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Hyderabad: The Telangana government will take-up a massive exercise of recruiting nearly 20,000 healthcare workers at all levels in the health department. The much-awaited recruitment exercise, expected to be carried out in the coming months, will go a long way in plugging gaps in manpower across all government healthcare institutions in Telangana, Health Minister, T […]

Hyderabad: Lambasting the BJP-led Central government for announcing inter-linking of rivers without taking the States into confidence, Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Monday demanded that the Centre immediately finalise the river water allocations to Telangana State and permit the proposed projects on Godavari River. Unless the water needs of Telangana are met, the State […]

Hyderabad: Telangana health profile, a flagship programme of the State government, will be completed within two months and digital health cards will be issued to all the citizens, said Health Minister T Harish Rao here on Saturday. He said the State government was committed to establish a medical and a nursing college in all the […]

Hyderabad: In a yet another endorsement of the rapid strides made by Telangana in improving maternal healthcare services, a special bulletin on Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) in India released by Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, has ranked Telangana third after Kerala and Maharashtra for having lowest number of maternal deaths. The MMR is one […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s announcement to fill 80,039 vacant government posts received overwhelming response from Ministers, legislators and elected representatives of TRS, as well as NRIs, student and other professional organisations in the State. The State Legislative Assembly Speaker Pocharam Srinivas Reddy lauded the Chief Minister for taking up the massive recruitment to […]

Hyderabad: Describing the State budget as impressive and progressive, AIMIM Floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi wanted the Telangana Government to focus more on minorities’ welfare and development. In the last three years, not a single rupee was sanctioned through Minorities Finance Corporation. While, allocations to SC, ST and BC welfare were steadily increasing in every budget, […]

Despite the twin challenges — deliberate discrimination from the Centre and the devastating pandemic — Telangana has put up a stellar performance that sets an example worth emulating by other States. The 2022-23 Budget, presented by Finance Minister T Harish Rao, bears testimony to the resilience of the State in the face of adversities, both […]

Hyderabad: A provision of Rs 725 crore was proposed in the Budget for the ‘Sunkishala’ project that has been up taken up with an outlay of Rs 1,450 crore, said Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Monday. The government is spending Rs 1,200 crores to provide drinking water to all the habitations within the Outer […]

Hyderabad: Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Monday heaped praise on Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, crediting him with taking Telangana to the preeminent position it had achieved since State formation in 2014. Presenting the Budget for 2022-23 in the State Assembly here, the Minister said: “It is the quality of leadership which ensures that […]

Hyderabad: In a major boost to medical education, Telangana government has decided to establish medical colleges in all the 33 districts of the State in the next two years. The Budget presented by Finance Minister T Harish Rao, who also holds the Health Ministry portfolio, has proposed an outlay of Rs 1,000 crore to establish […]

Hyderabad: Finance Minister T Harish Rao defended the Speaker’s decision to suspend the BJP legislators for the entire budget session. He said BJP MLAs were suspended for entering the well of the House as per the decision taken during the previous BAC meetings. He reminded that Congress MLAs were not suspended as they did not […]

Hyderabad: With the State government laying emphasis on road connectivity and maintenance of roads, the Roads and Buildings department was allocated Rs 8,327 crore for executing different works. Of these, Rs 2,000 crore is being proposed for major district and other roads, Rs 1,542 crore maintenance of R&B and Rs 1,001 crore for maintenance of […]

Medak: Finance Minister T Harish Rao said the Telangana government is a poor people’s government since they were continuing all the welfare schemes despite facing several financial challenges during the past few years. Addressing the gathering after inaugurating Commerical Complex at Agriculture Market in Chegunta Mandal headquarters on Monday, the Finance Minister, who came to […]

Siddipet: Followers of Finance Minister T Harish Rao and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) cadre have celebrated as the Finance Minister T Harish Rao presented the third state budget in the Assembly. The TRS cadre led by former Municipal Chairman K Rajanarsu, Market Chairman Pala Sairam, and others burst crackers at Siddipet MLA Camp office while […]

Hyderabad: Despite obstacles from the Centre, the State government will continue work for the overall development of the irrigation sector, said Finance Minister T Harish Rao asserted here on Monday. Presenting the budget in the State Assembly, he said the State government allocated Rs.22,691.59 crore for the irrigation department. “The obstacles will not deter our […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana State budget presentation in the Legislative Assembly by Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Monday was a heady mix of robust figures and sharp words castigating the Centre for its brazen opposition to cooperative federalism enshrined in the Constitution, with Telangana being a major victim. Coming up with a healthy outlay of […]

Hyderabad: Finance Minister T Harish Rao has said the State government treats all communities and religions equally and respects them. The government is working tirelessly for the welfare of these communities. He said that during the last seven years, an amount of Rs. 6,644 crores was spent for the welfare of minority communities. “When Telangana […]

Hyderabad: The 2022-23 budget session of Telangana State Legislative Assembly and the Council will commence at 11.30 am on Monday. Finance Minister T Harish Rao will present the State Budget for 2022-23 in the Assembly on the first day of the session. This will be the second meeting of the eigth session of the second […]

Sangareddy: Finance Minister T Harish Rao said that the Telangana government would be allocating huge amounts to Dalit Bandhu in the 2022-23 budget, which will be placed in State Assembly on March 7. Talking to officials and elected representatives of erstwhile Medak district during a review meeting on the Dalit Bandhu program in Sangareddy on […]

Adilabad: Finance and Health Minister T Harish Rao will tour the erstwhile Adilabad district on Thursday and Friday. According to his schedule, Rao would visit the ancient Sri Gnana Saraswathi Devasthanam of Basar, inaugurate a statute of Shivaji in the temple town before laying foundation stone to a 30-bedded hospital in Mudhole mandal centre from […]