In a major economic milestone, Telangana has raked in over ₹3.2 lakh crore in fresh investments in just the past 18 months, positioning itself as one of India's hottest destinations for next-gen industries, state IT and Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu announced on Thursday.

Speaking at the 'Investopia Global' summit, a high-profile investment event co-hosted by the UAE and the Telangana government, Babu laid out an ambitious roadmap for the state’s transformation into a trillion-dollar tech and industrial powerhouse.

He highlighted vast opportunities for global investors across emerging sectors like Artificial Intelligence, life sciences, electric vehicles, green hydrogen, renewable energy, and logistics.

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“Telangana is on track to become a $3 trillion economy by 2047. In the last financial year alone, exports to the UAE surged 2.5 times—driven by pharma, aerospace, food processing, and digital services,” he said.

The minister also spotlighted major UAE investments already flowing into the state, including from Lulu Group, DP World, and NAFFCO. He invited more UAE industrialists to tap into Telangana’s booming economy.

With plans to ramp up dry ports, logistics parks, and industrial corridors, the state is also developing net-zero industrial parks, EV zones, and smart infrastructure such as the Regional Ring Road (RRR) and Hyderabad Metro Phase–2.

The state’s 'Future City' project, being developed to international standards, is expected to become a global hub for FinTech, Climate Tech, and Smart Mobility innovation.Despite its small size, Telangana’s performance has been mighty—recording 8.2% GSDP growth in 2024–25, outpacing the national average of 7.6%, and contributing over 5% to India's GDP.

Telangana has risen like a phoenix,” Babu declared, “and is now a model for growth, investment, and innovation.

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