Harish Rao promises Rs 30 crore to weavers’ thrift fund
Karimnagar: Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Monday assured weavers that he would ensure sanction of Rs 30 crore for the thrift fund scheme to protect the interest of the weaving community. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao had already released Rs 70 crore for the welfare of the weaving community, he […]
Karimnagar: Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Monday assured weavers that he would ensure sanction of Rs 30 crore for the thrift fund scheme to protect the interest of the weaving community.
Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao had already released Rs 70 crore for the welfare of the weaving community, he said, adding that the State government would contribute double the amount of money paid by weaver under the thrift scheme.
The Minister along with BC Welfare and Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar distributed subsidy on yarn to weavers at a programme held in Huzurabad.
Speaking on the occasion, Harish Rao said before State formation, there were suicides by farmers and weavers in Telangana. “The situation, however, changed after the formation of a separate State. Suicides have stopped following the initiatives taken by the State government,” he said, adding that all loans taken by weavers were waived after State formation and subsidy was being provided under Cheneta Mitra scheme.
Assuring sanction of Rs 1.90 crore to weavers of Huzurabad, Harish Rao promised to solve their problems in the coming days. “A meeting would be held with Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao soon to discuss the problems of weavers,” he said.
The government, he said, has decided to provide insurance facilities to fishermen, Gouda and weaving communities on par with Rythu Bima.
Stating that he did not get a chance to visit Huzurabad earlier, he said the Chief Minister sent him to Huzurabad before the by-poll. “Hereafter, I will always be available to you and solve your problems,” he added.
Appealing to the people to support TRS in the by-election, Harish Rao assured sanction of double bedroom houses to all the eligible poor and money to people who own land to construct houses.
Assuring to construct padmashali bhavan in Huzurabad, he said the bhavan would be named after Konda Laxman Bapuji.
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