Women’s Day: Nominated posts for women shortly: KCR

Hyderabad, March.7 (Maxim News): On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has conveyed his greetings to women in the State. The CM said his government was taking several measures for the welfare of women and more new and innovative programs for them will be launched this year. The women should avail the benefits of the programs, schemes of the government and move forward, he added.

The Chief Minister said an important decision has been taken for an increased role for women in the governance and will give nominated posts to them, who took an active role in the Telangana Statehood movement and also in the movement for women’s uplift. He also constituted a three-member Committee to select women candidates for the posts of Chairpersons of certain Corporations and other nominated posts.

The three-member Committee consists of Deputy Speaker Padma Devender Reddy, Karimnagar ZP Chairperson Tula Uma and Nizamabad MP Kavita Kalvakuntla. The CM has asked the Committee members to prepare a list of the eligible women based on which the nominated posts will be filled with women candidates shortly. (Maxim News)