Telangana receives an additional Rs. 450 crore for 2016-17 to develop backward areas under Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.

The Central Government has allocated an additional Rs. 450 crore to Telangana for the fiscal year 2016-17 to support the development of its backward areas, as per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014. This funding aims to enhance physical and social infrastructure in nine districts: Adilabad, Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Warangal, Medak, Mahbubnagar, Rangareddy, Nalgonda, and Khammam. With this release, a total of Rs. 900 crore has been provided to the state. These funds are intended to help mitigate backwardness and alleviate poverty, bringing these districts closer in development to other regions in the state.