Archive · 31 Jul 2026
Telangana CM Announces Pensions for Thalassemia, Sickle Cell Patients
The chief minister of Telangana, A Revanth Reddy, said that people in the state who have a blood disease called Thalassemia or Sickle Cell will get a monthly pension starting on 15 August.
The pension is Rs 4,000 a month, and Rs 6,000 for people with disabilities.
He also told officials to make sure widows, single women, weavers, and toddy tappers get the money quickly.
In addition, he ordered that every village should have a paved road and a gram panchayat office, and that the free sarees given to women should be of good quality.
He also asked for better water supply plans because of possible El Niño rains.
All these plans are part of the state’s effort to help people and improve public services.
Pensions of Rs 4,000 (Rs 6,000 for disabled) to start 15 August for Thalassemia and Sickle Cell patients
Directives to ensure widows, single women, weavers, toddy tappers, and widows of differently-abled receive pensions without delay
Mandated blacktop roads and gram panchayat offices in every village, with sanitation accountability
Improved quality of Indiramma free sarees and involvement of NIFT students in design
Water supply precautions ordered due to El Niño, with coordination among water and irrigation departments
- Who
- Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy
- What
- Announced monthly pensions for Thalassemia and Sickle Cell patients and issued related development directives
- When
- Thursday, 31 July 2024; pensions to start 15 August 2024
- Where
- Telangana state, India
- Why
- To provide financial relief to affected families and improve state infrastructure
- Scheme
- Cheyutha Social Security Pension
- Pension amount
- Rs 4,000 (Rs 6,000 for persons with disabilities)
- Start date
- 15 August 2024
- Beneficiaries
- Thalassemia and Sickle Cell patients, widows, single women, weavers, toddy tappers, widows of differently-abled
- Minister
- A Revanth Reddy
