Hyderabad, March 8 -- International Women's Day was celebrated in a grand manner at Praja Bhavan under the auspices of the Telangana government on Sunday, with Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy attending as the chief guest.
Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister said Telangana was formed with the inspiration of Sonia Gandhi and stressed the government's commitment to ensuring greater recognition and opportunities for women. He said women are being appointed to key positions such as Collectors, SPs and heads of important departments.
Highlighting welfare measures, he said the government introduced free bus travel for women and enabled women's self-help groups to become owners of 1,000 RTC buses and 1,000 MW solar power plants. An agreem...