New Delhi/Hyderabad, June 11 -- Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday said education and healthcare are the strongest foundations for national development and essential for achieving the Centre's Viksit Bharat 2047 vision.

Addressing the 11th NITI Aayog Governing Council meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he outlined Telangana's development model based on findings from the state's 2024 Social, Economic, Educational, Employment, Political and Caste (SEEEPC) Survey.

The Chief Minister said the survey of 3.55 crore people across 242 castes revealed that lack of education, rather than wealth or land ownership, is the primary cause of social backwardness. Stressing the need for an education revolution, skill develo...