Congress Govt removes three ministers, appoints new in-charges for Telangana districts
Hyderabad: The Congress government in Telangana removed three senior ministers from their roles as district in-charges, while appointing new ministers across the ten unified districts.
Ministers Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, Uttam Kumar Reddy, and Konda Surekha were stripped of their in-charge responsibilities. Their roles have been reassigned to other ministers in what sources described as a performance-based reshuffle. Government insiders indicated that the changes were prompted by poor grading in internal reviews.
Vivek Venkatswamy has been named the new in-charge minister for Medak, taking over from Konda Surekha. Adluri Laxman Kumar replaces Uttam Kumar Reddy in Nalgonda, while Vakkati Srihari steps in for Komatireddy Venkat Reddy in Khammam.
Other reshuffles include a change in districts for existing in-charge ministers. Jupally Krishna Rao, Tummala Nageswara Rao, and Seethakka have been reassigned to new districts from their earlier postings. Meanwhile, the remaining ministers retain their previous responsibilities.
The updated list of district in-charge ministers now stands as follows:
- Adilabad: Jupally Krishna Rao
- Nizamabad: Dhanasari Seethakka
- Karimnagar: Tummala Nageswara Rao
- Medak: Vivek Venkatswamy
- Warangal: Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy
- Khammam: Vakkati Srihari
- Nalgonda: Adluri Laxman Kumar
- Ranga Reddy: Duddilla Sridhar Babu
- Hyderabad: Ponnam Prabhakar
- Mahabubnagar: Damodar Rajanarasimha
The shuffle comes as the Congress administration looks to sharpen governance at the district level and ensure closer monitoring of developmental programmes.