Special Job Melas for Displaced Colonies; Rs.9,600 Cr for Thalliki Vandanam in May: Nadendla
Nadendla noted that 10,000 families qualified for the Antyodaya Anna Yojana scheme, of which ration cards had been distributed to 3,000 so far
Kakinada: Eluru district in-charge and civil supplies minister Nadendla Manohar announced that the state government would organise special job melas to provide employment opportunities for residents of Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R) colonies displaced by the Polavaram Project. He also said new ration cards would be issued and support extended to help them establish industrial units.
He was accompanied by Civil Supplies Commissioner Sourabh Gaur, District Collector K. Vetri Selvi, Joint Collector P. Dhatri Reddy, Polavaram MLA Chirri Bala Raju, and others during an inspection of R&R colonies at Routhugudem village in Buttayigudem mandal on Tuesday.
Manohar said 379 villages were identified as submerged due to the Polavaram Project, and ₹4,853 crore had already been disbursed to affected persons. The government would provide comprehensive support to those who sacrificed their lands, including the provision of infrastructure such as drinking water, CC roads, schools, Anganwadi centres, hospitals, ration shops, and individual tap connections under the Jal Jeevan Mission.
He noted that 10,000 families qualified for the Antyodaya Anna Yojana scheme, of which ration cards had been distributed to 3,000 so far. New ration cards would also be issued to eligible individuals and newly-wedded couples after the completion of eKYC procedures by the end of May.
The minister added that the government would carry out repairs to houses in the R&R colonies that were constructed over five years ago. Emphasising the commitment of the alliance government led by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, he said both development and welfare were being prioritised. He revealed that ₹2,700.63 crore in pensions was being distributed monthly and ₹9,600 crore would be released for the Thalliki Vandanam scheme in May.
The subsidy for Deepam gas cylinders would be credited to beneficiaries’ bank accounts within 48 hours of refilling.
Civil supplies commissioner Sourabh Gaur said that following the Chief Minister’s instructions, officials began distributing Antyodaya Anna Yojana cards in the rehabilitation colonies. District collector K. Vetri Selvi stated that beneficiaries were identified through surveys and grama sabhas.