CM's Delhi Tour To Focus On Drought Relief Package, Global Summit, SIR Rally

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy will tour Delhi for four days from October 29 to November 1 to participate in the curtain-raiser event for the Invest Telangana Global Summit 2026, seek Central assistance to tackle drought and attend the I.N.D.I.A. bloc rally against the special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral roll at Ramlila Maidan on November 1, official sources said. The state Congress is mobilising over 15,000 people for the rally.

Revanth Reddy is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah to seek a special drought relief package for Telangana and discuss pending issues concerning the state with Union ministers, sources said.

The Chief Minister is expected to lead an all-party delegation to Delhi to submit a comprehensive report on drought conditions in Telangana and seek financial assistance from the Centre. The Cabinet sub-committee on drought and El Nino preparedness will hold an all-party meeting at the Secretariat on Wednesday to elicit suggestions and recommendations from political parties before finalising its report. The sub-committee is expected to invite representatives of all political parties to join the delegation led by the Chief Minister.

The government on Tuesday night identified 365 mandals across 18 districts as drought-hit. The state government has released `1 crore to each district collector under emergency funds to address drought-related needs. The state government is preparing to seek a drought relief package of `30,000 crore from the Centre, besides an increase in the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) limit to enable it to raise additional loans during the current financial year 2026-27.

Meanwhile, the curtain-raiser event on October 29 for the Global Summit is expected to bring together ambassadors, diplomats, chief executive officers of global companies, World Bank representatives and investment promotion agencies from various countries to showcase Telangana's investment potential and attract international investments. The curtain-raiser is being organised to invite global investors to the three-day global summit scheduled to be held at Bharat Future City on December 7, 8 and 9.

Representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce, Taiwan External Trade Development Council and Indo-Canada Business Chamber, along with chief executive officers of various start-ups, are expected to attend the event. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Invest India are partnering with the state government to organise the curtain-raiser.