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When Telangana was formed in 2014, its Maternal Mortality Ratio stood at 92 per lakh live births. By 2020-21, it had fallen to 43, better than the national average of 97. The Infant Mortality Rate fell from 39 to 21. Government medical colleges grew from 5 to 26. Residential schools grew from 289 to 930, with student enrolment rising from 1.25 lakh to 4.28 lakh. These are not incremental improvements. They are the indicators of a state that decided, for the first time in its history, to invest in the bodies and minds of its own people.

The health and education systems that Telangana inherited in 2014 reflected sixty years of deliberate under-investment. Government hospitals were under-resourced and understaffed. Medical colleges were concentrated in Hyderabad. Schools in rural Telangana lacked toilets, electricity and furniture. The children of Warangal, Adilabad and Mahbubnagar attended schools that the state had not repaired in decades. The KCR government's response was methodical and sustained. It did not attempt a single large reform. Instead it built, scheme by scheme and institution by institution, a healthcare system and an education system that reached the last village and the last child.

5 → 26

Government Medical Colleges in Telangana, with MBBS seats growing from 700 to 2,815, and PG seats from 515 to 1,216

289 → 930

Residential schools, with student enrolment growing from 1,25,391 to 4,28,008 and 641 new schools added after statehood

92 → 43

Maternal Mortality Ratio per lakh live births, against a national average of 97, making Telangana one of the best performing large states

Health Indicators: Before and After Statehood

The most reliable measure of a healthcare system is not the number of hospitals but what happens to mothers and children. On every critical maternal and child health indicator, Telangana's performance improved dramatically between 2014 and 2021, in most cases outperforming the national average and many larger, wealthier states.

MMR 2014-15

Maternal deaths per lakh live births

MMR 2020-21

National average 97. Telangana now among the best.

IMR 2014-15

Infant deaths per 1,000 live births

IMR 2020

National average 28. A 46% reduction.

Full Immunisation 2014-15

68%

Percentage of children fully immunised

Full Immunisation 2020-21

96%

From 68% to 96%, a near-complete coverage

Public Hospital Deliveries 2014

30%

Percentage of deliveries in government hospitals

Public Hospital Deliveries 2021

50%

Driven by KCR Kit and Amma Vodi incentives

Telangana's Health Indicators Compared with Other States

Indicator	Telangana	Andhra Pradesh	Karnataka	Tamil Nadu	India
Maternal Mortality Ratio	43	45	69	54	97
Infant Mortality Rate	21	24	19	13	28
Under 5 Mortality Rate	26	31	26	16	35
Neonatal Mortality Rate	17	18	16	10	22
Total Fertility Rate	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.6	2.2

Healthcare Infrastructure, Before and After Statehood

Indicator	2014-15	2020-21
Hospital beds	17,150	27,966
Government Medical Colleges	5	26
MBBS seats in Government colleges	700	2,815
Post Graduate seats in Government colleges	515	1,216
Dialysis Centres	3	43
Basti Dawakhana	0	496
Diagnostic Hubs	0	20
Blood Banks	18	57
RT PCR Labs	0	33
108 Emergency Ambulances	331	424
Amma Vodi vehicles (102 service)	0	300
Special Newborn Care Units (SNCUs)	18	46
Intensive Care Units	3	20
Maternal ICUs	0	5
Organ Transplant Centres	2	3

Major Health Schemes: Scale and Performance

Basti Dawakhana

Urban primary health centres located within slums, each serving 5,000 to 10,000 residents. Free consultation, diagnostics and drugs. Currently 321 operational in GHMC area, 496 total across the state. Total beneficiaries: 2,11,23,408. Total expenditure: Rs.94.87 crore.

Telangana Diagnostics

Hub and spoke diagnostic model launched in 2018. 20 hubs operational. 60 types of tests conducted free of cost including ECG, ultrasound, mammogram, 2D Echo and cancer screening. Total beneficiaries: 42,33,046. Total tests conducted: 1,50,91,872. Total expenditure: Rs.233.80 crore.

Aarogyasri

Cashless treatment scheme merged with Ayushman Bharat PMJAY in May 2021. Maximum coverage increased from Rs.2 lakh to Rs.5 lakh per family per year. Total beneficiaries since 2014: 15,39,994. Total expenditure: Rs.6,823.59 crore across nine years.

108 Emergency Ambulance Service

424 ambulances currently operational, up from 331 at state formation. 298 new ambulances purchased. 100 ambulances received as donation. 398 old ambulances replaced. Total beneficiaries since 2014: 43,94,413. Total expenditure: Rs.632.17 crore.

Employee and Journalist Health Scheme

Cashless treatment for all state government employees, pensioners and journalists including their dependent family members. 344 empanelled hospitals. 12,04,654 beneficiaries enrolled. Total beneficiaries since 2014: 3,65,200. Total expenditure: Rs.1,475.19 crore.

TIMS Gachibowli

Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences, a state-of-the-art multi-speciality hospital with a total bed strength of 1,261 beds, including 137 ICU and ventilator beds and 843 oxygen beds. Four TIMS hospitals sanctioned in Hyderabad, one super-specialty hospital in Warangal.

Special Newborn Care Units

46 SNCUs operational across the state, equipped with advanced medical technology and trained healthcare professionals. A total of 64,310 children admitted to SNCUs during 2023-24 alone (up to June 2024).

Education: The Largest Expansion of Residential Schooling in India

Residential Schools, Junior Colleges and Degree Colleges

Category	Before 2014	Added After 2014	Total	Students
SC Residential Schools	132	104	236	1,13,280
ST Residential Schools	91	70	161	66,168
BC Residential Schools	19	275	294	1,33,720
Minority Residential Schools	12	192	204	97,920
General Residential Schools	35	0	35	16,920
SC Residential Junior Colleges	112	126	238	38,389
ST Residential Junior Colleges	30	88	118	23,840
BC Residential Junior Colleges	0	142	142	25,440
Minority Residential Junior Colleges	2	202	204	32,640
SC Degree Colleges	0	30	30	25,200
ST Degree Colleges	0	22	22	14,020
BC Degree Colleges	0	16	16	6,000
Total Residential Schools	289	641	930	4,28,008

Mana Ooru Mana Badi: Rebuilding Every Government School

Launched in January 2022, Mana Ooru Mana Badi was the most comprehensive government school infrastructure programme in the history of Telangana. All 26,065 government schools were to be upgraded across three phases with a total budget of Rs.7,289.54 crore. In Phase I alone, 9,123 schools covering 12,96,167 students were taken up at Rs.3,497.62 crore. The programme covered 12 components: toilets with running water, electrification, drinking water, furniture, painting, major and minor repairs, green chalkboards, compound walls, kitchen sheds, new classrooms, dining halls and digital classrooms in high schools.

Other Education Achievements	Details
Government schools in Telangana	26,815 schools with 23,35,952 students enrolled
New admissions in government schools, 2022-23	Over 1 lakh new students, showing migration from private to government schools
English medium introduced	English medium instruction introduced in all government schools statewide
New government degree colleges	15 new degree colleges established after statehood, one in every assembly constituency. Total faculty grew from 450 to 1,940.
Gross Enrollment Ratio	36.2% for government degree colleges, higher than the national average
DOST system for degree admissions	Degree Online Services of Telangana introduced 2016-17 for transparent admissions. Won Scotch Platinum Award in technology category in 2017.
T-SAT educational app	Ranked No. 1 app in India with 1.2 million downloads. Digital lessons transmitted for III to X class students through T-SAT Vidya and Nipuna channels.
Pre-matric scholarships, SC and ST	Rs.611.43 crore spent by the government on pre-matric scholarships for SC and ST students.
Post-matric scholarships, SC, ST, BC and minorities	Rs.16,704 crore spent on post-matric scholarships across all communities.
Library facilities in government schools	Library facilities provided to 91% of government schools statewide.
Residential institutions specifically for girls	270 residential educational institutions established specifically for girl students.
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University	JNTUH colleges established at Sirisilla and Vanaparthi after statehood. JNTUH College of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Sultanpur, Sangareddy, established 2021-22.

The Telangana government's idea is to provide good education, better accommodation and good food to the students, and to make future women healthy and high. Telangana is the only state in the country with the highest number of Gurukula Vidyalayas.

Government of Telangana, School Education Department

Health and Education, Key Achievements at a Glance

Maternal Mortality Ratio halved from 92 to 43 per lakh live births. Better than the national average of 97 and better than Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
Infant Mortality Rate fell from 39 to 21 per 1,000 live births. Full immunisation coverage rose from 68% to 96%.
Government Medical Colleges grew from 5 to 26. MBBS seats grew from 700 to 2,815. PG seats grew from 515 to 1,216. A new medical college in virtually every district.
Hospital beds increased from 17,150 to 27,966. Dialysis centres from 3 to 43. Basti Dawakhana from zero to 496. 2,11,23,408 urban poor treated free of charge.
46 Special Newborn Care Units operational. 64,310 children admitted in 2023-24 alone.
930 residential schools educating 4,28,008 students, up from 289 schools and 1,25,391 students in 2014. 641 new schools added after statehood. Government spends Rs.1,25,000 per student per year.
Mana Ooru Mana Badi allocated Rs.7,289.54 crore to upgrade all 26,065 government schools across 12 components including digital classrooms, toilets, furniture and compound walls.
Post-matric scholarships of Rs.16,704 crore provided to SC, ST, BC and minority students. Pre-matric scholarships of Rs.611.43 crore for SC and ST students. 270 residential institutions built specifically for girl students.