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Telangana · Completed term

Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) · 2014–2018

Bangaru Telangana — first term of a new state
K. Chandrashekar Rao · 63/119 seats
B
4/8
overall grade
4 delivered~ 3 partial1 failed
✓ Delivered~ Partial✕ Failed→ Ongoing● Opposition pledge
📊 Telangana — State Performance 2014–2018
GSDP 2017-18
₹7.5 lakh Cr
New state — base year
Strong start for the new state's economy
GSDP growth (avg)
~17%
Fastest in India 2016-18
New state energy; Hyderabad IT boom
State debt
₹1.87 lakh Cr
Starting point of TRS era
Inherited some undivided AP debt
Fiscal deficit
~3.2%
Near FRBM limit
Infrastructure spend pushed boundary
Per capita income
₹1.6 lakh
Above national avg
Hyderabad weight pushes Telangana average up
Farm power hours
24 hrs (agricultural)
Delivered
First state in India to guarantee 24/7 farm power
T-Hub startups
250+
By 2018
India's largest startup incubator launched 2015
Population
3.5 crore
2017 estimate
🏅 Pioneering Policies — First of Their Kind
24-hour farm power supply — separate feeders
Delivered. Separate agricultural feeders installed across Telangana. First state in India to provide 24/7 uninterrupted farm power.
Rythu Bandhu — direct farm investment
Launched May 2018 at end of first term. ₹4,000/acre per season (₹8,000/year). India's first per-acre direct farm investment scheme.
Telangana Rashtra
K. Chandrashekar Rao
63/119 seats · Ruling party
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Mission Bhagiratha — piped water to every home
Launched 2016. Major infrastructure built in first term. Full household coverage achieved only in second term (2018-23). Foundation laid here.
24-hour farm power supply — separate feedersPIONEERING
Delivered. Separate agricultural feeders installed across Telangana. First state in India to provide 24/7 uninterrupted farm power.
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Mission Kakatiya — tank restoration
Phase 1 & 2 completed. ~8,000 tanks restored in first term. Target of 46,000 across all phases; only partial in first term.
Rythu Bandhu — direct farm investmentPIONEERING
Launched May 2018 at end of first term. ₹4,000/acre per season (₹8,000/year). India's first per-acre direct farm investment scheme.
Kaleshwaram planning and land acquisition
Project designed, land acquired, tenders floated in first term. Construction began. Actual commissioning in second term (2019).
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KG to PG free education
Fee waivers implemented for many courses. Full KG-PG free education not fully achieved. Significant progress in school-level.
Hyderabad as global IT and pharma hub
KTR as IT Minister attracted Microsoft, Google, Amazon expansions. T-Hub launched 2015. Hyderabad became India's #1 IT investment destination.
Dalit land distribution
Failed. Land distribution promises made repeatedly but not fulfilled in first term. Later replaced by Dalit Bandhu cash grant in second term.
VS
Indian National
Uttam Kumar Reddy
21/119 seats · Opposition pledges
Congress demanded share of Hyderabad revenue for districts
Argued Hyderabad's tax revenues should flow to backward districts more equitably
Employment for educated youth in new state jobs
Congress pledged rapid filling of government vacancies in new Telangana
Protection of minorities and backward communities
Focused on OBC, minority, and Dalit representation in new state institutions
Sources: Official party manifestos · Telangana Budget documents · CAG Audit Reports · Government Orders · News archives · rajakiyam.org