Hyderabad:Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy instructed all district collectors to hold gram sabhas in villages and ward sabhas in municipalities to create awareness regarding the implementation of new schemes Indiramma Illu, Rythu Bharosa, Indiramma Aatmeeya Bharosa schemes and the issuance of new ration cards which the state government plans to kick start from January 26, on the occasion of the Republic Day.
The chief minister held a meeting with district collectors along with deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka, ministers N Uttam Kumar Reddy, Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, D Sridhar Babu, Danasari Anasuya (Seethakka), Ponnam Prabhakar, Konda Surekha and Jupalli Krishna Rao at Dr BR Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat on Friday, January 10.
He ordered that the details collected for the selection of beneficiaries under the schemes and the beneficiary lists needed to be disclosed in the gram and ward sabhas.
He said that meetings needed to be organised with the collectors and nodal officers in all the districts under the leadership of the district in-charge ministers, and that the gram sabhas needed to be completed by January 24.
The chief minister suggested that the preparatory work required for the implementation of the four schemes needed to be completed between January 11 and 15.
On Rythu Bharosa, Revanth Reddy said the lists for the lands will be prepared based on the details available in the revenue records of gram panchayats, municipalities, DTCP layouts, and records of the relevant departments. He asked the officials to go to the field along with village maps, verify the beneficiary lists, and publish them in the gram sabha.
Making it clear that the new ration cards will be issued in the state as per the previous eligibility rules, the chief minister instructed the district collectors to take precautions that a person should not possess the ration card in multiple places.
The chief minister also announced that “ One Ration-One State policy” will be introduced in the state soon.
Announcing that he would be touring the district after January 26, would conduct surprise visits, and take strict action if the officials were found neglecting their duties, he asked the collectors to alert the field-level officers.
The chief minister ordered that along with female IAS officers, IPS officers also needed to visit the Girls’ residential schools and hostels at least once a month and stay there overnight, identify the problems facing the students, and solve them immediately.
Suggesting the collectors to improve their performance from time to time, the chief minister noted that some collectors confined themselves to their offices and needed to be on the field. He warned that problems needed to be dealt with effectively when they arise.
A review of the preparations for grounding the schemes, preparation of the list of beneficiaries, and issuing ration cards were discussed in the meeting.
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