Over 2.50 lakh applications received for four schemes in erstwhile Adilabad

Three-day long Gram Sabhas meetings concluded in erstwhile Adilabad district on Jan 24

Adilabad: Over 2.50 lakh applications were received from the public for availing four key welfare schemes during the three-day long Gram Sabhas or village and ward-level meetings that concluded in erstwhile Adilabad district on Friday.

The meetings were conducted to disclose and identify beneficiaries of the schemes as Rythu Bharosa, Indiramma Housing Scheme, Indiramma Athmeeya Bharosa and Ration Card Distribution set to be launched by the government on January 26. While crop investment support of Rs 12,000 per acre would be extended under Rythu Bharosa, unemployed women get aid of Rs 2,500 per month through Athmeeya Bharosa. Beneficiaries will receive financial help of Rs 5 lakh in a phased manner under the housing scheme.

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Officials said Adilabad district registered 41,080 applications for ration cards, 22,309 applications for Indiramma houses, 387 applications for Rythu Bharosa and 13,666 applications for Athmeeya Bharosa schemes. Mancherial district saw 35,824 applications for ration cards, 18,637 applications for Indiramma houses, 2,028 applications for Rythu Bharosa and 8,532 applications for Athmeeya Bharosa initiatives.

Similarly, 39,982 applications were submitted seeking ration cards, while 15,962 applications were submitted for Indiramma houses in Nirmal district. A total of 11,347 applications were received for crop investment support in this district, while 1,211 applications were meant for the Athmeeya Bharosa scheme.

Kumram Bheem Asifabad district accounted for 24,290 applications submitted for ration cards, while 11,490 applications were dropped requesting Indiramma houses. The district registered 6,403 applications for the Rythu Bharosa scheme, while 651 applications were received by officials for the Athmeeya Bharosa scheme.

The four districts—Adilabad, Mancherial, Nirmal and Kumram Bheem Asifabad—registered 1,14,176 applications for rations, 68,398 applications for Indiramma houses, 20,165 applications for Rythu Bharosa and 24,060 applications seeking Athmeeya Bharosa scheme. The composite Adilabad district saw 2.53 lakh applications under the four schemes, respectively.

People expressed disappointment upon discovering their missing names in the draft list of the four schemes during the meetings. They were angry with the government for deleting their names from the list. They confronted the officials present in the meetings in several parts of the district and certain places they boycotted the process. The people were unhappy with the poor arrangements in some villages and towns.

 

District           Ration cards   Housing       RB            Indiramma  Athmeya

Adilabad         41,080             22,309          387                  13,666

Mancherial    35,824              18,637          2,028             8,532

Nirmal           39,982              15,962          11,347              1,211

Asifabad        24,290              11,490          6,403              651

Total              1,41,176             68,398         20,165             24,060

Total applications in erstwhile Adilabad:  2,53,799