Updated On: 24 October, 2025 02:51 PM IST | Hyderabad | mid-day online correspondent
The Telangana government announced Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia for families of those from the state who died in the Andhra Pradesh bus fire tragedy. Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar said Rs 2 lakh will be given to the injured, with the state ensuring advanced medical care for survivors

Hyderabad-bound private bus after it caught fire following a collision with a two-wheeler, near Chinnatekur in Kurnool district. Pic/PTI
The Telangana government on Friday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh to the kin of those from the state who died in a bus fire accident in the Kurnool district of neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.
Telangana State Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar said that, “As per the directives of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, those injured in the accident would be provided with financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh,’ as cited by news agency PTI.