BRS leader T Harish Rao accused the Congress government of delaying payments under Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak, claiming nearly two lakh applications were pending. He demanded immediate clearance of dues, implementation of the gold promise and continuation of both schemes
BRS working president KT Rama Rao said Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak had supported 16.78 lakh poor families with Rs 16,375 crore over 12 years. He accused the Congress government of weakening the schemes and failing to fulfil its gold promise.
Former Minister T Harish Rao accused the Congress government of halting welfare schemes launched by the previous BRS regime and failing to fulfil election promises. He also alleged delays in distributing school uniforms and raised concerns over pension and Rythu Bima schemes
BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar said the Telangana government would investigate the delay in Kalyana Lakshmi scheme benefits and fix responsibility for any lapse. He said the scheme had not been scrapped and the government was pursuing legal remedies
The BRS staged protests across Telangana against the Congress government's alleged move to discontinue the Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak schemes. BRS leaders demanded immediate release of pending benefits and warned of intensified protests involving women across the State
Senior BRS leader T Harish Rao alleged widespread corruption and accused the Congress government of failing to fulfil promises made to farmers, students and youth. He raised concerns over welfare schemes, fee reimbursement, employment, power supply and pending payments to farmers.
The Telangana Postal Department plans to introduce facial recognition technology to disburse Aasara pensions to over 40 lakh beneficiaries. The move aims to address authentication issues faced by elderly pensioners and prevent fraud, with statewide rollout expected from August
To fund its Rs 33,600-crore welfare schemes, the Telangana Congress government is focusing on boosting non-tax revenue and securing Central grants. With low revenue mobilisation in April, it plans land auctions, mining reforms, and strategic asset monetisation to raise funds
Facing a widening fiscal gap, the government is reportedly leaning on Centrally Sponsored Schemes and adding loan components into key welfare programmes
Hyderabad: The welfare schemes being implemented by the State government have become a role model for the country, Social Welfare Minister Koppula Eshwar said on Wednesday. Speaking after distributing assets to beneficiaries under Dalit Bandhu scheme in Nizamsagar in Kamareddy district, he said Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao had introduced Dalit Bandhu scheme for the […]
