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**Telangana School Renamed in Honor of Minister’s Late Son Despite Naming Policy**
**HYDERABAD, October 15, 2025** – The Telangana government has made an exception to its existing policy regarding the naming of state-run schools, renaming Government High School in Bottuguda, Nalgonda as Komatireddy Pratheek Government Primary and High School. The change honors Komatireddy Pratheek Reddy, the son of Roads & Buildings Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, who tragically died in a road accident in December 2011.
According to a government order issued Tuesday, the name change is a “relaxation” of the 2018 guidelines that restrict naming government schools after donors or philanthropists to only specific blocks or buildings within the school, rather than the entire institution. The 2018 order also stipulated donation minimums of ₹25 lakh for primary schools, ₹50 lakhs for upper primary, and ₹1 crore for high schools for either setting up or renovating a school building.
This is not the first instance of the Komatireddy family being honored in this way. In 2012, the government junior college in Nalgonda town was named Komatireddy Pratheek Reddy Memorial Government Junior College. The decision to rename the high school, bypassing established naming policies, is likely to spark debate regarding the application of government regulations and the influence of political figures.
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