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Telangana cabinet takes key decisions on Global Summit, Kaleshwaram repairs, welfare schemes

Hyderabad, Nov 5 (UNI) The Telangana State Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, on Thursday took several key decisions, including preparations for the Invest Telangana Global Summit-2026, restoration of the Kaleshwaram project barrages, establishment of separate commissions for SCs and STs, and the launch of new welfare schemes.
Briefing the media after the 38th Cabinet meeting at the Secretariat, Revenue, Housing and Information and Public Relations Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy said the Global Summit would be held at the Fourth City from December 7 to 9, with hundreds of industrialists and investors from India and abroad expected to participate. He said the government had made elaborate arrangements to attract major investments and position Telangana as a globally competitive destination.
The Cabinet also discussed the restoration of the Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla barrages of the Kaleshwaram project in accordance with the recommendations of the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) and the Central Water Commission (CWC). The Minister said the government had completed the prescribed tests and received technical guidelines for rectifying structural defects. It was decided to take up the repairs swiftly and transparently to bring the barrages back into use.
The Cabinet further decided to establish separate commissions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, replacing the existing combined commission. It also reviewed the 'Maa Indiramma Intlo Deepavali' initiative and decided that ministers, MPs, MLAs, MLCs and other public representatives should celebrate the festival at Indiramma houses in their respective constituencies and localities. The initiative comes in the wake of the completion of more than 2.25 lakh houses under the first phase of the housing programme.
The Minister said Chief Minister Revanth Reddy would visit his home constituency of Kodangal from November 7 to 9 to participate in a Mega Rythu Mela and an Industrial Expo and lay foundation stones for several development projects. The Cabinet decided that public representatives should participate in these programmes.
The Cabinet also decided to launch the 'Indiramma Life Insurance' scheme and the second phase of the 'Indiramma Sarees' distribution programme at Siddipet on November 19, marking the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Applications for the life insurance scheme will be received at every gram panchayat and ward from that day.
Besides, the Cabinet approved the transfer of government-owned revenue lands to various departments for their operational requirements and sanctioned new posts in different government departments, providing employment opportunities to unemployed youth, the Minister added.
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