Govt to help all affected people: KTR
CM KCR and other Ministers discussed the impact of Covid pandemic on the financial condition of people, as well as the governments at the Cabinet meeting on Friday, said MAUD Minister
Hyderabad: Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister K T Rama Rao said the State government has decided to extend help to the people who had been impacted first by the coronavirus-triggered lockdown and later the heavy rains in the State, particularly in the State capital.
Speaking to the media here on Saturday, Rama Rao said Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao and other Ministers discussed the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on the financial condition of people, as well as the governments at the Cabinet meeting on Friday. “It was decided that some more help should be extended to the people. Accordingly, the Chief Minister asked us take necessary measures to give more relief to the affected,” the Minister said.
The Minister said the flood-affected families in GHMC and 15 other adjoining municipalities who did not receive the flood relief of Rs 10,000 announced by the State government, can now get the aid by submitting an application through nearby Mee Seva centres.
On providing all relevant details, the authorities will verify their authenticity and provide Rs 10,000 at their doorstep or deposit the amount in their bank accounts. The State government disbursed more than Rs 470 crore to 4,75,871 families in GHMC and adjoining municipalities towards immediate flood relief.
“The Chief Minister released Rs 550 crore to provide immediate financial relief to the flood-affected families. Nearly five lakh flood-affected families are benefiting from the gesture. We are giving another opportunities to the flood affected families who did not receive the financial relief announced by the State government and asking them to avail the amount by submitting an application through Mee Seva centres,” Rama Rao added.
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