Congress Government Committed to Welfare of the Poor: R&B Minister
Minister announces 480 Indiramma houses in Nalgonda and assures pensions for all eligible applicants.
Nalgonda: Minister for roads and buildings Komatireddy Venkat Reddy on Friday reiterated that the Congress government was committed to the welfare of the poor.
Distributing newly sanctioned Cheyutha pension certificates to beneficiaries at a meeting held at Yechuri Gardens in Nalgonda, he said the government was committed to serving the poor in the spirit of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
He highlighted the state government's welfare initiatives, including free bus travel for women, the supply of fine-quality rice to poor families under the Public Distribution System (PDS) and free electricity for domestic connections up to 200 units. He said these initiatives would be remembered in history.
The minister announced that 480 Indiramma houses were being constructed for the poor at Mamillagudem on Devarakonda Road in Nalgonda town. He said the houses were being allocated without regard to political affiliation and assured that everyone without a house would be sanctioned one in phases.
He advised those who had not received pensions to submit fresh applications. Of the 2,430 applications received for new pensions within Nalgonda Municipal Corporation limits, 2,036 were found eligible, he said. He assured that efforts would be made to ensure that all eligible applicants received the benefits of welfare schemes.
MLC Kethavath Shankar Naik, Miryalaguda MLA Bathula Laxma Reddy, district collector B. Chandrasekhar and Nalgonda Mayor Burri Chaithanya Srinivas Reddy attended the programme.
