Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy hears public grievance at Praja Durbar

HYDERABAD: A day after assuming office, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy started a 'Praja Darbar' for hearing peoples' grievances on Friday.

Pragathi Bhavan, rechristened as Jyotirao Phule Praja Bhavan, was the venue for the meeting. Revanth Reddy received applications from scores of people who had queued up since morning to submit representations about various problems to the Chief Minister at the venue in Begumpet.

A few patients and physically challenged on wheelchairs were among those who met the Chief Minister. Accompanied by Minister P Srinivasa Reddy, Revanth Reddy heard the grievances and handed over the petitions to officials.

Nagesh, one of the citizens who gave his petition for old age pension and house to the Chief Minister, told media that he was happy that after a long time there was a Chief Minister who was hearing public grievances. “It’s like YSR sir has been born again,” he said referring to late Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy.

Narayan Reddy, who lost both hands and a leg due to electricity shock more than a decade ago, requested the Chief Minister to arrange artificial limbs.

How Praja Darbar works

15 desks have been specially set up for grievance registration. Each petition is entered online, a unique grievance number (ID generated) is given to each petition and a printed acknowledgment is given. The acknowledgment is also sent to the petitioners through SMS.

320 seats have been arranged for people to sit inside the Praja Darbar and adequate shade and drinking water have been arranged for people standing in queues.