Minister Danasari Anasuya Seethakka said the government was working to empower women to move from dependence to leadership and authority.
Addressing women officials and employees during Bathukamma celebrations at the Mulugu collectorate on Friday evening, she said Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy aimed to strengthen women’s role in society through various welfare programmes.
The event, presided over by district collector Borkhade Hemant Sahadeorao, featured traditional floral arrangements, songs and dances.
Seethakka said Bathukamma symbolised Telangana’s culture and traditions. She called on women to celebrate the festival in unity, preserve age-old customs and worship nature.
She expressed hope that women would achieve economic and social empowerment and excel in all fields.
Later, the minister distributed Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak cheques worth `32.03 lakh to 32 beneficiaries from Mulugu and Mallampalli mandals.
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