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Hyderabad: In a significant policy shift, the Telangana state cabinet on Thursday decided in principle to remove the restriction preventing candidates with more than two children from contesting in local body elections. Revenue Minister P. Srinivas Reddy announced the decision during a media briefing following the cabinet meeting.
Under the previous rule, individuals with more than two children were barred from contesting for positions such as MPTC, ZPTC, ward member, or sarpanch. Speaking to reporters, Srinivas Reddy explained that after receiving multiple appeals and representations from various constituencies, the cabinet concluded that the two-child limit was no longer necessary, citing the strict enforcement of popu