Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said that it is my dream to position Telangana not merely as a gateway to the nation but to the entire world. CM Revanth Reddy unfurled the national flag marking 13^th Telangana State Formation Day at Parade Grounds on Tuesday.

Earlier, he paid floral tributes at Telangana Martyrs Memorial in Gun Park. In his address at Telangana Formation Day celebrations he said that the Government accorded equal priority to development and welfare. I can proudly say that Telangana is the only State implementing numerous welfare schemes and stood as a role model in the country, he added.

He also said that we are serving as the bridge connecting society to its aspirations. It is the reason we do not consider this opportunity people have bestowed upon us merely as power. We do not perceive ourselves as rulers, rather fulfilling our duties as your servants. We firmly believe and act upon the principle that a Government is not merely the exercise of authority by a select few, but the collective representative of 4 crore Telangana people, he added.

For the year 2025-26 the Telangana achieved a record high of 236.87 lakh metric tonnes of food grain production. Now, the pressing need is the farmers should adopt the diversification of their crop production, thereby transforming Telangana into a land of diverse and abundant harvests, he added. He stated that the State Government has spent Rs 1,56,496 crore on agriculture and farmer welfare over the past two and a half years, including Rs 82,840 crore on the paddy procurement since December, 2023.

He said that several projects, including those undertaken by the Congress government under the Jalayagnam initiative in 2004. He reiterated that the government is working with unwavering determination to complete the pending projects by undertaking the necessary land acquisition.

He also said that the State Government is committed to building a drug-free Telangana. He warned that they will not tolerate, regardless of a person’s stature, those involved in spreading drug menace and ruin the society. The EAGLE is supported by nearly 59,000 anti-drug soldiers and this initiative is yielding excellent results, he added.

Revanth said that HYDRAA has successfully reclaimed over 1,045 acres of encroached lake lands and Government lands, valued at approximately Rs 60,000 crores. The State Government has submitted a Detailed Project Report (DPR) to the Central Government proposing the expansion of the Metro network on a stretch of 122.9 kilometers across seven corridors in Phase 2. He announced that works for developing Warangal Airport will commence very soon.

For the past two and a half years, they have been working hard, taking various policy decisions and implementing action plans to fulfill the aspirations of farmers, youth, and women along with ensuring social justice and holistic development for the SC, ST, BC, minority and economically weaker sections of the upper castes, he said.