Telangana government to launch family insurance scheme on November 19

Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy and his cabinet colleagues briefed the media about the decisions taken by the government in Hyderabad on Thursday. | Photo credit: ARRANGEMENT

The government will launch a life insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh for all eligible families in the state on November 19 at a program 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 of ₹5,000, Information and Public Relations Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy said after a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy.

The application process will begin on November 20th and will continue until November 30th. Indiramma Committees will visit every household in villages across the state to collect applications. Applications will be received by Tahsildars and gram panchayat secretaries.

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

The cabinet approved other major decisions, including setting up of separate commissions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, approval of 136 seats for judicial institutions and Deepavali celebrations by ministers, MLAs and MLCs at 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 celebrations will be organized in all these houses, he said. Mr. Revanth Reddy will attend his constituency Kodangal.

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

The cabinet approved 136 posts for judicial institutions in various districts. Of these, 56 posts have been sanctioned for the newly constituted civil magistrates-cum-additional magistrates of the first class at Kataram in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district and Elkathurthy in Hanamkonda district. Another 80 posts have been 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 amending the Telangana Fire Service Act, 1999 to strengthen fire prevention and response mechanisms.

Published – 5 Nov 2026 22:23 IST