Hyderabad: The Telangana government had announced plans to distribute Ramzan gifts and arrange Iftar parties across 119 assembly constituencies of the state with an expenditure of Rs 29 crore.
The state Muslims, however, believe that it is better for the state government to spend the same amount to give loans of Rs. 50000 to about 6000 jobless youths under the self-employment scheme.
The Sudheer Committee report has recommended to increase reservations to Muslims and release self-employment scheme loans to them to help them improve their economic situation
But unfortunately, these recommendations were not implemented by the state government. The Muslim youths of Telangana is waiting for loans from minority finance corporation for the past 4 years. More than 2 lakh loan applications are pending with the corporation.
Muslims across the state believe that instead of spending money on iftars and Ramzan gifts – which most of the time do not reach the real needy people – it is better for the government to spend the same amount in giving loans to the jobless youth to help them start their own business.
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