The government welfare schemes being implemented for alleviating poverty should be widely propagated among the people, in charge Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Justice Ramesh Ranganathan said on Saturday.
The government schemes must be effectively implemented to ensure that families below the poverty line led decent lives, said Mr. Ranganathan, who is also the State Legal Services Authority chairman. He was the chief guest at a seminar on poverty alleviation organised by the A.P. Legal Services Authority and its Kurnool district branch at Vyas auditorium in the District Police Office here.
Professor Lajpath Rai of the Sri Krishnadevaraya University explained the objectives of the poverty alleviation schemes of the Central and State governments through a Power-point presentation. SK University law professor Seshaiah spoke about the legal aspects related to the poverty alleviation schemes. Assistant Commissioner of Labour N. Seshagiri Rao narrated the awareness programmes undertaken by the Labour Department.
Project Director of Mission for Elimination of Poverty in Municipal Areas N. Ramanjaneyulu spoke about the benefits made available to various sections through the poverty alleviation schemes. Project Director of the Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty T. Muralidhar spoke about the economic empowerment and benefits to the rural poor.
Kurnool District Judge G. Anupama Chakravarthi, A.P. State Legal Services Authority Member-Secretary P.V. Rambabu, District Legal Services Authority secretary M.A. Somasekhar, judges, para-legal volunteers, panel advocates, District Senior Citizens’ Welfare Society president Y. Venkata Reddy, officials and representatives of voluntary organisations were present.
