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Bhatti Calls Congress Booth Agents Pillars of Telangana Welfare
Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka spoke to Congress workers at a meeting in Telangana.
He said booth-level agents are very important to the party.
He asked them to explain government welfare programmes to families.
He also said they should help eligible people receive those benefits.
Bhatti said Madhira had many unfinished development projects.
He promised that work on schools, roads and hospitals would be prioritised.
He described several schemes, including free rice, free electricity for some households and increased health coverage.
He also discussed help for students and farmers.
Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka called Congress booth-level agents the party’s pillars at a meeting in Nagulavanch.
He urged the agents to take the government’s welfare and development programmes to every household and help eligible people access them.
Bhatti said pending works in Madhira constituency, including schools, roads and hospitals, would be prioritised over the next two years.
He highlighted free rice, electricity, bus travel, healthcare coverage, women’s loans and family insurance among the government’s welfare measures.
Bhatti said the government was also addressing fee reimbursement, student nutrition, residential schools and farmer support programmes.
- Who
- Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, Congress booth-level agents and other Congress leaders and workers.
- What
- Bhatti addressed a Chintakani Mandal Congress BLA Atmeeya Sammelanam and outlined party responsibilities and government welfare and development programmes.
- Where
- Nagulavanch village in Chintakani mandal, Khammam, Telangana.
- When
- At the meeting; the article does not state its date. Bhatti said the Indiramma Dhee¬ma insurance scheme would launch on November 19.
- Why
- To recognise grassroots Congress workers and urge them to communicate government schemes and help eligible residents access them.
Key facts
- Rice support
- Nearly 1.06 crore families across Telangana were being supplied six kilograms of fine rice per month free of cost, according to Bhatti.
- Free electricity
- Households consuming up to 200 units were being provided free power under Gruha Jyothi; Bhatti said about 80 to 90 per cent of village households benefited.
- Health coverage
- Rajiv Aarogyasri coverage for poor patients was increased from ₹5 lakh to ₹10 lakh, Bhatti said.
- Family insurance
- The Indiramma Dhee¬ma scheme was described as providing ₹5 lakh insurance coverage to every family in Telangana and scheduled to launch on November 19.
- Student support
- Nearly 27 lakh government-school students were being provided free hot breakfast, milk and ragi porridge.
- Farmer assistance
- The government was implementing a farmers’ loan waiver programme and providing ₹12,000 per acre as investment assistance.
- Infrastructure timeline
- Bhatti said pending works in schools, roads, hospitals and other infrastructure would be taken up on priority during the next two years.
Quotes
Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka
Telangana Deputy Chief Minister and Congress leader
“All pending works relating to schools, roads, hospitals, and other infrastructure will be taken up on priority during the next two years.”
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