Dalita Bandhu to start from Huzurabad ahead of bypoll
3 years, 5 months ago

Dalita Bandhu to start from Huzurabad ahead of bypoll

The Hindu  

The State government has decided to kick-start Dalita Bandhu, the ambitious Dalit empowerment scheme aimed at providing financial assistance to Dalit families for making them financially self-sufficient. A release from the Chief Minister’s Office said the constituency had been selected in view of the fact that Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao had kick-started several of the welfare schemes from the district. The prestigious Rythu Bandhu which several States have emulated was also started from Karimnagar district and hence, selection of Huzurabad for implementation of the pilot project of the Dalit empowerment scheme. Chief Minister K. Chandasekhar Rao, who held an elaborate review meeting on the recently announced Dalit empowerment scheme for providing financial assistance to Scheduled Castes for making them financially self-sufficient, said it will be named as Telangana Dalita Bandhu, on the lines of Rythu Bandhu investment assistance scheme launched in the interests of farmers.

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2 Dalit Bandhu Beneficiaries Attempt Suicide in Huzurabad
11 months ago

2 Dalit Bandhu Beneficiaries Attempt Suicide in Huzurabad

Deccan Chronicle  

Karimnagar: Doubting that the Congress government will not sanction the pending amount of the Dalit Bandhu benefit which was frozen, two beneficiaries of the Huzurabad constituency attempted suicide in the Karimnagar district. The beneficiary couple identified as Gajula Amala and Praveen, the residents of Veenavanka mandal, were sanctioned Rs.5 lakhs of the total Rs.10 lakhs in the first phase under …

Huzurabad Election Result 2023: BJP candidate Eatala Rajender trailing in constituency
1 year, 1 month ago

Huzurabad Election Result 2023: BJP candidate Eatala Rajender trailing in constituency

India TV News  

Huzurabad Vidhan Sabha Seat Results 2023: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader Kaushik Reddy Padi is leading in the early trend of the votes counting. Huzurabad is one of the key constituencies as former Telangana minister and now Bharatiya Janata Party leader Eatala Rajender is contesting on the seat. Candidates in Huzurabad: Former Telangana Cabinet Minister Eatala Rajender from the Bharatiya …

Huzurabad is Etala's to lose; BRS and Cong. threaten to alter status quo
1 year, 1 month ago

Huzurabad is Etala's to lose; BRS and Cong. threaten to alter status quo

Deccan Chronicle  

Huzurabad: The electoral battle for the Huzurabad Assembly constituency is among the tightest to call, with the candidates of BJP, BRS and Congress looking equally poised to take home the win. While the election can be said to be Etala Rajender of BJP’s to lose — given he has contested seven times and won each time — BRS’ Padi Kaushik …

BJP president JP Nadda accuses Telangana government of corruption, calls for change
1 year, 1 month ago

BJP president JP Nadda accuses Telangana government of corruption, calls for change

India TV News  

In a fervent rally at Narayanpet, BJP national president JP Nadda launched a scathing attack on the K Chandrasekhar Rao-led Telangana government, accusing BRS MLAs of collecting a hefty 30 per cent commission in the state's 'Dalit Bandhu' scheme. Accusing Rao of engaging in appeasement politics for electoral gains, Nadda criticised the decision to make Urdu the second official language …

Telangana: 2BHK housing scheme, Dalit Bandhu beneficiaries list on hold
1 year, 10 months ago

Telangana: 2BHK housing scheme, Dalit Bandhu beneficiaries list on hold

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Following widespread complaints of irregularities in beneficiary selection in various districts, the government is said to have decided to put the beneficiaries list of the 2BHK housing scheme and Dalit Bandhu on hold. Protests erupted in various districts, including Nalgonda, Mahabubnagar, and Nirmal, with protesters alleging that the names of "ineligible persons" were included in the list of beneficiaries …

After Muslims, KCR Wooing Dalits with Ambedkar Statue, Other Schemes Ahead of Telangana Polls
1 year, 10 months ago

After Muslims, KCR Wooing Dalits with Ambedkar Statue, Other Schemes Ahead of Telangana Polls

News 18  

In an attempt to woo the Dalit voters in Telangana, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi -led K Chandrashekar Rao’s government is building a 125-foot-tall statue of Dr BR Ambedkar near the new Telangana Secretariat. The state government had also launched a number of initiatives for the Dalit community, including the Dalit Bandhu scheme, which CM Rao had promised to replicate throughout …

MLAs in Telangana can no longer select Dalit Bandhu beneficiaries
2 years ago

MLAs in Telangana can no longer select Dalit Bandhu beneficiaries

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Legislators, who were given the authority to select beneficiaries when the Telangana government launched the Dalit Bandhu scheme in 2021, will now be stripped of their powers, and the state government will begin redrafting beneficiary selection guidelines following the High Court's orders. Following a petition in the Telangana High Court alleging misuse of the scheme for political gain, as …

CM to prioritise Rythu Bandhu over Dalit Bandhu
2 years, 1 month ago

CM to prioritise Rythu Bandhu over Dalit Bandhu

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Rythu Bandhu scheme, through which the Telangana government has been providing financial assistance to land-owning farmers via direct benefit transfer, is set to take precedence over Dalit Bandhu beneficiaries. According to official sources in the finance department, the state government, which is facing a nearly Rs 40,000 crore fund crunch this year due to the Centre's restrictions on …

Mainpuri Bypoll: BJP, SP Claim Dalit Support in Absence of BSP in Fray
2 years, 1 month ago

Mainpuri Bypoll: BJP, SP Claim Dalit Support in Absence of BSP in Fray

News 18  

Ahead of the Mainpuri parliamentary bypoll, the BJP and the Samajwadi Party are making claims of winning Dalit voters to their side in the absence of Mayawati’s BSP in the fray. While the ruling BJP in the state has claimed that traditional supporters of the Bahujan Samaj Party have shifted to its side, boosting its chances of winning, the Samajwadi …

Telangana govt. stops receiving applications for Dalit Bandhu
2 years, 1 month ago

Telangana govt. stops receiving applications for Dalit Bandhu

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The state government has stopped receiving applications for Dalit Bandhu across the state in the wake of recent High Court verdict that MLAs' recommendation was not needed for selection of beneficiaries. Even in constituencies represented by six Congress MLAs and three BJP MLAs, the TRS local leaders played a key role in selection of beneficiaries by exerting pressure on …

TRS demands centre to implement Dalit Bandhu across the country
2 years, 4 months ago

TRS demands centre to implement Dalit Bandhu across the country

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: With the political climate heating up several notches day after Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman questioned why Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photograph was not displayed at a ration shop, the TRS on Sunday demanded that the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre implement the Telangana government's Dalit Bandhu scheme across the country for the social and economic uplift of …

Ambedkar’s ideology triggered Dalit Bandhu, says KTR
2 years, 8 months ago

Ambedkar’s ideology triggered Dalit Bandhu, says KTR

Deccan Chronicle  

Sircilla: Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar ingrained within himself the ideology of Dr. B.R. That is what led to implementation of Dalit Bandhu scheme in Telangana, underlined municipal administration minister K.T. Its success will bring about a revolution, making the entire country look up to Telangana state,” Rama Rao observed at a programme organised here to mark the birthday of Father …

₹38 crore given in Karimnagar under Dalit Bandhu
2 years, 10 months ago

₹38 crore given in Karimnagar under Dalit Bandhu

Deccan Chronicle  

KARIMNAGAR: Tuesday turned out to be a great day for 393 beneficiaries belonging to scheduled castes in Karimnagar district, as they received in all ₹38.07 crore worth 202 units under Dalit Bandhu scheme at a programme organised at Ambedkar Grounds in Karimnagar. The beneficiaries received 76 harvesters, 12 JCBs, 15 mini lorries, 10 paddy-sowing machines, four tipper lorries, three mini …

TRS faces Dalit Bandhu rush
2 years, 11 months ago

TRS faces Dalit Bandhu rush

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Ministers and TRS MLAs are said to be facing an uphill task in selecting 100 beneficiaries for Dalit Bandhu in their constituencies within the next 10 days. In the 16 non-TRS constituencies, TRS leaders are trying to secure Dalit Bandhu for their supporters with the help of district in-charge ministers. Party sources said ministers and TRS MLAs are also …

Dalit Bandhu sop put on fast track across state
2 years, 11 months ago

Dalit Bandhu sop put on fast track across state

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The state government has expedited the implementation of Dalit Bandhu scheme in 118 Assembly constituencies across the state. At present, the scheme is being implemented only in Huzurabad Assembly constituency on a pilot basis besides Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao’s adopted village Vasalamarri in Bhongir district, where the scheme was launched in August last year. The state government has …

Top Congress leaders throng Huzurabad for bypoll
3 years, 2 months ago

Top Congress leaders throng Huzurabad for bypoll

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Several senior leaders of Congress are thronging by-election-bound Huzurabad assembly constituency to campaign for their party candidate Balmuri Venkat Narsing Rao. Ahead of the by-poll, Congress received a shock when its Huzurabad constituency in-charge Padi Koushik Reddy switched his loyalties to ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi. BJP candidate Etala Rajendar and TRS nominee Gellu Srinivas Yadav, backed by their respective …

Dalit Bandhu like scheme for other sections: CM Rao
3 years, 3 months ago

Dalit Bandhu like scheme for other sections: CM Rao

The Hindu  

Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has said that the Dalit Bandhu like programme for SCs would be extended to poor among other communities in a serial order after the programme reached saturation levels for SCs. Mr. Rao announced this at a meeting to discuss arrangements for the implementation of Dalit Bandhu programme of promoting entrepreneurship among SCs in four more …

Dalit Bandhu Scheme to Start from Huzurabad, Says KCR; Woos Cong Leader Kaushik Reddy to Join TRS
3 years, 5 months ago

Dalit Bandhu Scheme to Start from Huzurabad, Says KCR; Woos Cong Leader Kaushik Reddy to Join TRS

News 18  

After welcoming Kaushik Reddy and other leaders from Karim Nagar into the TRS fold, party boss and Chief Minister of Telangana, K Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday announced that he will start the state government’s Dalit Bandhu scheme from the Huzurabad, erstwhile Karimnagar which will be going to polls sometime in September. “TRS is not a ‘Sanyasula Matham’ and purely a …

Telangana BJP chief to start padyatra from Aug 9 ahead of Huzurabad by-polls
3 years, 6 months ago

Telangana BJP chief to start padyatra from Aug 9 ahead of Huzurabad by-polls

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party's Telangana unit president Bandi Sanjay Kumar has announced he would begin a padyatra from the state capital of Hyderabad on August 9, which will end in Huzurabad. Bandi Sanjay Kumar, MP & BJP State President said that reports and pre-poll surveys show Eatala Rajender will be a certain winner from the Huzurabad constituency. According to the …

Telangana BJP chief to start padyatra from Aug 9 ahead of Huzurabad by-polls
3 years, 6 months ago

Telangana BJP chief to start padyatra from Aug 9 ahead of Huzurabad by-polls

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party's Telangana unit president Bandi Sanjay Kumar has announced he would begin a padyatra from the state capital of Hyderabad on August 9, which will end in Huzurabad. Bandi Sanjay Kumar, MP & BJP State President said that reports and pre-poll surveys show Eatala Rajender will be a certain winner from the Huzurabad constituency. According to the …

With Mayawati Missing in Action, It is Crunch Time for Dalit Politics in Uttar Pradesh
3 years, 7 months ago

With Mayawati Missing in Action, It is Crunch Time for Dalit Politics in Uttar Pradesh

News 18  

Eight months before Uttar Pradesh goes to polls, a critical aspect that defines and determines its political trajectory seems unsettled. It’s crunch time for Dalit politics in Uttar Pradesh that was a crucible for the rise and empowerment of the Scheduled Castes, shepherded by the Bahujan Samaj Party, its late founder Kanshi Ram, and his protégé Mayawati who became the …

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