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Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has strategically allocated ministerial portfolios to three newly inducted ministers after consultation with Congress leadership. The Cabinet expansion includes representatives from Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes, reflecting the party's commitment to diverse representation. Revanth Reddy continues to hold key portfolios like Home, Law and Order, and Municipal Administration. The expansion was carefully managed to balance internal party dynamics and political expectations.

Key Points: Revanth Reddy Allocates Key Portfolios in Telangana Cabinet Expansion

  • Revanth Reddy retains crucial Home and administrative portfolios
  • Three new Ministers from SC and BC communities inducted
  • Cabinet expansion follows discussions with Congress leadership
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Telangana CM allocates portfolios to newly-inducted ministers

Telangana CM A. Revanth Reddy assigns strategic ministerial roles to three new ministers after Cabinet expansion consultation

"The long-delayed expansion took place after AICC cleared the names - Political Correspondent"

Hyderabad, June 11

Three days after expanding his Cabinet, Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, on Wednesday, allocated portfolios to three newly-inducted Ministers.

G. Vivek Venkatswamy has been allocated the portfolios of Labour, Employment, Training and Factories and Mines and Geology.

Adluri Laxman Kumar will handle the Scheduled Castes Development Department, Tribal Welfare Department, Minorities Welfare, Department for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Senior Citizens and Transgender Persons.

Vakiti Srihari will look after Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries, Sports and Youth Services.

All the departments allocated to these Ministers were with Chief Minister Revanth Reddy.

The Chief Minister still holds the key portfolios of Home, law and order, municipal administration and urban development, general administration and all other unallocated portfolios.

The portfolios were announced hours after Revanth Reddy returned from Delhi after talks with Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and other Central leaders of the party.

Vivek Venkatswamy, Laxman Kumar and Srihari were sworn in as Ministers by Governor Jishnu Dev Varma on June 8.

Vivek Venkatswamy, a former MP and son of former Union Minister G. Venkatswamy, and Government Whip Adluri Laxman are from the Scheduled Castes while Srihari is from the Backward Classes.

This was the first expansion in the Cabinet, which was formed on December 7, 2023, with the swearing-in of the Chief Minister and 11 Ministers.

The long-delayed expansion took place after All India Congress Committee (AICC) cleared the names of the three Ministers.

Though there are vacancies in the Cabinet, the party leadership decided to keep three posts vacant.

The state can have a maximum of 18 Ministers, including the Chief Minister.

The Cabinet expansion left several aspirants in the ruling Congress disappointed.

The Congress leadership intervened to pacify some of the party MLAs who had reportedly threatened drastic action over being ignored.

AICC In-charge Meenakshi Natrajan and Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President Mahesh Kumar Goud pacified MLAs like Sudershan Reddy and Malreddy Ranga Reddy.

- IANS

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Here are 6 diverse Indian perspective comments for the Telangana Cabinet expansion article:
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Rahul K.
Good to see the cabinet expansion finally happening after 6 months! CM Revanth Reddy has balanced caste equations well by including SC and BC leaders. Hope these ministers deliver on employment and welfare promises made during elections. 🤞
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Priya M.
Interesting that the CM still retains so many key portfolios. While understandable for stability, shouldn't there be more decentralization? The ministers for SC/ST welfare and animal husbandry have crucial responsibilities - hope they get proper budgets.
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Suresh V.
As someone from Hyderabad, I'm happy to see experienced leaders like Vivek Venkatswamy getting important portfolios. His father was a respected leader. But why keep 3 posts vacant? The government needs full strength to implement all its schemes properly.
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Ananya R.
The delay in cabinet expansion shows internal Congress politics at play. While they managed to pacify unhappy MLAs this time, the party needs to be more transparent about ministerial selections. Youth services portfolio is crucial - hope Srihari focuses on grassroots sports development.
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Karthik J.
Labour and Employment is a challenging portfolio right now with many industries moving out of Telangana. Venkatswamy should focus on skill development programs. Also good to see focus on minorities and disabled persons - these sections need more government attention.
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Neha T.
While representation matters, I hope these ministers are selected based on capability, not just caste equations. The Tribal Welfare department has huge responsibilities - hope Laxman Kumar can deliver real change for tribal communities in the state. Fingers crossed! 🙏

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