Key Decisions Taken at the Telangana Cabinet Meeting!

The Telangana Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, has approved several important decisions concerning welfare, development and administration. The Cabinet decided to organise the ‘Maa Indiramma Intlo Deepavali’ programme across the state to celebrate the festival with beneficiaries of Indiramma houses. Ministers and MLAs will participate in the celebrations in their respective constituencies. The programme will cover 2.25 lakh houses that have already been completed. The Chief Minister will participate in various development programmes in Kodangal from November 7 to 9, with a major farmers' public meeting scheduled for November 9. On November 19, a public meeting will be organised in Siddipet to mark the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The distribution of Indiramma sarees and the launch of the Indiramma Family Life Insurance Scheme, which provides life insurance coverage of Rs. 5 lakh to every family, will also begin on the same day. Applications for the insurance scheme will be collected through Indiramma committees from November 20 to 30.

In another significant decision, the Cabinet approved the dissolution of the existing joint SC-ST Commission and the formation of separate commissions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Each commission will have one chairperson and five members. The Cabinet also approved an ordinance to amend the Telangana Fire Services Act, 1999, with a focus on fire prevention, identifying causes of accidents and improving emergency response. It further approved an amendment to Section 12(A) of the Telangana Survey and Boundaries Act, 1923, reducing the appeal period from 60 days to 30 days. Additionally, the Cabinet sanctioned a total of 136 posts for various departments in courts at Kataram, Elkathurthi, Siddipet, Choutuppal, Mahabubabad and Vemulawada to strengthen the judicial infrastructure.