Telangana: Govt Plans Petrol Bunks, Solar Plants For Women SHGs
“Of the 67 lakh women in self-help groups across the state, 12 lakh were uneducated": Anasuya Seethakka
NALGONDA: Panchayat raj and rural development minister Danasari Anasuya Seethakka on Saturday said economic empowerment of women would lead to overall development of the state.
Inaugurating the Durgabai Mahila Sishu Vikasa Kendra at Alair, she said anganwadi teachers are now being retired at the age of 61 and assured that issues faced by them would be addressed by the state government.
She said plans were in place to allocate petrol bunks, godowns and solar plants to women self-help groups (SHGs). She added that special groups are being formed for women above 60 years, who were earlier not part of such groups.
The minister said interest-free loans of up to ₹5 lakh had been extended to SHG members, with ₹61,000 crore disbursed across the state over the past two-and-a-half years.
“Of the 67 lakh women in self-help groups across the state, 12 lakh were uneducated. Under the state government’s ‘Amma ki Aksharamala’ programme, six lakh women have achieved Class 10-level literacy,” she maintained.
Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy said the government’s initiatives aim to empower women and make one crore women financially strong. He said welfare schemes are being implemented in the names of women.
Telangana State Women’s Cooperative Development Corporation chairperson Bandu Shobha Rani said the government is focusing on women’s development through various welfare programmes.
On the occasion, the minister handed over a ‘Srinidhi’ bank linkage cheque worth ₹50 crore to 194 self-help groups.
Earlier, she participated in a housewarming programme of Indiramma houses at Alair. Government Whip Beerla Ilaiah and child welfare officer Narasimha Rao were present.