It is also a rarity that a governor administered oath to new ministers on the same day of assuming office. This was not planned as chief minister KCR had fixed the date for cabinet expansion on an auspicious day, analysts said.
P Sabitha Indra Reddy, who became the first woman home minister of united Andhra Pradesh during YSR Rajasekhara Reddy’s government, also became the first woman to take oath as minister of Telangana state.
Satyavathi Rathod, MLC from erstwhile Warangal district, holds the record of being the first tribal woman to be the minister in the new state.
Rathod, who lost the assembly elections and was then made an MLC, was given the ministries of women welfare and tribal welfare. This Hyderabad: Raj Bhavan saw many firsts on Sunday. Telangana, post the bifurcation, got a woman governor and woman ministers for the first time.
While the previous regime of K Chandrasekhar Rao had no woman minister, the chief minister inducted two women — P Sabitha Indra Reddy and Satyavathi Rathod — as ministers this time around.
Hours before Reddy and Rathod took oath on Sunday, Tamilisai Soundararajan became the first woman governor of Telangana. While her predecessor, ESL Narasimhan was governor for both the Telugu states, Soundararajan will be the first governor solely for Telangana.
also indicates there could be some portfolio change as Malla Reddy is currently holding the women welfare ministry.
For Sabitha, this is her third stint as minister. For Rathod, this is first time as minister.
Interacting with the media before taking charge, Rathod said she had a very good equation with everyone in the district, and would take everyone along while discharging her duties. “I am grateful to chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao for giving me an opportunity as minister without even asking,” she said.
Interestingly, both woman ministers have TDP background. Sabitha Reddy’s husband, late P Indra Reddy, was a minister during NTR’s time. Rathod had contested 2009 elections on a TDP ticket.
P Sabitha Indra Reddy, who became the first woman home minister of united Andhra Pradesh during YSR Rajasekhara Reddy’s government, also became the first woman to take oath as minister of Telangana state.
Satyavathi Rathod, MLC from erstwhile Warangal district, holds the record of being the first tribal woman to be the minister in the new state.
Rathod, who lost the assembly elections and was then made an MLC, was given the ministries of women welfare and tribal welfare. This Hyderabad: Raj Bhavan saw many firsts on Sunday. Telangana, post the bifurcation, got a woman governor and woman ministers for the first time.
While the previous regime of K Chandrasekhar Rao had no woman minister, the chief minister inducted two women — P Sabitha Indra Reddy and Satyavathi Rathod — as ministers this time around.
Hours before Reddy and Rathod took oath on Sunday, Tamilisai Soundararajan became the first woman governor of Telangana. While her predecessor, ESL Narasimhan was governor for both the Telugu states, Soundararajan will be the first governor solely for Telangana.
also indicates there could be some portfolio change as Malla Reddy is currently holding the women welfare ministry.
For Sabitha, this is her third stint as minister. For Rathod, this is first time as minister.
Interacting with the media before taking charge, Rathod said she had a very good equation with everyone in the district, and would take everyone along while discharging her duties. “I am grateful to chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao for giving me an opportunity as minister without even asking,” she said.
Interestingly, both woman ministers have TDP background. Sabitha Reddy’s husband, late P Indra Reddy, was a minister during NTR’s time. Rathod had contested 2009 elections on a TDP ticket.
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