Telangana State government has decided to celebrate 17 September as Praja Palana Day.
September 17th is the day on which Hyderabad State was integrated into the Indian Union in 1948.
The national flag will be hoisted at all government offices, urban local bodies and gram panchayats on September 17.
Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy will hoist the Tricolour in Hyderabad at an official programme.
Earlier, the Union government had decided to celebrate September 17 as Hyderabad Liberation Day.
On 17 September 1948, the state of Hyderabad got its independence from Nizam’s rule.
The liberation of Hyderabad was possible due to the action by the first Minister of Home Affairs of India, Shri Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel under Operation Polo.
