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As part of this role, Rao will receive a monthly salary of Rs1,00,000, along with provisions for house rent allowance, conveyance allowance, and fuel expenses. Additionally, he will be entitled to reimbursement of medical expenses on par with All India Services officers and ministers. "},{"text":"The government will allocate special staff for the management of activities related to the BC welfare development advisory role. The total expenditure related to this appointment will be covered by the regular budget of the BC welfare department, as per the orders issued by the chief secretary to the government, K Ramakrishna Rao."}]}}},"relatedArticles":{"edges":[{"node":{"uid":"ts-is-next-target-after-stunning-performance-in-wb","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"'TS is next target': After stunning performance in WB"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/22467121-8ffa-493e-984a-49040cdb8979_BJP.JPG?auto=format,compress&rect=0,0,2028,1000&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-05-04T10:55:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"stunning-defeat-stalin-loses-kolathur","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Stunning defeat: Stalin loses Kolathur "},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/aH47rUMqNJQqIJZa_stallin.JPG?auto=format,compress"},"datetime":"2026-05-04T10:45:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"vijays-political-tsunami-a-game-changer-in-tamil-nadus-electoral-arena-mor4givl","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Vijay's Political Tsunami: A Game-Changer in TN Politics"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/aduo_51ZCF7ETHfg_vijay.JPG?auto=format,compress&rect=0,0,2028,1000&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-05-04T09:34:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"chandy-oommens-bicycle-campaign-rides-into-history","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Chandy Oommen’s bicycle campaign rides into history"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/afh4EsBOoF08xkjt_chandyomen.JPG?auto=format,compress&rect=0,0,2028,1000&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-05-04T08:42:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"trinamool-will-have-the-last-laugh","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"'Trinamool will have the last laugh'"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/987d45ea-f5cb-402a-8d68-30adfc81bcce_mamata.JPG?auto=format,compress"},"datetime":"2026-05-04T08:09:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"ap-govt-intervenes-to-help-woman-stranded-in-oman","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"AP govt intervenes to help woman stranded in Oman"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/aYHYO90YXLCxVTM3_pawankalyan.JPG?auto=format,compress"},"datetime":"2026-05-04T07:00:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"cbn-nda-victory-signals-confidence-in-modi","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"CBN: NDA Victory Signals Confidence in Modi"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/Z4vT4ZbqstJ99mL2_CBN.JPG?auto=format,compress"},"datetime":"2026-05-04T06:49:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"vijays-tvk-surges-across-tn","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Vijay's TVK surges across TN"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/ac6CCpGXnQHGZNT__tvk.JPG?auto=format,compress"},"datetime":"2026-05-04T06:18:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"over-700-caught-for-drunken-driving-in-hyd","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Over 700 caught for drunken driving in Hyd"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/d4057e26-ba32-4797-9485-eba5e0231eb3_drunkendriving.JPG?auto=format,compress"},"datetime":"2026-05-03T10:26:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"bengal-votes-future-at-stake","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Bengal Votes, Future at Stake"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/1ff366b0-ec5c-40bd-a4a0-2c81538fc1a6_elections.JPG?auto=format,compress"},"datetime":"2026-05-03T09:30:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"rr-sold-to-mittals-poonawalla-for-1.65b","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"RR Sold to Mittals, Poonawalla for $1.65B"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/aDnt8CdWJ-7kSwDM_RR.JPG?auto=format,compress"},"datetime":"2026-05-03T08:30:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"amaravati-has-turned-into-a-golden-goose-for-him","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Amaravati has turned into a 'golden goose' for him"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/00d4ee6f-94be-4bc5-b4ed-9f3f8883f70f_amaravati.JPG?auto=format,compress&rect=0,0,2028,1000&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-05-03T08:22:00+0000"}}}]}},"pageContext":{"isCreatedByStatefulCreatePages":false,"uid":"former-congress-leader-v-hanumantha-rao-appointed-as-bc-welfare-adviser-by-telan-moqz5gzf","tags":["politics"]}}