Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Sunday launched four major welfare schemes and reiterated that the Congress was committed to implementing more such programmes for poor and middle-class families,
He was speaking after launched the Rythu Bharosa, Indiramma Atmiya Bharosa, Indiramma Indlu and ration cards scheme at Chandravancha of Kosgi mandal in Narayanpet district.
Revanth Reddy said that the Congress and farmers shared a bond, and the government initiated several schemes related to farmers and the poor. He said the Congress had created history by waiving Rs.72,000 crore of farmers loans during the UPA-II government at the Centre. The late Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy had introduced farmer's friendly schemes.
“Eligible people will get text messages about funds under Rythu Bharosa and Indiramma Atmiya Bharosa from midnight of Sunday,” the Chief Minister said and added that all eligible persons would be getting the benefits by March 31.
When the BRS was in power, it completely failed to redress the people's issues and had not provided a single ration card to eligible candidates. After the Congress came to power, government officials started visiting villages to get a list of issues facing the people.
“However, the BRS is deliberately creating ruckus by causing disturbances. during grama sabhas," Revanth Reddy alleged.
Finding fault with Opposition leader K. Chandrashekar Rao for not attending Assembly sessions to discuss measures to develop Telangana, the Chief Minister alleged that BRS activists had attacked government officials who wanted to set up an industrial park in Lagcharla.
Explaining about the new schemes, the Chief Minister said that 70 lakh farmers would get Rs.12,000 per year under the Rythu Bharosa. In a first phase, Rs.6,000 would be deposited to farmers accounts from the midnight of Sunday and a total Rs.20,000 crore has been sanctioned for the scheme implementation.
"Under the Indiramma Atmiya Bharosa, landless women will get the amount of Rs.12,000 per year and 30 lakh families will benefit. After midnight on Sunday, the eligible candidates will get the amount deposited into their bank accounts," Revanth Reddy said.
Revanth Reddy stated that during his padayatra ahead of the elections, he had received a number of complaints from poor people due to lack of houses. Keeping in mind these complaints, the government had launched Indiramma houses. The government would provide Rs.5 lakh to each beneficiary and was committed to construct 4.5 lakh houses.
Similarly, the government received applications from poor people for ration cards, and the process of allotting them would be completed by March 31. In every Assembly constituency, at least 3,400 houses would be constructed under the Indiramma housing scheme in a phased manner.
