Archive · 19 Jan 2026
Telangana Government Empowers Women with Loans and Welfare Schemes
The Telangana government is doing a lot to help women and make them stronger.
They gave ₹26,000 crore in loans to women's groups so they can start businesses.
The government is also giving free bus rides to women, free rice, and free electricity to many families.
They are building new houses and working on big projects to help farmers.
The minister said they want to make one crore women millionaires.
They even built a petrol pump run by women.
All these things are to help people in the state live better lives.
The Telangana government provided ₹26,000 crore in interest-free loans to women Self-Help Groups (SHGs).
₹5,000 crore in interest-free loans were distributed to urban women SHGs on Monday.
The government has spent ₹7,000 crore on free bus travel for women and is supplying quality saris.
The Indiramma housing scheme is being revived, with ₹5 lakh allocated per house and 4.5 lakh houses being built in the first phase.
The government is focusing on irrigation projects, including the Munneru-Palair link and various lift irrigation schemes, to benefit farmers.
- Who
- Telangana Congress Government, led by Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy
- What
- Provided interest-free loans to women SHGs and announced various welfare schemes
- When
- On Monday and Tuesday, during the inauguration of a new hospital building and a program in Nalgonda
- Where
- Madhira in Khammam district and Nalgonda in Telangana
- Why
- To strengthen economic empowerment, promote self-reliance, and distribute wealth equitably
- Loan Amount
- ₹26,000 crore
- Recipients
- Women Self-Help Groups (SHGs)
- Government
- Telangana Congress Government
- Housing Scheme
- Indiramma housing scheme
- Housing Cost
- ₹5 lakh per house
- Irrigation Projects
- Munneru-Palair link, Nehru Lift, Rajiv Lift, Manchukonda Lift
- Welfare Spending
- ₹1,21,874 crore
- Agriculture Spending
- ₹74,163 crore
- Petrol Pump Investment
- ₹5 crore
- Free Bus Travel Beneficiaries
- Crores of women commuters
- Free Electricity Beneficiaries
- Lakhs of families
