Hyderabad, Sept. 22 -- Telangana civil supplies minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Monday, September 22 said that quality is key for the development of the state.

Uttam Kumar stressed that rigorous standards in irrigation and food distribution determine whether public welfare reaches citizens "without spoilage or diversion".

Addressing the 39th Annual Convention of the Quality Circle Forum of India (QCFI), Hyderabad chapter, he said the government was investing in digitisation, real-time monitoring, and automation across supply chains "so that efficiency and quality can be guaranteed at every stage".

Focusing on irrigation, he stressed that the build quality of projects, canals, pipelines, and reservoirs directly affected farmers' livelih...