The Village That Inspired Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana · Model Village of Telangana Population 1,352 · 100% Literacy · 25 Committees · 25 Years Alcohol Ban · All-Woman Panchayat (1995–2006) Location: Warangal District, Telangana, India · Known for: Community-driven development, model village status, and inspiring the Prime Minister's Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (Model Village scheme). 1,352 Population 100% Literacy 25 Committees 2 Children per Family (under 35)

How a small community in Telangana became the ‘Seed Bowl’ and an icon of agricultural resilience ANKAPUR (NIZAMABAD DISTRICT), TELANGANA — Updated: June 2026 Ankapur is a village in Armoor Mandal, Nizamabad district of the Indian state of Telangana. Recognised as a model village by the ICAR, ICRISAT and the International Rice Research Institute, this small, self-sufficient and agriculturally rich community has become a beacon for rural India. Almost every farmer here has adopted micro‑irrigation using drip systems, and the village is famously known as the “Seed Bowl of Telangana”. Vital statistics Population: 5,689 (2011 Census) Households: 1,520 Cultivable land: 2,000+ acres Tractors: 300 Cars: 30…

Gateway for innovation T-Hub located in Gachibowli, Rangareddy District, Telangana, India is designed for technology related start-ups, and its mission is to catalyse the creation of one of the tightest and most vibrant entrepreneur communities in the world in order to encourage and fuel more start-up success stories in India. T Hub is an incubator, but also a unique public-private partnership between the government of Telangana, IIIT-Hyderabad, ISB and NALSAR, and other private sector players.  The first phase of T-Hub was formally launched by E. S. L. Narasimhan, Governor of Telangana and Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, and Telangana IT & Panchayat Raj Minister K. T. Rama …

Telangana shows the way in restoring village tanks. The Mission Kakatiya programme is all set to go national. Niti Aayog, the central body that replaced the Planning Commission, is expected to push for the adoption of the Telangana government's programme of rejuvenating small and medium irrigation and village tanks in other states. A silent transformation is taking place across rural Telangana as the country’s newest state has emerged as a role model in rejuvenating minor irrigation tank system, a lifeline for small and marginal farmers. “Mission Kakatiya”, a flagship programme of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government to restore centuries-old village tanks through people’s partic…