Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu on Tuesday said the State Government has a target of making more than one crore women crorepatis.

Deputy CM inaugurated the Stree Summit 2.0, organized by the Hyderabad City Police, in collaboration with the Women’s Forum of the Hyderabad City Security Council (HCSC) here on Tuesday. Speaking at the inaugural function, he said that the State government is fully committed to empowerment of Women.

He said Telangana government is empowering Self-Help- Groups (SHG) by providing them financial aid of Rs 21,000 crore apart from creating a market for their products and services. The government has also encouraged women to get into solar power generation with a buy back guarantee.

‘We also created markets for them—1,000 MW of power generation units have been allotted to women’s self-help groups. They now own units generating solar power, which the government is buying back. It’s the first-of-its-kind initiative in India,’ said deputy CM. He added that the goal is to scale it beyond 1,000 MW in coming days.

He said ‘with the free bus ride scheme, women now travel freely across Telangana state. ‘They are now exploring educational and trade centres and they are getting more exposure, they are getting empowered.’ 

Hyderabad Commissioner of Police, HCSC Chairman C V Anand, in his address, mentioned that Stree stands for she triumphs through respect equality and empowerment. He highlighted that the girl child ratio 942:1000 was alarming and will adversely impact the nation's growth.

The discretion against women should end at home as well as work places. He mentioned that the free bus ride scheme for women has increased women's participation in various events across the State. He informed that more women were joining the police force and there were seven women police stations in seven zones and out of 19 DCP’s, eight were women.

Commissioner said, ‘despite all the talk, anti-women developments are growing. In 2024 alone, the city reported 258 rape cases and 713 POCSO cases. Abuse on social media is rampant’, he said.