Hyderabad: Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao announced a sum of Rs. 500 crore on Sunday in addition to the Chief Minister’s Dalit Empowerment Programme Rs. 1,000 crore already earmarked in Telangana State budget for 2021-22.

Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao convened an all party meeting at Pragathi Bhavan on Sunday under his Chairmanship. Speaking at the all party meeting KCR said under this scheme the monetary benefit would be reached to the SC families through bank accounts just like Rythu Bandhu scheme to the farmers. The SC beneficiaries will get assistance through Asara scheme subsidy and pension amounts.

The CM said that the welfare of the SCs was always uppermost in his mind and that he would go to any length to improve their living standards. The BJP boycotted the meeting, accusing the Government of not being sincere in the implementation of the promises it had made for the welfare of the SC.

In the next three to four years, the government will spend up to Rs. 35,000 crore to Rs. 40,000 crore for the SC/ST Welfare, CM said. The SC youths should be able to fill the jobs that are being created in the industrial and technology sectors. KCR said that the problems that the SCs faced in cities are different from those in the rural areas and the government should strive to find custom-made solutions for them.

CLP leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, Former minister Motkupally Narshimulu, CPM and CPI State Secretaries Thammineni Veerabhadram, Chada Venkata Reddy respectively and MIM MLA Sayyed Ahmad Khadri were attended the all party meeting.