Hyderabad, Feb. 4 -- Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy announced that the state government would deliver a cash prize of Rs 25 lakhs and a pension of Rs 25000 per month to Padma award winners from the state.

He made the announcement at an event held at Shilpakala Vedika in the city to felicitate Padma Award winners of this year from the state.

In 2024, 5 individuals from Telangana were named in the list of Padma awards by the Central government. They are A Velu Ananda Chari (Art), Dasari Kondappa (Art), Gaddam Sammaiah (Art), Kethavath Somlal (Literature & Education) and Kurrella Vittalacharya (Literature & Education).

Revanth said that the decision to a cash prize and pension was taken after observing the "dire economic conditi...