At Earth Summit 2025–26 in Hyderabad, Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Reaffirms Government’s Commitment to Farmers’ Prosperity
21 November 2025, New Delhi: The Hyderabad edition of Earth Summit 2025–26, an initiative of NABARD and the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), opened today at HITEX Exhibition Centre with a strong focus on rural transformation, digital agriculture, and next-generation cooperative systems.
Speaking at the inaugural session on the theme ‘Towards an Inclusive Economic Future: Empowering Rural India through Reform and Innovation’, Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu, Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana, underlined the state government’s continued investments in irrigation, digital crop records, and post-harvest systems. He stated that these interventions are helping restore confidence among rural families and strengthening farmers’ economic security. “Our government stands with farmers not only in difficult years but throughout their journey toward prosperity,” he noted.
The Deputy Chief Minister added that Telangana’s approach to rural development is built around a unified vision that connects digital infrastructure, agritech, fintech, renewable energy, and incubation networks. “Rural growth must be exponential, not incremental,” he said.
Tummala Nageswara Rao, Telangana’s Minister for Agriculture, Marketing, Co-operation, and Handlooms & Textiles, reiterated the government’s commitment to building a robust agricultural ecosystem. He emphasized that strengthening cooperatives, market linkages, and farmer-focused innovation remains essential for India’s overall progress.
Highlighting the evolving needs of the rural economy, NABARD Chairman Shaji KV announced that the institution is developing a new “Rural Finance 2.0” architecture. The framework will integrate digital real-time Kisan Credit Card systems and data-driven underwriting. He said NABARD is working closely with the Government of India and several state governments, including Telangana, to digitize the cooperative sector. “Rural India must become the engine of economic growth, and this requires new institutions, new digital architectures, and new partnerships,” he added.
Senior NABARD officials Goverdhan Singh Rawat and Ajay Kumar Sood also addressed the session, reaffirming the institution’s long-term commitment to strengthening India’s rural and agricultural systems.
The two-day Earth Summit, held from November 20–21, 2025, brings together policymakers, agritech startups, financial institutions, digital platforms, climate-tech innovators, and energy enterprises from across the southern, eastern, and northeastern regions of India. This year’s edition in Hyderabad will be followed by summits in Gandhinagar and New Delhi.
The event is supported by national institutions including the Ministry of Electronics and IT, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, and the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, reflecting an integrated push toward rural innovation and technology-driven development.
The Hyderabad edition is hosting more than 2,000 attendees, 80+ speakers, 50+ exhibitors, 25+ thematic sessions, participation from 15 States and UTs, and a flagship rural innovation hackathon. Day 1 features keynotes, panel discussions, fireside chats, and impact sessions with leaders from government, NABARD, IAMAI, RBI, and the startup ecosystem.
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