Setting the best example of an inclusive approach and equal and fair treatment to all, The Telangana Government has decided to officially celebrate the festival of Christmas this year.
Earlier the State officially celebrated the festivals of Bonalu, Bathukamma and Eidul Fitr.
The decision to celebrate Christmas was taken at a high level meeting chaired by the Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday. The meeting attended by the Chief Secretary Rajiv Sharma and Minority Welfare Committee head A K Khan, IPS and other officials reviewed the arrangements made for the festival of Christian minority.
A dinner on December 20 will be among the programs to be organized by the state government as part of the Christmas celebrations. Apart from 100 churches in Hyderabad, the dinner will also be hosted churches in 95 other places across the State.
The Chief Minister also directed the officials to distribute new pairs of cloth to 200000 poor Christians ahead of the festival.
He also asked the officials to conduct a meeting with the Christian religious leaders to finalise the arrangements.