Hyderabad, March 26 -- Information and public relations (I&PR) minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy has disclosed that Rs 580 crore has been spent on advertisements in print and electronic media, and hoardings in other states during the ten-year Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government.

He said that around Rs 200 crore has been spent on advertisements in media outlets and hoardings within the state since the Congress government came to power in the state, and not a single rupee was spent in advertisements in other states by his department.

Speaking in the Telangana assembly on Wednesday, March 26, he said that maximum tariff was given to Namasthe Telangana and Telangana Today newspapers and T News television channel, on par with reputed me...