.hero-about {
      position: relative;
      height: 260px;
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    .hero-about img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
    }

    .hero-about-title {
      position: absolute;
      left: 50%;
      bottom: 50%;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      color: #ffffff;
      font-size: 54px;
      font-weight: 800;
      text-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
    }

    .section-block {
      background-color: #ffffff;
      border-radius: 24px;
      padding: 40px 36px;
      margin-bottom: 32px;
    }

    .about-heading {
      font-size: 1.4rem;
      font-weight: 700;
    }

    .about-highlight {
      color: #ff6a18;
    }

.stats-wrap {
    margin: 35px 0 0 0 !important;
}

.stat-card {
    background-color: #FCF7F2;
    border-radius: 19px;
    padding: 40px 11px 40px;
    text-align: center;
    height: 100%;
}

.stat-value {
    font-size: 30px;
    font-weight: 800;
    color: #FF4E00;
    margin-bottom: 4px;
}

.stat-label {
    font-size: 16px;
    color: #000;
}

    .icon-pill {
      width: 46px;
      height: 46px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      background-color: #fff1e0;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
    }

    .icon-pill span {
      font-size: 1.2rem;
      color: #ff6a18;
    }

    .section-title {
      font-weight: 800;
      font-size: 1.4rem;
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 8px;
    }

    .section-subtitle {
      text-align: center;
      font-size: 0.95rem;
      color: #777777;
      margin-bottom: 30px;
    }

    .value-card {
      background-color: #fff6ee;
      border-radius: 18px;
      padding: 22px 18px;
      text-align: left;
      height: 100%;
      font-size: 0.9rem;
    }

    .value-title {
      font-weight: 700;
      margin-bottom: 6px;
    }

    .journey-step {
      background-color: #fff6ee;
      border-radius: 18px;
      padding: 10px 14px;
      text-align: center;
      font-size: 0.86rem;
    }

    .journey-step-title {
      font-weight: 700;
      margin-bottom: 4px;
    }

    .journey-dots {
      border-bottom: 2px dashed #ffb47a;
      height: 2px;
    }

    .why-list-title {
      font-weight: 700;
      margin-top: 14px;
      margin-bottom: 4px;
    }

    .cta-banner {
      background: url("../../assets/img/generic/about-bottom-image.png") center/cover no-repeat;
      border-radius: 24px;
      padding: 46px 32px;
      color: #ffffff;
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    .cta-overlay {
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      background: linear-gradient(
        90deg,
        rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6) 0%,
        rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 55%,
        transparent 100%
      );
    }

    .cta-inner {
      position: relative;
      text-align:center;
    }

    .cta-btn {
      background-color: #ff6a18;
      border: none;
      border-radius: 999px;
      padding: 10px 26px;
      font-weight: 600;
      font-size: 0.96rem;
    }

    @media (max-width: 767.98px) {
      .hero-about {
        height: 220px;
      }

      .section-block {
        padding: 26px 18px;
      }
    }
	
.mission-vision-section {
      padding: 0px 0 50px;
    }

    .mv-card {
      background-color: #F8F8F8;
      border-radius: 24px;
      padding: 32px 34px;
      height: 100%;
    }

    .mv-icon {
      width: 58px;
      height: 58px;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      position: relative;
    }



    .mv-title {
      font-weight: 700;
      font-size: 1.2rem;
      color: #ff6a18;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
    }

    .mv-text {
      font-size: 0.96rem;
      color: #444444;
      margin-bottom: 0;
    }

    @media (max-width: 767.98px) {
      .mv-card {
        padding: 24px 22px;
      }
    }
	
	
	
	.core-values-section {
      padding: 10px 0 70px;
    }

.cv-wrapper {
    background-color: #FCF7F2;
    border-radius: 20px;
    padding: 60px 50px 50px;
}

.cv-title {
    font-weight: bold;
    font-size: 30px;
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.cv-subtitle {
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 18px;
    color: #000;
}

    .cv-subtitle:last-of-type {
      margin-bottom: 32px;
    }

.cv-card {
    background-color: #ffffff;
    border-radius: 24px;
    padding: 40px 35px 30px;
    text-align: left;
    height: 100%;
    font-size: 0.94rem;
}

    .cv-icon {
      width: 64px;
      height: 64px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      border: 2px solid #ff7a2d;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      margin-bottom: 16px;
    }

    .cv-icon-inner {
      width: 34px;
      height: 34px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      border: 2px solid #ff7a2d;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      color: #ff7a2d;
      font-size: 1.4rem;
    }

.cv-heading {
    font-weight: bold;
    font-size: 18px;
    color: #FF4E00;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    padding: 0 65px 0 0;
}

.cv-text {
    color: #000;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 19px;
}

    @media (max-width: 767.98px) {
      .cv-wrapper {
        padding: 28px 20px 24px;
      }
    }
	
.journey-section {
      padding: 60px 0 70px; position:relative;
    }

    .journey-title {
      font-weight: 800;
      font-size: 2rem;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
    }

    .journey-subtitle {
      font-size: 0.96rem;
      color: #666666;
      margin-bottom: 4px;
    }

    .journey-subtitle:last-of-type {
      margin-bottom: 55px;
    }

    .step-card {
      background-color: #f9f9f9;
      border-radius: 24px;
      padding: 18px 22px 18px;
      font-size: 0.94rem;
      min-width: 260px; position: relative; margin:0 0 20px 0;
    }

.step-title {
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #ffffff;
    padding: 10px 16px;
    border-radius: 18px 18px 18px 0;
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    top: -30px;
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
}

.dashed-arrow-vertical {
    width: 2px;
    height: 58px;
    border-left: 2px dashed #ff8a31;
    position: absolute;
    margin: 10px auto;
    right: 6%;
    z-index: 999;
    top: 53%;
}

.dashed-arrow-vertical::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 57%;
    bottom: -6px;
    transform: translateX(-57%);
    border-left: 7px solid transparent;
    border-right: 7px solid transparent;
    border-top: 9px solid #ff8a31;
}

p.why-text {
    color: #000;
    font-size: 16px;
    margin: 0 0 15px 0;
    line-height: 23px;
}

    .step-title.orange {
      background-color: #ff6a18;
    }

    .step-title.blue {
      background-color: #2f6f9f;
    }

    .step-title.yellow {
      background-color: #ffb21a;
      color: #4a2d00;
    }

    .step-title.green {
      background-color: #09a44a;
    }

    .step-title.purple {
      background-color: #a45aa8;
    }

    .step-title.violet {
      background-color: #6357c5;
    }

    .step-text {
    margin-bottom: 0;
    color: #000;
    line-height: 23px;
    padding: 15px 5px;
}

    .arrow-dashed {
      flex: 1;
      border-bottom: 2px dashed #ff9140;
      margin: 0 12px;
    }

    .arrow-down {
      width: 0;
      height: 0;
      border-left: 6px solid transparent;
      border-right: 6px solid transparent;
      border-top: 10px solid #ff9140;
      margin: 6px auto 0;
    }

    @media (max-width: 991.98px) {
      .flow-row {
        flex-direction: column;
      }
      .arrow-dashed {
        width: 2px;
        height: 28px;
        border-bottom: 0;
        border-left: 2px dashed #ff9140;
        margin: 8px auto;
      }
    }
	
.why-section {
      padding: 60px 0 70px;
    }

    .why-title {
      font-weight: 800;
      font-size: 2rem;
      margin-bottom: 22px;
    }

    .why-text {
      font-size: 0.96rem;
      color: #444444;
    }

.why-subheading {
    font-weight: bold;
    margin-top: 16px;
    margin-bottom: 4px;
    margin-left: 50px;
    font-size: 0.97rem;
}

.why-list-text {
    font-size: 16px;
    color: #000;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    margin-left: 50px; line-height:normal;
}

    .why-illustration-wrapper {
      position: relative;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
      align-items: flex-end;
    }

    .why-image {
      position: relative;
      z-index: 2;
      width: 100%;
      max-width: 520px;
    }

    @media (max-width: 991.98px) {
      .why-section {
        padding: 40px 0 50px;
      }

      .why-image {
        max-width: 420px;
      }
    }
	
header.hero-about {
    margin-top: 100px;
}

.section-block p {
    line-height: normal;
    color: #000;
    margin: 0 0 20px 0;
}

 .journey-top {
      padding: 30px 0;
    }

    .step-flow {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      gap: 0;
      overflow-x: auto;
    }

    .step-card-mini {
      background-color: #f9f9f9;
      border-radius: 22px;
      padding: 16px 20px 18px;
      min-width: 290px;
      max-width: 340px;
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      position: relative;
    }

    .step-title-mini {
      font-weight: 700;
      color: #ffffff;
      padding: 8px 16px;
      border-radius: 18px;
      display: inline-block;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      font-size: 0.95rem;
    }

    .step-orange {
      background-color: #ff6a18;
    }

    .step-blue {
      background-color: #376f96;
    }

    .step-yellow {
      background-color: #ffb21a;
      color: #4a2d00;
    }

    .step-text-mini {
      margin-bottom: 0;
      color: #444444;
    }

    .dashed-arrow {
      width: 60px;
      height: 2px;
      border-bottom: 2px dashed #ff8a31;
      position: relative;
      margin: 0 6px;
      flex-shrink: 0;
    }

    .dashed-arrow::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    right: -2px;
    top: 51%;
    transform: translateY(-51%);
    border-left: 10px solid #ff8a31;
    border-top: 7px solid transparent;
    border-bottom: 7px solid transparent;
}
	
	.dashed-arrow-reverse {
      width: 60px;
      height: 2px;
      border-bottom: 2px dashed #ff8a31;
      position: relative;
      margin: 0 6px;
      flex-shrink: 0;
    }

.dashed-arrow-reverse::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: -2px;
    top: 41%;
    transform: translateY(-41%);
    border-right: 10px solid #ff8a31;
    border-top: 7px solid transparent;
    border-bottom: 7px solid transparent;
}
	

    @media (max-width: 767.98px) {
      .step-flow {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: stretch;
      }

      .dashed-arrow {
        width: 2px;
        height: 24px;
        border-bottom: 0;
        border-left: 2px dashed #ff8a31;
        margin: 10px auto;
      }

      .dashed-arrow::after {
        right: 50%;
        top: auto;
        bottom: -2px;
        transform: translateX(50%);
        border-left: 5px solid transparent;
        border-right: 5px solid transparent;
        border-top: 6px solid #ff8a31;
      }
    }
	
.cta-inner h3.mb-2 {
    font-size: 30px;
    color: #fff;
}

.cta-inner p.mb-3 {
    font-size: 18px;
}

button.btn.btn-primary.cta-btn {
    background: #FF4E00;
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: bold;
    padding: 15px 30px; border:0;
}

/* container alignment */
.state-toggle-wrapper {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

/* base tab styles */
.state-toggle .nav-link {
  border: none;
  background: transparent;
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  color: #a0a0a0;
  padding: 0 12px;
}

.state-toggle .nav-link.active {
  color: #000000;
}

/* switch track between the labels */
.toggle-track {
  width: 54px;
  height: 26px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background-color: #ffe4cf;   /* light peach */
  margin: 0 10px;
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}

/* orange knob */
.toggle-knob {
  width: 26px;
  height: 26px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background-color: #ff6a18;
  display: block;
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;                     /* Telangana active by default */
}

/* when Andhra tab is active, move knob right */
#andhra-tab.active ~ .toggle-track .toggle-knob,
.state-toggle .nav-link#andhra-tab.active + .toggle-track .toggle-knob {
  left: auto;
  right: 0;
}

.index {
    float: right;
    font-size: 50px;
    color: #D9D9D9;
    font-weight: bold;
}