Late Colonel Santosh Babu's Wife Appointed As Deputy Collector In Telangana

Santoshi, the widow of late Colonel Santosh Babu, was appointed as a Deputy Collector post in Telangana Government.

K. Chandrashekar Rao, the Chief Minister of Telangana, on the 22nd of July, handed an appointment letter to Santoshi, widow of late Colonel Santosh Babu.

Late Colonel Santosh Babu died during a violent face off with Chinese troops at Galwan Valley, LAC, on the 15th of June 2020.

Mr. Rao handed over the appointment letter to Santoshi at Pragathi Bhavan, the official residence of the Chief Minister.

The appointment came a month after the Telangana Chief Minister visited Colonel Santosh Babu's house.

During the visit, KCR handed a cheque of Rs. 4 crores to Santoshi and Rs. 1 crore to his parents.

Mr. Rao also assured Santoshi of a government job in Telangana.

Mr. Rao instructed officials concerned to post Santoshi in Hyderabad or its surrounding areas. He also asked his Secretary Smita Sabharwal to be with Santoshi till she gets the proper training and settles down in her job.

Mr. Rao appointed Santoshi under Group-1 job and allocated a house site measuring 711 square yards in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.

Ms. Santoshi would join her duties soon.

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