CM Revanth Reddy declares Telangana as Future State at AI CEOs meet in California

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Friday declared that Telangana deserved the sobriquet of Future State, given its set of game-changing projects such as the AI City, Net Zero Future City, and massive reimagining of Hyderabad.

Addressing CEOs of tech unicorns at an AI business roundtable hosted by the Indian Consulate General on Thursday, the Chief Minister said, “New York state’s motto is “Out of many, one”. Texas is known as the “Lone Star” state. California has a motto, Eureka. In India, we don’t have a motto for a state. But I will now like to give my state — Telangana — a motto. My state Telangana can be called — The Future State.”

“I invite you to Telangana. I invite you to the future. Together, let us make the future,” he declared to a thundering ovation.

Addressing a mammoth gathering of IT Serve Alliance here, the largest association of IT services organisations based in the US, Revanth Reddy and industries and IT minister D. Sridhar Babu made a strong pitch to the members to consider investments in Hyderabad and Telangana, and partner in any of the plethora of projects and engagements being created for the diaspora.

The alliance, often dubbed the “voice of all prestigious IT companies functioning with similar interests across the US”, welcomed the Chief Minister for their annual flagship event in Vegas later this year, a platform on which world leaders, including former US Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton and icons like Steve Jobs have held the stage.

Talking to the gathering, Revanth Reddy said, “We have built Hyderabad, Secunderabad and Cyberabad over the years. Now, let us all join to build a world-class fourth city, the Future City. When you invest in Hyderabad now, you are clearly investing into the future.”

Sridhar Babu explained how the Future City, the extension of Metro, and river Musi rejuvenation project were all parts of a larger strategy to reimagine Hyderabad in the coming decade. “It will be a hub for future tech like AI, and with Net Zero impact design, it will be an urban construct of truly global standards and processes.”

He elaborately explained how the focus was on balance, which has prompted a huge push for service sector growth in Tier-II towns on the one hand, and a platform being created for augmenting the economy through fill-up to manufacturing.

“Revanth Reddy has declared a vision to transform Telangana into a $1-trillion economy within a decade. Let us all work to achieve it,” Sridhar Babu added.