*Government’s goal is to make the state free of slums: State Revenue, Housing, Information and Public Relations Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy* *Indiramma House for every eligible family in phases* *Welfare of the poor is the government’s goal* The welfare of the poor is the government’s goal, and the state government is constantly working with the desire to see a smile in the family of a poor girl child, said *State Revenue, Housing and Information and Public Relations Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy*. On Saturday, a program was organized to distribute Indiramma House sanction documents at the Preston College Ground opposite the bus stand in the district center. The event was attended by *Bhuvanagiri MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy, Janagama MLA Palla Rajeshwar Reddy, Janagama Municipal Chairperson Kadakanchi Balamani, District Collector Sandeep Kumar Jha, DCP Raja Mahendra Nayak, Additional Collector (Revenue) Benshalom, Janagama Municipal Vice Chairman Busha Parvatalu, Agricultural Market Committee (AMC) Chairman, Janagama, Banuka Shivraj Yadav, DCC President, Janagama L. Dhanwanti Nayak, YTDA member L. Lakshminarayana Nayak, along with the Chief Guest, State Revenue, Housing, Information and Public Relations Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy*, who sang the Telangana State Anthem. Speaking on the occasion, *Ministers* said that the government is committed to implementing welfare programs. Even though the state’s financial situation is not favorable, the government is moving forward with the responsibility of delivering every election promise to the poor. He said that programs like 200 units of free electricity, new white ration cards, and distribution of rice have been implemented. He said that diet charges in hostels have been increased by 40 percent to provide quality education to poor students and cosmetic charges have been increased significantly. He explained that international standard integrated educational institutions are being built in each constituency at a cost of about Rs. 200 crore. He said that in the first phase, 4.50 lakh Indiramma houses have been sanctioned across the state and financial assistance of Rs. 5 lakh has been provided to each house. He said that the government is working with the aim of completing 2.18 lakh houses by next Dussehra. He said that 3,500 houses have been sanctioned equally to each constituency and the same has been given to Jangaon constituency. He said that funds are being deposited directly into the accounts of the beneficiaries every Monday depending on the stage of construction work. He said that in the second phase, 2.50 lakh houses have been sanctioned and another 2,000 houses have been allocated to each constituency. He said that with the aim of eliminating slums in the state, houses are being sanctioned to families living in villages first. He said that financial assistance of Rs. 5 lakh each is being provided to 500 families from villages identified in Jangaon constituency from this platform. He said that a program of providing financial assistance of Rs. 2 lakh to Rs. 3 lakh is also being implemented in the second phase to complete incomplete Indiramma houses, houses with solid walls, and houses stopped at slab level without demolishing them. The *Minister* assured that Indiramma houses will be sanctioned to every eligible poor family in the third and fourth phases as well. He said that the government house sites collected earlier will be identified, distributed to the eligible poor and houses will be constructed there in the next phases as well. He said that with the aim of making one crore women millionaires, more than Rs. 70 thousand crores of zero interest loans have been provided to women’s groups so far. He said that it is the responsibility of the state government to convert the previously unfinished double bedroom houses into habitable houses and provide them to the beneficiaries. In Jangaon, this
He announced that the required Rs. 2 crore will be sanctioned immediately. He said that houses will be provided to the eligible beneficiaries by Dussehra. He said that Rs. 25 crore will be sanctioned immediately as the first installment for the development of infrastructure in Jangaon Municipality, and the development works worth Rs. 58-60 crore for which the foundation stone has already been laid and the works worth Rs. 19 crore for which tenders have been completed should be completed quickly. He said that the Rythu Bharosa scheme is being continued and that farmers who have cultivated paddy are being provided with support price and bonuses for small farmers. He said that 72 thousand government jobs have already been filled for the unemployed youth and notifications have been issued for another 14-15 thousand jobs. The *Minister* clarified that the welfare of the poor is the priority of the government regardless of the financial situation of the state, and that no eligible family needs to be disappointed with the Indiramma house, and that it is the responsibility of the government to provide a house to every eligible family in phases. In this context, *Bhuvanagiri Parliamentarian* said that the people’s government has completed a thousand days of rule in the state and during this period, many programs have been implemented with the aim of people’s welfare and development. He said that the government has implemented many welfare schemes such as free bus travel for women, Indiramma houses, free electricity up to 200 units, and distribution of rice under the people’s government. He said that there are still many problems to be solved in the state and the government is continuously working towards solving them. He said that Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and the cabinet members have been working for the people without taking a single day off since the day they were sworn in. He said that the government is moving forward with the determination to take the debt-ridden state towards development. Recalling that Telangana state was formed with the aim of water, funds and appointments, he said that Telangana was formed with the intention of ensuring a good future for the state. In the distribution of double bedroom houses, houses should be provided only to the deserving poor. If there are those who are not deserving, they should be removed and opportunities should be given to the truly deserving. In this context, *Janagama MLAs* said that Janagama Municipality is the oldest municipality in the joint district and there is a need to further improve the infrastructure within the municipality. Seven months ago, development works worth Rs. 18.90 crore were sanctioned and tenders were completed within the Janagama Municipality and steps should be taken to start those works immediately. Similarly, they asked for the Vadlakonda-Shamirpet bypass road to be double-lined. They also wanted funds to be sanctioned for the construction work of Cheetakodur Bridge, and the Gandiramaram pumps to be repaired and brought into use. They also wanted more Indiramma houses to be sanctioned and provided to the deserving poor in the second phase. Later, the *Janagama Municipal Chairperson* said that special measures have been taken to solve the problem of the people of the areas surrounding Cheetakodur Dam, who have been facing problems due to lack of drinking water supply since 2008, and that fresh water supply has been made available to those areas. He said that their main goal is to provide continuous drinking water to the people. He said that they are giving priority to the development of infrastructure within the limits of Janagama Municipality and are carrying out development works in several wards, and through these works, they are working to make Janagama Municipality a model municipality for all. In this order, the *District Collector* said that Indiramma House Sanction Documents are being distributed to the eligible beneficiaries in the district. He said that the government is working towards realizing the dream of owning a house for the poor. Subsequently, Indiramma House Sanction Documents were distributed to 500 eligible beneficiaries. In this program, RDO Gopiram,
Municipal Commissioner Rajasekhar Reddy, other concerned officials, MPDOs of all mandals, Tahsildars, police officers, and others participated.
