Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Jagga Reddy touts Telangana welfare schemes after 1,000 days
T. Jagga Reddy said Telangana’s Congress government has worked for 1,000 days.
He said it started several programs to help people.
These include free bus rides for women and free electricity for some households.
He also mentioned cheaper cooking gas, food supplies and new homes.
Reddy said some people can receive free medical treatment worth up to ₹10 lakh.
He also said the government gave loan waivers and jobs.
He challenged opposition parties to discuss these programs publicly.
He criticized K. T. Rama Rao and K. Chandrashekar Rao while praising Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
Telangana Congress leader T. Jagga Reddy said the Revanth Reddy government had successfully implemented welfare schemes during 1,000 days in office.
He cited free bus travel for women, 200 units of free electricity, subsidised cooking gas, fine rice and new ration cards.
Reddy said the government had provided free treatment up to ₹10 lakh, Indiramma houses, loan waivers, Rythu Bandhu benefits and 70,000 jobs.
He challenged the Bharat Rashtra Samithi and Bharatiya Janata Party to publicly debate the government’s record in villages and constituencies.
Reddy criticized K. T. Rama Rao and K. Chandrashekar Rao while defending Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi’s role in Telangana’s creation.
- Who
- Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee working president T. Jagga Reddy, the Revanth Reddy government, and opposition leaders including K. T. Rama Rao and K. Chandrashekar Rao.
- What
- Reddy defended the government’s claimed welfare record and challenged the Bharat Rashtra Samithi and Bharatiya Janata Party to debate it.
- When
- Wednesday, after 1,000 days of the Congress government in Telangana.
- Where
- At a press conference at Gandhi Bhavan in Hyderabad; Reddy also proposed discussions in villages, Sircilla and Siddipet.
- Why
- He sought to defend the government’s performance and respond to criticism from opposition leaders.
Congress government and supporters
BRS and BJP critics
Welfare performance
Congress government and supporters
Jagga Reddy said the government implemented its manifesto promises, including free bus travel, electricity, healthcare, housing, loan waivers and jobs.
BRS and BJP critics
The article reports that Bharat Rashtra Samithi and Bharatiya Janata Party leaders criticized the Congress government, but does not detail their specific objections to each scheme.
Telangana’s creation
Congress government and supporters
Reddy credited Sonia Gandhi with granting Telangana and said student sacrifices were central to the statehood movement.
BRS and BJP critics
Reddy said the K. Chandrashekar Rao family claimed credit for the movement, while noting that the Bharatiya Janata Party had opposed bifurcation before agreeing under unavoidable circumstances.
Political record
Congress government and supporters
Reddy said the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi government restricted public freedom, emptied the state treasury and failed to fulfill its promise to make a Dalit the chief minister.
BRS and BJP critics
Reddy’s remarks were directed at Bharat Rashtra Samithi leaders, who were portrayed as challenging the Congress government; the article does not provide their response to these allegations.
- Speaker
- T. Jagga Reddy, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee working president
- Government
- The Revanth Reddy-led Congress government in Telangana
- Governance period
- 1,000 days
- Welfare measures cited
- Free bus travel for women, 200 units of free electricity, subsidised gas, fine rice and ration cards
- Healthcare claim
- Free treatment of up to ₹10 lakh under Aarogyasri, according to Reddy
- Employment claim
- Reddy said the government provided 70,000 jobs
- Political challenge
- Reddy invited the Bharat Rashtra Samithi and Bharatiya Janata Party to debate the schemes publicly