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Agriculture will be driving force of Telangana’s USD 3 trillion vision: Minister Tummala

Hyderabad, Dec 5 (UNI) Telangana Agriculture, Marketing, Cooperation, Handlooms & Textiles Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao said the Telangana Rising Global Summit–2025 will serve as a pivotal platform to propel the state toward its long-term goal of becoming a USD 3 trillion economy by 2047.
He noted that Telangana’s current economy stands at around USD 200 billion, and achieving a fifteen-fold expansion over the next two decades will require focused sectoral strategies, with agriculture at the core.
Chairing a review meeting at the Secretariat on Friday, the Minister instructed officials on preparing audiovisual content for the summit.
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