Telangana Politics & Governance

Telangana launches Mission K-100 to clear grain stocks

1 July 2026

Telangana’s Civil Supplies Department launched Mission K-100, a 100-day plan to clear pending grain stocks before the 2026–27 kharif procurement season. It aims to speed up grain transport and milling, deliver rice to the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and prepare storage facilities for the new crop.

The plan also includes phased grain auctions and vehicle geo-tracking to improve transport coordination. Requests for FCI storage space and release of outstanding dues were made; neither was reported as completed.

Key Facts

• FCI procures a significant share of India’s wheat and rice at government-declared minimum support prices.

Approvals for EV charging sites remain pending in Telangana

1 July 2026

Telangana had 1,063 public electric-vehicle charging stations for about 10,000 electric vehicles, with around 600 stations in Greater Hyderabad. The state was working to establish 1,200 stations under the PM E-DRIVE scheme, but approvals for proposed sites remained incomplete.

Of 200 proposed locations in the northern distribution area, 116 had central approval; inspections of 400 proposed private sites in the southern area were still pending. Officials had also inspected 696 sites near government offices, which had not yet received approval.

Key Facts

• PM E-DRIVE promotes electric-vehicle purchases by states, supporting the wider shift to cleaner transport.

Telangana revises rooftop-solar tender terms for government schools

1 July 2026

Telangana’s Renewable Energy Development Corporation revised tender conditions for rooftop solar installations at 9,937 government schools under the Mana Ooru–Mana Badi programme. The tender covers 46 MW of capacity at an estimated cost of ₹280 crore, with 2, 5 or 10 kW systems planned according to school requirements.

Bidders must have completed a 24 MW solar project in at least one year during the previous five years and have annual turnover of at least ₹145 crore. The installations were tendered for, not reported as completed.

Key Facts

• Mana Ooru–Mana Badi includes rooftop-solar installations on government-school buildings.

Telangana implements VB-G RAM G rural employment scheme

1 July 2026

The VB-G RAM G rural employment scheme took effect in Telangana from 1 July 2026, replacing MGNREGA. It provides a guarantee of 125 days of wage employment per financial year for eligible rural households, and the state’s implementation framework provides for a State Employment Guarantee Council chaired by the Chief Minister.

The framework assigns district-level coordination to collectors and provides for panchayats to register eligible households and prepare work plans for gram sabha approval.

Key Facts

• The scheme links rural employment with durable assets in water conservation, natural-resource management, agriculture and infrastructure.

Telangana signs training and employment agreements for junior-college students

1 July 2026

Telangana’s Intermediate Education Department signed agreements with Radiant Institute of Technology (RIT) and MSN Laboratories to expand training and employment opportunities for government junior-college students. RIT will provide faculty development programmes and free on-the-job training for students in ET, ECT and ME courses; MSN’s agreement provides job opportunities for eligible students who completed Intermediate in 2023–2026 in MPC, BiPC, MLT and Pharma Technology.

Key Facts

• The agreements connect vocational education with direct industry experience for students.

Telangana begins July free-rice distribution

1 July 2026

Telangana began distributing free rice for July to eligible ration-card households. The Civil Supplies Department prepared and moved about 2.15 lakh tonnes of rice to fair-price shops for the monthly quota, intended to benefit approximately 1.06 crore families, or 3.41 crore people. Officials were directed to monitor weighing equipment and biometric e-PoS distribution.

Key Facts

• The Public Distribution System is a food-security network that distributes foodgrains through fair-price shops; the National Food Security Act made its eligible grain entitlements legal rights.

Telangana begins app-based learning assessments for Classes 2–5

1 July 2026

Telangana began app-based baseline learning assessments for about 11.90 lakh students in Classes 2–5 across 33 districts under the Foundational Literacy and Numeracy programme. Scheduled through 29 July, the tests assess Telugu, English and mathematics, with teachers recording students’ responses in the School Education app. The assessment is part of a planned three-test cycle, followed by midline tests in November and endline tests in March.

Key Facts

• The three-test cycle tracks whether pupils’ learning abilities improve over the school year, using baseline, midline and ...