Why Telangana

    Livability @ Telangana

    Consistently ranked India’s most liveable major city for global talent.

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    -Mercer's Ranking

    Livability at a glance

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    Safety

    Current position — 2025

    Telangana continues to prioritise citizen and women’s safety through a multi-layered, technology-driven approach. SHE Teams addressed more than 18,000 petitions in 2025, working alongside the T-Safe service, which enables real-time monitoring of commutes for enhanced security.

    35 & 36Bharosa Centres and One Stop Centres providing integrated medical, legal and psychological assistance to survivors of violence
    DARPANFacial recognition tool and specialised rescue operations supporting proactive law enforcement
    59,000“Anti-Drug Soldiers” backing community-driven drug prevention
    EAGLEElite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement — the renamed and upgraded Telangana Anti-Narcotics Bureau, launched June 2025 under the motto “Zero Tolerance – Total Surveillance”

    Surveillance coverage

    “Telangana has highest number of CCTV cameras, 64% of total in India”

    2,75,528 cameras — more than the next nine states combined

    Cameras by state

    • Telangana275,528
    • Tamil Nadu40,112
    • Maharashtra39,587
    • Madhya Pradesh21,206
    • Andhra Pradesh14,770
    • Gujarat7,361
    • Delhi5,332
    • Rajasthan4,838
    • West Bengal3,825
    • Karnataka2,997

    SHE Teams — programme background

    Introduction to SHE Teams

    SHE TEAMS has been introduced in Telangana state with a moto to provide safety and security to women in Telangana and to make Hyderabad a SAFE AND SMART CITY.

    Visit the SHE Teams website — sheteamhydpolice.telangana.gov.in

    Performance and crime analysis, since the 2014 launch

    The program of SHE teams was launched on 24th October, 2014 with the aim of curbing eveteasing in all aspects, in all forms, at all places, providing safety and security to women in the society, facilitating healthy environment for womens mobility thereby building up confidence in women to fulfill the Telangana Government commitment of safe and secure Hyderabad City to women.

    • Telangana Government is committed to safe and secured Hyderabad City for women. Zero tolerance policy towards women safety.
    • 100 SHE TEAMS are working under direct supervision of Smt. Shikha Goel IPS, Addl. Commissioner of Police, Crimes & SIT
    • Places and timings where eve teasing is prominent are identified and plotted. These places are under surveillance of these teams. Stalkers are identified and brought to the CCS Police Station.
    • Counseling is done along with stalker family members in the Police station.
    • His activity sheet is prepared and kept in central data base and his activities are monitored on a daily basis.
    • Legal action will be initiated as per provisions of Law. Stringent action will be initiated (Nirbhaya Act), if he comes to adverse notice again and again, repeatedly.
    • Victims name and identity will be kept confidential.
    • Dial 100 will be the help line to lodge all complaints by the victims in this regard. SHE TEAMS which are already in the field will swing into action immediately after receiving the call.
    • In addition to acting on their own, Awareness programmes will be conducted through out the Hyderabad City to women to come out openly and also inform men to know about the consequences of teasing or sexual harassment and stringent laws existing to protect women at open places, on transit, at work places.
    • Appeal to public transport drivers and conductors, MMTS Trains, to either inform to dial 100 or take vehicle to nearest police station on information from women of teasing.

    Quality of Living

    Mercer Quality of Living City Ranking 2024

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    Hyderabad is the highest-ranked Indian city, an improvement from 153rd in 2023. Mercer has not published a newer edition as of this writing.

    1. Hyderabad150
    2. Pune154
    3. Bengaluru156
    4. Mumbai158

    Cost of Living — Mercer City Ranking 2024

    Among major Indian metros, Hyderabad remains one of the more affordable cities for international assignees, ranking 202nd globally in Mercer’s 2024 Cost of Living survey — well behind Mumbai (136), Delhi (164), Chennai (189) and Bengaluru (195). Housing rental increases in Hyderabad were also among the mildest in the country, in the 2–4% range, compared with double-digit rent growth in Delhi and Mumbai.

    CityGlobal rank (2024)Change vs 2023
    Mumbai136↑ 11
    Delhi164↑ 4
    Chennai189↓ 5
    Bengaluru195↓ 6
    Hyderabad202No change
    Pune205↑ 8
    Kolkata207↑ 4

    Lower rank = more expensive. Ranked out of 226 cities globally, with Hong Kong at #1 as the world’s most expensive.

    Earlier comparison, retained for reference — cost and rent indices, Mercer quality-of-living history and the JLL City Momentum Index.

    Hyderabad has the lowest cost of living and rental costs than most other major Industrial Hubs (Asia)

    Cost of Living
    Pune
    Delhi-NCR
    Hyderabad
    Mumbai
    Bangalore
    Cost of Living
    25.59
    26.74
    23.91
    26.85
    25.89
    Rent Index
    7.09
    7.94
    6.15
    19.84
    8.37
    Cost of Living+Rent
    16.82
    17.83
    15.49
    23.53
    17.59
    Groceries Index
    25.79
    24.81
    24.58
    25.26
    26.17
    Restaurant Index
    19.96
    22.97
    15.65
    23.98
    18.94

    MERCER RANKING

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    JLL: GLOBAL CITY MOMENTUM INDEX

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    Lifestyle Index
    Delhi NCR
    Mumbai
    Pune
    Bengaluru
    Hyderabad
    Chennai
    Quality of Living
    162
    154
    143
    149
    143
    151
    Cost of Living
    20.40     ●
    24.95     ●
    17.76     ●
    18.29
    16.13     ●
    16.25     ●
    Languages Spoken
    Hindi, English, Marathi, Konkani, Gujrati
    Hindi, English, Marathi, Konkani, Gujrati
    Hindi, English, Marathi, Gujrati
    Kannada, English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam
    Telugu, Urdu, Hindi, English
    English, Tamil
    Property Rates (Avg Price per Sq.ft)
    3K-28K / Sqft     ●
    6K-63K / Sqft     ●
    2.5K-14K / Sqft     ●
    3K-17K / Sqft     ●
    4K-11.7K / Sqft     ●
    2.2K-19K / Sqft     ●
    Rent Rates 2BHK ( Rent Range)
    5K-62K     ●
    6K-1.6L     ●
    5K-30K     ●
    6K-47K
    6K-30K     ●
    6K-33K     ●
    Public Transport
    Metro,Buses     ●
    Suburban Rail, Metro, Bus     ●
    Bus     ●
    Bus, Metro     ●
    Bus, Metro     ●
    Bus, Metro, Suburban Rail     ●
    Urban Mobility Index
    31.5
    42.1
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    40.5
    43
    41.7
    City Momentum Index
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    20th     ●
    12th     ●
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    1st     ●
    5th     ●
    Avg Daily Commute Speed
    20.6 Kmph     ●
    18.5 Kmph     ●
    19.9 Kmph     ●
    18.7 Kmph     ●
    21.2 Kmph     ●
    25.7 Kmph     ●
    Avg One-Way Commute
    20 Km in 60 minutes     ●
    17 Km in 55 minutes     ●
    16 Km in 50 minutes     ●
    15 Km in 49 minutes     ●
    18 Km in 50 minutes     ●
    21 Km in 50 minutes     ●
    Morning Peak Hours to work (Average Travel Time)
    8am (87 minutes)     ●
    9am (65 minutes)     ●
    9am (51 minutes)     ●
    9am (65 minutes)     ●
    9am (58 minutes)     ●
    9am (63 minutes)     ●
    Air Quality Index (PM 2.5 levels)
    319     ●
    328     ●
    96     ●
    93     ●
    97     ●
    103     ●
    Composite Water Management Index
    20     ●
    –
    56     ●
    59     ●
    74     ●
    58     ●
                                                                                                    Relative Strength     ●        Relative Weakness     ●
    1.Mercer’s 21st Quality of Living, 2019 2. Mercer’s 25th Cost of Living Survey 2019. 3. Real-Estate-Property-Rates-Index (99 acres) 4. Arthur D.Little Urban Mobility Index 3.0 5. JLL City Momentum Index 2020. 6. Moveinsync, “Travel Time Report 2019. 7. Real Time Air Quality Index. 8. Niti Aayog, Report On The Composite Water Management Index 2.0       -(Catenon Analysis)

    Digital Infrastructure

    Multiple initiatives have been taken by Telangana government to digitally connected ecosystem in the state.

    Scale as of September 2025

    Telangana’s digital backbone continues to expand at scale.

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    0Gram Panchayats reached by T-Fiber

    T-Fiber connectivity powers India’s first Rural AI Lab, and was mandated in December 2024 as the backbone for last-mile digital governance, education and healthcare delivery.

    Programmes delivering it

    • Hy-FiCity-wide public Wi-Fi ~3,000Hotspots citywideHighestIn the country Government has partnered with various ISPs to install ~3000 hotspots across the city – the highest in the country. Similar setup is being planned in other cities and municipalities in Telangana State.
    • T-FiberRural fibre grid 47+ lakhHouseholds1+ lakhEnterprises8,895Gram Panchayats10,128Villages T-Fiber aims to connect every household, government institution and private enterprise across the rural part of the state through optical fiber connectivity. Connectivity to 47+ lakh households and 1+ lakh public & private enterprises across 10 Zones (31 Districts), 584 Mandals (Block), 8,895 Gram Panchayats and 10,128 Villages.
    • Mee SevaCitizen service delivery 4,500+Service centres5–10 kmFrom almost every citizen Largest Citizen Service Delivery Platform in the country with over 4500+ centres, available in 5-10 km distance of almost every citizen in Telangana.
    • T-Appm-Governance G2CGovernment to citizenVASValue-added servicesB2CBusiness to citizen T-App: A comprehensive m-Governance solution for Anytime, Anywhere, Anyhow delivery of G2C, VAS and B2C services.

    Airport

    Urban mobility & aviation — 2024-25

    Rajiv Gandhi International Airport has emerged as India’s 4th busiest airport, handling over 2.9 crore (29 million) passengers and around 1,65,000 tonnes of cargo annually, connecting 26 international destinations via 23 international and 3 Indian carriers, plus 74 domestic destinations via 8 domestic carriers.

    Air passenger traffic grew from 2.5 crore in 2023-24 to 2.9 crore in 2024-25 — up 16.49%. In the first eight months of 2025-26 alone (April–November), traffic had already reached 2.07 crore passengers. Vision 2047 targets 8 crore passengers a year.

    Hyderabad Metro Rail ridership continues to grow, with an approved Rs. 43,848 crore Phase II expansion underway, and the Regional Ring Road (161.52 km) is progressing to unlock a new economic corridor around the city.

    AirportPassengers (2024-25)
    Rajiv Gandhi International Airport2,91,65,232
    Begumpet Airport15,840
    Total2,91,81,072

    Rajiv Gandhi International Airport

    The strategically located Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Hyderabad has placed the city prominently on the global aviation map, thereby contributing to the prosperity, growth and all-round economic development of the region.

    Telangana has one operating airport, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Shamshabad, owned and operated by International Airport Limited.

    • LEED ‘Silver’Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating, for its eco-friendly design
    • ACI ASQ No. 1World number one, won four times in its ten-year journey
    • Top ten worldwideConsistently ranked, in surveys conducted by AirHelp
    • 14,330 sq.mModular integrated cargo facility, with capacity to handle 1,50,000 MT per annum
    • Aerospace SEZWith an operational MRO facility and an aviation academy
    • 12 → 40 MPPADesigned for 12 million passengers a year, developable phase-wise to an ultimate 40

    Announced September 2019. GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL), operator of the world’s third fastest growing airport in the 15 MPPA-or-more category, planned to expand capacity to 50 million passengers a year with an investment of Rs 8,500 crore (US$ 1.22 billion).

    Historical record — 2015-16 to 2019-20

    Passenger traffic million
    • 12.382015-16
    • 15.102016-17
    • 18.162017-18
    • 21.402018-19
    • 18.802019-20*
    Aircraft movement number of movements
    • 105,7722015-16
    • 130,7132016-17
    • 149,5812017-18
    • 179,6062018-19
    • 156,6182019-20*

    Passenger traffic increased 17.9% year-on-year to 21.40 million in FY19. Aircraft movement and passenger traffic stood at 1,56,618 and 18.80 million respectively in 2019-20. Per Airports Authority of India statistics, freight traffic rose 7.4% year-on-year to 144,126 metric tonnes in FY19, and stood at 69,766 metric tonnes in 2019-20. *2019-20 reflects the pandemic-affected year. Current figures are in the 2024-25 block above.

    Environment & Sustainability

    Telangana has set a long-term goal of increasing forest cover to 33% of the state’s land area by 2047, anchoring sustainable growth alongside economic expansion.

    The upcoming Bharat Future City — India’s first Net-Zero greenfield smart city, spanning roughly 765 sq. km — is designed around integrated green cooling systems, a 15,000-acre reserve forest, and transit-oriented development to reduce travel demand.

    • 33%Forest cover target by 2047
    • 765 sq. kmBharat Future City footprint
    • 15,000 acresReserve forest within it
    • Net-ZeroIndia’s first greenfield smart city of its kind

    Sources. Telangana Socio-Economic Outlook 2026 (Planning Department) for safety, digital, aviation and environment data; Mercer Quality of Living 2024 and Cost of Living 2024 releases for the external benchmarks. Checked July–August 2026.