S Niranjan Reddy assumes office as Vice-Chairman, Planning Commission, Telangana.
S Niranjan Reddy assumes office as Vice-Chairman, Planning Commission, Telangana.

Singireddy Niranjan Reddy assumed office as Planing Commission,Vice Chairman of Telangana State  on Tuesday at Secretariat. The Telangana Government had decided to set up a separate Planning Commission for State, according to a CMO press release on Monday.

Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, who will head the Commission has appointed S Niranjan Reddy (Mahbubnagar) as his deputy.

The Commission will formulate new plans for rebuilding of Telangana. The CM said Niranjan Reddy is noted for giving intellectual support to Telanagana movement and the government would utilize his services in the reconstruction of the new State, KCR noted. The State government issued orders to this effect.