HYDERABAD: With barely three months to go for Meeting elections in Telangana, the opposition Congress occasion has intensified its efforts to woo varied sections of voters with guarantees. After making a slew of guarantees to farmers, youth and beneficiaries of social safety pensions, the occasion has now introduced what it plans to do for the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) if voted to energy.
The Congress occasion is promising extra monetary help to varied sections than what they’re receiving below welfare schemes being applied by the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) authorities. The SC, ST Declaration unveiled on Saturday night at a public assembly addressed by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge at Chevella exhibits that the occasion goes all out to woo the voters.
Whereas the BRS authorities final 12 months introduced a monetary grant of Rs 10 lakh for each SC household below Dalit Bandhu scheme, the Congress has promised Rs 12 lakh below Ambedkar Abhaya Hastham per SC, ST household inside 5 years ranging from 2023-24. The Congress promised reservations for SC, STs in personal academic establishments and in jobs in personal firms availing incentives from the federal government.
The occasion has additionally promised that the reservations for SCs might be elevated to 18 per cent. A home website and Rs 6 lakh for building of homes might be given to each houseless SC and ST household below Indiramma Pucca housing scheme. Alleging that lands assigned to SCs and STs previously have been usurped by BRS authorities, the Congress occasion introduced that will probably be restored again to the unique assignees, with all of the rights. Recognition of Forest Rights (RoFR) Act to be applied to offer pattas for podu lands to all of the eligible beneficiaries. Sammakka Sarakka Girijana Graminabhivrudhi Pathakam (SGGP) to offer an annual grant of Rs 25 lakh to every Tanda and Gudem Gram Panchayats.
The occasion had already introduced a number of guarantees as a part of declarations for farmers, youth and unemployed. The occasion had launched its declaration for farmers final 12 months whereas it launched a declaration for youth and unemployed in Might. At a large public assembly in Warangal on Might 6 final 12 months, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi had unveiled the rythu declaration. The guarantees embody Rs.2 lakh mortgage waiver and Rs 15,000 direct profit per acre yearly.
‘Indiramma Rythu Bharosa’ scheme might be launched to offer funding help of Rs 15,000 per acre each year to each land proudly owning farmers in addition to to tenant farmers. Each landless farm labourer registered below MGNREGA might be supplied Rs 12,000 per 12 months. It promised to acquire all crops grown by farmers within the state with improved MSP.
The Congress occasion additionally promised to reopen closed sugar factories and arrange a turmeric board. A greater crop insurance coverage scheme might be launched to cowl crop losses as a result of pure calamities or different causes. Agricultural work will even be built-in into MGNREGA scheme. The opposition occasion additionally promised to abolish Dharani portal launched by the BRS authorities saying it’s proving to be a bane for farmers. It as an alternative plans to convey a brand new income system.
The youth constitution was launched by Priyanka Gandhi at a public assembly in Hyderabad on Might 9 this 12 months. It promised Rs 4,000 as unemployment allowance. The Congress occasion additionally promised to fill 2 lakh vacancies in authorities departments, annual job calendar and a authorities job every and pension for the households of Telangana martyrs.
Now after launching the SC, ST declaration, the occasion is engaged on comparable bulletins for backward lessons, ladies and minorities. The occasion plans to announce its manifesto subsequent month. The elections to the 119-member Meeting are slated to be held in November-December.
