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 […]
