TS Govt to spend Rs. 26 Crore on Iftar, Dinners
Hyderabad, July 2 (INN): The Telangana Government will spend Rs. 26 crore to host Iftar and dinners for Muslims across the State in view of holy month of Ramzan.
Addressing a press conference after chairing a review meeting on Ramzan arrangements on Thursday, Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao announced that the State Government would host Iftar and dinners across Telangana State on July 8. He also announced that the government would pay monthly salary of Rs. 1,000 each to Imams and Maozans of 5,000 mosques in the State. The government has earmarked Rs. 12 crore for the purpose.
KCR announced that clothes will be distributed among 1.95 lakh poor Muslim families across the State on July 8. At the rate of Rs. 500 per family, the government will spend Rs. 9.75 crore on clothing. The main official Iftar party will be hosted at Nizam College Grounds on July 8 wherein nearly 5,000 people, including VIPs, will be invited. The Ambassadors of Arab countries will also be invited for the Iftar Dinner. On the same day, Iftar-cum-Dinner will be arranged at 100 mosques in the Greater Hyderabad limits. Similarly, Iftar-Dinner will be hosted at 1,000 mosques across the State on July 8.
The Chief Minister announced that a committee, headed by senior IPS officer AK Khan has been constituted to supervise the arrangements. Police Commissioners of Hyderabad and Cyberabad, M Mahender Reddy and CV Anand respectively, are the other members of the Committee. Deputy Chief Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali and MLC Mohammed Saleem will also supervise the arrangements.
KCR said that special arrangements were being made in view of Ramzan to promote the Ganga-Jamuni culture of Telangana State. He said this culture was suppressed by previous Andha rulers and his government would revive the same.
News Posted: 2 July, 2015
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