Hyderabad: Telangana CM Revanth Reddy on Monday announced the release of Rs 60 crore from the chief minister’s relief fund to meet the emergency needs of BC, SC, ST, and minority welfare hostels in the state.

“The funds will be used for diet charges in the hostels, payment of temporary staff salaries, motor repairs, and other emergency works in residential hostels,” a release from the CMO said.

During a high-level review of all welfare departments, the chief minister handed over cheques of Rs 60 crore to senior officers of the respective departments.

Emphasising the need to upgrade welfare hostels with technology to ensure quality education, Reddy directed authorities to implement facial recognition for students, teaching, and non-teaching staff in every hostel.

He stressed that acc

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