Telangana

Telangana is the only state which has earned the distinction of constructing camp offices for its MLAs in their respective constituencies, Finance Minister T Harish Rao said in the State Assembly.

The workers had left the building 15 minutes before the incident happened, to drill a borewell in a nearby village

"Those who provide vehicles to minors below the age of 18 would be sent to prison,” he said

They staged protest demanding action against the people who were responsible for the suicide of Isojipet Panchayath Secretary M Jagannadh

The value of IT exports which was Rs 66,276 crore in 2014-15, increased to Rs1,28,807 crore by 2019-20

Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar also paid a visit to Kondal Rao's residence here and condoled the bereaved family members

While the total number of Residential Schools in 2014 was 298, the number had risen to 970 now which is an indication of the progress made in the field of education, the Minister said

As part of celebrations, a photo exhibition was held and put on display for the general public were BMP-II (Armoured Personnel Carrier) known as ‘SARATH' and an ambulance variant of the same vehicle.

Under the scheme, the government, in the next two years, will provide basic facilities in all government schools on a large scale

. "Job security has been ensured to the employees. Cargo parcel service was introduced to improve the corporation's finances and this is yielding good results," said Harish Rao

About 6.47 lakh migrant workers were given Rs 500 each along with 5 kg of rice at free of cost which incurred total expenditure of Rs 107 crore.

The new Panchayat Raj Act also mandates allocation of 10 per cent of the budget of the local bodies towards green budget.

Finance Minister T Harish Rao said the industrial sector in the State was progressing at a rapid pace.

The State government with an aim to further increase irrigation facilities has sanctioned several new lifts namely Nallikal lift in Nagarjunasagar constituency, Pogilla, Kambalapally among others.

The government in united Andhra Pradesh was given only Rs.200 pension, which was hiked to Rs.2,016 by the Telangana government after State formation, Finance Minister T Harish Rao said.

The Telangana government has established special residential schools for imparting quality education for development of SC, ST children.

Under this scheme, the State government is giving Rs.1,00,116 assistance to perform marriage of girls from the poorer sections of society.

The cumulative number of healthcare and frontline workers who have received both the doses of Covid-19 vaccine is 2,29,539.

The State government is all set to give an impetus to the Agriculture sector with emphasis on modern cultivation methods, farm mechanisation and market-driven production.

A total of 111 persons recovered on Wednesday taking the cumulative Covid-19 recoveries in the State to 2,98,120 with a recovery rate of 98.69 per cent.

Finance Minister T Harish Rao pointed out that the government has been providing good meals to 55,000 people every day at Rs. 5 through 179 Annapurna centres.

The cotton-laden lorry was proceeding to Guntur from Peddapalli town.

Finance Minister T Harish Rao said the women's SHGs in the State were forging ahead with the help and cooperation of the State government.

Presenting the budget in the State Assembly here on Thursday, Finance Minister T Harish Rao said Dharani was introduced to make land records accessible for all in a transparent manner. A new era has begun land administration.