The Telangana Cabinet meets on Thursday, November 5. An informal meeting of ministers starts at 3 PM, followed by the formal Cabinet meeting at 4 PM at the Secretariat, chaired by CM Revanth Reddy. A government order issued on Wednesday set the schedule.
On the agenda
- Preparations for the Invest Telangana Global Summit–2026 come first.
- Progress of welfare schemes, new projects, recruitment, budget allocations and land for industrial projects.
- Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju reviewed the agenda, including draft Bills, on Tuesday. Telangana Today says officials told it drought will also be discussed.
The drought numbers
The state has declared 365 mandals in 31 districts drought-hit for the 2026 Vanakalam season: 111 severe and 254 moderate. Rainfall from June 1 to September 30 was 615.5 mm against a normal of 740.6 mm, a 17% shortfall. Paddy area fell 18%, from 69.19 lakh acres to 57 lakh acres.
Where the plea stands
The Assembly sought ₹20,000 crore in special aid on September 18; the demand was later raised to ₹30,000 crore. The drought report went to the Centre on October 28. The state also wants its borrowing limit raised from 3% to 3.5% of GSDP. Telangana Today and Siasat report that the CM and more than half his Cabinet spent three days in Delhi without meeting the PM, the Union Home Minister or the ministers concerned. No central team has visited Telangana yet; a central team toured drought-hit areas of Andhra Pradesh, which declared 388 mandals, on November 2 and 3. No response from the Centre or the BJP is reported in these accounts.
