Telangana declares Sadar Sammelanam a State festival and sanctions five crore rupees for it

4 November 2026

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has said that Sadar Sammelanam, the festival of the Yadav community, has been declared a State festival, and that the government has sanctioned five crore rupees for it. He spoke at the Sadar Sammelan held in Hyderabad. He said the Yadav community's support matters for the Musi Rejuvenation project, Metro Rail Phase-2 and Bharat Future City, and that arrangements are being made for cow protection at a goshala in Yadagirigutta. He listed the community's representation in public office, naming Anil Kumar Yadav as a Rajya Sabha member, Naveen Yadav as a Member of the Legislative Assembly and Eshwaramma Yadav as an appointee to the Yadagirigutta Temple Board. He also said the caste census conducted in Telangana has become a model for the country.