Telangana CM to launch statewide distribution of new ration cards on July 14: Uttam Kumar Reddy
The Minister directed collectors to complete verification of all eligible applications by July 13 to ensure no deserving family was left out. He stressed that the beneficiary selection process must be transparent and corruption-free.
'The government's focus is to ensure that every eligible person gets a ration card without any discrimination,' he said, adding that review meetings will now be held twice a month to maintain strict oversight.
The Minister explained that under the State's flagship free fine rice scheme, 6 kg of rice is provided per person every month to nearly 3.10 crore people, about 84% of the population, through fair price shops. This costs over ₹13,000 crore annually. In June, July, and August, the State provided three months' worth of rations at once to ensure uninterrupted supply, distributing 18 kg per person, 105 kg per Antyodaya family, and 30 kg per Annapurna family.
Criticising the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government of neglecting food security and ration card enrolment, he said that at the time of Telangana's formation in 2014, there were 89.73 lakh white ration cards, but the BRS added only around 49,000 new cards, mostly during by-elections
Referring to Nalgonda's special place in the government's priorities, Mr. Uttam Kumar Reddy said that efforts were underway to resume the long-stalled Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) works, with the government coordinating with engineers from the Indian Army's engineering department, who would be deputed to conduct electro-magnetic LIDAR surveys to accelerate technical approvals and restarts.
The Minister also emphasised expediting the completion of major pending works such as Dindi, HLC lining, Nellikal Lift Irrigation, Pillayipalli Canal, Dharmareddy Canal, and other critical irrigation projects.
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