Telangana

Hyderabad: The State government has allocated Rs 16,085.69 crore for the Education Department in the Budget presented on Monday. Of the total, Rs 2,357.72 crore was allocated to the Higher Education Department and Rs 13,727.97 crore for the Secondary Education Department. The grant-in-aid salaries for the State universities has been increased in the Budget. Now […]

Hyderabad: The TRS government, known for its innovative welfare initiatives for various sectors, has come up with a novel scheme for construction workers – motorcycles on subsidy. In the first phase, one lakh beneficiaries would be given motorcycles on subsidy. Guidelines of the scheme would soon be formulated by the government, Finance Minister T Harish […]

Hyderabad: Finance Minister T Harish Rao said the government would not discriminate based on whether an Assembly seat was held by the ruling party or the opposition party while improving infrastructure in government schools across the State. Talking about the ‘Mana Ooru-Mana Badi’ programme, which will be launched on Tuesday, Harish Rao said the programme […]

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: The State government in its Budget 2022-23 has allocated a massive Rs 443 crore to implement KCR Kits scheme, the centrepiece initiative in Telangana aimed at encouraging pregnant women deliver in government hospitals and improve Mother and Child Health (MCH) services. The KCR Kits initiative provides financial support to mothers, apart from distributing a […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: A three-member gang of Maharashtra, which was allegedly involved in duping the public under the guise of a treasure hunt by posing as godmen, was busted by Wankidi police. Liquid cash Rs 18.03 lakh were recovered from members of the gang. Disclosing details of the arrests to pressmen in Asifabad on Monday, […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao conveyed his greetings to women of Telangana State on the occasion of International Women’s Day on Tuesday. He said women were playing an equal role in all sectors of society, on par with men. Terming her role in a family and the society as irreplaceable, he stated that the […]

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: Municipal Administration Minister KT Rama Rao here on Monday said the State government was according priority for the welfare and development of the women in the State. Participating as a chief guest at an event organized by the Transmission Corporation of Telangana and Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited in connection with International Women’s […]

Yadadri-Bhongir: Bhongir town police on Monday arrested four persons on the charges of cheating the people by collecting money in the name of investment in real estate business. The arrested were Sheik Mohammad Shakir (59), Sheik Mohammad Osman (35), Mohammed Abdul Rehaman (43) and Mohammed Abdul Rakeer (40) of Bhongir town. Disclosing the details the […]

Hyderabad: Continuing its priority to the agriculture and allied sectors, the State government earmarked Rs 24,254 crore in the State budget for 2022-23. The primary sector comprising both these sectors, have contributed to more than 20 per cent in the State’s Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) indicating an improved income in rural areas of the […]

Hyderabad: Cutting across the party lines, opposition parties on Monday said the budget presented by the Finance Minister T Harish Rao did not fulfill the aspirations of the people in the State. The Congress, BJP, CPI and CPM took exception to the State government for presenting the budget without the Governor’s address in the State […]

Hyderabad: The State budget for 2022-23 struck a balance in allocation of funds for the development and welfare programmes being implemented by the Telangana government. However, there was a slightly higher allocation of funds towards benefiting the rural economy where the departments of Panchayat Raj, Agriculture and Irrigation were given priority. A significant funding was […]

Kothagudem: A Maoist militia member hailing from Chhattisgarh was arrested, a knife and pamphlets were seized from his possession at Chintaguppa village of Dummugudem mandal in the district on Monday. Superintendent of Police (SP) Sunil Dutt speaking to the media here on Monday informed that Dummugudem police along with the CRPF 141 Bn G coy […]

Warangal: Contrary to the expectations by the officials and priests of the Medaram Sammakka-Sarakka tribal shrine, the jatara earned Rs 11, 45, 34,707 income as the counting of the offerings was completed here on Monday. The income is less by Rs 20 lakhs than that of the previous Maha-Jatara held in 2020. Meanwhile, 631 gram […]

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 […]

Kothagudem: Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner ( Central) D Srinivasulu has asked the SCCL management and contractors to uphold contract workers’ rights. He spoke at an awareness programme organised for the officers, principal employers, contractors and contract workers working in Kothagudem, Yellandu, Manugur and the Corporate Areas to create awareness about the worker’s rights under different […]

Hyderabad: Finance Minister T Harish Rao here on Monday said that it was the Telangana government which conducted 10 lakh marriages of poor girls in the country through Kalyani Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak schemes. An outlay of Rs. 2750 crore was being proposed towards Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak scheme, he said. “This is a […]

Hyderabad: About Rs 932 crore is proposed in the Budget for Telangana ku Haritha Haram, one of the largest efforts anywhere in the world to increase the green cover. As part of this programme, the Government has planted between 2015 and 2022, a total of 243 crore plants. It is not only about planting but […]

Nalgonda: Kula Vivakshata Porata Samithi (KVPS) on Monday appreciated the State government for allocating 24 per cent of the budget for SC Special Development Fund. Responding to the budget, KVPS district secretary Paladugula Nagarjuna said that out of Rs 2.56 lakh crore of total budget, over Rs 33,000 crore have been allocated for SC welfare. […]

Sangareddy: Haridaspur Gram Panchayath in Kondapur Mandal, which was in news for their work in supporting the girl children, has got a rare honour from the Ministry of Women and Child Welfare of the Telangana government. To mark International Women’s Day, the government has decided to give Rs one lakh cash prize to the Gram […]

Nirmal/Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Forest Minister Allola Indrakaran Reddy and legislators expressed gratitude to Telangana Chief Minister for granting medical college to Nirmal district and the backward Kumram Bheem Asifabad, which were deprived of the facilities so far, on Monday. Indrakaran Reddy said that Rao responded positively when he brought the requirement to his notice recently […]

Khammam: Jubilant celebrations erupted here on Monday as the State government sanctioned a medical college for Khammam district. Even as Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar along with MLAs K Upender Reddy, L Ramulu Naik and B Hari Priya met the Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao in Hyderabad to express their gratitude, TRS cadres in the […]