Facing a widening fiscal gap, the government is reportedly leaning on Centrally Sponsored Schemes and adding loan components into key welfare programmes
Poor families in agency villages and Singareni areas are unable to benefit from the Indiramma housing scheme as they lack pattas for the lands under their occupation
A section of leaders allege that loyal Congress party members were getting a raw deal in Indiramma House Committees, which will play a key role in selecting the scheme's beneficiaries
The Indiramma Indlu housing scheme in Telangana is under fire for flawed beneficiary selection, delays in fund release, and allegations of favouritism. Over 41 lakh applicants were disqualified, while protests erupted over exclusions and new restrictions on house size
Kammari Ravinder from Royyalapalli tried to kill himself by consuming some pesticide as he was disheartened after being excluded in the list of beneficiaries of the housing scheme.
If a Union Minister himself says 'not a single house' will be sanctioned for Telangana, where is the federal spirit in the Constitution, asks the BRS MLC
Maindla Raju, upon discovering that his name was missing from the Indiramma Housing Scheme beneficiaries list released during the Grama Sabha meeting on Friday, climbed a cell tower and threatened to jump unless officials added his name to the list.
Kummari Nageshwar Rao attempted suicide in Mulugu district after being excluded from the Indiramma housing beneficiaries list, raising serious concerns
Transport and Backward Classes Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar says beneficiaries will be identified during verification process at field level from January 16-20