Telangana achieved wonders in just eight years: CM
Deccan ChronicleHYDERABAD: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao on Saturday said Telangana had achieved wonders on several fronts and surpassed major states in development within eight years of its formation. Addressing the official Ugadi celebrations at Pragathi Bhavan, the Chief Minister said land rates were not less than Rs 30 lakh per acre even in remote areas and people from Delhi and other metro cities were evincing interest to buy a villa costing over Rs 25 crore in Hyderabad. Referring to Dalit Bandhu scheme, the Chief Minister said Telangana would set a role model in helping Dalits socially and economically with this scheme. The Chief Minister added that Telangana topped in per capita income, per capita power utilisation and industries among other sectors compared to other states and the state's own revenue collections had touched Rs 1.76 lakh crore.