Subsidised loans for SC, ST entrepreneurs
Express News ServiceFirst Published : 06 Apr 2010 04:22:00 AM ISTLast Updated :
SANGAREDDY/WARANGAL: Minister for Tourism and Information J Geeta
Reddy has said that the government would extend loans with 35 per cent
subsidy to enthusiastic SC and ST entrepreneurs for setting up
industries. For women, an additional subsidy of five per cent will be
given, she said.
The Minister was participating in the birth anniversary celebration of
Babu Jagjivan Ram held under the aegis of the District Social Weflare
Department. She garlanded the statue of Jagjivan Ram at the new bus
station and later addressed a public meeting. District in charge
Collector Vijay Kumar was also present.
The Congress Government, she said, had introduced several progeramme
for the welfare of the SCs and STs. The government has decided to
extend loans with subsidy for the welfare of unemployed youth. She
urged the youth to make use of the schemes.
Late chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy had organised `Sankshema
Bata' for taking up repairs and to ensure development of welfare
hostels. He had sanctioned Rs 2.60 crore, she recalled and stated that
Rs 1.45 lakh of the funds has already been released. Over 72 works
have been completed with the funds and another 55 works are in various
stages of completion, she said.
The Congress Government, she said, has decided to organise 'Praja
Patham' this month with an aim to find out the problems being faced by
the people in summer and resolve them soon. She directed the in charge
collector to begin the programme from SC colonies in villages.
With regard to the distribution of land to the poor scheduled to begin
on April 14, she directed the officials to get the consent for the
list of beneficiaries in the assignment committee meetings. Hailing
the services of Babu Jagjivan Ram for the upliftment of Dalits, she
said all Dalits should tread the path of prosperity taking Ram as an
ideal.
She also directed the in charge collector to appoint chairman for the
SC, ST Commission and ensure that complaints related to bankers
failing to extend loans to the above sections be resolved soon.
Local MLA T Jayaprakash Reddy, Zilla parishad chairman M Balaiah,
municipal chairperson M Vijayalakshmi, Social Welfare Department
deputy director Lakshmi Sudha and Dalit leaders Rama Rao, Sanjeevaiah,
Ramachandraiah and others were present.
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