Revanth aims to make a millionaire women as a millionaire by 2034

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy celebrates his birthday on November 8, 2026 by cutting a cake with his family members at his Vikarabad residence. Photo credit: ANI

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has set a target of turning one million women into millionaires by 2034 by strengthening Self Help Groups (SHGs) and creating more opportunities for them in business and industry.

Interacting with women members of SHGs at Lagacharla Industrial Hub in Kodangal constituency on Sunday (November 8, 2026), he said that nearly 70 lakh women are already members of SHGs and the government aims to increase the membership to one million by 2034 and ensure that every member is financially prosperous.

The Chief Minister, who celebrated his birthday with members of self-help groups, said he considered them his family and attributed his rise to the blessings and support of women. “I got more from you than I ever asked for. I have nothing more to strive for in life. My goal is to make one million women millionaires,” he said.

Mr Revanth Reddy said women were the backbone of families and households prospered when women were in control of financial decisions. His government therefore sought to expand its role in economic activities and business.

He said women’s self-help groups were entrusted with sewing school uniforms for girl students in government schools, while they were also encouraged to run petrol tanks, participate in solar power generation and run Indiramma canteens in the secretariat and other government offices. The women generated annual business worth ₹15-20 crore through some of these activities, he claimed.

The government has provided loans to the tune of ₹79,000 crore to women in the last 34 months, he said, and praised Minister for Women and Child Welfare Danasari Anasuya (Seethakka) for her efforts to strengthen the SHG movement.

Referring to welfare measures, the chief minister said the government on Sunday (November 8) consecrated 4.5 million new pensions, of which 3.5 million were for single women and widows. He added that new pensions have also been sanctioned on saturation basis for handloom and tap workers.

He said the Indiramma housing scheme and free electricity up to 200 units provide support to women. Nearly 37 million women traveled free on RTC buses every day and the government compensated the corporation for the system, helping it return to profitability.

Urging women to overcome their dependence on welfare systems and become entrepreneurs and industrialists, he said the government would stand by them in their efforts to achieve economic independence.

He also urged women to prioritize their children’s education, especially higher education for girls. “The hardships you faced should not be experienced by your children. Education alone can change their lives,” he said and asked the women to pledge on his birthday to provide higher education for their daughters.

Taking a dig at BRS working president KT Ram Rao, he accused him of mistreating his own sister and questioned his claims of working for women’s empowerment. He asked the women to ask the BRS leadership what it had done for them during its ten years in power.

Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar, Ministers Seethakka, Damodar Rajanarasimha, Tummala Nageswara Rao and Vakiti Srihari also participated in the programme, besides MLAs, MLCs, Corporation Chairmen and senior officials.

Published – 8 Nov 2026 18:39 IST