Telangana CM Revanth Reddy celebrates Diwali with Indiramma housing beneficiary in Kodangal
Synopsis
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy turned his Diwali — and his birthday — into a political statement, celebrating the festival inside a newly built Indiramma scheme house in his own constituency and directing every minister and MLA in the state to do the same. The 'Maa Indiramma Intlo Deepavali' initiative is a direct attempt to make welfare delivery visible and personal ahead of future electoral cycles.
Key Takeaways
Revanth Reddy celebrated Diwali on 8 November 2026 with Indiramma housing scheme beneficiaries at Parsapur village , Vikarabad district .
The outreach programme was titled 'Maa Indiramma Intlo Deepavali' , designed to highlight the state's low-income housing initiative.
Revanth Reddy inaugurated the home of Goripalli Sumitra and Srinivas , gifted new clothes, and shared a traditional meal with the family.
He directed all ministers, MLAs, and elected representatives to celebrate Diwali with scheme beneficiaries in their own constituencies.
The Chief Minister also inaugurated the Sir C.V.
Raman Science Museum in Narayanpet district , a new police station in Vikarabad, educational institutions, and a primary health centre in Kodangal constituency on the same day.
The school and junior college building at Hakeempet was constructed with CSR funds from NATCO Trust .
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Sunday, 8 November 2026, celebrated Diwali with a beneficiary family of the state government's flagship Indiramma housing scheme at Parsapur village in Vikarabad district, part of his own Kodangal Assembly constituency. The visit was part of a structured outreach programme titled 'Maa Indiramma Intlo Deepavali' (Deepavali in Our Indiramma Home), designed to showcase the low-income housing initiative directly to its beneficiaries.
The Diwali Celebration at Parsapur
Chief Minister Revanth Reddy — who also marked his birthday on the same day — inaugurated the newly constructed home of Goripalli Sumitra and Srinivas, presenting the family with new clothes and sharing a traditional Diwali meal of fine rice at their residence. Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar and Ministers Seethakka, Jupally Krishna Rao, and Damodar Rajanarasimha, along with other elected representatives, joined the family for lunch. Children who had gathered around the Chief Minister set off firecrackers, and Revanth Reddy distributed pens to all the children present.
The Indiramma Housing Scheme Outreach
The 'Maa Indiramma Intlo Deepavali' programme was conceived personally by the Chief Minister as a way to take the government's housing initiative directly to the people. Revanth Reddy instructed ministers, MLAs, and other elected representatives across Telangana to celebrate Diwali alongside Indiramma scheme beneficiaries in their respective constituencies. The move is widely seen as an effort to put a human face on what the state government regards as one of its most significant welfare deliveries for low-income families.
Development Projects Inaugurated
Separately, the Chief Minister participated in multiple development inaugurations across the region on Sunday. He unveiled the newly constructed Sir C.V. Raman Science Museum building at the Kosgi mandal headquarters in Narayanpet district, offering floral tributes to the statue of the renowned physicist. Students demonstrated physics instruments in a hands-on exhibition during the event, which was attended by Minister Jupally Krishna Rao, the district collector, and other officials.
Earlier, Revanth Reddy inaugurated a newly built police station at the Dudyal mandal headquarters in Vikarabad district, with Speaker Prasad Kumar, several ministers, the District Collector, and the Superintendent of Police in attendance.
Education and Health Infrastructure Added
The Chief Minister also inaugurated a Government Junior College at Doulatabad in the Kodangal constituency, as well as a newly constructed Zilla Parishad High School and Government Junior College building at Hakeempet in Doudyal mandal. The latter building was constructed using CSR funds from the NATCO Trust. Additionally, he inaugurated a new primary health centre in Hakeempet, Dharur mandal, within the Kodangal constituency. The flurry of inaugurations on a single day underlines the government's effort to combine festive visibility with tangible infrastructure delivery in a constituency the Chief Minister represents directly.
Point of View
The Chief Minister converts a single photo opportunity into a state-wide campaign event. The Indiramma scheme has been central to the Congress government's welfare messaging in Telangana, and tying it to Diwali amplifies both emotional resonance and media reach. What remains to be independently verified is the pace of actual house completions and allotments across districts — a gap between announced beneficiaries and delivered homes has historically dogged such schemes nationally. The flurry of inaugurations in a single constituency on a festival day also points to a pattern where visibility in the home turf is prioritised, raising questions about equitable distribution of infrastructure across Telangana's other districts.
NationPress
8 Nov 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Indiramma housing scheme in Telangana?
The Indiramma housing scheme is a Telangana state government initiative to provide newly constructed homes to low-income families. Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has positioned it as a flagship welfare programme of his administration.
What is the 'Maa Indiramma Intlo Deepavali' programme?
'Maa Indiramma Intlo Deepavali' — meaning 'Deepavali in Our Indiramma Home' — is an outreach initiative conceived by CM Revanth Reddy to celebrate Diwali with Indiramma scheme beneficiaries. He directed all ministers, MLAs, and elected representatives to participate with beneficiaries in their own constituencies.
Where did Revanth Reddy celebrate Diwali in 2026?
He celebrated at Parsapur village in Vikarabad district, within his Kodangal Assembly constituency, at the newly constructed home of Goripalli Sumitra and Srinivas.
What other projects did Revanth Reddy inaugurate on 8 November 2026?
On the same day, the Chief Minister inaugurated the Sir C.V. Raman Science Museum in Narayanpet district, a new police station in Dudyal mandal (Vikarabad), a Government Junior College in Doulatabad, a Zilla Parishad High School and Junior College in Hakeempet (built with NATCO Trust CSR funds), and a primary health centre in Hakeempet, Dharur mandal.
Why did Revanth Reddy celebrate Diwali with an Indiramma beneficiary?
The move was a deliberate political and communicative strategy to highlight the state government's housing scheme for low-income families by making the festival celebration a vehicle for welfare outreach. The programme was scaled up by instructing all elected representatives to do likewise in their constituencies.
