Overview

• District Collector Pamela Satpathy, joined by Additional Collector Ashwini Tanaji Wakade and Municipal Commissioner Prapul Desai, signed the national anthem alongside hearing-impaired students at the Karimnagar Police Parade Ground.
• The gesture followed a first-of-its-kind, week-long Indian Sign Language training for Karimnagar district officials arranged by Satpathy earlier in August.
• IT and Industries Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu unfurled the flag, took the guard of honour and praised the ISL rendition as "wonderful."
• An official release credited the signing as another innovative milestone in Satpathy’s public-welfare initiatives aimed at supporting vulnerable communities.
• While the ceremony underscored a commitment to inclusive civic rituals, the administration made no immediate announcements on extending ISL use in future policies.