HYDERABAD: The Telangana Rashtra Samithi government has decided to implement Dalit Bandhu scheme in the remaining 118 assembly constituencies in the state before March 2022. In each constituency, 100 beneficiaries will be extended Dalit Bandhu by taking a family as a unit.
The scheme has already been launched in Huzurabad assembly constituency in August, 2021.
Social welfare minister Koppula Eshwar and chief secretary Somesh Kumar held a video-conference with district collectors and other officials on Dalit Bandhu scheme on Saturday and decided to speed up implementation of the scheme.
“The scheme grounding in all the assembly constituencies should be completed before March. The district collectors have to shortlist the beneficiaries in consultation with local MLA. Every beneficiary will get 10 lakh without bank linkage and units will be sanctioned based on beneficiaries’ choice,” Somesh Kumar said.
Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has already launched Dalit Bandhu in Huzurabad and Vasalamarri village in Yadadri-Bhongiri district in August, 2021.
Four mandals each in four SC-reserved assembly constituencies were also included in the scheme. Under the scheme, 10 lakh would be given to each beneficiary to utilize the amount for identified programmes.
Though the decision to implement the scheme in all the constituencies was taken earlier, the government could not implement it due to the model code and Rythu Bandhu scheme payments.
The state government has already released 1,191 crore to the district collectors and the remaining amount would be released before the end of the financial year.
As of now, 18,000 beneficiaries have been identified in Huzurabad constituency and Vasalamarri village. However, 947 beneficiaries in Huzurabad and 57 in Vasalamarri have availed the scheme (grounded) after completing all the procedures.
