The Telangana State Cabinet has decided today to bring amendments to the existing Acts so that to give stringent punishment to those criminals committing acid attacks. The cabinet meeting presided by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao proposed a 10-year jail sentence to such criminals and the fine collected from those convicts would be given to the members of the victim’s family or victim.

The Cabinet also decided to constitute a Cabinet Sub-Committee to bring in reforms in jails. The Sub-Committee will be headed by Home Minister Nayani Narasimha Reddy, while ministers K. Tarakarama Rao, Etela Rajender and Indrakaran Reddy will be its members.

Chief Minister Chandrasekhar Rao has asked all the ministers to carefully study the Union Budget and plan the proposed State Budget department wise.

The cabinet has also decided to construct a reservoir at Malkapur in Station Ghanpur Constituency to stabilise Devadula Ayucut. Instead of Kanthanapally Barrage, a barrage will be constructed at Tupakulagudem on Godavari River. Further, it has been decided to abolish Rajiv Sagar and Indira Sagar projects.

Following the completion of Bhakta Ramdas Lift Irrigation Scheme much ahead of the schedule, it has been decided to identify Lift Irrigation Schemes, which can be completed on fast track. A Sub-Committee headed by Irrigation Minister T. Harish Rao with Deputy Chief Minister Kadiam Srihari and Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao (both of them were former irrigation ministers’ in TDP government) as members will study the Lift Irrigation schemes.

The cabinet has also decided to shift surplus staff in several departments to other departments with workload. A Fisheries College will be set up at LMD Karimnagar. The cabinet decided to expedite measures for construction of double bed room houses in the State. The construction of Government offices and offices of the Police Department at all district headquarters should be completed within a year.