"praja-palana"

The Telangana Food Safety department is organising a two-part public engagement programme on April 6 as part of Praja Palana – Pragathi Pranalika Health Week. Events include an Eat Right Walkathon from Jal Vihar to Necklace Road, an Eat Right Mela at Nature Cure Hospital with training and certification for food handlers, and a Millet Mela.

Administrative functioning in Sangareddy, Siddipet and Medak districts is affected as Additional Collector (Local Bodies) posts remain vacant. Despite recent officer reshuffles in Telangana, the government has not filled the positions, leaving key responsibilities under additional charge.

The Congress government is planning another survey to identify families in extreme poverty, even as questions persist over the outcomes of previous exercises such as Praja Palana and the SEEPC survey, with critics citing lack of clarity on data utilisation.

As the Congress government prepares for Praja Palana celebrations, former Sarpanches in Telangana have announced protests at Gram Panchayat Offices from December 1 to 9, demanding clearance of pending bills worth Rs 531 crore and implementation of 42 per cent reservation for Backward Classes in panchayat elections.

BRS leader T Harish Rao alleged that the Congress government’s Bhu Bharati system has become a centre of corruption and delays, causing distress among farmers. He said pending land applications and protests show the failure of revenue reforms and demanded urgent action

Collectors in the erstwhile Karimnagar district face serious allegations ranging from protocol breaches to corruption. Rajanna-Sircilla Collector Sandeep Kumar Jha was pulled up by the High Court, while Peddapalli Collector Koya Sree Harsha faces bribery claims over land allotment to an orphanage

Sircilla Collector Sandeep Kumar Jha has drawn criticism for an alleged protocol violation during Praja Palana celebrations. He reportedly arrived late, missing the chief guest, Vemulawada MLA Adi Srinivas, and the national flag hoisting

Telangana witnessed three parallel commemorations of September 17, the day Hyderabad State merged with India in 1948. While the Congress observed it as Praja Palana Dinotsavam, the BRS called it National Integration Day and the BJP marked it as Liberation Day.

As local body elections are nearing in Telangana, the Congress government's welfare outreach, such as ration card distribution, Indiramma House allotments, and the Janahita Padayatra, is facing public backlash due to delays, and irregularities. Citizens in rural and urban areas are expressing dissatisfaction, with some resorting to protests.

Listing out the measures initiated by the Congress government for the welfare of the farming community, the Chief Minister said within one year, farmers’ crop loans of upto Rs.2 lakh were waived by spending Rs.21,000 crore.

Deadlines for the Congress government in Telangana are apparently not meant to be met. Take the distribution of new ration (smart) cards. Initially, the assurance given was they would be distributed from January. Now, even that deadline stands little chance of being met

The Indiramma Indlu housing scheme in Telangana is under fire for flawed beneficiary selection, delays in fund release, and allegations of favouritism. Over 41 lakh applicants were disqualified, while protests erupted over exclusions and new restrictions on house size

Incident took place in Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka’s Madhira Assembly constituency where officials decided to launch schemes in Suvarnapuram village instead of Khanapuram

Villagers protest against inclusion of ineligible people as beneficiaries in the list for four schemes

Harish Rao said the police obstructed him at the Assembly entrance, checked his vehicle and confiscating certain important documents under the pretext of inspection

Warning boards have been installed at the Assembly lobby to enforce the new rule

Harish Rao said the government failed to deliver the people's governance (Praja Palana), labeling this as the seventh betrayal against the people of Telangana.

The caste census was launched on November 6 and the target was to complete the survey and upload the collected data online by November 30, that is, Saturday

The video has been shared widely on social media platforms exposing the hollow promises made by the Congress leadership.

It may be recalled that Praja Palana applications were also found scattered on the Balanagar flyover on January 4 in the city.