Telangana, Karnataka can form integrated industrial value chain: IT and Industries Minister Sridhar Babu

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Telangana IT and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu speaking at the Bengaluru roadshow of Invest Telangana Global Summit 2026 on Friday (October 16, 2026) | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT

Telangana and Karnataka can combine their complementary strengths to build an integrated industrial value chain spanning aerospace, life sciences, semiconductors, textiles and technology services, Telangana IT and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu said on Friday (October 16, 2026).

Speaking at the Bengaluru roadshow of Invest Telangana Global Summit 2026, organised in association with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), he invited Karnataka-based companies to participate in the summit scheduled to be held at Bharat Future City, Hyderabad, from December 7 to 9.

Describing the two States as “two halves of one value chain”, Mr. Sridhar Babu said Telangana was seeking partnerships with Karnataka rather than competing with it for investments. The two States could leverage their respective strengths in research, design, manufacturing and large-scale production to strengthen India’s industrial ecosystem, he said.

He cited opportunities for aircraft engines designed in Bengaluru to be machined in Hyderabad’s aerospace parks, vaccines developed in Bengaluru’s biotechnology laboratories to be manufactured at scale in Genome Valley, and semiconductor designs to be integrated into electronics manufactured in Telangana. Similarly, cotton produced in Telangana could be processed at the Kakatiya Mega Textile Park and supplied to Bengaluru’s garment manufacturers serving global brands.

Global companies with their first Indian capability centres in Bengaluru could consider Hyderabad for their subsequent facilities, drawing on the talent pool and innovation ecosystem comprising institutions such as the Indian Institute of Science, IIT Hyderabad, the Indian School of Business and IIIT Hyderabad, besides startups supported by T-Hub, he said.

Mr. Sridhar Babu highlighted Bengaluru’s position as a major startup, aerospace and technology hub, acknowledging Karnataka’s contribution to India’s knowledge economy through institutions and organisations such as Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO( and the National Aerospace Laboratories. Telangana, meanwhile, had developed significant capabilities in information technology, life sciences and aerospace manufacturing, he said.

Outlining the State’s Telangana Rising 2047 vision, the Minister said the government aimed to build a $1 trillion economy by 2034 and a $3 trillion economy by 2047 under the leadership of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy.

He identified Bharat Future City, envisioned as a net-zero greenfield urban development with an AI City and a dedicated Mobility Valley, as a key component of the State’s growth strategy.