Financial assistance of Rs. 1.70 lakh to 17 families for rituals
Atmakur (Representative of Harikiran and Punnami):
Kanchi Parameswara Reddy, the head of the Sri Sambasiva Charitable Trust and a food donor, is showing his humanity by standing by poor families. The funeral financial assistance, which was limited to the Atmakur Municipality, is now being extended to the rural areas of the mandal. On this occasion, a total of 17 poor families were given financial assistance of Rs. 10,000 each, totaling Rs. 1,70,000/- in the form of cheques on Wednesday. In rural areas, assistance was provided to the families of Challa Balaramaiah of Battepadu BC Colony, Panem Venkateswarlu of Nalapareddypalli SC Colony, Dodla Narayanamma of Muragalla village, Soma Venkatamma of Muragalla ST Colony, Yarragunta Lakshmi Devi of Kotapadu SC Colony, and Manth Yanadamma of Boila Chirivella village. Similarly, Chandulapati Chinna Vengaiah, Nagadasari Venkatamma, Financial assistance was provided to the family members of Iragana Hazarath Reddy, Sheikh Chand Basha, Syed Sabirabi, Syed Alam, Tatiparthi Navaneethamma, Pamuluru Polaiah, Mogal Moulali, Sheikh Zulekha Bhanu, and Syed Hasina. Trust representatives said that these services, which were limited to urban areas for the last two years, are being expanded across the mandal, recognizing the hardships of poor families in villages. They also stated that they are providing services to thousands of people through a continuous food distribution program for patients and their helpers at the Atmakur Government Hospital. They said that they are visiting every family, taking poverty as a standard, regardless of caste and religion, and instilling courage. Speaking on the occasion, Sri Kanchi Parameswara Reddy said, “My resolve is that no one should face difficulties in organizing their last rites due to financial difficulties. It is our responsibility to serve.”