Hyderabad: Former Telangana Minister T. Harish Rao on Wednesday hailed the sharp decline in the state’s Infant Mortality Rate (IMR), crediting it to the welfare measures introduced under the leadership of former Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao.
Harish Rao credits KCR for historic fall in Telangana IMR
Citing the latest Sample Registration System Report-2023, Harish Rao said Telangana’s IMR dropped from 41.2 during 2011–13 to 18 in 2021–23, a historic 52 per cent reduction. Writing on social media platform X, he described the achievement as “not magic, but KCR’s vision.”
He recalled that initiatives such as KCR Kits, Nutrition Kits, Amma Odi vehicles and maternal-and-child welfare programmes saved thousands of lives. “While Congress deceived people with empty promises, KCR delivered results that made the nation proud. This is the true Telangana model,” Harish Rao posted.
Telangana surpasses national average in IMR
According to the SRS 2023 report, India’s IMR declined from 40 in 2013 to 25 in 2023. Telangana outperformed the national average, recording an IMR of 18.
In rural Telangana, IMR fell from 44 to 28, while in urban areas it declined from 27 to 18. Health officials described the improvement as evidence of strong progress in healthcare access and maternal welfare schemes across the state.
In 2011-13, Telangana’s IMR was 41.2. By 2021-23, it dropped to 18. Telangana achieved a historic 52% fall decline.
This is not magic, this is KCR’s vision in action.
KCR Kits, Nutrition Kits, Ammavodi vehicles and mother child welfare measures saved thousands of lives.… pic.twitter.com/9Mjlg6O8ZG
— Harish Rao Thanneeru (@BRSHarish) September 10, 2025