Telangana govt. plans extensive Iftar dinners across Hyderabad for Ramzan

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An iftar meal  organised astatine  the Collectorate successful  Sangareddy past  year.

An iftar meal organised astatine the Collectorate successful Sangareddy past year. | Photo Credit: File Photo

The Telangana authorities has enactment successful spot elaborate arrangements for Ramzan Iftar dinners, identifying 448 locations crossed Hyderabad and its surroundings.

To guarantee citywide reach, the Minorities Welfare Department volition organise Iftar dinners astatine 2 mosques successful each of the 150 wards nether the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation limits. Additionally, 4 mosques successful each Assembly constituency wrong the GHMC country person been identified for the programme.

A Right to Information (RTI) query revealed that, to guarantee inclusivity, the authorities has decided to organise Iftar dinners successful mosques belonging to number denominations and sects, including those associated with the Shia and Mahdavi communities. Orphanages person besides been included among the 448 identified venues.

Outside the GHMC limits, a full of 378 mosques crossed 98 Assembly constituencies person been selected for akin programmes.

Senior officials person been entrusted with overseeing arrangements crossed clusters of constituencies. For instance, the Director of the Centre for Educational Development of Minorities volition supervise preparations successful the Musheerabad, Amberpet, Khairatabad, Jubilee Hills and Goshamahal constituencies.

On February 16, the section had issued a Government Order detailing the constitution of a 12-member organising committee to supervise arrangements for the Chief Minister’s Iftar dinner. The committee volition beryllium chaired by Minister for Minorities Welfare Mohammed Azharuddin portion the vice-chairman volition beryllium Adviser to the Government connected SC, ST, OBC and Minorities Welfare, Mohammed Ali Shabbir, and members are commissioners of police, among others.

“According to the RTI reply, the budgetary allocation for Ramzan is ₹33 crore. We anticipation it is utilized fully, diligently and successful time,” said RTI activistic Kareem Ansari.

Published - February 25, 2026 07:35 p.m. IST

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