Kiran showers sops on BPL families

April 06, 2013 12:09 am | Updated November 16, 2021 12:12 pm IST - JANGAREDDYGUDEM (WEST GODAVARI Dt.):

Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy having lunch with a Dalit couple at Jangareddygudem in West Godavari district on Friday. Photo: AVG Prasad

Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy having lunch with a Dalit couple at Jangareddygudem in West Godavari district on Friday. Photo: AVG Prasad

Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy on Friday showered Ugadi-eve sops on below poverty line (BPL) families by offering them groceries every month for a subsidised price of Rs. 185.

“The poor would be provided with all the essential commodities such as edible oil, tamarind, mirchi powder, dal, salt, etc, which are actually priced at Rs. 292 in the open market,” Mr. Kiran Kumar Reddy said while launching the SC and ST Sub Plan for 2013-14.

The promise, which intended to insulate the poor from the rising prices of essential commodities, would be effective from Ugadi on April 11 and the birth anniversary of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, which also coincidentally falls on the same day, he stated.

Mr. Kiran Kumar Reddy claimed to have realised the dreams of Indira Gandhi by introducing the SC and ST Sub Plan with statutory powers to ensure checks against diversion and pilferage of funds under this head as was the practice in the past.

The Chief Minister’s promises include supply of free power to 10 lakh SC families for domestic consumption.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.