Telangana Cabinet approves Rs 5 lakh life insurance, saree distribution

The Telangana Cabinet on Thursday, 5 November, approved the launch of the Indiramma Family Life Insurance scheme, providing Rs 5 lakh life insurance cover to every family in the state. The scheme will be launched on 19 November at a programme in Siddipet, the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Applications will be accepted from 20 to 30 November, with Indiramma committees visiting every household in villages to collect them, Information and Public Relations Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy said.

The Cabinet also approved the second phase of the Indiramma saree distribution to over one crore women, to be launched at the same event. Separate commissions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes will replace the existing combined commission. The Cabinet further sanctioned 136 posts for judicial institutions, amended the Telangana Survey and Boundaries Act to reduce the appeal time limit from 60 to 30 days, and approved an ordinance to amend the Telangana Fire Service Act. The Invest Telangana Global Summit is scheduled for 7, 8 and 9 December.

Update, 6 November 2026: The Hindu BusinessLine adds that the Invest Telangana Global Summit is scheduled for 7, 8 and 9 December, and that the government will complete repairs to the Kaleshwaram project as suggested by the National Dam Safety Authority. It confirms the Cabinet's other decisions reported earlier.