Chandrasekhara Rao said : “Some of us had sold our plots to others as we needed money for performing marriages of daughters, funding higher education of our sons and investing in other petty businesses,”

HindustanTimes Sunday, January 5, 2020 1:18:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said ( about Chief Minister ) : "Moral values can be raised in society only through offering value-based education to children in educational institutions, the Chief Minister said. The state government is committed to the cause and it feels that value-based education should be taught in schools from the coming academic year, he said after releasing the autobiography of former DGP in undivided Andhra Pradesh H J Dora. We have to prepare lessons in this regard. We will appoint a committee with former DGPs. We will seek the advice and suggestions from spiritual teachers like Jeeyar Swamy and others,"

business-standard Thursday, January 2, 2020 8:54:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : "With the same spirit and inspiration, let us all make efforts to turn the state totally literate with cent percent literacy,"

business-standard Tuesday, December 31, 2019 7:21:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “Farmers should cooperate with officials in acquiring lands for digging of canals. If not, we will be forced to acquire land”

thehindu Thursday, December 12, 2019 4:43:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao stated : "As per Union Budget 2019-20, the tax devolution to Telangana is Rs 19,719 crore, which is 6.2 per cent more than Rs 16,451 crore received by the state during 2018-19. But, the state has received an amount of Rs 10,304 crore only till November, which is lower by Rs 224 crore, or 2.12 per cent, than the (receipts during the) same period last year. So, instead of receiving an enhanced amount, the state has received less,"

business-standard Saturday, December 7, 2019 9:35:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao informed : "Due to the above reasons, the state is waiting for its legitimate dues of Rs 4,531 crore of GST, while at the same time it is also suffering due to a shortfall in tax devolution. I request you to kindly look into the matter and release the pending dues expeditiously so that the developmental programmes of Telangana do not suffer for lack of resources,"

business-standard Saturday, December 7, 2019 9:35:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : "We discussed in the cabinet today. All our ministers said (that) our government saved many organisations and provided food to many. What is that we do by throwing them (RTC workmen) on to the roads. We should give them a chance.. They said let us have a humanitarian approach," "So, I am conveying to workmen on behalf of state government and RTC..we will give orders to RTC after this press conference..I am conveying the cabinet decision to you first.All of you join duty tomorrow morning happily,"

business-standard Thursday, November 28, 2019 9:46:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “It is another triumph of the brilliance and hard work of our scientists,”

thehindu Wednesday, November 27, 2019 11:08:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “It is another triumph of the brilliance and hard work of our scientists,”

Hindu Wednesday, November 27, 2019 10:09:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “We have given enough time to RTC workers on humanitarian ground even after labor commissioner declared the strike as illegal. They can join by midnight of November 5. Employees have to think about their families and future”

news18 Monday, November 4, 2019 10:08:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “Our fight against the their anti-labour policies of the Centre and the State will continue. We will educate workers on their rights. Awareness will be created on the move sell away public sectors such as RINL and BSNL to benefit certain corporates,”

Hindu Sunday, November 3, 2019 9:40:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : "I appeal to the RTC employees to take this opportunity, keeping in view the welfare of their families. We want to give them (striking employees) one more chance,"

news18 Saturday, November 2, 2019 9:20:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “He wanted to include members of the weaker sections of the society in the panel whereas the other two members of the (HC) collegium have not agreed to the proposal,”

economictimes Thursday, October 31, 2019 6:13:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “Only 200 RTC buses are being operated in West Bengal for its 10 crore people,”

newindianexpress Friday, October 25, 2019 7:00:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “These strikes are useless and they are meant to spruce up the union elections,”

newindianexpress Friday, October 25, 2019 7:00:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “We are planning to sell government lands to mop up Rs 10,000 crore. Thousands are losing their jobs because of the economic recession. This is a stark reality. The automobile sector too has collapsed. Going on a strike at this time is wrong. The RTC unions adopted a mad path with irrational demands,”

newindianexpress Friday, October 25, 2019 7:00:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “I tried very hard and within one and a half years, the RTC earned Rs 14 crore as profits. After becoming chief minister, I have held a meeting with all the officers and employees on RTC for a full day. The government hiked their salaries by 44 per cent. Later, 14 per cent interim relief too was given. No RTC in the country has hiked employees’ salaries by 67 per cent in just four years. I have increased the salaries because I have love and affection towards the RTC,”

newindianexpress Friday, October 25, 2019 7:00:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “When private buses are making profits, why is the RTC incurring losses? The RTC is also an operator and it should think over it,”

newindianexpress Friday, October 25, 2019 7:00:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “Each hire bus will operate 300 km every day, earning Rs 225 profit per day. All the hire buses will earn a profit of Rs 4.72 lakh every day. Whereas, each RTC bus is incurring Rs 13 crore loss every day. The RTC has already been bankrupted,”

newindianexpress Friday, October 25, 2019 7:00:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said ( about Telangana Bhavan ) : “After the formation of Telangana, TRS government released Rs 4,250 crore for the corporation, which is 595 per cent more than what the previous government had given. Besides this, the GHMC had given a grant of Rs 330 crore for city services. All put together, the RTC received Rs 4,550 crore. This year, we had earmarked Rs 550 crore in the budget for the RTC. In the first half year itself, we had released Rs 425 crore,”

newindianexpress Friday, October 25, 2019 7:00:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “Employees should distance themselves from the unions and apply for jobs at their respective depots. The management may consider it,”

newindianexpress Friday, October 25, 2019 7:00:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : "Court urged that 21 issues among the demands raised by the employees be considered.Those demands have to be considered as per the orders of the court. Study that,"

business-standard Tuesday, October 22, 2019 9:52:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : "but local BJP leaders are speaking against it,"

business-standard Tuesday, October 22, 2019 9:52:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “Some of us had sold our plots to others as we needed money for performing marriages of daughters, funding higher education of our sons and investing in other petty businesses,”

HindustanTimes Sunday, January 5, 2020 1:18:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said ( about Chief Minister ) : "Moral values can be raised in society only through offering value-based education to children in educational institutions, the Chief Minister said. The state government is committed to the cause and it feels that value-based education should be taught in schools from the coming academic year, he said after releasing the autobiography of former DGP in undivided Andhra Pradesh H J Dora. We have to prepare lessons in this regard. We will appoint a committee with former DGPs. We will seek the advice and suggestions from spiritual teachers like Jeeyar Swamy and others,"

business-standard Thursday, January 2, 2020 8:54:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : "With the same spirit and inspiration, let us all make efforts to turn the state totally literate with cent percent literacy,"

business-standard Tuesday, December 31, 2019 7:21:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “Farmers should cooperate with officials in acquiring lands for digging of canals. If not, we will be forced to acquire land”

thehindu Thursday, December 12, 2019 4:43:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao stated : "As per Union Budget 2019-20, the tax devolution to Telangana is Rs 19,719 crore, which is 6.2 per cent more than Rs 16,451 crore received by the state during 2018-19. But, the state has received an amount of Rs 10,304 crore only till November, which is lower by Rs 224 crore, or 2.12 per cent, than the (receipts during the) same period last year. So, instead of receiving an enhanced amount, the state has received less,"

business-standard Saturday, December 7, 2019 9:35:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao informed : "Due to the above reasons, the state is waiting for its legitimate dues of Rs 4,531 crore of GST, while at the same time it is also suffering due to a shortfall in tax devolution. I request you to kindly look into the matter and release the pending dues expeditiously so that the developmental programmes of Telangana do not suffer for lack of resources,"

business-standard Saturday, December 7, 2019 9:35:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : "We discussed in the cabinet today. All our ministers said (that) our government saved many organisations and provided food to many. What is that we do by throwing them (RTC workmen) on to the roads. We should give them a chance.. They said let us have a humanitarian approach," "So, I am conveying to workmen on behalf of state government and RTC..we will give orders to RTC after this press conference..I am conveying the cabinet decision to you first.All of you join duty tomorrow morning happily,"

business-standard Thursday, November 28, 2019 9:46:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “It is another triumph of the brilliance and hard work of our scientists,”

thehindu Wednesday, November 27, 2019 11:08:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “It is another triumph of the brilliance and hard work of our scientists,”

Hindu Wednesday, November 27, 2019 10:09:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “We have given enough time to RTC workers on humanitarian ground even after labor commissioner declared the strike as illegal. They can join by midnight of November 5. Employees have to think about their families and future”

news18 Monday, November 4, 2019 10:08:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “Our fight against the their anti-labour policies of the Centre and the State will continue. We will educate workers on their rights. Awareness will be created on the move sell away public sectors such as RINL and BSNL to benefit certain corporates,”

Hindu Sunday, November 3, 2019 9:40:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : "I appeal to the RTC employees to take this opportunity, keeping in view the welfare of their families. We want to give them (striking employees) one more chance,"

news18 Saturday, November 2, 2019 9:20:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “He wanted to include members of the weaker sections of the society in the panel whereas the other two members of the (HC) collegium have not agreed to the proposal,”

economictimes Thursday, October 31, 2019 6:13:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “Only 200 RTC buses are being operated in West Bengal for its 10 crore people,”

newindianexpress Friday, October 25, 2019 7:00:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “These strikes are useless and they are meant to spruce up the union elections,”

newindianexpress Friday, October 25, 2019 7:00:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “We are planning to sell government lands to mop up Rs 10,000 crore. Thousands are losing their jobs because of the economic recession. This is a stark reality. The automobile sector too has collapsed. Going on a strike at this time is wrong. The RTC unions adopted a mad path with irrational demands,”

newindianexpress Friday, October 25, 2019 7:00:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “I tried very hard and within one and a half years, the RTC earned Rs 14 crore as profits. After becoming chief minister, I have held a meeting with all the officers and employees on RTC for a full day. The government hiked their salaries by 44 per cent. Later, 14 per cent interim relief too was given. No RTC in the country has hiked employees’ salaries by 67 per cent in just four years. I have increased the salaries because I have love and affection towards the RTC,”

newindianexpress Friday, October 25, 2019 7:00:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “When private buses are making profits, why is the RTC incurring losses? The RTC is also an operator and it should think over it,”

newindianexpress Friday, October 25, 2019 7:00:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “Each hire bus will operate 300 km every day, earning Rs 225 profit per day. All the hire buses will earn a profit of Rs 4.72 lakh every day. Whereas, each RTC bus is incurring Rs 13 crore loss every day. The RTC has already been bankrupted,”

newindianexpress Friday, October 25, 2019 7:00:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said ( about Telangana Bhavan ) : “After the formation of Telangana, TRS government released Rs 4,250 crore for the corporation, which is 595 per cent more than what the previous government had given. Besides this, the GHMC had given a grant of Rs 330 crore for city services. All put together, the RTC received Rs 4,550 crore. This year, we had earmarked Rs 550 crore in the budget for the RTC. In the first half year itself, we had released Rs 425 crore,”

newindianexpress Friday, October 25, 2019 7:00:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : “Employees should distance themselves from the unions and apply for jobs at their respective depots. The management may consider it,”

newindianexpress Friday, October 25, 2019 7:00:00 AM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : "Court urged that 21 issues among the demands raised by the employees be considered.Those demands have to be considered as per the orders of the court. Study that,"

business-standard Tuesday, October 22, 2019 9:52:00 PM EAT

Chandrasekhara Rao said : "but local BJP leaders are speaking against it,"

business-standard Tuesday, October 22, 2019 9:52:00 PM EAT