Osmania University lost crores in Central grants due to delayed utilisation and failure to submit certificates, the CAG report said. Funds under UGC, PURSE, PMMMNMTT and RUSA schemes were either underutilised or forfeited, affecting infrastructure and research development.
Uncertainty over Central allocations in the Union Budget 2026–27 is likely to delay Telangana’s Budget presentation, with officials reassessing revenue projections and expenditure priorities amid the absence of firm funding commitments for major infrastructure and welfare projects
Telangana’s finances are under severe strain, with revenue mobilisation faltering and borrowings overshooting sanctioned limits. The Congress government has sought Rs 1.3 lakh crore in grants and project approvals from the Union government, alongside aggressive borrowing plans.
The Centre has released Rs 141.34 crore to the Siddipet municipality to complete pending underground drainage works. MLA Harish Rao said the funds will help extend the network to new colonies and merged villages, ensuring improved sanitation across the town
To fund its Rs 33,600-crore welfare schemes, the Telangana Congress government is focusing on boosting non-tax revenue and securing Central grants. With low revenue mobilisation in April, it plans land auctions, mining reforms, and strategic asset monetisation to raise funds
Hyderabad: It’s official now! The BJP government at the Centre has admitted that additional Central assistance in the form of loans for externally-aided projects in Telangana was going south while grants were nil for the past four years since 2017-18. The revelation by Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary in Parliament on Monday […]
