CM Revanth Reddy Announces ₹10 Crore for Film Workers’ Welfare Fund, Pledges Major Support for Telugu Film Industry

Telangana Chief Ministeer A Revanth Reddy today announced Rs 10 crore government's contribution to film workers welfare fund. Participating at a meeting of Teleugu film industry employee's federation and its 24 other unions at Yousufguda police grounds in the November 11 bypoll-bound Jubilee hills constituency here, Reddy also announced that 20 per cent of the box office collections from the films which are permitted to hike ticket price, should be given to the welfare fund and an order will be issued to this effect soon.

The government is also ready to provide financial assistance for the construction of the Karmika Sanghala Association Bhavan and allocate land to establish Film Fighters training centre in Bharat Future city, he said.

Commending the role of film workers in producing super hit films in the country in recent times, the Chief Minister said the government will also to establish a corporate standard school to provide education from nursery to 12 th class to the children of the film workers.

The film workers union leaders were requested to find a suitable place to open the school in Krishna Nagar colony in the city, he said.

He said that free medical facilities under Arogyasri scheme will be provided to the film workers.

The Government is ready to stand by the film workers and take responsibility for the welfare of them, he said we will hold a meeting at the end of November to discuss the welfare of film workers.

We will move forward with a plan for the welfare of workers, the CM said that Film Development Corporation Chairman Dil Raju was entrusted with the responsibility of studying the plight of the film workers.

The CM recalled the services rendered by famous film actors NTR, ANR, Prabhakar Reddy , Krishnba , Shobhan babu to bring the film industry to Hyderabad .

The then Chief Minister Marri Chenna Reddy's efforts to strengthen the film industry in Hyderabad were praiseworthy, he said Veteran film actor Prabhakar Reddy donated 10 acres of land in Manikonda for the welfare of film workers.

The CM highlighted that the People's government was presenting Gaddar film awards every year after a gap of almost 10 years in the Telangana state.

With the support of the film industry, the state government would strive to bring Hollywood to Hyderabad soon,, he said that he strongly desired to promote Hyderabad as the hub of film industry by making world class blockbuster movies .

State government is already preparing the TelanganaRising 2047 vision document and the film industry will be included as one of the priority sectors to promote in the state, he said that on the lines of IT and pharma, the film industry would also be given importance and he will take the responsibility of bringing Hollywood to the city of Hyderabad, the CM declared.