Telangana 3rd fastest developing urbanised State: KTR

Hyderabad stands at No 3 position in the country among the fastest developing urbanised states according to the annual performance report for 2021-22. The report was released on Friday by MA&UD Minister K T Rama Rao along with City Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi. 

Addressing a meeting, KTR said the share of the urban population in Telangana is 46.8 per cent against the national average of 31.16 per cent and that puts Telangana among the top three urbanized states. The report compares it with the urban population of Tamil Nadu (48.5%), Kerala (47.23%) and Maharashtra



(45.23%).

The minister said, "Opposition parties or the people did not demand that we release this performance report, the aim is to share the achievements and works planned by the MA&UD department and showcase the transparency." 

Sharing the major achievements of the State, KTR said that for the infrastructure development across the state, financial assistance of Rs 2,062 crore was provided to 142 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) under the Pattana Pragathi Programme which was aimed at improvement of sanitation and infrastructure in ULBs.