Telangana: Revanth Reddy sworn in as CM, Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka deputy CM

Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Party Chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, Karnataka CM Siddaramiah, Deputy CM DK Shivakumar and several other senior leaders of the party were present.

తెలంగాణలో ప్రజా ప్రభుత్వం కొలువు తీరింది.

బానిసత్వపు సంకెళ్లు బద్దలయ్యాయి.
ఇక తెలంగాణ స్వేచ్ఛగా ఊపిరి పీల్చుకుంటుంది.

సామాజిక న్యాయం, సమాన అభివృద్ధితో తెలంగాణ ఉజ్వలంగా వెలుగుతుంది. పేదల మొఖాలలో వెలుగులు వెల్లివిరుస్తాయి.

హక్కుల రెక్కలు విచ్చుకుంటాయి.
నా తెలంగాణ ఆకాంక్షలు… pic.twitter.com/AmZfpFhqcn

— Revanth Reddy (@revanth_anumula) December 7, 2023

• Gandhi family, Mallikarjun Kharge attend event
• Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan administers the oath to Revanth Reddy and other ministers
• Telangana Cabinet decides on two guarantees, free travel for women in TSRTC buses across Telangana and the Rajiv Aarogyasri health insurance scheme of Rs 10 lakh each, to be launched on Dec 9

Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan administered the oath to Revanth Reddy and other ministers as a packed LB Stadium in Hyderabad witnessed the ceremony. Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka was sworn in as deputy chief minister.

తెలంగాణ ప్రజా ప్రభుత్వంలో మంత్రులుగా నియమితులైన నా సహచర మిత్రులకు అభినందనలు.

సమిష్టి కృషితో అమరుల ఆశయాలు, ప్రజల ఆకాంక్షలు, రాష్ట్ర సమగ్రాభివృద్ధికి అంకితమవుదాం.

అన్నీ రంగాల్లో రాష్ట్రాన్ని దేశంలోనే అగ్రభాగాన నిలుపుదాం.#Telangana #Prajaprabhutwam pic.twitter.com/Q5PNdR6Vn8

— Revanth Reddy (@revanth_anumula) December 7, 2023

Besides them, N Uttam Kumar Reddy, Komatireddy Venkata Reddy, C Damodar Raja Narasimha, D Sridhar Babu, Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, Ponnam Prabhakar, Konda Surekha, D Anasuya (popularly known as Seethakka), Tummala Nageswara Rao and Jupally Krishna Rao took oath as ministers.

Congratulating the new government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, “Congratulations to Shri Revanth Reddy Garu on taking oath as the Chief Minister of Telangana. I assure all possible support to further the progress of the state and the welfare of its citizens.”

Telangana Cabinet decides on two guarantees

VIDEO | Newly sworn-in Telangana CM @revanth_anumula held a Cabinet meeting in Hyderabad earlier today. pic.twitter.com/TH9bBvHQW6

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) December 7, 2023

The first Cabinet meeting of the Congress government that was held here on Thursday has decided to go ahead with implementation of two out of the six guarantees from December 9. These will pertain to the free travel for women in TSRTC buses across the State and the Rajiv Aarogyasri health insurance scheme of Rs 10 lakh each.

Ministers D Sridhar Babu and Ponnam Prabhakar, who addressed the media after the cabinet meeting, said extensive discussions on the rest of the four guarantees would be held in due course of time, with all the guarantees to be implemented within 100 days. The implementation of the two guarantees that would be launched coinciding with Congress Parliamentary Party leader Sonia Gandhi’s birthday on Saturday, would be discussed with the departments concerned again on Friday.

The cabinet, they said, also decided to bring out a white paper on the financial status of the State, detailing the income and expenditure of the previous government. Stating that supply of 24 x 7 power for all sectors, industrial, agriculture and domestic, would be top priority for the State government, Sridhar Babu said officials would be asked to give a detailed report on the power situation in the State from 2014.

The Chief Minister  would hold a review meeting on Friday on the Gruha Jyothi scheme, which assures 200 units free electricity for all households, he said, adding that officials would also be asked to assess the crop damage in the wake of the recent rains.

Prabhakar, speaking on the launch of the free travel scheme for women, said the beneficiaries would have to produce some sort of identity card, like the Aadhar Card. Any issues that could crop up in implementation of the scheme would be sorted out on the go, he added.