Telangana Cabinet approves liquor shops quota for Gouds, SCs and STs

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Hyderabad: Telangana Cabinet took a decision to provide reservations in allotment of liquor shops to SCs, STs and Gouds. The Cabinet was convened on Friday under the Chairmanship of Telangana Chief Minister KCR.

The Cabinet decided to allot 15% reservation to Goud, 10% to SCs and five percent to STs. The Cabinet meeting took several key decisions in a six long hour Cabinet Meeting. The Cabinet reviewed the construction of four super specialty hospitals in Hyderabad. It directed the department to take immediate measures for the construction of these hospitals. The Roads and Buildings, and the Medical and Health Departments were directed to make arrangements for the opening of the new medical colleges next year.

Medical and Health Department officials briefed the Cabinet on the Covid-19 situation in the state, especially after reopening of schools and other educational institutions. The Cabinet instructed Medical and Health Department officials to increase the oxygen production capacity to 550 tonnes per day from the present 280 tonnes. The capacity of oxygen generation was earlier increased from 130 tonnes to 280 tonnes per day.

About Covid – 19 vaccination, they said two crore people have been administered vaccines so far. A special drive to vaccinate 3 lakh people every day was launched on Thursday. The Cabinet has instructed every village, Mandal, district level Panchayat Raj, Municipal Administration officials, Sarpanches, MPTCs, ZPTCs, MPP, ZP Chairperson, MLAs, MLCs and other public representatives to play an active role for the success of the Covid – 19 vaccination.

The Cabinet also approved Sangameswar, and Basaveswara Lift Irrigation Schemes to provide water to 3.84 lakh acres in Sangareddy, Andol, Zaheerabad and Narayankhed Assembly segments.

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