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Telangana to contest High Court stay on Kalyana Lakshmi schemes

Telangana to contest High Court stay on Kalyana Lakshmi schemes
Telangana government to contest HC stay on Kalyana Lakshmi, Shadi Mubarak schemes · thehansindia.com

The Telangana government gives money to help people get married through two programs called Kalyana Lakshmi and Shadi Mubarak.

A court called the High Court said the programs must stop for now.

This happened because someone asked the court to check if the programs were set up properly.

The government is not happy about this decision.

It wants to ask a bigger group of judges to let the programs continue.

The government says the programs help poor people and follow the rules of the country's constitution.

It is also checking why its lawyers did not give the court a strong answer.

The government says it will fix mistakes made by the old government.

So far, the programs have helped more than 16 lakh people and spent over 16,000 crore rupees.

The government hopes the programs will start again soon.

Key facts

Schemes
Kalyana Lakshmi and Shadi Mubarak
Court action
Interim stay by Telangana High Court
Government response
Appeal planned before the Division Bench
Total expenditure
Over Rs 16,375.87 crore
Beneficiaries
16,78,347 individuals
Challenged orders
8 government orders (GOs)
Minister
Ponnam Prabhakar, BC Welfare Minister
Constitutional basis
Articles 46 and 162 of the Constitution

Quotes

BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar

Welfare minister of Telangana state

“We are planning to appeal this decision before the Division Bench and remain hopeful of a favourable outcome. Our government will soon rectify the errors made by the previous administration and ensure the scheme continues.”
thehansindia.com

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