HYDERABAD: Telangana has announced a Rs 1,000-crore ‘Chief Minister’s Dalit Empowerment Scheme’ for uplifting of Dalits in Telangana. Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR) announced the scheme saying Dalits had been exploited for decades, it is time to bring them at par with others.
Announcing the scheme at Nalgonda on Wednesday, KCR said: “Allocation will be made for the creation of a special fund of Rs 1,000 crore in the upcoming budget to implement this scheme. Dalits have been ignored for decades and their condition needs to be improved.”
The Chief Minister disclosed that the SC Sub-plan was in place for effective utilisation of funds sanctioned, and the state government is working hard to improve their conditions further. “I will directly monitor the scheme for its effective implementation,” he said.
KCR was addressing a public meeting at Palem in Haliya Mandal after laying foundation stones for 13 lift irrigation schemes that would change the landscape of the once-parched erstwhile Nalgonda district.
The CM also announced Rs 186 crore monetary aid to strengthen municipalities and local bodies in Nalgonda district. He said the state government would soon invite applications for new aasara pensions and ration cards across the state.