Revanth Seeks Speedy Implementation of Welfare Schemes in LS Polls Run Up

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Sunday directed officials to expedite the implementation of welfare schemes and developmental programmes before the code of conduct for the Lok Sabha polls kicks in, with the Congress eyeing at least 14 seats on the backdrop of its Assembly election performance. As part of the strategy, Reddy, in the next week, is likely to lay the foundation stone for the Airport Metro project, announce the crop loan waiver of up to Rs 2 lakh, grant interest-free loans to women self-help groups, start Rythu Bharosa covering farmers, tenant farmers and agricultural labourers, and implement the enhanced Cheyutha pensions, in the place of Aasara pensions, for senior citizens and women. Sources said the high command has asked Revanth Reddy, also the TPCC chief, to shortlist candidates for the Lok Sabha polls. The Congress is planning to field Vikarabad Zilla Parishad chairperson Patnam Sunitha Reddy, who is the wife of BRS MLC and former minister Patnam Mahender Reddy, from Chevella.