Telangana a role model for others to emulate: Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan

The Governor hoisted the national flag during the 72nd Republic Day celebrations held at Public Gardens here on Tuesday.

Hyderabad: Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Tuesday said the Telangana State government was implementing a plethora of innovative, unique and people-oriented schemes and programmes within a short span of time and has carved a niche for itself in the history of the country. She said the State government has been successfully able to reconstruct and rebuild the State, with full dedication, determination and commitment.

The Governor hoisted the national flag during the 72nd Republic Day celebrations held at Public Gardens here on Tuesday. Telangana State Legislative Assembly Speaker Pocharam Srinivas Reddy, the Council Chairman Gutha Sukhender Reddy, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, Ministers, legislators and officials attended the ceremony.

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Addressing the State, Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan opined that though a newly-born state, Telangana has achieved great success in several sectors. She said the State has been attracting the attention of the entire country and became a role model that is ‘Telangana Model’. She asserted that strong foundations were being laid for a Bangaru Telangana, where there is no hunger, no suicides, and where there is bountiful of peace and happiness, wealth and prosperity. “With the support and cooperation of people, I am confident that this Yagna of progress and development would be taken forward by the State government with unparalleled commitment and wholehearted dedication.”

Highlighting the achievements of the State government, the Governor said Telangana the new State with new schemes, initiatives and innovations has created a new successful record. She felt that the youngest State was emerging as the strongest State.

“Since the responsibility of governing the State is entrusted to a leader, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, who happened to lead the movement for the separate statehood for Telangana, it stood first and unique in the country in several sectors due to the planned and systematic efforts, during the past six and half years and has been providing inspiration to other states to emulate Telangana,” she added.

The Governor said with the combined and well-coordinated efforts of the Central and the State governments, the spread of coronavirus was effectively contained in the State. By strict implementation of the lockdown and by offering the best medical treatment to the affected, she said the mortality rate in the State also has been brought down to the lowest possible. A record number of above 76 lakh tests were conducted across the State by setting up the testing centres even at the mandal level. Around two lakh tests were conducted for every 10 lakh population in the State, as against national average of 1.39 lakh tests. Similarly, the case fatality rate in the State is 0.54 percent as against national rate of 1.4 percent. The recovery rate in the State is 98.24 percent as against national rate of 96.8 percent.

“Thus, the State has been performing well in containing ill-effects of COVID-19. From the bottom of my heart, I salute all the frontline warriors, like Medical and Health department staff, police personnel, sanitation workers, journalists, other employees, and volunteers, who stood in the forefront in the fight against the COVID pandemic,” she said.

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