The TDP Government is relentlessly striving for the development and welfare of women in the State, Minister for Panchayat Raj and IT N. Lokesh has said.
Mr. Lokesh, who is on a two-day tour of Kadapa district, participated in a motorcycle rally on Tuesday along with Rajya Sabha member C.M. Ramesh and Government Whip M. Mallikarjuna Reddy at Rajampet. Later, interacting with women at Madhavarampodu in Railway Kodur, he said: “Don’t give credence to the dubious promises of the opposition parties.”
Taking a dig at YSR Congress president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, the Minister accused him of spreading canards and trying to mislead people.
Addressing a review meeting with officials at the Kadapa Collectorate, Mr. Lokesh said there was scope for obtaining a special package of ₹30,000 crore for mitigating drinking water scarcity in the villages. He promised provision of basic amenities in all the villages by 2019. Marketing Minister C. Adinarayana Reddy said 32 types of works were linked to the NREGS. Agriculture Minister S. Chandramohan Reddy said Mr. Lokesh was committed to rural development.
