TS Govt Release Rs 15 Crore To Districts For State Formation Day Celebrations:- The third anniversary celebration of the Telangana State formation will be conducted on a grand scale across the state, and also in Delhi and a few other countries.

To organize the celebrations for three days, starting June 2, the government has released Rs 15 crore to the districts, said Minister for tourism and culture, Azmeera Chandulal.

As per the directive of TS Chief Minister, K. Chandrasekhar Rao, elaborate arrangements have been made in the state capital, wherein all the historical structures, offices, monuments will be illuminated to mark the occasion, told Chandulal to the reporters.

The Minister said, in coordination with the Telangana Associations, celebrations will be conducted in USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Dubai, Kuwait, Delhi, Mumbai, Surat, Kolkata and other places. The awards to 53 individuals in various fields in Hyderabad, will be presented by the CM, while the awards to 341 individuals in the districts, will be presented by the ministers and representatives concerned.

For presenting the awards, the government is spending Rs 2.27 crore, while a cash prize of Rs 1.16 lakh will be given to the state-level award winners and Rs 51,000 to district-level awards, said the Minister.

A three-day carnival and wide gamut of cultural programmes, including classical dance, Qawwali, Kavi Sammelan, Jaya Jaya He Telangana, Perini Dance, Sufi music, ghazals and others will be conducted at Ravindra Bharathi and other places while a Telangana Food Festival will be organized at the People’s Plaza.

The Minister further added that, as part of the celebrations, it was decided to decorate Kachiguda Railway Station and Shilpa Kala Vedika with 3-D mapping. He further called upon the people to participate in the celebrations and make them a grand success.

Moreover, the Centre for Telangana studies and the Dr Marri Chenna Reddy Human Resource Development Institute, as part of the TS Formation Day Celebrations, will jointly conduct a panel discussion on “Bangaru Telangana - The Way Forward” on June 2.

Prof. Gautam Pingle, dean of studies and head of centre for Telangana studies will be the moderator of the programme, said Dr MCR-HRD director general and special Chief Secretary, planning department, B.P. Acharya.

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