Telangana gets a fully functional Women’s Commission after 2.5 years
Vakiti Sunitha Lakshma Reddy was appointed as chairperson of the Telangana state women s commission. A fully functional women s commission has been a longstanding demand of several women s groups in the last couple of years. December 28, 2020 10:00:42 am
Vaikiti Sunitha Lakshma Reddy (left) was the minister for women and child welfare in the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh government. (Image/Twitter @sunitavakiti)
Former minister Vakiti Sunitha Lakshma Reddy was appointed as chairperson of the Telangana state women’s commission, nearly two and a half years after the post fell vacant. The women’s commission also got six new members who will hold office till 2025.
Telangana gets a women commission after over 2 years
By Sakina Fatima| Published: 28th December 2020 2:02 pm IST Photo: Facebook
Hyderabad: Over two years after being vacant, the Telangana state government on Sunday appointed former minister Vakiti Sunitha as the new chairperson of the women’s commission. Along with her, a six-member commission is also constituted.
A fully functional women’s commission has been a longstanding demand of several women’s groups in the last couple of years. The commission was head-less since Tripurana Venkata Ramana in 2018.
The term of the Chairperson and the members would be five years from the date on which they assume office, the government order said.
A Women s Commission for Telangana, at last
Updated Dec 28, 2020, 11:31 am IST
Vakiti Sunitha Lakshma Reddy to head panel
Vakiti Sunitha Lakshma Reddy with Minister of MA&UD, Industries and IT&C of Telangana, KT Rama Rao. (Twitter/@sunitavakiti)
HYDERABAD: After two and a half years, Telangana state can now boast of fully functional Women s Commission. The state government late on Sunday night announced the appointment of Vakiti Sunitha Lakshma Reddy as chairperson and six members of the statutory body.
Sunitha Lakshma Reddy has earlier served as a minister in the cabinets of Chief Ministers Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy and K. Rosaiah.