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Subsidised loans for SC, ST entrepreneurs Express News ServiceFirst Published : 06 Apr 2010 04:22:00 AM ISTLast Updated : SANGAREDDY/WARANGAL: Minister for Tourism and Information J Geeta Reddy has said that the government would extend loans with 35 per cent subsidy to enthusiastic SC and ST entrepreneurs for setting up industries. For women, an additional subsidy of five per cent will be given, she said. The Minister was participating in the birth anniversary celebration of Babu Jagjivan Ram held under the aegis of the District Social Weflare Department. She garlanded the statue of Jagjivan Ram at the new bus station and later addressed a public meeting. District in charge Collector Vijay Kumar was also present. The Congress Government, she said, had introduced several progeramme for the welfare of the SCs and STs. The government has decided to extend loans with subsidy for the welfare of unemployed youth. She urged the youth to make use of the schemes. Late chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy had organised `Sankshema Bata’ for taking up repairs and to ensure development of welfare hostels. He had sanctioned Rs 2.60 crore, she recalled and stated that Rs 1.45 lakh of the funds has already been released. Over 72 works have been completed with the funds and another 55 works are in various stages of completion, she said. The Congress Government, she said, has decided to organise ‘Praja Patham’ this month with an aim to find out the problems being faced by the people in summer and resolve them soon. She directed the in charge collector to begin the programme from SC colonies in villages. With regard to the distribution of land to the poor scheduled to begin on April 14, she directed the officials to get the consent for the list of beneficiaries in the assignment committee meetings. Hailing the services of Babu Jagjivan Ram for the upliftment of Dalits, she said all Dalits should tread the path of prosperity taking Ram as an ideal. She also directed the in charge collector to appoint chairman for the SC, ST Commission and ensure that complaints related to bankers failing to extend loans to the above sections be resolved soon. Local MLA T Jayaprakash Reddy, Zilla parishad chairman M Balaiah, municipal chairperson M Vijayalakshmi, Social Welfare Department deputy director Lakshmi Sudha and Dalit leaders Rama Rao, Sanjeevaiah, Ramachandraiah and others were present. ------------------------------------ ---- INFORMATION OVERLOAD? Get all ZESTCaste mails sent out in a span of 24 hours in a single mail. Subscribe to the daily digest version by sending a blank mail to [email protected], OR, if you have a Yahoo! Id, change your settings at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join/ PARTICIPATE:- On this list you can share caste news, discuss caste issues and network with like-minded anti-caste people from across India and the world. Just write to [email protected] TELL FRIENDS TO SIGN UP:- If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a blank mail to [email protected] OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join/ Also have a look at our sister list, ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
