Minister for Irrigation, T Harish Rao today exhorted the people to make optimal use of Shaadi Mubarak and Kalyan Lakshmi schemes. These two schemes are being implemented in a prestigious manner he said, adding that the financial assistance will prove handy. He distributed Rs 1.59 crore cheques for 312 couples under the marriage schemes at Sanga Reddy Collector office in Medak district. He distributed Rs 10 lakhs each to three families of Telangana martyrs and Rs 51,000 to the beneficiaries of Shaadi Mubarak and Kalyan Lakshmi schemes.
Speaking on the occasion, Harish Rao remarked that there was tremendous response from Medak district from where most of the applications were received for the same. He said that the government is committed for the welfare of the poor and deprived class in the state. To protect the lives and interests of Dalits the government spent a whopping Rs 30 crore to give a total of 651 acres of agricultural land. Each Dalit got three acres of land under the scheme, he maintained. Deputy Speaker Padma Devender Reddy and others were present. (NSS)