Telangana CM Revanth congratulates Union Ministers from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
The Hindu
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Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy extended his greetings to the Ministers inducted into the Union Cabinet from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and hoped that they would strive to bring in more funds and projects to both the Telugu states.
In a post on ‘X’ (formerly Twitter), the Chief Minister congratulated the five MPs – G Kishan Reddy, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, K. Rammohan Naidu, Pemmasani Chandrasekhar, and Bhupathiraju Srinivas Varma and said they should make efforts to implement the promises made in the AP Reorganisation Act and secure funds, schemes and projects from the Centre to both the States.
More than 2.6 lakh village and ward volunteers in Andhra Pradesh, once celebrated as the government’s grassroots champions for their crucial role in implementing welfare schemes, are now in a dilemma after learning that their tenure has not been renewed after August 2023 even though they have been paid honoraria till June 2024. Disowned by both YSRCP, which was in power when they were appointed, and the current ruling TDP, which made a poll promise to double their pay, these former volunteers are ruing the day they signed up for the role which they don’t know if even still exists