Department of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development (Telangana)
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| post = Minister of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development
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| native_name = {{transliteration|te|Pan̄cāyat Rāj mariyu Grāmīṇābhivr̥d'dhi Śākha Mantrī}}
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| image = Danasari-Anasuya-Seethakka Garu.png
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| incumbent = Dansari Anasuya
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| incumbentsince = 7 December 2023
| department = Department of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development
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| abbreviation = PR&RD
| member_of = State Cabinet
| reports_to = Governor of Telangana
Chief Minister of Telangana
Telangana Legislature
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| appointer = Governor of Telangana
| appointer_qualified = on the advice of the Chief Minister of Telangana
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| inaugural = Jupally Krishna Rao
| formation = 2 June 2014
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| website = {{url|https://epanchayat.telangana.gov.in/cs}}
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Department of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development is a cabinet level ministerial post in the Government of Telangana. First held on 16 December 2014, this ministry has one of the important portfolios in the cabinet of the state. The incumbent Minister for the Department of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development for the state of Telangana is Dansari Anasuya.{{Cite web |title=Telangana State Portal Council of Ministers (Present) |url=https://www.telangana.gov.in/government/council-of-ministers |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=www.telangana.gov.in}}{{Cite news |date=2014-12-16 |title=Six ministers inducted into Telangana Cabinet |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/Six-new-ministers-inducted-into-AP-Cabinet/article60094153.ece |access-date=2023-03-24 |issn=0971-751X}}
List of ministers
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! rowspan=2 |# ! rowspan=2 colspan="2" |Portrait ! rowspan=2 style="width:16em" | Minister ! colspan="3" |Term of office ! rowspan=2 style="width:5em" |Election ! rowspan=2 style="width:8em" |Party ! rowspan=2 style="width:8em" |Ministry ! rowspan=2 style="width:10em" |Chief Minister !rowspan=2 |Ref. |
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!Term end !Duration |
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| 1
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}}"| |Jupally Krishna Rao |16 December 2014 |6 September 2018 |{{ayd|16 December 2014|6 September 2018}} |2014 | rowspan="2" |Telangana Rashtra Samithi | bgcolor="#FFA1F4"| Rao I | rowspan="2" |Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao | |
| 2
|Errabelli Dayakar Rao |19 February 2019 |3 December 2023 |{{ayd|19 February 2019|3 December 2023}} |bgcolor="#FFA1F4"| Rao II |{{Cite web |date=2019-02-19 |title=Telangana Cabinet Expansion: KCR Inducts 10 Ministers |url=https://www.sakshipost.com/telangana-politics/2019/02/19/telangana-cabinet-expansion-kcr-inducts-10-ministers |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Sakshi Post |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=2019-02-16 |title=66 days with 1 minister, Telangana CM KCR to expand cabinet on February 19 |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/66-days-with-1-minister-telangana-cm-kcr-to-expand-cabinet-on-february-19/articleshow/68018145.cms |access-date=2023-03-24 |issn=0971-8257}} |
| 3
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| |Dansari Anasuya |7 December 2023 |Incumbent |{{ayd|7 December 2023 |
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Reddy
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