Hyderabad, March 21 -- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Saturday, March 21, highlighted a decline in IT sector employment in Hyderabad, citing figures presented by the Telangana government in recent official statements.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), KTR said the government had admitted twice within a week that IT jobs in Hyderabad fell from 9.46 lakh in 2023 to 9.39 lakh in 2026.

He described the development as "shocking."

The data was first mentioned in the Governor's address on March 16 and was reiterated in the state Budget speech delivered by Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu, KTR said.

The former IT minister questioned whether the decline was due to the impa...