Hyderabad, July 14 -- Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy formally launched the distribution of 5.61 lakh new ration cards during a public meeting held in the Tungaturthi Assembly constituency in Suryapet district on Monday, 14 July.

Assuring transparency and welfare outreach, he stated that 26 lakh new families were given a chance to apply for ration cards, and 40 lakh families now have ration cards, an increase from 2.8 lakh to 3.1 lakh. He hit back at Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leaders who criticised the distribution drive, asking, "Crores are eating fine-grain rice. Why are you having heartburn?"

Reddy also assured of bringing Godavari waters to Tungaturthi Assembly constituency through the Devadula project's package 6, by co...