Telangana government to launch family insurance scheme on November 19

Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy along with his Cabinet colleagues briefing media on the decisions taken by the Cabinet in Hyderabad on Thursday.

The government would launch the ₹5 lakh life insurance cover for all eligible families in the State on November 19 at a programme in Siddipet, marking the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

Under the proposed insurance scheme, every eligible family in Telangana will be provided life insurance cover of ₹5 lakh, Information and Public Relations Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy said after the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy.

The application process will begin on November 20 and continue until November 30. Indiramma committees will visit every household in villages across the State to collect applications. Tahsildars and gram panchayat secretaries will receive the applications.

The Cabinet also decided to hold a public meeting in Siddipet on November 19 to launch the insurance scheme and the second phase of Indiramma saree distribution.

The Cabinet approved other major decisions, including the establishment of separate commissions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, sanction of 136 posts for judicial institutions and celebration of Deepavali by the Ministers, MLAs and MLCs in the Indiramma Houses along with beneficiaries of the Indiramma housing scheme.

More than 2.25 lakh Indiramma houses have already been completed across the State, and the celebrations will be organised in all these houses, he said. Mr. Revanth Reddy will participate in his Kodangal constituency.

Mr Reddy said the government decided to have separate SC and ST Commissions. Each of the two commissions will have a chairman and five members, intended to facilitate faster disposal of complaints. The Cabinet also approved a proposal to amend Section 12(A) of the Telangana Survey and Boundaries Act, 1923, to reduce the time limit for filing appeals against notices issued in connection with surveys and boundary matters from 60 days to 30 days.

The Cabinet sanctioned 136 posts for judicial institutions in different districts. Of these, 56 posts were approved for the newly established Junior Civil Judge-cum-Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate courts at Kataram in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district and Elkathurthy in Hanamkonda district. Another 80 posts were sanctioned for various departments in courts at Siddipet, Mahabubabad, Choutuppal in Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri district and Vemulawada in Rajanna-Sircilla district.

The Cabinet approved the promulgation of an Ordinance to amend the Telangana Fire Service Act, 1999, to strengthen fire prevention and response mechanisms.