Dalit Bandhu for sustainable employment: Sircilla Collector

Rajanna-Sircilla: District Collector Anurag Jayanthi said the State government had introduced Dalit Bandhu scheme for the economic empowerment of Dalits in the State. Ensuring consistent employment to Dalits was the objective of the scheme, he said. The Collector was speaking at a review meeting with officials to discuss measures to be taken to implement the […]

Rajanna-Sircilla: District Collector Anurag Jayanthi said the State government had introduced Dalit Bandhu scheme for the economic empowerment of Dalits in the State. Ensuring consistent employment to Dalits was the objective of the scheme, he said.

The Collector was speaking at a review meeting with officials to discuss measures to be taken to implement the Dalit Bandhu scheme in the district on Sunday.

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Anurag Jayanthi said the State government was taking steps to provide the benefits of the scheme to Dalits in the State. He instructed officials of the concerned department to complete the responsibilities accorded to them for the successful implementation of the scheme in the district.

He said the beneficiaries would be identified through the survey to be carried out by Revenue officials. Committees along with the local youth would be constituted in the villages which were selected for the scheme.

To provide employment to beneficiaries, officials have to assist beneficiaries to choose different units coming under dairy, agriculture, horticulture, fisheries, industries, civil supplies and other government departments.

Instead of temporary benefits, beneficiaries should select units to get permanent employment, he advised and directed them to conduct another review meeting to discuss permanent employment sources. Officials should attend the meeting along with all details, he instructed.

Don’t grow paddy
Talking about paddy cultivation, the Collector advised the farmers to go for alternative crops in the Yasangi season since the government would not establish paddy procurement centers to purchase paddy. If they cultivate crops, farmers have to sell the crop at their own risk.

Enquiring civil supplies department officials about payment of money to paddy farmers, he instructed officials to take steps to deposit the amount in the bank accounts of farmers without delay.

Additional Collector B Satyaprasad, DRO (in-charge) T Srinivasa Rao, ZP CEO Goutham Reddy, SC Corporation ED A Vinod Kumar, DPO A Ravinder, DRDO K Koutilya, Horticulture officer Jyothi, Industries GM Upender Rao, DSO Jitender Reddy, DTO Kondal Rao, Sircilla municipal commissioner V Sammaiah and other participated in the meeting.

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