Hyderabad, March 20 -- The Congress government has proposed a whopping Rs 3,081.04 crore for the Department for Women, Children, Disabled and Senior Citizens for the Telangana Budget 2026-27.

Out of this, Rs 1,247.57 crore will be spent on departmental expenditure, including salaries and administrative costs, and Rs 1,833.47 crore is allocated to welfare schemes and development programmes.

Here are the key developments.

Mahalakshmi scheme and LPG at Rs 500

The government has allocated Rs 4,305 crore for the Mahalakshmi Scheme alone. According to Finance Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, around 34.37 lakh women, girls and transgender women have availed the scheme with nearly 270 crore free journeys, resulting in a cumulative savings of...