Telangana Congress government’s guarantees: From optics to delivery
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and his Cabinet colleagues during the launch of welfare schemes at the State Secretariat in Hyderabad on February 27, 2024.
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In recent Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, the Congress effectively used the language of ‘guarantees’ to emphasise delivery of its social sector promises. This perhaps pushed the BJP to offer promises saying they were ‘Modi ki Guarantee’. Eventually, the use of this language of ‘guarantees’ boils down to the citizens’ quest for effective delivery. In Telangana, the guarantee of transparency, effective delivery, and accountability has become a focus of attention of the State government and the people. It is clear that launching schemes and budget provisioning is only half the story.In December 2023, t...