Telangana's delay in conducting local body elections has left several urban and rural local bodies under Special Officer administration, jeopardising nearly Rs 1,400 crore in Finance Commission and Central grants.
The Telangana government faces a dilemma over conducting long-pending local body elections, with concerns over anti-incumbency sentiment and public dissatisfaction on key issues potentially affecting the ruling Congress. At the same time, continued delays could result in the loss of substantial Finance Commission funds.
The GHMC approved a Rs 11,460 crore budget for 2026-27 in its final council meeting of the term. Commissioner RV Karnan highlighted challenges in integrating 27 newly merged Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) within the Outer Ring Road (ORR), many of which have outstanding loans from TSUFIDC.
Responding to Opposition legislators' allegations during the discussion on the GHMC (Amendment) Bill in the State Legislative Council, the Minister said the 50 per cent reservation for women will not have any impact on the BC reservation.
MAUD Minister KT Rama Rao pointed out that the TRS had set an example for others by getting women to win from 79 municipal divisions though only 75 seats reserved to them of the total 150 divisions in the GHMC.
"The Forest Research Institute released a report recently revealing that the green cover in the State increased by 6-7 per cent which can be attributed to various measures by the State government."
