Telangana Current Affairs: June 15, 2024
One-Liner Questions:
- What caused the clash in Medak town, Telangana?
- When will the new registration charges for land in Telangana take effect?
- Why is the Telangana government revising the market values of lands?
- Which political party came to power in Telangana in December 2023?
- What action has the Stamp and Registration Department taken regarding the new registration charges?
- Who was responsible for the printing error in school textbooks in Telangana?
- How many textbooks were recalled due to the foreword error in Telangana?
- What new roles were assigned to S. Srinivasa Chary and M. Radha Reddy after the textbook error?
- What is the purpose behind establishing Mahila Shakti canteens in Telangana?
- How many Mahila Shakti canteens are planned to be established in Telangana?
- What are the models for Telangana’s Mahila Shakti canteens?
- Who was present at the review meeting for Mahila Shakti canteens?
Answers:
- The clash in Medak town was caused by allegations of illegal transportation of cows for slaughter.
- The new registration charges will come into force from August 1.
- The Telangana government is revising the market values to boost its revenues.
- The Congress party came to power in Telangana in December 2023.
- The Stamp and Registration Department has initiated an action plan to study and revise the current values for new registration charges.
- S. Srinivasa Chary, Director, Government Text Book Press, and M. Radha Reddy, Director, SCERT, were held responsible.
- A total of 24 lakh textbooks were recalled due to the printing error.
- S. Srinivasa Chary was appointed as Additional Director, Model Schools, and M. Radha Reddy as Assistant State Project Director, Samagra Shiksha.
- The purpose of establishing Mahila Shakti canteens is to strengthen women’s groups in the state.
- At least 150 Mahila Shakti canteens are planned to be established over the next two years.
- The models are inspired by ‘Didi Ki Rasoi’ in West Bengal and similar canteens in Kerala.
- The meeting was attended by various officials including the Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari, Panchayat Raj Commissioner Anita Ramachandran, and others.
Additional One-Liner Questions:
- What political party was in power before the Congress in Telangana?
- What criticism did the former Education Minister Sabitha Indra Reddy express about recalling textbooks?
- What specific mistake was made in the school textbooks that led to their recall?
- When is the groundwork for new land registration charges in Telangana scheduled to begin?
- Who has been tasked with the management of the new Mahila Shakti canteens?
- What kind of training will be provided to the groups managing the Mahila Shakti canteens?
- What locations are targeted for the placement of Mahila Shakti canteens?
- Who was appointed as the new SCERT Director following the textbook misprint issue?
Additional Answers:
- The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) was in power before the Congress.
- Sabitha Indra Reddy criticized the move to recall textbooks as a waste of public money and questioned the issue with having K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s name in them.
- The mistake was that the textbooks were printed with a foreword mentioning K. Chandrasekhar Rao as the Chief Minister, despite him no longer being in office.
- The groundwork for the new land registration charges is scheduled to begin on June 18.
- The management of the Mahila Shakti canteens will be handed over to rural women’s groups.
- Special training on the management of canteens will be provided to the groups.
- Special canteens will be set up in government offices, district Collectorates, tourist places, temples, bus stands, and industrial areas.
- G. Ramesh was appointed as the new Director of SCERT following the textbook issue.
Further One-Liner Questions:
- What departments are involved in the launch and management of Mahila Shakti canteens?
- What prompted the revision of land market values in Telangana?
- What steps are being taken to fix new land registration charges in Telangana?
- Which officials attended the review meeting on Mahila Shakti canteens?
- How did the Telangana government respond to the textbook printing error?
- What change in roles was made for G. Ramesh due to the textbook printing error?
- Who was assigned the responsibility of the Director of Text Book Press after the textbook recall?
- What action did the Congress government take after noticing the error in textbooks?
Further Answers:
- The departments involved include the Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, Health Department, and Tourism, among others.
- The revision of land market values was prompted by the Telangana government’s desire to boost its revenues.
- An action plan to study the current value and revise it accordingly has been initiated by the Stamp and Registration Department.
- Officials like the Chief Secretary, Panchayat Raj Commissioner, Health Department Commissioner, and Tourism Director attended the review meeting.
- The Telangana government responded by recalling the textbooks and reassigning the officials responsible for the error.
- G. Ramesh was appointed as the SCERT Director as a response to the textbook printing error.
- Ramana Kumar, Secretary of Telangana Residential Educational Institutions Society (TREIS), was given the responsibility of the Director of Text Book Press.
- The Congress government ordered the recall of 24 lakh textbooks and the reassignment of key directors involved in the printing process.
Telangana Current Affairs- December 11, 2023
Questions- Telangana Current Affairs
- Who is the richest MLA in the newly-elected Telangana Assembly?
- How many MLAs in the Telangana Assembly have assets over Rs 100 crore?
- What are the asset ranges of the majority of the Telangana MLAs?
- From which constituency was Gaddam Vivekanand elected?
- What is the professional background of Gaddam Vivekanand?
- Who is the supremo of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)?
- Where did KCR make his first public appearance after the election results?
- How many seats did Congress and BRS win in the Telangana Assembly elections?
- How many winning candidates in the Telangana elections have declared criminal cases?
- How many doctors are in the newly-elected Telangana Assembly?
- Which party do most of the doctor MLAs belong to?
- From which university did Murali Bhukya Naik obtain his Master of Surgery?
- In which constituency was Kalvakuntla Sanjay elected?
- What changes were made in Hyderabad after the new Chief Minister took office?
- Who was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Telangana?
Answers-Telangana Current Affairs
- Gaddam Vivekanand is the richest MLA with assets over Rs 606 crores.
- Six MLAs have assets over Rs 100 crore.
- 90 MLAs have assets below Rs 50 crore, and 16 have between Rs 50 crore to Rs 100 crore.
- Vivekanand was elected from Chennur constituency.
- Vivekanand is the founder and chairman of Visaka Industries Ltd.
- K Chandrashekar Rao is the supremo of BRS.
- KCR made his first appearance at his farmhouse in Erravalli.
- Congress won 64 seats and BRS won 39 seats.
- 82 out of 119 winning candidates have declared criminal cases.
- Fifteen MLAs are doctors.
- Eleven doctor MLAs belong to the Congress party.
- Murali Bhukya Naik holds an MS from Pondicherry University, JIPMER.
- Kalvakuntla Sanjay was elected from the Koratla constituency.
- Iron fencing in front of the CM’s official residence in Begumpet was removed.
- Anumula Revanth Reddy took oath as the Chief Minister of Telangana.
Telangana Current Affairs-September 2, 2023
Questions:
- Which company has chosen Telangana to set up the Gorilla Glass manufacturing facility?
- What is the amount of the proposed investment by Corning Inc. in Telangana?
- Who is the minister that commented on Telangana becoming a hub for electronics manufacturing?
- How much has the salary of Village Organisation Assistants (VOAs) been enhanced to by the government of Telangana?
- On what occasion did the Chief Minister decide to increase the salaries of VOAs?
- What was the VOA’s salary in 2016 after the formation of Telangana state?
- What change did the Telangana CM announce about the job renewal process for VOAs?
- Who is Telangana’s Chief Innovation Officer that received the World Innovation Award?
- At which event was the World Innovation Award presented?
- Who were the other two nominees for the World Innovation Award in the same category?
- How did Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao celebrate Raksha Bandhan?
- Which party chief met with Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi expecting a key position in return for a merger?
- What position is Sharmila keen to attain in Congress?
- From which constituency does Sharmila intend to contest the Assembly election?
Answers:
- Corning Inc.
- Rs 934 crore.
- K Taraka Rama Rao, also known as KTR.
- Rs 8,000 per month.
- Raksha Bandhan.
- Rs 3,000.
- It will now be done every year instead of every three months.
- Shanta Thoutam.
- The first BRICS Innovation Forum held in Moscow.
- Fernando Padula Novaes from Brazil and Saif Al-Hiddabi from Oman.
- His sisters tied him rakhis at his official residence, Pragati Bhavan.
- YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP) chief Y. S. Sharmila.
- Congress General Secretary.
- Palair constituency in Telangana’s Khammam district.
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