Hyderabad: Telangana Government is going to fulfill its poll promises to the people of Telangana, said Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy. He launched four new schemes on Sunday to implement the promises made in the Assembly elections.

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy launched the scheme at Chandravancha in his Assembly constituency, Kodangal. He formally launched Rythu Bharosa, Indiramma Atmiya Bharosa, Indiramma houses and new ration cards. Chief Secretary Shanthi Kumari and other attended on the occasion.

Revanth Reddy in his address at the public meeting on the occasion of 76th Republic Day, he handed over cheques worth Rs 11.80 crore among 734 beneficiaries under Rythu Bharosa and Indiramma Indlu housing schemes. He said the Government was fulfilling promises one by one.

The people’s Government is striving hard for the welfare of four crore Telangana people by reaching out to the people and solving their problems, he said.

Under Rythu Bharosa, farmers will be provided financial assistance of Rs. 12,000 per acre of arable land. Indiramma Aathmeeya Bharosa offers financial support of Rs. 12,000 annually to landless agricultural labour families.

To ensure food security for all, the government is issuing new ration cards. Under Indiramma Indlu, a housing scheme, homeless and eligible families will receive financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh to construct homes. The Government has decided to construct 4,50,000 houses in 2024-2025 with a budget of Rs 22,500 crore.

He mentioned that the Government has already implemented bonuses to farmers for fine variety of paddy in addition to free travel for women on RTC buses, free power supply up to 200 units and cooking gas cylinders at Rs 500.

Poor people had long been waiting for ration cards while the Indiramma housing scheme was being implemented after a gap of 10 years, he said. The Congress Government had come forward to help landless agricultural labourers. He claimed that the relationship between Congress and farmers is like the bond between land and seed. He recalled that it was Congress which launched free electricity supply for farmers and implemented crop loan waivers across the country, he added.

Revanth Reddy pointed out that his government has already implemented the promise to waive farm loans of up to Rs 2 lakh. The Government credited Rs 21,000 crore in the bank accounts of 25 lakh farmers.