Archive · 7 Aug 2026
PJTAU Charts Rs 1,500 Crore Roadmap for Telangana Rising 2047
A university in Telangana that teaches farming and agriculture had a big celebration.
The celebration was for the 92nd birthday of Jayashankar, the leader the university is named after.
The head of the university, Aldas Janaiah, said farming will be very important for Telangana's future goals in 2047.
The university wants to build new technology, including artificial intelligence that can farm without people.
To do this, they need a lot of money, about 1,500 crore rupees.
They asked the state government for 850 crore rupees and the central government for 465 crore rupees.
A special guest said he was happy that 70 out of every 100 students at the university are girls.
Another speaker said universities need to solve problems like climate change and help farmers who have little land.
Staff and students also asked the leaders for help with administrative problems at the university.
Everyone hopes the university will one day become the best farming university in India.
PJTAU Vice-Chancellor Aldas Janaiah said agriculture would play a pivotal role in achieving the Telangana Rising 2047 goal.
The university's human resources and infrastructure roadmap, including Artificial Intelligence for unmanned farming technologies, requires Rs 1,500 crore in funding.
A proposal seeking Rs 850 crore via NABARD was handed to State Planning Board Vice-Chairman G Chinna Reddy, while a Rs 465 crore central government proposal was given to Malkajgiri MP Etela Rajender.
Chief guest G Chinna Reddy noted that female students constitute 70 per cent of the university's student body and hoped PJTAU would secure the top rank among national agricultural universities.
PL Visweshwara Rao's inaugural Jayashankar Memorial Lecture urged universities to tackle challenges like climate change and chemical fertilisers while keeping innovations accessible to small and marginal farmers.
- Who
- PJTAU Vice-Chancellor Aldas Janaiah, State Planning Board Vice-Chairman G Chinna Reddy, Malkajgiri MP Etela Rajender, Telangana Education Commission Member PL Visweshwara Rao, and university staff and students.
- What
- The university charted a roadmap for the Telangana Rising 2047 goal, with a Rs 1,500 crore plan covering human resources, infrastructure, and AI-based unmanned farming technologies.
- When
- August 6, during the 92nd birth anniversary celebrations of Jayashankar.
- Where
- Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University (PJTAU) in Telangana.
- Why
- To position agriculture as pivotal to Telangana Rising 2047 and to secure state and central funding for the university's development.
- University
- Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University (PJTAU)
- Event
- 92nd birth anniversary celebrations of Jayashankar
- Date
- August 6
- Total funding sought
- Rs 1,500 crore
- State proposal via NABARD
- Rs 850 crore
- Central government proposal
- Rs 465 crore
- Female students
- 70 per cent of student body
- Key technology plan
- Artificial Intelligence for unmanned farming technologies