The Telangana government’s income aid scheme for farmers, the Rythu Bandhu scheme, obtained familiar acclaim and changed into even replicated on the Central level, however, its scheme for Scheduled Caste groups, the Dalita Bandhu scheme, has caused complaints from all quarters of the political spectrum, now no longer least due to the fact the pilot undertaking has been released in a poll sure Assembly seat.
The Huzurabad Assembly seat changed into vacated after former Health Minister withinside the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS)-led government, Eataly Rajendra, cease and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) multiple months ago. Belonging to the Backward Class community, his go out created a little pain withinside the TRS. Following Mr Rajendra’s exit, Chief Minister K.
Chandrashekhara Rao wasted no time in saying the Dalita Bandhu scheme, touted as one of all the largest direct coins advantage schemes withinside the country, the pilot undertaking for which could be released withinside the Huzurabad Assembly seat, bypolls for that are due.
The scheme affords finance of up to ₹10 lakh to Dalit households beneath neath 30 distinct tasks without financial institution linkages. In Huzurabad itself, the pilot undertaking envisages scrutiny of 20,929 households for advantages beneath neath the scheme. Later, on August 8, the scheme changed into prolonged to Mr Rao’s adoptive village of Vasalamari in Yadadri district, and a sum of ₹7.60 crores changed into set apart for it. The general State-huge price range for the scheme is pegged at ₹80,000-₹1,00,000 crore.
Former national general secretary withinside the BJP, P. Muralidhar Rao, says that the scheme is being criticised via way of means of his party for the advert manner in which it is being implemented. “The Ruth Bandhu scheme had a coverage structure that changed into robust. This scheme is reactive to political conditions and Dalit groups deserve higher than to be made a beneficiary in a scheme that has been released and is being taken ahead in such an advert manner,” he said.