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HYDERABAD: Telangana has emerged as a model for “Growth with Values”, exemplifying ethical, inclusive and sustainable industrial development, said IT and industries minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu on Friday. Speaking at the inaugural session of JITO Connect 2025 in Hyderabad, the minister said Telangana had created one of the most conducive environments for entrepreneurship and industrial expansion in India. He invited business leaders to explore the state’s investment ecosystem, built on a foundation of trust, transparency and innovation.Sridhar Babu said there had been a perceptible shift among industrialists, who were now looking beyond short-term incentives and focusing on long-term sustainability and social impact. “Telangana is not waiting for the future—it is building the future,” he said, crediting the state’s success to its progressive policies, robust infrastructure and proactive governance.Encouraging entrepreneurs to experience Telangana’s innovation-driven environment firsthand, the minister said that true unicorns should not be defined merely by their market value but by their impact on people’s lives. He urged young innovators to channel their creativity toward improving the lives of a billion people, creating enterprises rooted in purpose and ethics.