,514 69,245 82,307 96,912 1,09,943 1,27,239 1,47,604
Services
10. Public Administration 11,313 12,660 14,338 17,166 20,669 22,704 26,954
11. Other Services 26,709 30,354 35,460 41,536 48,065 53,271 61,144
Tertiary 1,77,597 2,10,308 2,42,273 2,86,011 3,28,754 3,75,179 4,32,520
12. Total GSVA at Basic Prices 3,36,050 3,75,263 4,21,729 4,66,499 5,16,526 5,84,636 6,61,052
13. Taxes on Products 32,811 37,164 40,929 48,642 56,993 69,514 86,250
14. Subsidies on Products 9,427 10,833 11,078 9,292 10,163 12,165 14,644
15. Gross State Domestic Product 3,59,434 4,01,594 4,51,580 5,05,849 5,63,356 6,41,985 7,32,657
Note: 1. AE: Advance Estimates; FRE: First Revised Estimates; SRE: Second Revised Estimates and TRE: Third Revised Estimates
2. Totals may not tally due to rounding off.
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2. Sectoral Growth Rates of Gross State Domestic Product at Current Prices
(Percentage)
Sl. 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Sector 2012-13
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1. Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry and Fishing 23.3 13.8 -0.7 0.3 16.8 9.8
1.1 Crops 25.3 16.1 -11.4 -10.3 18.5 6.2
1.2 Livestock 21.3 8.8 17.7 15.3 18.0 13.6
1.3 Forestry and Logging 9.3 3.2 14.0 2.2 5.8 4.9
Primary 21.9 11.2 2.0 2.8 17.8 9.2
3. Manufacturing -10.8 3.1 -4.6 6.2 8.6 10.4
Electricity, Gas, Water supply and Other
4. -24.7 47.7 -15.7 8.9 -21.7 5.3
Utility Services
5. Construction 3.5 4.3 13.0 2.4 6.3 6.9
Secondary -8.5 6.5 -0.9 5.2 5.4 9.0
6. Trade, Repair, Hotels and Restaurants 18.9 15.1 25.3 20.1 17.5 16.3
Transport, Storage, Communication and
7. 18.0 8.1 11.0 10.9 13.9 13.1
Services related to Broadcasting
7.1 Railways 8.8 9.8 3.9 0.3 10.6 1.2
7.2 Road Transport 17.4 8.9 9.9 11.1 12.5 12.6
7.3 Water Transport 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
7.4 Air Transport 85.6 -20.1 80.7 76.6 20.5 20.4
7.6 Storage -12.6 11.5 4.2 7.6 22.1 26.0
Communication and Services related to
7.7 11.3 20.9 13.5 15.2 18.1 17.1
Broadcasting
Real Estate, Ownership of Dwelling and
9. 24.7 18.9 17.7 13.4 15.7 16.0
Professional Services
11. Other Services 13.6 16.8 17.1 15.7 10.8 14.8
Tertiary 18.4 15.2 18.1 14.9 14.1 15.3
12. Total GSVA at Basic Prices 11.7 12.4 10.6 10.7 13.2 13.1
13. Taxes on Products 13.3 10.1 18.8 17.2 22.0 24.1
14. Subsidies on Products 14.9 2.3 -16.1 9.4 19.7 20.4

3. Sectoral Contribution of Gross State Value Added at Current Prices
(Percentage)
Sl. 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Sector 2011-12 2012-13
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry and
1. 16.3 18.0 18.2 16.3 14.8 15.2 14.8
Fishing
1.1 Crops 9.6 10.8 11.2 8.9 7.2 7.6 7.1
1.2 Livestock 5.6 6.1 5.9 6.3 6.5 6.8 6.8
1.3 Forestry and Logging 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4
1.4 Fishing and Aquaculture 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4
2. Mining and Quarrying 3.3 3.4 2.9 3.2 3.3 3.6 3.4
Primary 19.5 21.3 21.1 19.5 18.1 18.8 18.2
3. Manufacturing 18.5 14.8 13.6 11.7 11.2 10.8 10.5
4. 2.3 1.6 2.1 1.6 1.5 1.1 1.0
Utility Services
5. Construction 6.8 6.3 5.8 6.0 5.5 5.2 4.9
Secondary 27.6 22.6 21.4 19.2 18.3 17.0 16.4
6. Trade, Repair, Hotels and Restaurants 11.2 11.9 12.2 13.8 14.9 15.5 16.0
6.1 Trade and Repair Services 9.1 9.7 10.6 12.2 13.3 13.9 14.3
6.2 Hotels and Restaurants 2.1 2.2 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6
7. 7.5 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7
7.1 Railways 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
7.2 Road Transport 4.3 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4
7.3 Water Transport 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
7.4 Air Transport 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2
7.5 Services incidental to Transport 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.9
7.6 Storage 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
7.7 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.8
Broadcasting
8. Financial Services 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.1
9. 16.5 18.5 19.5 20.8 21.3 21.8 22.3
10. Public Administration 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.7 4.0 3.9 4.1
11. Other Services 7.9 8.1 8.4 8.9 9.3 9.1 9.2
Tertiary 52.8 56.0 57.4 61.3 63.6 64.2 65.4
12. Total GSVA at Basic Prices 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
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4. Gross State Domestic Product at Constant (2011-12) Prices
(Rs. in crore)
Sl. 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Sector 2011-12 2012-13
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1. Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry and Fishing 54,615 59,434 61,792 55,811 52,348 58,076 62,086
1.1 Crops 32,368 35,541 37,235 29,546 24,921 29,431 30,532
1.2 Livestock 18,848 20,351 20,827 22,519 23,937 25,519 28,179
Primary 65,676 71,355 72,616 68,415 66,403 74,516 79,023
3. Manufacturing 62,152 52,598 52,182 48,276 51,380 55,177 59,370
4. 7,835 6,183 8,692 6,624 6,890 4,901 5,117
Utility Services
5. Construction 22,791 23,145 21,367 23,332 24,844 26,066 26,940
Secondary 92,778 81,925 82,240 78,231 83,114 86,143 91,427
6. Trade, Repair, Hotels and Restaurants 37,478 40,266 43,576 52,230 60,463 67,943 76,315
7. 25,318 27,889 29,005 31,075 33,962 37,973 42,378
7.1 Railways 1,614 1,680 1,806 1,750 1,710 1,764 1,781
7.2 Road Transport 14,613 15,982 16,871 17,678 19,265 21,510 23,967
7.3 Water Transport 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7.4 Air Transport 233 404 306 548 962 1,125 1,326
7.6 Storage 175 139 146 145 151 176 215
7.7 4,965 5,152 5,913 6,617 7,593 8,715 10,037
Broadcasting
9. 55,514 62,606 69,881 78,506 85,745 94,975 1,06,333
11. Other Services 26,709 26,990 29,213 32,057 35,436 37,591 41,344
Tertiary 1,77,597 1,92,596 2,09,440 2,36,427 2,62,529 2,89,280 3,21,309
15. Gross State Domestic Product 3,59,434 3,70,113 3,89,957 4,16,332 4,52,075 4,97,513 5,49,479

5. Sectoral Growth Rates of Gross State Domestic Product at Constant (2011-12) Prices
(Percentage)
Sl. 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Sector 2012-13
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1. Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry and Fishing 8.8 4.0 -9.7 -6.2 10.9 6.9
1.1 Crops 9.8 4.8 -20.6 -15.7 18.1 3.7
1.2 Livestock 8.0 2.3 8.1 6.3 6.6 10.4
1.3 Forestry and Logging -0.6 -2.5 -7.7 -1.9 -2.9 0.1
Primary 8.6 1.8 -5.8 -2.9 12.2 6.0
3. Manufacturing -15.4 -0.8 -7.5 6.4 7.4 7.6
4. Electricity, Gas, Water supply and Other Utility Services -21.1 40.6 -23.8 4.0 -28.9 4.4
5. Construction 1.6 -7.7 9.2 6.5 4.9 3.4
Secondary -11.7 0.4 -4.9 6.2 3.6 6.1
6. Trade, Repair, Hotels and Restaurants 7.4 8.2 19.9 15.8 12.4 12.3
Transport, Storage, Communication and Services related
7. 10.2 4.0 7.1 9.3 11.8 11.6
to Broadcasting
7.1 Railways 4.1 7.4 -3.1 -2.2 3.1 0.9
7.2 Road Transport 9.4 5.6 4.8 9.0 11.7 11.4
7.3 Water Transport 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
7.4 Air Transport 73.6 -24.3 79.3 75.7 17.0 17.9
7.6 Storage -20.8 4.9 -0.3 3.8 16.9 21.8
7.7 Communication and Services related to Broadcasting 3.7 14.8 11.9 14.7 14.8 15.2
Real Estate, Ownership of Dwelling and Professional
9. 12.8 11.6 12.3 9.2 10.8 12.0
Services
11. Other Services 1.0 8.2 9.7 10.5 6.1 10.0
Tertiary 8.4 8.7 12.9 11.0 10.2 11.1
13. Taxes on Products 4.3 2.8 16.9 18.5 18.4 20.6
14. Subsidies on Products 5.8 -4.5 -17.5 10.6 16.2 17.0
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6. Sectoral Contribution of Gross State Value Added at Constant (2011-12) Prices
(Percentage)
Sl. 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Sector 2011-12 2012-13
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry
1. 16.3 17.2 17.0 14.6 12.7 12.9 12.6
and Fishing
1.1 Crops 9.6 10.3 10.2 7.7 6.0 6.5 6.2
1.2 Livestock 5.6 5.9 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.7
1.3 Forestry and Logging 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
1.4 Fishing and Aquaculture 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.4
2. Mining and Quarrying 3.3 3.4 3.0 3.3 3.4 3.7 3.4
Primary 19.5 20.6 19.9 17.9 16.1 16.6 16.1
3. Manufacturing 18.5 15.2 14.3 12.6 12.5 12.3 12.1
4. 2.3 1.8 2.4 1.7 1.7 1.1 1.0
5. Construction 6.8 6.7 5.9 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.5
Secondary 27.6 23.7 22.6 20.4 20.2 19.1 18.6
6. 11.2 11.6 12.0 13.6 14.7 15.1 15.5
Restaurants
6.1 Trade and Repair Services 9.1 9.5 10.4 12.1 13.1 13.5 13.9
6.2 Hotels and Restaurants 2.1 2.1 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6
Transport, Storage,
7. Communication and Services 7.5 8.1 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.4 8.6
7.1 Railways 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
7.2 Road Transport 4.3 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9
7.3 Water Transport 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
7.4 Air Transport 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3
7.5 Services incidental to Transport 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0
7.6 Storage 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
7.7 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.0
8. Financial Services 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.3
9. Dwelling and Professional 16.5 18.1 19.2 20.5 20.8 21.1 21.6
Services
10. Public Administration 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.6 3.9 3.7 3.8
11. Other Services 7.9 7.8 8.0 8.4 8.6 8.4 8.4
Tertiary 52.8 55.7 57.5 61.7 63.7 64.3 65.3
12. Total GSVA at Basic Prices 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

7. Net State Domestic Product and Per Capita Income at Current Prices
(Rs. in crore)
Sl. 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Sector 2011-12 2012-13
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1. 51,358 63,599 72,267 71,272 71,135 83,307 91,629
Fishing
1.1 Crops 29,554 37,322 43,357 37,528 32,850 39,204 41,634
1.2 Livestock 18,595 22,550 24,532 28,900 33,356 39,374 44,727
Primary 61,092 74,745 82,598 83,771 85,387 1,00,751 1,10,196
3. Manufacturing 52,925 46,102 47,857 45,156 48,382 52,552 58,025
4. 5,215 3,864 5,873 4,967 6,320 4,949 5,212
5. Construction 21,728 22,349 23,105 26,171 26,816 28,514 30,495
Secondary 79,869 72,315 76,836 76,293 81,517 86,015 93,733
6. Trade, Repair, Hotels and Restaurants 35,916 42,603 49,461 62,117 74,537 87,577 1,01,838
Transport, Storage, Communication
7. 20,860 24,928 26,470 29,273 33,040 38,100 43,531
& Services related to Broadcasting
7.1 Railways 1,356 1,480 1,598 1,654 1,626 1,797 1,819
7.2 Road Transport 12,051 14,353 15,610 16,910 19,028 21,879 25,104
7.4 Air Transport 192 361 169 416 918 1,107 1,333
7.6 Storage 150 133 145 149 164 200 252
Communication and Services related
7.7 4,045 4,549 5,066 5,792 6,948 8,208 9,611
to Broadcasting
9. 49,920 62,077 72,922 83,407 92,860 1,07,468 1,24,668
Dwelling and Professional Services
11. Other Services 24,421 27,945 32,816 38,750 45,127 50,213 58,537
Tertiary 1,60,795 1,90,639 2,18,997 2,56,866 2,94,648 3,36,214 3,89,407
15. Net State Domestic Product 3,25,139 3,64,030 4,08,282 4,56,280 5,08,381 5,80,329 6,64,941
16. Population ('000) 35,682 36,040 36,401 36,766 37,134 37,505 37,881
17. Per Capita Income (Rupees) 91,121 1,01,007 1,12,162 1,24,104 1,36,905 1,54,734 1,75,534
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8. Net State Domestic Product and Per Capita Income at Constant (2011-12) Prices
(Rs. in crore)
Sl. 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Sector 2011-12 2012-13
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1. 51,358 55,959 58,076 51,883 48,287 53,358 57,147
1.1 Crops 29,554 32,548 34,073 26,191 21,423 25,267 26,212
1.2 Livestock 18,595 20,066 20,521 22,190 23,583 25,142 27,763
Primary 61,092 66,415 67,019 62,586 59,969 67,022 71,224
3. Manufacturing 52,925 43,626 43,501 39,854 42,803 45,966 49,459
4. 5,215 4,052 6,031 4,502 5,388 3,832 4,001
5. Construction 21,728 21,971 19,977 21,833 23,323 24,470 25,291
Secondary 79,869 69,649 69,510 66,189 71,514 74,267 78,752
6. 35,916 38,432 41,924 50,341 58,091 65,285 73,336
Restaurants
7. 20,860 23,142 23,023 25,095 27,867 31,562 35,613
and Services related to Broadcasting
7.1 Railways 1,356 1,421 1,503 1,445 1,378 1,422 1,435
7.2 Road Transport 12,051 13,299 13,520 14,298 15,713 17,958 20,414
7.4 Air Transport 192 336 142 354 792 926 1,092
7.6 Storage 150 119 122 120 126 147 179
7.7 4,045 4,196 4,332 5,058 6,057 6,953 8,008
Real Estate, Ownership of Dwelling
9. 49,920 55,873 61,291 66,962 71,336 79,015 88,465
and Professional Services
11. Other Services 24,421 24,695 26,767 29,612 32,821 34,943 38,931
Tertiary 1,60,795 1,73,904 1,87,403 2,10,862 2,32,770 2,56,699 2,85,921
15. Net State Domestic Product 3,25,139 3,34,205 3,49,593 3,72,897 4,04,281 4,45,563 4,93,616
16. Population ('000) 35,682 36,040 36,401 36,766 37,134 37,505 37,881
17. Per Capita Income (Rupees) 91,121 92,732 96,039 1,01,424 1,08,871 1,18,801 1,30,307
9. Gross Domestic Product and Per Capita Income of All India at Current Prices
(Rs. in crore)
Sl. 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Item 2011-12 2012-13
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1. 15,01,947 16,75,106 19,26,373 20,93,612 22,25,367 24,84,006 25,88,180
1.1 Crops 9,82,151 10,88,814 12,48,776 12,92,874 13,27,997 15,30,137
1.2 Livestock 3,27,333 3,68,823 4,22,733 5,10,411 5,84,070 6,39,912
25,88,180
1.3 Forestry and Logging 1,24,436 1,37,558 1,56,674 1,73,760 1,82,247 1,80,465
1.4 Fishing and Aquaculture 68,027 79,911 98,190 1,16,567 1,31,053 1,33,492
2. Mining and Quarrying 2,61,035 2,85,842 2,95,794 3,08,476 3,01,230 3,32,947 3,77,197
Primary 17,62,982 19,60,948 22,22,167 24,02,088 25,26,597 28,16,953 29,65,377
3. Manufacturing 14,09,986 15,72,837 17,13,452 18,78,369 21,16,119 23,29,220 25,12,008
Electricity, Gas, Water
4. supply and Other Utility 1,86,668 2,15,350 2,60,155 2,82,258 3,36,978 3,63,482 3,88,080
Services
5. Construction 7,77,335 8,49,365 9,21,470 9,79,086 9,92,298 10,28,463 11,04,185
Secondary 23,73,989 26,37,552 28,95,077 31,39,713 34,45,395 37,21,165 40,04,273
6. 8,83,582 10,54,533 11,84,561 13,20,833 14,31,017 15,86,238 28,21,490
Restaurants
6.1 Trade and Repair Services 7,93,681 9,54,683 10,78,421 12,06,474 13,04,935 14,46,832
6.2 Hotels and Restaurants 89,901 99,850 1,06,140 1,14,359 1,26,082 1,39,406
Transport, Storage,
Communication and
7. 5,29,534 6,09,454 6,89,908 7,86,763 8,72,233 9,35,575
Services related to
Broadcasting
7.1 Railways 61,150 72,296 78,724 92,459 1,00,436 1,06,582
7.2 Road Transport 2,62,441 3,00,652 3,38,306 3,70,364 3,99,976 4,34,588
28,21,490
7.3 Water Transport 6,910 7,190 6,476 7,590 7,354 6,848
7.4 Air Transport 4,393 8,128 6,853 11,820 20,350 20,655
Services incidental to
7.5 63,602 72,054 75,719 91,681 94,139 1,03,496
Transport
7.6 Storage 5,108 6,165 6,026 6,407 6,655 6,888
Communication and
7.7 Services related to 1,25,930 1,42,969 1,77,804 2,06,442 2,43,323 2,56,518
Broadcasting
8. Financial Services 4,80,226 5,36,819 5,99,341 6,61,411 7,27,254 7,42,936
31,73,667
9. Dwelling and Professional 10,50,651 12,39,813 14,70,167 17,01,935 19,04,030 21,14,386
Services
10. Public Administration 4,91,155 5,46,231 6,01,912 6,76,818 7,31,640 8,59,615
22,01,573
11. Other Services 5,34,827 6,17,342 7,00,020 8,14,718 9,28,480 10,64,723
Tertiary 39,69,975 46,04,192 52,45,909 59,62,478 65,94,654 73,03,473 81,96,729
12. Total GSVA at Basic Prices 81,06,946 92,02,692 1,03,63,153 1,15,04,279 1,25,66,646 1,38,41,591 1,51,66,379
13. Taxes on Products 8,90,060 10,57,977 11,80,444 12,91,662 15,18,512 17,59,613 15,85,309
14. Subsidies on Products 2,60,677 3,16,656 3,10,075 3,27,982 3,21,121 3,47,490 (Net)
15. Gross Domestic Product 87,36,329 99,44,013 1,12,33,522 1,24,67,959 1,37,64,037 1,52,53,714 1,67,51,688
Per Capita Income
16. 63,462 70,983 79,118 86,647 94,731 1,03,870 1,12,764
(Rupees)
Note: 1. TRE:Third Revised Estimates; SRE:Second Revised Estimates; FRE:First Revised Estimates; and AE:Advance Estimates.
2. Totals may not tally due to rounding off
Source: CSO, MOSPI, GOI Press note dated:31.01.2018 and 28.02.2018
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10. Sectoral Growth Rates of Gross Domestic Product and Per Capita Income of
All India at Current Prices
(Percentage)
Sl. 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Item 2012-13
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1. 11.5 15.0 8.7 6.3 11.6 4.2
Fishing
1.1 Crops 10.9 14.7 3.5 2.7 15.2
1.2 Livestock 12.7 14.6 20.7 14.4 9.6
4.2
1.3 Forestry and Logging 10.5 13.9 10.9 4.9 -1.0
1.4 Fishing and Aquaculture 17.5 22.9 18.7 12.4 1.9
2. Mining and Quarrying 9.5 3.5 4.3 -2.3 10.5 13.3
Primary 11.2 13.3 8.1 5.2 11.5 5.3
3. Manufacturing 11.5 8.9 9.6 12.7 10.1 7.8
4. 15.4 20.8 8.5 19.4 7.9 6.8
5. Construction 9.3 8.5 6.3 1.3 3.6 7.4
Secondary 11.1 9.8 8.5 9.7 8.0 7.6
6. Trade, Repair, Hotels and Restaurants 19.3 12.3 11.5 8.3 10.8
6.1 Trade and Repair Services 20.3 13.0 11.9 8.2 10.9
6.2 Hotels and Restaurants 11.1 6.3 7.7 10.3 10.6
7. 15.1 13.2 14.0 10.9 7.3
and Services related to Broadcasting
7.1 Railways 18.2 8.9 17.4 8.6 6.1
7.2 Road Transport 14.6 12.5 9.5 8.0 8.7 11.9
7.3 Water Transport 4.1 -9.9 17.2 -3.1 -6.9
7.4 Air Transport 85.0 -15.7 72.5 72.2 1.5
7.5 Services incidental to Transport 13.3 5.1 21.1 2.7 9.9
7.6 Storage 20.7 -2.3 6.3 3.9 3.5
7.7 13.5 24.4 16.1 17.9 5.4
Broadcasting
8. Financial Services 11.8 11.6 10.4 10.0 2.2
Real Estate, Ownership of Dwelling 11.1
9. 18.0 18.6 15.8 11.9 11.0
and Professional Services
10. Public Administration 11.2 10.2 12.4 8.1 17.5
14.4
11. Other Services 15.4 13.4 16.4 14.0 14.7
Tertiary 16.0 13.9 13.7 10.6 10.7 12.2
13. Taxes on Products 18.9 11.6 9.4 17.6 15.9
12.3
14. Subsidies on Products 21.5 -2.1 5.8 -2.1 8.2
15. Gross Domestic Product 13.8 13.0 11.0 10.4 10.8 9.8
16. Per Capita Income 11.9 11.5 9.5 9.3 9.6 8.6

11. Gross Domestic Product and Per Capita Income of All India at Constant (2011-12) Prices
(Rs. in crore)
Sl. 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Item 2011-12 2012-13
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1. 15,01,947 15,24,288 16,09,198 16,05,715 16,15,216 17,16,746 17,67,397
1.1 Crops 9,82,151 9,83,809 10,37,060 9,98,425 9,66,345 10,33,008
1.2 Livestock 3,27,333 3,44,374 3,63,558 3,90,449 4,21,369 4,48,964
17,67,397
1.3 Forestry and Logging 1,24,436 1,24,743 1,32,093 1,34,609 1,37,022 1,38,779
1.4 Fishing and Aquaculture 68,027 71,362 76,487 82,232 90,480 95,996
2. Mining and Quarrying 2,61,035 2,62,609 2,63,107 2,88,685 3,28,453 3,71,066 3,82,204
Primary 17,62,982 17,86,897 18,72,305 18,94,400 19,43,669 20,87,812 21,49,601
3. Manufacturing 14,09,986 14,86,873 15,60,709 16,83,938 18,98,790 20,48,711 21,53,147
Electricity, Gas, Water
4. supply and Other Utility 1,86,668 1,91,635 1,99,601 2,14,047 2,24,198 2,44,934 2,62,923
Services
5. Construction 7,77,335 7,80,050 8,00,771 8,35,229 8,66,440 8,78,110 9,15,878
Secondary 23,73,989 24,58,558 25,61,081 27,33,214 29,89,428 31,71,755 33,31,948
6. 8,83,582 9,81,620 10,34,506 11,35,841 12,59,039 13,70,909
Restaurants
6.1 Trade and Repair Services 7,93,681 8,88,665 9,41,941 10,37,640 11,48,216 12,50,502
6.2 Hotels and Restaurants 89,901 92,955 92,565 98,201 1,10,823 1,20,407
Transport, Storage,
Communication and
7. 5,29,534 5,69,523 6,17,556 6,71,848 7,34,588 7,66,193
Services related to
Broadcasting
7.1 Railways 61,150 69,162 73,685 80,720 85,452 84,594
23,13,932
7.2 Road Transport 2,62,441 2,82,425 3,00,563 3,20,813 3,42,021 3,62,077
7.3 Water Transport 6,910 7,052 7,345 7,954 8,100 8,578
7.4 Air Transport 4,393 4,183 4,550 5,188 6,053 7,184
Services incidental to
7.5 63,602 66,480 70,172 75,596 80,683 86,617
Transport
7.6 Storage 5,108 5,716 5,210 5,529 6,061 5,869
Communication and
7.7 Services related to 1,25,930 1,34,505 1,56,031 1,76,047 2,06,218 2,11,274
Broadcasting
8. Financial Services 4,80,226 5,29,792 5,77,914 6,27,255 6,74,022 6,82,553
26,12,670
9. Dwelling and Professional 10,50,651 11,50,239 12,89,493 14,46,460 16,25,891 17,55,304
Services
10. Public Administration 4,91,155 5,01,383 5,10,046 5,43,853 5,65,019 6,37,056
15,56,327
11. Other Services 5,34,827 5,68,263 6,00,748 6,59,262 7,11,692 7,76,047
Tertiary 39,69,975 43,00,820 46,30,263 50,84,519 55,70,251 59,88,062 64,82,930
12. Total GSVA at Basic Prices 81,06,946 85,46,275 90,63,649 97,12,133 1,05,03,348 1,12,47,629 1,19,64,479
13. Taxes on Products 8,90,060 9,60,811 10,08,913 10,92,430 11,51,193 12,30,746 10,39,417
14. Subsidies on Products 2,60,677 2,94,070 2,71,192 2,76,889 2,68,396 2,82,370 (Net)
15. Gross Domestic Product 87,36,329 92,13,017 98,01,370 1,05,27,674 1,13,86,145 1,21,96,006 1,30,03,897
Per Capita Income
16. 63,462 65,538 68,572 72,805 77,826 82,229 86,689
(Rupees)
Note: 1. TRE:Third Revised Estimates; SRE:Second Revised Estimates; FRE:First Revised Estimates; and AE:Advance Estimates.
2. Totals may not tally due to rounding off
Source: CSO, MOSPI, GOI Press note dated:31.01.2018 and 28.02.2018
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12. Sectoral Growth Rates of Gross Domestic Product and Per Capita Income of
All India at Constant (2011-12) Prices
(Percentage)
Sl. 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Item 2012-13
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1. Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry and Fishing 1.5 5.6 -0.2 0.6 6.3 3.0
1.1 Crops 0.2 5.4 -3.7 -3.2 6.9
1.2 Livestock 5.2 5.6 7.4 7.9 6.5
3.0
1.3 Forestry and Logging 0.2 5.9 1.9 1.8 1.3
1.4 Fishing and Aquaculture 4.9 7.2 7.5 10.0 6.1
2. Mining and Quarrying 0.6 0.2 9.7 13.8 13.0 3.0
Primary 1.4 4.8 1.2 2.6 7.4 3.0
3. Manufacturing 5.5 5.0 7.9 12.8 7.9 5.1
Electricity, Gas, Water supply and Other Utility
4. 2.7 4.2 7.2 4.7 9.2 7.3
Services
5. Construction 0.3 2.7 4.3 3.7 1.3 4.3
Secondary 3.6 4.2 6.7 9.4 6.1 5.1
6. Trade, Repair, Hotels and Restaurants 11.1 5.4 9.8 10.8 8.9
6.1 Trade and Repair Services 12.0 6.0 10.2 10.7 8.9
6.2 Hotels and Restaurants 3.4 -0.4 6.1 12.9 8.6
Transport, Storage, Communication and Servic-
7. 7.6 8.4 8.8 9.3 4.3
es related to Broadcasting
7.1 Railways 13.1 6.5 9.5 5.9 -1.0
7.2 Road Transport 7.6 6.4 6.7 6.6 5.9 8.3
7.3 Water Transport 2.1 4.2 8.3 1.8 5.9
7.4 Air Transport -4.8 8.8 14.0 16.7 18.7
7.5 Services incidental to Transport 4.5 5.6 7.7 6.7 7.4
7.6 Storage 11.9 -8.9 6.1 9.6 -3.2
Communication and Services related to Broad-
7.7 6.8 16.0 12.8 17.1 2.5
casting
8. Financial Services 10.3 9.1 8.5 7.5 1.3
Real Estate, Ownership of Dwelling and Pro- 7.2
9. 9.5 12.1 12.2 12.4 8.0
fessional Services
10. Public Administration 2.1 1.7 6.6 3.9 12.7
10.1
11. Other Services 6.3 5.7 9.7 8.0 9.0
Tertiary 8.3 7.7 9.8 9.6 7.5 8.3
13. Taxes on Products 7.9 5.0 8.3 5.4 6.9
9.6
14. Subsidies on Products 12.8 -7.8 2.1 -3.1 5.2
15. Gross Domestic Product 5.5 6.4 7.4 8.2 7.1 6.6
16. Per Capita Income 3.3 4.6 6.2 6.9 5.7 5.4

13. Gross District Domestic Product of Telangana from 2014-15 to 2016-17
(Rs. in Lakh)
Sl.
District 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
No.
(TRE) (SRE) (FRE) (TRE) (SRE) (FRE)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
01 Adilabad 6,31,037 7,00,772 7,80,404 5,16,540 5,59,638 6,00,990
02 Kumuram Bheem 4,52,065 5,16,994 6,25,269 3,71,747 4,15,237 4,74,970
03 Mancherial 8,45,581 9,43,323 10,11,304 6,98,061 7,66,654 8,11,812
04 Nirmal 6,38,068 6,98,219 8,13,265 5,04,684 5,37,811 6,03,731
05 Nizamabad 15,88,825 16,30,692 19,37,669 12,70,756 12,76,085 14,61,489
06 Jagtial 8,58,707 8,91,571 10,60,927 6,47,525 6,65,639 7,74,140
07 Peddapalli 9,90,875 10,92,524 12,42,809 8,45,897 9,14,508 10,18,150
08 Jayashankar 6,39,256 7,53,672 9,62,800 5,12,550 5,81,377 6,98,654
09 Bhadradri Kothagudem 13,61,824 15,20,167 16,23,905 11,40,250 12,61,036 13,23,786
10 Mahabubabad 6,50,043 7,39,263 9,67,048 5,04,469 5,57,036 6,79,108
11 Warangal Rural 6,74,433 7,58,109 8,72,818 5,33,605 5,79,091 6,34,707
12 Warangal Urban 8,57,081 9,76,439 11,53,553 7,08,003 7,89,531 8,93,620
13 Karimnagar 10,79,775 11,24,892 14,32,372 8,76,484 8,84,458 10,70,385
14 Rajanna Siricilla 4,80,822 5,40,743 6,45,169 3,84,860 4,17,794 4,74,156
15 Kamareddy 8,38,494 9,00,398 9,87,432 6,68,359 6,95,505 7,36,783
16 Sangareddy 26,27,803 28,59,734 30,65,488 22,28,148 23,97,490 25,32,748
17 Medak 8,07,917 8,78,977 9,90,600 6,55,482 6,87,703 7,37,924
18 Siddipet 11,77,456 12,89,280 14,88,508 9,38,044 10,00,127 10,79,718
19 Jangaon 5,22,280 5,78,022 6,58,880 4,10,201 4,42,749 4,83,832
20 Yadadri Bhuvanagiri 8,72,182 9,73,862 11,46,395 7,10,493 7,68,847 8,62,351
21 Medchal-Malkajgiri 42,57,582 47,53,479 53,62,225 36,71,541 40,41,860 44,35,809
22 Hyderabad 1,09,60,709 1,26,10,504 1,45,20,670 91,96,161 1,03,16,698 1,14,84,702
23 Rangareddy 81,76,333 93,62,872 1,09,13,472 67,35,584 74,94,465 83,91,771
24 Vikarabad 7,58,641 8,56,114 9,50,899 6,03,146 6,58,041 7,04,434
25 Mahabubnagar 13,66,278 14,59,472 15,18,419 11,20,299 11,66,383 11,95,944
26 Jogulamba Gadwal 5,49,032 5,91,775 7,19,117 4,36,483 4,48,076 5,17,514
27 Wanaparthy 5,00,815 5,50,045 6,35,568 3,93,321 4,18,269 4,68,422
28 Nagarkurnool 7,56,530 7,93,483 8,29,590 5,96,670 6,08,673 6,25,962
29 Nalgonda 18,18,729 19,29,279 20,01,865 15,07,853 14,96,902 15,06,567
30 Suryapet 12,82,538 13,64,867 14,83,205 10,35,476 10,73,613 11,31,467
31 Khammam 15,63,169 16,96,015 17,96,881 12,10,515 12,86,238 13,35,612
Gross State Domestic Product 5,05,84,879 5,63,35,557 6,41,98,525 4,16,33,207 4,52,07,534 4,97,51,259
Annexures 221
14. Per Capita Income of Telangana by Districts from 2014-15 to 2016-17
(in Rupees)
Sl.
District 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
No.
(TRE) (SRE) (FRE) (TRE) (SRE) (FRE)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
01 Adilabad 77,251 84,736 93,588 62,740 66,932 71,266
02 Kumuram Bheem 75,869 85,763 1,03,822 61,874 68,099 77,825
03 Mancherial 89,903 98,934 1,04,891 73,670 79,597 83,352
04 Nirmal 78,508 84,954 98,129 61,600 64,774 72,013
05 Nizamabad 87,864 89,285 1,04,868 69,772 69,244 78,284
06 Jagtial 75,843 77,908 91,885 56,736 57,647 66,290
07 Peddapalli 1,06,024 1,15,289 1,29,723 89,903 95,527 1,05,123
08 Jayashankar 78,012 91,014 1,15,774 62,027 69,455 82,886
09 Bhadradri Kothagudem 1,08,190 1,19,132 1,26,084 89,898 97,772 1,01,652
10 Mahabubabad 73,150 82,208 1,07,684 56,296 61,301 74,684
11 Warangal Rural 82,084 91,270 1,03,914 64,430 68,956 74,639
12 Warangal Urban 68,809 77,910 91,333 56,484 62,486 70,183
13 Karimnagar 92,284 95,389 1,20,173 74,542 74,486 89,163
14 Rajanna Siricilla 75,284 83,979 99,687 59,813 64,317 72,548
15 Kamareddy 75,065 79,790 86,608 59,375 61,026 63,948
16 Sangareddy 1,42,992 1,55,023 1,64,698 1,20,343 1,28,919 1,34,958
17 Medak 91,551 98,951 1,10,345 73,684 76,609 81,242
18 Siddipet 1,03,106 1,11,761 1,28,701 81,608 86,045 92,412
19 Jangaon 80,618 88,468 1,00,216 62,755 66,998 72,665
20 Yadadri Bhuvanagiri 1,01,184 1,12,110 1,31,749 81,730 87,596 97,953
21 Medchal-Malkajgiri 1,44,788 1,61,483 1,81,104 1,24,155 1,36,412 1,48,792
22 Hyderabad 2,42,147 2,76,964 3,15,745 2,02,197 2,25,086 2,48,275
23 Rangareddy 2,83,636 3,19,079 3,68,747 2,31,977 2,52,707 2,80,602
24 Vikarabad 71,095 79,396 87,891 56,094 60,499 64,533
25 Mahabubnagar 78,723 83,359 86,237 64,040 65,990 67,328
26 Jogulamba Gadwal 78,211 83,407 1,01,977 61,601 62,512 72,484
27 Wanaparthy 75,783 82,699 94,774 59,020 62,278 69,135
28 Nagarkurnool 77,041 79,879 82,694 60,253 60,653 61,725
29 Nalgonda 97,186 1,01,870 1,04,660 79,849 78,150 77,912
30 Suryapet 1,00,222 1,05,697 1,13,348 80,230 82,279 85,608
31 Khammam 96,443 1,03,392 1,08,133 74,121 77,685 79,618
State 1,24,104 1,36,905 1,54,734 1,01,424 1,08,871 1,18,801

15. Demographic Details of Telangana
a. Population of Telangana State from 1961 to 2011 (in Nos.)
Year 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
Telangana 12,711,785 1,58,17,895 20,181,085 2,60,89,074 3,09,87,271 35,003,674
India 43,92,34,771 54,81,59,652 68,33,29,097 84,64,21,039 1,02,86,10,328 1,21,08,54,977
b. Percentage of Urban Population to total Population from 1971 to 2011
Year 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
Telangana 19.27 20.99 25.27 30.18 31.79 38.88
India 17.97 17.98 19.51 22.87 25.49 31.15
c. Percentage of Decadal Growth Rate from 1951-61 to 2001-2011
Year 1951-61 1961-71 1971-81 1981-91 1991-01 2001-2011
Telangana 16.48 24.60 27.59 29.27 18.77 13.58
India 21.51 24.80 24.66 23.85 21.54 17.70
d. Density of Population from 1961 to 2011
Year 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
Telangana 111 138 176 227 270 312
India 144 177 216 273 325 382
e. Sex Ratio of Population from 1961 to 2011
Year 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
Telangana 975 969 971 967 971 988
India 941 930 934 927 933 943
f. Literacy Rate of Population from 1961 to 2011
Year 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
Telangana 17.34 20.70 26.49 41.30 58.00 66.54
India 28.30 34.45 43.57 52.21 64.84 72.98
Source: Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, GOI.
Annexures 223
16. District wise Population, 2011 Census
Sl. Population (Nos.) Rural (Nos.) Urban (Nos.)

District
No.
Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 Adilabad 3,56,407 3,52,565 7,08,972 2,71,594 2,69,632 5,41,226 84,813 82,933 1,67,746
2 Kumuram Bheem 2,58,197 2,57,615 5,15,812 2,14,967 2,13,861 4,28,828 43,230 43,754 86,984
3 Mancherial 4,08,272 3,98,765 8,07,037 2,27,974 2,25,216 4,53,190 1,80,298 1,73,549 3,53,847
4 Nirmal 3,46,721 3,62,697 7,09,418 2,70,768 2,86,968 5,57,736 75,953 75,729 1,51,682
5 Nizamabad 7,68,477 8,02,545 15,71,022 5,37,574 5,68,698 11,06,272 2,30,903 2,33,847 4,64,750
6 Jagtial 4,84,079 5,01,338 9,85,417 3,73,526 3,90,555 7,64,081 1,10,553 1,10,783 2,21,336
7 Peddapalli 3,99,325 3,96,007 7,95,332 2,45,052 2,46,267 4,91,319 1,54,273 1,49,740 3,04,013
8 Jayashankar 3,54,203 3,57,231 7,11,434 3,26,617 3,30,937 6,57,554 27,586 26,294 53,880
9 Bhadradri 5,32,390 5,36,871 10,69,261 3,64,807 3,65,371 7,30,178 1,67,583 1,71,500 3,39,083
Kothagudem
10 Mahabubabad 3,88,058 3,86,491 7,74,549 3,50,530 3,47,643 6,98,173 37,528 38,848 76,376
11 Warangal Rural 3,60,315 3,58,222 7,18,537 3,34,698 3,33,626 6,68,324 25,617 24,596 50,213
12 Warangal Urban 5,41,301 5,39,557 10,80,858 1,69,831 1,70,520 3,40,351 3,71,470 3,69,037 7,40,507
13 Karimnagar 5,04,620 5,01,091 10,05,711 3,48,914 3,47,813 6,96,727 1,55,706 1,53,278 3,08,984
14 Rajanna Sircilla 2,74,109 2,77,928 5,52,037 2,15,791 2,19,354 4,35,145 58,318 58,574 1,16,892
15 Kamareddy 4,78,389 4,94,236 9,72,625 4,17,488 4,31,515 8,49,003 60,901 62,721 1,23,622
16 Sangareddy 7,77,235 7,50,393 15,27,628 5,04,840 4,92,823 9,97,663 2,72,395 2,57,570 5,29,965
17 Medak 3,78,654 3,88,774 7,67,428 3,50,091 3,58,483 7,08,574 28,563 30,291 58,854
18 Siddipet 5,04,141 5,07,924 10,12,065 4,34,875 4,38,138 8,73,013 69,266 69,786 1,39,052
19 Jangaon 2,83,648 2,82,728 5,66,376 2,47,162 2,47,857 4,95,019 36,486 34,871 71,357
20 Yadadri 3,74,719 3,64,729 7,39,448 3,12,323 3,03,960 6,16,283 62,396 60,769 1,23,165
Bhuvanagiri
21 Medchal-Malkajgiri 12,56,883 12,03,212 24,60,095 1,08,551 1,01,277 2,09,828 11,48,332 11,01,935 22,50,267
22 Hyderabad 20,18,575 19,24,748 39,43,323 0 0 0 20,18,575 19,24,748 39,43,323
23 Rangareddy 12,43,967 11,82,276 24,26,243 5,25,796 5,00,317 10,26,113 7,18,171 6,81,959 14,00,130
24 Vikarabad 4,63,350 4,63,790 9,27,140 4,00,895 4,01,276 8,02,171 62,455 62,514 1,24,969
25 Mahabubnagar 7,45,101 7,41,676 14,86,777 5,90,205 5,88,369 11,78,574 1,54,896 1,53,307 3,08,203
26 Jogulamba Gadwal 3,09,274 3,00,716 6,09,990 2,77,339 2,69,474 5,46,813 31,935 31,242 63,177
27 Wanaparthy 2,94,833 2,82,925 5,77,758 2,47,528 2,37,942 4,85,470 47,305 44,983 92,288
28 Nagarkurnool 4,37,986 4,23,780 8,61,766 3,93,137 3,80,799 7,73,936 44,849 42,981 87,830
29 Nalgonda 8,18,306 8,00,110 16,18,416 6,33,429 6,16,684 12,50,113 1,84,877 1,83,426 3,68,303
30 Suryapet 5,50,974 5,48,586 10,99,560 4,66,191 4,62,330 9,28,521 84,783 86,256 1,71,039
31 Khammam 6,99,124 7,02,515 14,01,639 5,42,500 5,42,311 10,84,811 1,56,624 1,60,204 3,16,828
Total 1,76,11,633 1,73,92,041 3,50,03,674 1,07,04,993 1,06,90,016 2,13,95,009 69,06,640 67,02,025 1,36,08,665

17. District wise Child (0-6 Years) Population, 2011 Census
Sl. Total Child Population (Nos.) Rural Child Population (Nos.) Urban Child Population (Nos.)
District
No.
Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
1 Adilabad 45,198 42,094 87,292 35,428 33,040 68,468 9,770 9,054 18,824
2 Kumuram Bheem 34,053 32,153 66,206 29,422 27,724 57,146 4,631 4,429 9,060
3 Mancherial 38,578 35,147 73,725 22,988 21,119 44,107 15,590 14,028 29,618
4 Nirmal 42,462 40,307 82,769 33,080 31,406 64,486 9,382 8,901 18,283
5 Nizamabad 86,867 82,754 1,69,621 59,559 56,475 1,16,034 27,308 26,279 53,587
6 Jagtial 47,890 45,382 93,272 35,685 33,849 69,534 12,205 11,533 23,738
7 Peddapalli 34,772 32,040 66,812 21,460 19,999 41,459 13,312 12,041 25,353
8 Jayashankar 35,022 32,829 67,851 32,632 30,694 63,326 2,390 2,135 4,525
9 Bhadradri Kothag- 54,650 52,676 1,07,326 37,706 36,490 74,196 16,944 16,186 33,130
udem
10 Mahabubabad 42,610 38,472 81,082 38,751 34,933 73,684 3,859 3,539 7,398
11 Warangal Rural 35,279 31,855 67,134 32,886 29,682 62,568 2,393 2,173 4,566
12 Warangal Urban 52,106 48,812 1,00,918 15,572 14,354 29,926 36,534 34,458 70,992
13 Karimnagar 46,124 42,955 89,079 30,000 27,761 57,761 16,124 15,194 31,318
14 Rajanna Sircilla 25,099 23,652 48,751 19,315 18,235 37,550 5,784 5,417 11,201
15 Kamareddy 57,528 54,138 1,11,666 50,455 47,327 97,782 7,073 6,811 13,884
16 Sangareddy 99,712 95,262 1,94,974 65,424 62,546 1,27,970 34,288 32,716 67,004
17 Medak 48,247 45,627 93,874 44,946 42,407 87,353 3,301 3,220 6,521
18 Siddipet 53,194 50,658 1,03,852 45,709 43,542 89,251 7,485 7,116 14,601
19 Jangaon 28,442 26,614 55,056 24,963 23,211 48,174 3,479 3,403 6,882
20 Yadadri 39,890 36,742 76,632 33,036 30,279 63,315 6,854 6,463 13,317
Bhuvanagiri
21 Medchal-Malkajgiri 1,48,754 1,38,960 2,87,714 12,686 11,930 24,616 1,36,068 1,27,030 2,63,098
22 Hyderabad 2,45,127 2,23,999 4,69,126 - - - 2,45,127 2,23,999 4,69,126
23 Rangareddy 1,54,762 1,43,079 2,97,841 66,458 61,466 1,27,924 88,304 81,613 1,69,917
24 Vikarabad 59,063 55,838 1,14,901 51,517 48,688 1,00,205 7,546 7,150 14,696
25 Mahabubnagar 1,01,262 95,120 1,96,382 82,757 77,913 1,60,670 18,505 17,207 35,712
26 Jogulamba Gadwal 43,304 40,424 83,728 39,520 36,740 76,260 3,784 3,684 7,468
27 Wanaparthy 38,040 34,337 72,377 32,962 29,645 62,607 5,078 4,692 9,770
28 Nagarkurnool 56,292 51,167 1,07,459 51,101 46,261 97,362 5,191 4,906 10,097
29 Nalgonda 94,926 87,070 1,81,996 75,090 68,401 1,43,491 19,836 18,669 38,505
30 Suryapet 56,922 53,214 1,10,136 48,504 45,255 93,759 8,418 7,959 16,377
31 Khammam 71,760 67,854 1,39,614 55,652 52,738 1,08,390 16,108 15,116 31,224
Total 20,17,935 18,81,231 38,99,166 12,25,264 11,44,110 23,69,374 7,92,671 7,37,121 15,29,792
Annexures 225
18. District wise Sex Ratio, 2011 Census
Sl. Population Sex Ratio Child (0-6 Years) Sex Ratio

District
No. Rural Urban Total Rural Urban Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 Adilabad 993 978 989 933 927 931
2 Kumuram Bheem 995 1012 998 942 956 944
3 Mancherial 988 963 977 919 900 911
4 Nirmal 1060 997 1046 949 949 949
5 Nizamabad 1058 1013 1044 948 962 953
6 Jagtial 1046 1002 1036 949 945 948
7 Peddapalli 1005 971 992 932 905 921
8 Jayashankar 1013 953 1009 941 893 937
9 Bhadradri Kothagudem 1002 1023 1008 968 955 964
10 Mahabubabad 992 1035 996 901 917 903
11 Warangal Rural 997 960 994 903 908 903
12 Warangal Urban 1004 993 997 922 943 937
13 Karimnagar 997 984 993 925 942 931
14 Rajanna Sircilla 1017 1004 1014 944 937 942
15 Kamareddy 1034 1030 1033 938 963 941
16 Sangareddy 976 946 965 956 954 955
17 Medak 1024 1060 1027 944 975 946
18 Siddipet 1008 1008 1008 953 951 952
19 Jangaon 1003 956 997 930 978 936
20 Yadadri Bhuvanagiri 973 974 973 917 943 921
21 Medchal-Malkajgiri 933 960 957 940 934 934
22 Hyderabad - 954 954 - 914 914
23 Rangareddy 952 950 950 925 924 925
24 Vikarabad 1001 1001 1001 945 948 945
25 Mahabubnagar 997 990 995 941 930 939
26 Jogulamba Gadwal 972 978 972 930 974 933
27 Wanaparthy 961 951 960 899 924 903
28 Nagarkurnool 969 958 968 905 945 909
29 Nalgonda 974 992 978 911 941 917
30 Suryapet 992 1017 996 933 945 935
31 Khammam 1000 1023 1005 948 938 946
Total 999 970 988 934 930 932

19. District wise Literates (7 Years and above), 2011 Census
Sl. Total Literates (Nos.) Rural Literates (Nos.) Urban Literates (Nos.)
District
No. Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
1 Adilabad 2,28,689 1,65,802 3,94,491 1,64,470 1,13,386 2,77,856 64,219 52,416 1,16,635
2 Kumuram Bheem 1,47,911 1,07,091 2,55,002 1,14,535 78,824 1,93,359 33,376 28,267 61,643
3 Mancherial 2,69,729 2,02,127 4,71,856 1,34,794 96,600 2,31,394 1,34,935 1,05,527 2,40,462
4 Nirmal 2,10,021 1,51,977 3,61,998 1,55,234 1,07,864 2,63,098 54,787 44,113 98,900
5 Nizamabad 5,04,933 3,95,503 9,00,436 3,34,248 2,49,189 5,83,437 1,70,685 1,46,314 3,16,999
6 Jagtial 3,07,947 2,29,689 5,37,636 2,24,824 1,62,559 3,87,383 83,123 67,130 1,50,253
7 Peddapalli 2,68,587 2,08,774 4,77,361 1,53,617 1,16,571 2,70,188 1,14,970 92,203 2,07,173
8 Jayashankar 2,23,575 1,64,672 3,88,247 2,02,865 1,48,073 3,50,938 20,710 16,599 37,309
Bhadradri
9 3,51,411 2,87,288 6,38,699 2,22,077 1,73,979 3,96,056 1,29,334 1,13,309 2,42,643
Kothagudem
10 Mahabubabad 2,29,809 1,66,389 3,96,198 2,00,619 1,41,311 3,41,930 29,190 25,078 54,268
11 Warangal Rural 2,33,711 1,65,359 3,99,070 2,13,492 1,49,901 3,63,393 20,219 15,458 35,677
12 Warangal Urban 4,12,868 3,33,592 7,46,460 1,13,700 84,193 1,97,893 2,99,168 2,49,399 5,48,567
13 Karimnagar 3,57,364 2,76,616 6,33,980 2,32,177 1,69,586 4,01,763 1,25,187 1,07,030 2,32,217
14 Rajanna Sircilla 1,82,946 1,32,665 3,15,611 1,38,476 98,230 2,36,706 44,470 34,435 78,905
15 Kamareddy 2,83,542 2,03,017 4,86,559 2,37,197 1,64,145 4,01,342 46,345 38,872 85,217
16 Sangareddy 4,94,705 3,59,255 8,53,960 2,90,649 1,97,425 4,88,074 2,04,056 1,61,830 3,65,886
17 Medak 2,23,069 1,54,915 3,77,984 2,01,803 1,36,621 3,38,424 21,266 18,294 39,560
18 Siddipet 3,26,013 2,33,560 5,59,573 2,72,345 1,90,026 4,62,371 53,668 43,534 97,202
19 Jangaon 1,81,739 1,32,395 3,14,134 1,52,653 1,09,687 2,62,340 29,086 22,708 51,794
20 Yadadri Bhuvanagiri 2,53,858 1,80,461 4,34,319 2,05,389 1,42,093 3,47,482 48,469 38,368 86,837
21 Medchal-Malkajgiri 9,68,890 8,22,812 17,91,702 75,017 54,495 1,29,512 8,93,873 7,68,317 16,62,190
22 Hyderabad 15,42,688 13,49,467 28,92,155 - - - 15,42,688 13,49,467 28,92,155
23 Rangareddy 8,59,096 6,70,849 15,29,945 3,21,466 2,17,056 5,38,522 5,37,630 4,53,793 9,91,423
24 Vikarabad 2,73,236 1,97,138 4,70,374 2,27,574 1,58,412 3,85,986 45,662 38,726 84,388
25 Mahabubnagar 4,29,914 3,02,794 7,32,708 3,11,514 2,04,054 5,15,568 1,18,400 98,740 2,17,140
26 Jogulamba Gadwal 1,59,704 1,02,751 2,62,455 1,37,276 85,307 2,22,583 22,428 17,444 39,872
27 Wanaparthy 1,68,792 1,12,539 2,81,331 1,33,446 85,361 2,18,807 35,346 27,178 62,524
28 Nagarkurnool 2,47,538 1,62,621 4,10,159 2,13,365 1,36,622 3,49,987 34,173 25,999 60,172
29 Nalgonda 5,34,573 3,81,169 9,15,742 3,87,059 2,57,677 6,44,736 1,47,514 1,23,492 2,71,006
30 Suryapet 3,62,596 2,71,717 6,34,313 2,94,818 2,11,866 5,06,684 67,778 59,851 1,27,629
31 Khammam 4,62,275 3,70,045 8,32,320 3,37,475 2,56,787 5,94,262 1,24,800 1,13,258 2,38,058
Total 1,17,01,729 89,95,049 2,06,96,778 64,04,174 44,97,900 1,09,02,074 52,97,555 44,97,149 97,94,704
Annexures 227
20. District wise Literacy Rates, 2011 Census
Sl. Total Literacy Rate Rural Literacy Rate Urban Literacy Rate
District
No. Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
1 Adilabad 73.48 53.40 63.46 69.64 47.92 58.77 85.58 70.95 78.32
2 Kumuram Bheem 65.99 47.50 56.72 61.73 42.35 52.02 86.47 71.88 79.11
3 Mancherial 72.96 55.59 64.35 65.76 47.33 56.56 81.92 66.15 74.16
4 Nirmal 69.03 47.14 57.77 65.31 42.21 53.34 82.30 66.01 74.14
5 Nizamabad 74.08 54.95 64.25 69.92 48.65 58.92 83.84 70.49 77.10
6 Jagtial 70.60 50.38 60.26 66.55 45.57 55.77 84.52 67.64 76.04
7 Peddapalli 73.68 57.36 65.52 68.70 51.52 60.06 81.56 66.96 74.35
8 Jayashankar 70.05 50.76 60.33 69.01 49.32 59.06 82.20 68.71 75.59
9 Bhadradri Kothagudem 73.56 59.33 66.40 67.89 52.90 60.38 85.86 72.95 79.31
10 Mahabubabad 66.52 47.81 57.13 64.35 45.19 54.75 86.70 71.02 78.67
11 Warangal Rural 71.90 50.67 61.26 70.74 49.32 59.99 87.06 68.94 78.16
12 Warangal Urban 84.40 67.98 76.17 73.71 53.91 63.75 89.32 74.54 81.93
13 Karimnagar 77.94 60.38 69.16 72.80 52.99 62.88 89.69 77.51 83.63
14 Rajanna Sircilla 73.47 52.17 62.71 70.48 48.84 59.53 84.65 64.78 74.66
15 Kamareddy 67.37 46.13 56.51 64.63 42.73 53.43 86.10 69.53 77.65
16 Sangareddy 73.02 54.84 64.08 66.14 45.88 56.12 85.70 71.97 79.03
17 Medak 67.51 45.15 56.12 66.13 43.22 54.48 84.18 67.58 75.59
18 Siddipet 72.30 51.08 61.61 69.98 48.16 58.99 86.87 69.47 78.10
19 Jangaon 71.21 51.69 61.44 68.70 48.83 58.71 88.12 72.16 80.33
20 Yadadri Bhuvanagiri 75.82 55.02 65.53 73.54 51.92 62.84 87.27 70.65 79.05
21 Medchal-Malkajgiri 87.43 77.31 82.48 78.25 60.99 69.93 88.30 78.81 83.65
22 Hyderabad 86.99 79.35 83.25 - - - 86.99 79.35 83.25
23 Rangareddy 78.87 64.55 71.88 69.98 49.46 59.96 85.36 75.59 80.59
24 Vikarabad 67.58 48.32 57.91 65.14 44.93 54.99 83.16 69.95 76.53
25 Mahabubnagar 66.77 46.83 56.78 61.39 39.97 50.65 86.81 72.55 79.69
26 Jogulamba Gadwal 60.05 39.48 49.87 57.72 36.65 47.30 79.67 63.30 71.57
27 Wanaparthy 65.73 45.27 55.67 62.19 40.98 51.74 83.70 67.45 75.77
28 Nagarkurnool 64.85 43.64 54.38 62.38 40.84 51.73 86.17 68.28 77.41
29 Nalgonda 73.90 53.46 63.75 69.32 47.00 58.26 89.38 74.95 82.17
30 Suryapet 73.39 54.85 64.11 70.58 50.80 60.70 88.76 76.44 82.52
31 Khammam 73.69 58.31 65.95 69.32 52.45 60.86 88.82 78.06 83.35
Total 75.04 57.99 66.54 67.56 47.12 57.30 86.65 75.39 81.09

21. District wise Working Population, 2011 Census
(in Nos.)
Total Agricultural Household Other Total % Working
Sl. No. District Cultivators
Population Lobourers Industry Workers Workers Population
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 Adilabad 7,08,972 1,26,363 1,19,664 10,313 92,781 3,49,121 49.24
2 Kumuram Bheem 5,15,812 88,045 99,667 7,490 57,799 2,53,001 49.05
3 Mancherial 8,07,037 45,831 1,48,377 8,423 1,42,154 3,44,785 42.72
4 Nirmal 7,09,418 1,03,498 1,17,204 58,435 97,623 3,76,760 53.11
5 Nizamabad 15,71,022 1,44,090 2,31,941 1,26,712 2,59,823 7,62,566 48.54
6 Jagtial 9,85,417 1,11,345 1,77,530 89,897 1,57,664 5,36,436 54.44
7 Peddapalli 7,95,332 46,115 1,59,967 8,207 1,30,925 3,45,214 43.41
8 Jayashankar 7,11,434 87,346 2,36,408 5,035 55,060 3,83,849 53.95
9 Bhadradri Kothagudem 10,69,261 89,435 2,62,753 8,446 1,56,477 5,17,111 48.36
10 Mahabubabad 7,74,549 1,22,597 2,04,458 7,427 73,002 4,07,484 52.61
11 Warangal Rural 7,18,537 98,880 2,00,721 7,612 69,399 3,76,612 52.41
12 Warangal Urban 10,80,858 43,818 1,20,682 16,094 2,59,046 4,39,640 40.68
13 Karimnagar 10,05,711 78,516 1,86,363 18,694 1,80,347 4,63,920 46.13
14 Rajanna Sircilla 5,52,037 66,751 1,01,737 46,647 83,528 2,98,663 54.10
15 Kamareddy 9,72,625 1,33,267 2,13,224 44,358 1,03,332 4,94,181 50.81
16 Sangareddy 15,27,628 1,09,650 2,98,990 17,234 2,62,282 6,88,156 45.05
17 Medak 7,67,428 1,29,530 1,62,827 15,811 77,642 3,85,810 50.27
18 Siddipet 10,12,065 1,56,467 1,71,665 40,520 1,40,911 5,09,563 50.35
19 Jangaon 5,66,376 85,388 1,29,784 7,764 64,557 2,87,493 50.76
20 Yadadri Bhuvanagiri 7,39,448 62,589 1,48,335 16,736 1,29,693 3,57,353 48.33
21 Medchal-Malkajgiri 24,60,095 26,675 44,980 38,872 8,54,205 9,64,732 39.22
22 Hyderabad 39,43,323 28,308 23,029 46,157 13,15,803 14,13,297 35.84
23 Rangareddy 24,26,243 1,65,705 2,13,624 29,544 6,13,768 10,22,641 42.15
24 Vikarabad 9,27,140 1,65,202 1,91,597 10,727 1,02,626 4,70,152 50.71
25 Mahabubnagar 14,86,777 1,81,963 3,11,713 25,267 2,21,114 7,40,057 49.78
26 Jogulamba Gadwal 6,09,990 85,048 1,83,459 8,441 51,138 3,28,086 53.79
27 Wanaparthy 5,77,758 60,914 1,44,713 8,749 81,773 2,96,149 51.26
28 Nagarkurnool 8,61,766 1,54,560 1,90,030 9,633 1,02,539 4,56,762 53.00
29 Nalgonda 16,18,416 1,58,951 3,89,621 19,633 2,37,886 8,06,091 49.81
30 Suryapet 10,99,560 98,773 3,15,838 8,453 1,38,464 5,61,528 51.07
31 Khammam 14,01,639 95,769 4,14,250 9,198 1,85,512 7,04,729 50.28
Total 3,50,03,674 31,51,389 59,15,151 7,76,529 64,98,873 1,63,41,942 46.69
Annexures 229
22. Pattern of Land Utilisation from 2008-09 to 2016-17
(Area in Lakh Hects)
Perma- Misc. Tree

nent Crops and
Barren and Land put to Other Net
Culturable Pastures Groves not Current Geograph-
Year Forest Uncultiva- Non-Agri- Fallow Area
Waste and Other included in Fallow ical Area
ble Land cultural Uses Lands Sown
Grazing Net Area
Lands Sown
1 2 3 4 7 5 6 9 8 10 11
2008-09 27.43 6.26 8.19 1.71 3.09 1.16 16.79 7.88 42.33 114.84
2009-10 27.43 6.18 8.24 1.70 3.08 1.16 19.38 8.08 39.59 114.84
2010-11 27.43 6.17 8.71 1.67 3.03 1.14 13.97 7.80 44.92 114.84
2011-12 27.43 6.17 8.82 1.65 3.02 1.14 12.36 8.26 45.99 114.84
2012-13 27.43 6.17 8.86 1.74 3.02 1.14 12.03 7.91 46.54 114.84
2013-14 25.40 6.07 8.81 1.77 3.00 1.12 9.51 7.17 49.23 112.08
2014-15 25.40 6.07 8.85 1.82 2.99 1.12 14.01 8.05 43.77 112.08
2015-16 25.40 6.07 8.92 1.82 2.99 1.12 15.79 8.22 41.75 112.08
2016-17 26.98 6.07 8.52 1.82 2.99 1.12 10.15 6.69 47.74 112.08
Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Telangana.

23. Season wise Rainfall from 1990-91 to 2017-18
(in mms.)
North-East Winter Period
South-West Monsoon Hot-Weather Period
Monsoon (October (January to Total
(June to September) (March to May)
Sl. to December) February)
Year
No. % Dev. % Dev. % Dev. % Dev.
% Dev. over
Actual Actual over Actual over Actual over nor- Actual over
normal
normal normal mal normal
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Normal 715.1 129.2 11.5 50.8 906.6
1 1990-91 653.1 -8.7 140.5 8.7 6.9 -40 31.1 -38.8 831.6 -8.3
2 1991-92 578.1 -19.2 50.5 -60.9 1.2 -89.6 14.9 -70.7 644.7 -28.9
3 1992-93 489.6 -31.5 82.5 -36.1 0 -100 43.3 -14.8 615.4 -32.1
4 1993-94 480.3 -32.8 106.5 -17.6 7.2 -37.4 16.7 -67.1 610.7 -32.6
5 1994-95 436.1 -39 166.1 28.6 39.5 243.5 49.7 -2.2 691.4 -23.7
6 1995-96 512.6 -28.3 240.3 86 1.3 -88.7 21.9 -56.9 776.1 -14.4
7 1996-97 643.5 -10 95.4 -26.2 13.4 16.5 52.1 2.6 804.5 -11.3
8 1997-98 481.3 -32.7 126.5 -2.1 12.3 7 26.6 -47.6 646.7 -28.7
9 1998-99 745.1 4.2 78.4 -39.3 4.7 -59.1 46.5 -8.5 874.7 -3.5
10 1999-2K 574.3 -19.7 37.6 -70.9 6.7 -41.7 33.4 -34.3 652 -28.1
11 2000-01 827.1 15.7 23.1 -82.1 3.3 -71.3 37.4 -26.4 891 -1.7
12 2001-02 582.3 -18.6 134.8 4.3 19 65.2 32.6 -35.8 768.8 -15.2
13 2002-03 488.3 -31.7 86 -33.4 2.7 -76.5 23.9 -53 600.9 -33.7
14 2003-04 672.6 -5.9 103 -20.3 29.7 158.3 50.4 -0.8 855.8 -5.6
15 2004-05 455.8 -36.3 76.4 -40.9 37.4 225.2 44.4 -12.6 614 -32.3
16 2005-06 808.2 13 172.3 33.4 0 -100 137.1 169.9 1117.6 23.3
17 2006-07 728.9 1.9 65.4 -49.4 0.6 -94.8 9.4 -81.5 804.2 -11.3
18 2007-08 734.6 2.7 61.6 -52.3 19.6 70.4 124.2 144.5 940 3.7
19 2008-09 755.2 5.6 38.6 -70.1 0 -100 27.1 -46.7 820.9 -9.5
20 2009-10 494.9 -30.8 122 -5.6 18.8 63.5 46.1 -9.3 681.7 -24.8
21 2010-11 894.4 25.1 152.6 18.1 10.1 -12.2 43.7 -14 1100.8 21.4
22 2011-12 601.1 -15.9 24 -81.4 8 -30.4 27.5 -45.9 660.6 -27.1
23 2012-13 707.2 -1.1 141.8 9.8 34.5 200 33.3 -34.4 916.8 1.1
24 2013-14 851.5 19.1 243.2 88.2 1.3 -88.7 116.2 128.7 1212.2 33.7
Normal 713.5 129.5 11.5 50.8 905.3
25 2014-15 494.7 -30.7 54.4 -58.0 13.0 13.0 120.0 136.2 682.1 -24.7
26 2015-16 611 -14.3 27.5 -78.8 1.5 -87.0 76.9 51.4 717.2 -20.8
27 2016-17 912.2 -27.8 70.8 -45.3 0.0 -100.0 35.6 -29.9 1018.6 12.5
Normal 715.8 127.0
28 2017-18 645.6 -9.81 129.1 1.7
Annexures 231
24. Area Sown and Production of Food-grains from 1955-56 to 2016-17
Area Production Area Production

Sl. No. Year Sl. No. Year
(Lakh Hects) (Lakh Tonnes) (Lakh Hects) (Lakh Tonnes)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
1 1955-56 35.35 13.78 32 1986-87 32.02 29.11
2 1956-57 36.52 14.54 33 1987-88 34.93 36.78
3 1957-58 35.64 16.60 34 1988-89 35.39 43.42
4 1958-59 37.28 22.03 35 1989-90 35.32 48.43
5 1959-60 37.85 21.48 36 1990-91 34.10 48.19
6 1960-61 35.92 19.28 37 1991-92 32.33 43.21
7 1961-62 40.50 25.60 38 1992-93 28.39 39.08
8 1962-63 40.06 23.04 39 1993-94 28.03 39.90
9 1963-64 39.69 23.63 40 1994-95 27.76 41.60
10 1964-65 38.84 24.75 41 1995-96 27.73 39.79
11 1965-66 37.92 21.73 42 1996-97 30.56 53.06
12 1966-67 38.25 22.80 43 1997-98 25.90 35.25
13 1967-68 39.01 25.66 44 1998-99 32.47 60.94
14 1968-69 37.80 19.92 45 1999-00 30.77 52.48
15 1969-70 41.15 26.66 46 2000-01 33.39 64.63
16 1970-71 42.12 26.75 47 2001-02 29.64 55.32
17 1971-72 37.39 21.17 48 2002-03 26.67 39.48
18 1972-73 38.07 19.30 49 2003-04 29.93 57.99
19 1973-74 43.17 32.68 50 2004-05 24.97 41.68
20 1974-75 41.92 33.70 51 2005-06 31.31 75.29
21 1975-76 43.79 35.77 52 2006-07 30.81 65.22
22 1976-77 39.82 30.20 53 2007-08 30.09 81.34
23 1977-78 40.34 33.83 54 2008-09 31.72 82.48
24 1978-79 43.87 41.15 55 2009-10 26.49 51.90
25 1979-80 38.41 34.32 56 2010-11 34.44 92.60
26 1980-81 38.71 37.09 57 2011-12 31.09 75.01
27 1981-82 41.61 42.37 58 2012-13 28.36 82.42
28 1982-83 40.31 43.46 59 2013-14 34.30 106.86
29 1983-84 41.79 41.15 60 2014-15 26.13 72.18
30 1984-85 36.38 32.08 61 2015-16 21.80 51.45
31 1985-86 34.64 32.23 62 2016-17 34.39 101.29

25. Area sown and Production of Food-grains by States, 2015-16
Area Production Yield

Sl. State/
(in'000 (in '000 (Kgs per
No. Union Territory Rank Rank Rank
Hectares) Tonnes) Hectare)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 Andhra Pradesh 4,136.0 12 10,633.7 9 2,571 10
2 Arunachal Pradesh 221.8 24 327.6 26 1,477 28
3 Assam 2,683.1 15 5,358.6 15 1,997 19
4 Bihar 6,571.4 7 14,507.9 7 2,208 14
5 Chattisgarh 4,989.0 9 6,654.2 12 1,334 32
6 Goa 41.7 29 115.3 27 2,767 8
7 Gujarat 3,140.0 14 6,279.3 14 2,000 18
8 Haryana 4,484.6 11 16,358.6 6 3,648 4
9 Himachal Pradesh 761.2 20 1,615.1 20 2,122 17
10 Jammu & Kashmir 912.8 18 1,732.7 19 1,898 23
11 Jharkhand 2,646.3 16 4,092.1 17 1,546 26
12 Karnataka 7,330.0 5 9,924.0 10 1,354 31
13 Kerala 200.9 25 553.8 22 2,756 9
14 Madhya Pradesh 15,658.0 2 30,386.5 2 1,941 21
15 Maharashtra 11,212.0 4 8,754.4 11 781 35
16 Manipur 296.9 22 435.7 24 1,468 29
17 Meghalaya 140.0 26 357.7 25 2,555 11
18 Mizoram 48.5 28 77.4 30 1,595 25
19 Nagaland 321.2 21 515.8 23 1,606 24
20 Odisha 4,818.9 10 6,408.2 13 1,330 33
21 Puducherry 19.7 31 44.7 31 2,271 13
21 Punjab 6,652.1 6 28,400.8 3 4,269 2
22 Rajasthan 12,976.9 3 18,040.0 4 1,390 30
23 Sikkim 62.5 27 94.1 29 1,507 27
24 Tamilnadu 3,747.0 13 11,478.4 8 3,063 5
25 Telangana 2,180.0 17 5,145.0 16 2,360 12
26 Tripura 294.9 23 818.3 21 2,775 7
27 Uttarakhand 877.7 19 1,745.9 18 1,989 20
28 Uttar Pradesh 19,355.0 1 42,550.8 1 2,198 15
29 West Bengal 6,378.8 8 18,005.2 5 2,823 6
Andaman & Nicobar
30 7.6 33 14.7 33 1,926 22
Islands
31 Chandigarh 0.1 35 0.3 35 4,472 1
32 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 18.9 32 41.1 32 2,176 16
33 Daman and Diu 2.2 34 2.6 34 1,184 34
34 Delhi 30.6 30 111.7 28 3,650 3
All India 1,23,218.3 2,51,582.2 2,042
Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture, GoI
Annexures 233
26. District wise Livestock and Poultry Population, 2012 Census
(in Nos.)
Sl. Total
District Cattle Buffaloes Sheep Goat Pigs Dogs Others Poultry
No. Livestock
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
1 Adilabad 2,73,387 51,366 21,057 1,05,771 1,065 4,593 93 4,57,332 5,18,473
Kumuram
2 2,77,680 47,262 83,813 1,84,203 744 475 86 5,94,263 4,17,386
Bheem
3 Mancherial 2,11,945 96,960 2,96,133 1,45,376 2,748 2,031 80 7,55,273 4,95,788
4 Nirmal 2,11,507 1,22,219 2,80,211 1,24,979 4,287 6,128 36 7,49,367 4,07,794
5 Nizamabad 1,27,011 2,18,206 4,48,018 1,86,969 6,861 6,428 90 9,93,583 21,78,128
6 Jagtial 97,956 1,30,385 4,05,918 1,01,429 9,285 4,527 100 7,49,600 10,53,213
7 Peddapalli 97,831 1,02,798 3,78,473 91,650 4,071 3,306 113 6,78,242 7,14,387
8 Jayashankar 1,89,469 1,28,391 2,93,914 1,45,487 5,417 2,567 116 7,65,361 6,65,247
Bhadradri
9 2,81,235 1,61,741 1,04,288 2,25,171 3,638 13,076 261 7,89,410 8,40,982
Kothagudem
10 Mahabubabad 1,93,903 1,09,028 3,85,025 1,34,477 7,080 4,424 62 8,33,999 7,45,653
11 Warangal Rural 1,02,517 1,27,478 4,48,133 78,814 9,790 1,431 137 7,68,300 11,64,222
Warangal
12 49,918 70,599 2,93,815 50,783 13,129 7,407 697 4,86,348 20,34,825
Urban
13 Karimnagar 84,399 1,00,892 4,10,703 83,224 8,696 4,765 304 6,92,983 19,54,110
14 Rajanna Sircilla 46,233 66,481 2,37,002 72,258 5,214 3,546 604 4,31,338 7,92,987
15 Kamareddy 2,06,321 1,81,405 4,70,824 2,90,026 12,955 6,671 973 11,69,175 13,94,420
16 Sangareddy 1,93,506 1,83,082 3,02,177 3,05,431 14,957 25,024 1,198 10,25,375 21,33,349
17 Medak 1,42,374 1,40,147 3,70,880 1,66,561 5,232 6,068 198 8,31,460 58,49,940
18 Siddipet 1,63,578 1,67,387 5,51,526 1,45,909 10,771 5,530 95 10,44,796 1,85,81,908
19 Jangaon 1,26,588 1,08,615 4,76,437 96,007 7,668 2,707 113 8,18,135 8,85,574
Yadadri Bhuva-
20 98,045 1,63,708 4,23,626 1,23,021 3,001 5,062 140 8,16,603 48,76,704
nagiri
Medchal-Mal-
21 29,135 67,354 92,977 39,913 4,425 58,636 651 2,93,091 29,40,078
kajgiri
22 Hyderabad 18,150 27,714 13,181 39,970 374 56,460 4,271 1,60,120 42,857
23 Rangareddy 2,34,453 1,65,586 5,35,821 2,44,538 8,537 33,776 6,414 12,29,125 1,72,72,003
24 Vikarabad 1,99,894 81,263 1,75,298 2,38,186 9,815 19,048 169 7,23,673 8,11,142
25 Mahabubnagar 2,45,043 1,34,259 17,83,759 2,43,819 23,492 22,520 1,160 24,54,052 31,04,436
Jogulamba
26 1,03,891 59,587 3,95,165 73,419 5,003 12,127 42 6,49,234 10,07,994
Gadwal
27 Wanaparthy 87,615 65,143 7,44,137 73,381 10,007 9,904 59 9,90,246 7,86,832
28 Nagarkurnool 2,39,523 1,06,373 6,62,717 1,95,745 9,945 14,917 228 12,29,448 18,90,760
29 Nalgonda 2,18,220 2,99,647 8,79,990 2,87,852 17,086 10,432 653 17,13,880 25,32,797
30 Suryapet 1,73,985 3,19,192 5,61,048 1,18,093 4,634 4,991 109 11,82,052 16,12,045
31 Khammam 1,54,981 3,56,151 3,09,695 1,63,233 7,134 5,633 200 9,97,027 10,44,799
Total 48,80,293 41,60,419 1,28,35,761 45,75,695 2,37,061 3,64,210 19,452 2,70,72,891 8,07,50,833
Source: Director of Animal Husbandry, Telangana.

27 Production of Fish and Prawn from 2008-09 to 2016-17
Inland Fish Production Fresh Water Prawn

Sl. No. Year Total
(Tonnes) Production (Tonnes)
1 2 3 4 5
1 2008-09 1,49,049 2,242 1,51,291
2 2009-10 1,33,613 2,008 1,35,621
3 2010-11 1,33,587 2,206 1,35,793
4 2011-12 1,96,708 3,774 2,00,482
5 2012-13 2,14,591 5,037 2,19,628
6 2013-14 2,43,037 6,596 2,49,633
7 2014-15 2,60,010 8,352 2,68,362
8 2015-16 2,28,185 8,567 2,36,752
9 2016-17 1,93,732 5,189 1,98,921
Source: Commissioner of Fisheries, Telangana.
28. Production of Milk, Meat and Eggs from 2013-14 to 2016-17
Milk Meat Chicken Eggs

Sl. No. Year
(in '000 Tonnes) (in '000 Tonnes) (in '000 Tonnes) (in Lakh Nos.)
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 2013-14 3,924.14 230.29 216.05 100,605.98
2 2014-15 4,207.42 259.73 245.34 106,185.27
3 2015-16 4,442.29 279.98 262.08 112,058.23
4 2016-17 4,681.04 303.04 288.00 118,186.35
Source: Director of Animal Husbandry, Telangana.
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29. Mineral Production and Value of Minerals Produced for the Year 2016-17
Sl. No. Mineral Unit Production Value (in ‘000 Rupees)

1 2 3 4 5
I. Major Minerals
1 Coal Tonnes 6,08,09,502 8,91,46,730
2 Lime Stone Tonnes 2,53,83,744 1,00,77,346
3 Manganese Ore Tonnes 10,187 31,030
4 Stowing Sand Tonnes 23,08,446 2,65,079
Total 9,95,20,185
II. Minor Minerals
1 Amethyst Tonnes - -
2 Barytes Tonnes 13,105 49,144
3 Dolomite Tonnes 4,43,823 1,85,074
4 Feldspar Tonnes 6,76,811 2,01,690
5 Fire Clay Tonnes 0 0
6 Latarite Tonnes 36,79,879 9,67,808
7 Mica Tonnes 0 0
8 Quartz Tonnes 6,13,876 1,86,005
9 Silica Sand Tonnes 0 0
10 Shale Tonnes 32,100 4,558
11 White Clay Tonnes 65,149 14,137
12 Yellow Ochre Tonnes - -
Total 16,08,416
III. Other Minor
1 Black Granite M3 4,08,899 2,09,62,708
2 Colour Granite M3 7,78,057 2,51,14,708
3 Gravel / Earth M3 4,69,61,550 1,62,12,066
4 Fuller's Earth Tonnes 4,58,839 4,75,210
5 Lime Stone Slabs M2 34,46,828 17,84,940
6 Limekankar Tonnes 0 0
7 Mosaic Chips Tonnes 20,705 15,725
8 Marble Tonnes 0 0
9 Road Metal M3 5,12,18,023 4,42,04,739
10 Ordinary Sand M3 28,44,839 13,41,596
Total 11,01,11,692
Grand Total 21,12,40,293
Source: Director, Mines and Geology, Telangana

30. District wise Fair Price Shops and Food Security Cards - 2017-18
(in Nos., as on December, 2017)
Priority
Sl. Fair Price Annapurna Food Security
District Household Total
No. Shops cards Cards
Cards
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Adilabad 355 277 12,920 1,68,770 1,81,967
2 Kumuram Bheem 277 23 12,094 1,23,558 1,35,675
3 Mancherial 423 192 15,053 1,97,326 2,12,571
4 Nirmal 389 35 11,752 1,87,603 1,99,390
5 Nizamabad 741 1,146 19,921 3,55,638 3,76,705
6 Jagtial 586 168 14,679 2,76,173 2,91,020
7 Peddapalli 413 184 12,416 1,99,780 2,12,380
8 Jayashankar 499 44 17,095 1,90,405 2,07,544
9 Bhadradri Kothagudem 442 4 17,575 2,57,944 2,75,523
10 Mahabubabad 553 2 14,681 2,16,948 2,31,631
11 Warangal Rural 464 15 12,179 2,06,012 2,18,206
12 Warangal Urban 459 22 12,164 2,40,508 2,52,694
13 Karimnagar 487 50 15,987 2,54,904 2,70,941
14 Rajanna Sircilla 344 221 13,678 1,53,502 1,67,401
15 Kamareddy 576 1,093 16,312 2,28,793 2,46,198
16 Sangareddy 845 117 27,098 3,33,811 3,61,026
17 Medak 520 87 13,009 1,94,425 2,07,521
18 Siddipet 680 92 18,837 2,62,526 2,81,455
19 Jangaon 355 104 10,611 1,52,201 1,62,916
20 Yadadri Bhuvanagiri 461 0 13,184 1,90,956 2,04,140
21 Medchal-Malkajgiri 636 112 18,342 4,61,285 4,79,739
22 Hyderabad 716 1,430 30,610 5,24,130 5,56,170
23 Rangareddy 919 45 35,333 4,82,649 5,18,027
24 Vikarabad 588 42 26,770 2,04,449 2,31,261
25 Mahabubnagar 804 270 27,999 3,41,776 3,70,045
26 Jogulamba Gadwal 333 143 10,162 1,41,596 1,51,901
27 Wanaparthy 325 121 9,815 1,40,700 1,50,636
28 Nagarkurnool 558 42 17,037 2,11,566 2,28,645
29 Nalgonda 990 73 28,943 4,20,896 4,49,912
30 Suryapet 609 50 18,795 2,88,558 3,07,403
31 Khammam 657 2 26,582 3,69,248 3,95,832
Total 17,004 6,206 5,51,633 79,78,636 85,36,475
Source: Commissioner, Civil Supplies, Telangana
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31. District wise Anganwadi Centres, 2016-17
(in Nos.)
Sl. Pro- Mandals Centers Children AWTs Ayahs
District
No. jects Covered Main Mini Enrolled Main Mini (Helpers)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 Adilabad 5 18 992 264 56,895 908 156 791
2 Kumuram Bheem 5 15 834 139 43,836 768 86 716
3 Mancherial 4 18 882 73 43,186 823 32 735
4 Nirmal 4 19 816 109 51,510 755 75 671
5 Nizamabad 5 27 1,362 134 80,714 1,339 119 1,281
6 Jagtial 4 18 1,037 28 52,018 1,006 26 946
7 Peddapalli 3 14 701 5 31,326 684 5 657
8 Jayashankar 6 20 1,137 147 42,799 1,083 91 973
9 Bhadradri Kothagudem 11 23 1,432 622 68,553 1,364 506 1,316
10 Mahabubabad 5 16 1,285 152 43,084 1,202 115 1,163
11 Warangal Rural 3 15 832 76 33,175 787 49 734
12 Warangal Urban 3 11 772 23 39,678 749 11 688
13 Karimnagar 4 16 752 25 35,412 726 14 710
14 Rajanna Sircilla 2 13 560 26 29,905 549 23 511
15 Kamareddy 5 22 1,038 155 55,137 1,013 146 967
16 Sangareddy 5 26 1,343 159 90,150 1,307 150 1,242
17 Medak 4 20 885 189 49,838 864 179 812
18 Siddipet 5 22 1,084 65 49,417 1,066 43 1,020
19 Jangaon 3 13 691 41 22,220 653 17 631
20 Yadadri Bhuvanagiri 4 16 809 55 34,192 770 48 723
21 Medchal-Malkajgiri 3 14 774 14 89,468 737 10 645
22 Hyderabad 5 16 909 2 72,298 845 1 801
23 Rangareddy 7 27 1,380 220 1,23,955 1,311 171 1,247
24 Vikarabad 5 18 969 138 64,307 940 121 895
25 Mahabubnagar 7 26 1,734 149 95,379 1,637 102 1,445
26 Jogulamba Gadwal 3 12 651 55 49,710 607 32 571
27 Wanaparthy 3 14 545 44 26,569 509 14 453
28 Nagarkurnool 5 20 908 222 41,186 859 152 782
29 Nalgonda 9 31 1,831 261 77,360 1,773 206 1,732
30 Suryapet 5 23 1,126 81 51,438 1,074 50 1,007
31 Khammam 7 21 1,604 286 78,533 1,524 170 1,420
Total 149 584 31,675 3,959 17,23,248 30,232 2,920 28,285
Source: Commissioner, Women Development and Child Welfare, Telangana

32. District wise LPG connections, 2016-17
(in Nos.)
Sl.
District IOCL HPCL BPCL Total
No.
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Adilabad 27,068 67,916 31,698 1,26,682
2 Kumuram Bheem 18,375 38,668 15,877 72,920
3 Mancherial 81,044 42,385 72,059 1,95,488
4 Nirmal 86,216 43,560 19,059 1,48,835
5 Nizamabad 1,22,995 1,08,113 1,52,288 3,83,396
6 Jagtial 1,49,548 29,320 46,143 2,25,011
7 Peddapalli 1,53,723 4,990 33,807 1,92,520
8 Jayashankar 32,464 69,499 27,665 1,29,628
9 Bhadradri Kothagudem 43,718 2,10,209 19,972 2,73,899
10 Mahabubabad 3,388 50,172 11,061 64,621
11 Warangal Rural 28,132 36,874 45,674 1,10,680
12 Warangal Urban 1,08,411 85,048 1,08,988 3,02,447
13 Karimnagar 60,079 1,45,564 1,48,014 3,53,657
14 Rajanna Sircilla 69,785 18,699 22,095 1,10,579
15 Kamareddy 34,766 47,440 93,947 1,76,153
16 Sangareddy 1,47,338 1,37,957 1,06,959 3,92,254
17 Medak 21,006 61,649 57,877 1,40,532
18 Siddipet 95,907 91,649 66,714 2,54,270
19 Jangaon 19,709 26,512 68,396 1,14,617
20 Yadadri Bhuvanagiri 43,531 30,817 46,811 1,21,159
21 Medchal-Malkajgiri 4,22,079 3,64,587 1,69,010 9,55,676
22 Hyderabad 5,35,826 6,36,998 1,86,718 13,59,542
23 Rangareddy 4,31,314 3,21,616 1,24,803 8,77,733
24 Vikarabad 94,065 42,525 48,243 1,84,833
25 Mahabubnagar 1,14,900 33,054 1,96,882 3,44,836
26 Jogulamba Gadwal 27,573 83,265 225 1,11,063
27 Wanaparthy 73,019 6,400 16,026 95,445
28 Nagarkurnool 54,697 30,616 44,589 1,29,902
29 Nalgonda 1,52,665 1,57,201 63,392 3,73,258
30 Suryapet 1,80,198 22,098 47,250 2,49,546
31 Khammam 1,45,579 1,42,801 81,749 3,70,129
Total 35,79,118 31,88,202 21,73,991 89,41,311
Source : Sr. Manager-SLC/TS, HPCL, Secunderabad.
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Current Prices Constant (2011-12) Prices

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Food Grains Millets

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