Telangana adds 17 new districts to make it a state of 27 districts 15 new revenue divisions and 46 new mandals come into existence The number of Assembly constituencies will increase from 119 to 153
Even though many towns such as Gadwall, Janagaon, Sircilla and Manchiryal are seething with anger against the TRS-led Telangana state government for ignoring their pleas for a district status, the government has officially released the new geography of the state, now with 27 total districts.
This lucky number includes ten old districts and 17 newly created districts. According to sources, the numeral 27, whose total is nine, is the lucky number of the state. The lucky number is calculated based on the date and muhurtham of the creation of the state.
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Karimnagar, Warangal and Mahabubnagar districts have become hotbeds of resentment. People from Sircilla, Jangaon and Gadwal respectively are demanding to be upgraded as districts. But the government has announced Jagityal, Hanamakonda and Wanaparthy as districts, ignoring the demands.
Interestingly, though the state government has invited objections or suggestions on the new districts, it no plans to increase, remove wholly or re-designate the notified districts.
Much to the disappointment of the protagonists of agitations in many parts of the state, officials made it clear that suggestions were only welcome for minor alterations within the framework of the 17 new districts, in line with the Telangana Districts Formation Act, 1974 and Telangana District Formation Rules, 2016.
According to sources, people can post their suggestions for the inclusion or modification of some villages, mandals or divisions within a notified district. But these will only be considered based on the merit of the suggestion.
Chief minister K Chandrasekhar has repeatedly said that the new districts would be functional from the date of the Hindu festival of Dasara (October 11), with limited staff drafted out of the existing districts.
The new districts are: Hanamkonda, Acharya Jayashankar, Kamareddy, Komaram Bheem, Siddipet, Jagitial, Kothagudem, Mahabubabad, Malkajgiri, Nagarkurnool, Nirmal, Peddapalli, Sangareddy, Shamshabad, Suryapet, Wanaparthy and Yadadri.
