Make Telangana the Safest Manufacturing Hub, Says Government Official

When Sarvesh Singh, director and CEO of Telangana Lifesciences and Pharma, took the stage at the CII Telangana conference in Hyderabad on Saturday, he didn’t just talk about regulations – he talked about a mindset shift. He urged the pharma community to see safety not as a boring checklist, but as a real lever for competitiveness.

"Innovation, quality and safety are the three pillars of a globally competitive life‑sciences ecosystem," Singh said, his tone a mix of optimism and a hint of warning. He reminded the audience that Telangana, often called the life‑sciences and vaccine capital of the world, carries a weighty responsibility to set the bar higher.

Rather than treating safety as an after‑thought, Singh pushed for a proactive culture: continuous incident reporting, real‑time monitoring and the adoption of cutting‑edge tech. Think AI‑driven analytics that spot anomalies before they become problems, IoT sensors feeding live data, digital twins that let you test changes in a virtual plant, wearables that alert workers of hazardous conditions, and even drones zipping around for inspections.

Chakravarthi AVPS, convener of the CII Telangana Pharma and Life Sciences panel, echoed the sentiment, adding, "Scale without safety is a liability, and growth without resilience is unsustainable." He urged companies to embed safety by design, not merely slap on compliance stickers.

R. Sivaprasad Reddy, former chairman of CII Telangana, reinforced the point, calling process safety the foundation of a resilient, globally competitive sector. He pledged CII’s continued support through knowledge‑sharing events, capacity‑building programmes and collaborations on best practices.

In short, the message was clear: if Telangana wants to keep its claim as a leading manufacturing destination, it must become the safest one too – and that safety will be powered by technology, transparency and a genuine cultural shift.