Deadlines for the Congress government in Telangana are apparently not meant to be met. Take the distribution of new ration (smart) cards. Initially, the assurance given was they would be distributed from January. Now, even that deadline stands little chance of being met
Government should initiate measures to provide full support to tenant farmers, say Rythu Swarajya Vedika members; demand implementation of Licensed Cultivators Act
Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy took a dig at government officials for their alleged laxity in implementing government programmes
In sharp contrast to the Congress government’s claims of extending all support to gram panchayats, Munugode MLA Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy said several bills were pending since the last 15 months and that the situation in the panchayats was very challenging
He pointed out that the government has announced a three-tier security plan for the pageant but questioned the necessity of such measures when essential services must continue in a war-like atmosphere
Initially launched in 2020, the LRS scheme received 25.67 lakh applications. While the previous BRS government cleared around nine lakh applications, the remaining applications were taken up after the Congress came to power.
Discontent is brewing among legislators in the State, especially among ruling party MLAs, who are finding themselves increasingly cornered due to the delay in the release of Constituency Development Funds
Though officials are tight-lipped on the number of pending applications, it is learnt that a considerable number of applications are kept pending for processing