On his birthday, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy turned a personal milestone into a public commitment — formally launching 4.5 lakh new pensions for widows, single women, persons with disabilities, and weaver and toddy-tapper workers across the state, coinciding with the Diwali festival on 8 November 2026. The announcement was made at a face-to-face interaction with Self Help Group women at the Hakeempet Industrial Hub in Kodangal constituency, where the Chief Minister's Office of Telangana posted the full proceedings on X.

A Birthday Dedicated to 'Women's Power'

'I dedicate today, my birthday, to women's power,' CM Revanth Reddy told the gathered SHG members, addressing them in deeply personal terms: 'You are my family. You are my soul kin. It is because of your blessings and iron will that I received the honour of becoming Telangana's Chief Minister.' The event was attended by Legislative Assembly Speaker G.P.K., and ministers including Damodar Cilarapu, Tummala, Seethakka, Jupally K. Rao, and Vakiti Srihari, along with MPs, government adviser P. Sudharshan Reddy, and large numbers of SHG women.

The Chief Minister urged every woman present to pledge that they would educate their daughters. 'If a daughter stands on her own feet, the family stands. If women stand economically, the state stands economically,' he said — framing female financial empowerment not as welfare, but as the foundation of Telangana's economic architecture.

The One-Crore Crorepati Goal by 2034

At the heart of the event was an audacious target: make one crore women crorepatis by 2034. Telangana currently has 70 lakh SHG members; Revanth Reddy pledged to grow that number to one crore and ensure every one of them achieves millionaire status. 'If I can make one crore women crorepatis, my life will have been worthwhile,' he said. The ambition is tethered to larger economic goalposts — the state aims for a $1 trillion economy by 2034 and a $3 trillion economy by 2047, goals the CM tied explicitly to women becoming entrepreneurs and industrialists at scale.

Schemes Already on the Ground

Revanth Reddy used the platform to stack the evidence. In the past 34 months, his government says it has provided bank linkages worth ₹79,000 crore in loans to women's groups, with the state paying ₹1,900 crore in interest on those borrowings. Under the Mahalakshmi scheme, women have made 37 lakh free bus journeys, saving households between ₹8,000–₹10,000 per month in travel costs, with the government reimbursing ₹13,000 crore to RTC for the service.

The state has also allocated 8.5 lakh Indiramma houses — all registered in women's names. School uniforms for 25.5 lakh children in government schools are being stitched by trained women's groups. Women's collectives have been given access to petrol pumps, solar power production contracts, and canteen operations under the Indiramma Canteen brand across secretariat and government offices. Ration cards, subsidised rice, and up to 200 units of free electricity have all been issued in women's names.

November 19: One Crore Indiramma Sarees

The Chief Minister announced that on 19 November — Indira Gandhi's birth anniversary — the government will distribute one crore Indiramma sarees as a ceremonial gift (saremu) to women beneficiaries across the state. The rollout will serve as a live test of the state's distribution machinery and a political signal ahead of the broader saturation-level pension drive now formally under way.

Telangana's bet is straightforward: wire every welfare scheme through a woman's name, give her credit, transport, housing, and enterprise, and the state's GDP targets become self-reinforcing. Whether the numbers match the ambition by 2034 is the question that will define Revanth Reddy's legacy.