Overview
- The Cabinet approved deleting Section 21(3) of the Telangana Panchayat Raj Act and will send a draft ordinance to the Governor for promulgation.
- The change lifts the disqualification that barred candidates with more than two children from contesting local body elections.
- The government will await the Telangana High Court’s November 3 hearing on 42% BC reservations before deciding poll schedules, with the Cabinet set to meet again on November 7.
- Work on the 44 km Srisailam Left Bank Canal tunnel will resume with advanced drilling and the same contractor, with 35 km already excavated and a completion target by late 2026 or early 2027 to serve about 3.5 lakh acres and fluoride-affected areas.
- The state gave in-principle approval for 1,500 MW of battery energy storage and cleared dismantling of the 62.5 MW RTS-B unit at Ramagundam.