Hyderabad, May 16 -- The Telangana government has constituted a high-level committee to identify "Telangana Udyamakarulu" - activists who participated in the Telangana statehood movement - and recommend measures to recognise and honour their contributions and sacrifices.

The General Administration Department (GAD) issued GO Rt. No. 679 on Friday, May 15, following directions from chief minister A Revanth Reddy. The move comes amid a long-pending demand for official recognition of those who took part in the Telangana agitation.

The government order noted that several activists sacrificed their lives during the movement, while others suffered permanent physical disabilities, faced criminal cases, or underwent imprisonment as part of the s...