On the 13th of November, Saturday, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Government released Rs. 250 crores for the Dalit Bandhu scheme.
Under the announced Dalit Bandhu scheme, the financial benefits would empower Dalits in Telangana. The Dalit Bandhu Scheme (Dalit Empowerment Program) would provide financial assistance to Dalit families. The K. Chandrashekar Rao Government would provide Rs. 10 lakh financial assistance directly to the bank accounts of Dalit beneficiaries under the Chief Minister Dalit Empowerment Programme. The eligible families selected as beneficiaries from 119 Assembly constituencies would receive the money to make them financially stable and self sufficient.
Mr. K. Chandrasekhar Rao, the Chief Minister of Telangana, officially released the funds for the Dalit Bandhu scheme to four mandals. The four mandals selected for the scheme implementation are: Chintakani mandal in Madhira constituency, Tirumalagiri mandal in Thungathurthy constituency, Charagonda mandal in Achampet constituency and Nizamsagar mandal in Jukkal constituency.
The Telangana Finance Department and the Chief Secretary of Telangana Mr. Somesh Kumar would supervise the implementation work. The Commissioner of Scheduled Castes Development Department, the Finance Department would work together regarding the implementation.
According to sources, Rs. 100 crore has been released for Chintakani mandal in Madhira Assembly constituency in Khammam district, Rs. 50 crore each for Tirmalgiri mandal in Thungathurthy Assembly constituency in Suryapet district, Charakonda mandal in Achampet and Kaluwakurty constituencies in Nagarkurnool district, and Nizamsagar mandal of Jukkal constituency in Kamareddy district.
With this, the Dalit Bandhu Scheme has been launched in the KCR adopted Vasalamarri village and Huzurabad Assembly constituency and the aforementioned four mandals.
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