Addressing Public Issues is the Core Aim of Congress Government: Minister G. Vivek Venkatswamy
Hyderabad, April 19:
Labour, Employment and Mines Minister Dr. G. Vivek Venkatswamy stated that the Congress government is committed to resolving public grievances as its primary objective under its people-centric governance.
He said that support for the Congress party is steadily increasing across the state and extended congratulations to all those joining the party. The government, he noted, is giving top priority to women’s welfare and empowerment. Over the past two years, approximately ₹9,000 crore has been allocated for free bus travel for women.
The Minister was speaking at the inauguration of the Congress party office in Siddipet, where key leaders and workers from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi joined the Congress.
Highlighting welfare initiatives, he said ₹23,000 crore has been allocated under interest-free loan and bank linkage schemes to promote women’s empowerment. He asserted that the interest-free loan scheme was introduced by the Congress government with a focus on strengthening women’s economic independence.
Criticizing the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi government, the Minister said that a surplus-budget state was pushed into a debt burden of nearly ₹8 lakh crore. He pointed out that thousands of crores are being spent every month on interest payments.
He further announced that the state government is set to sanction pensions for an additional 2 lakh beneficiaries in the upcoming budget. Taking a dig at the previous regime under K. Chandrashekar Rao, he said that nearly ₹1 lakh crore was spent on the Kaleshwaram project, with around ₹20,000 crore still being paid as interest. He remarked that the same amount could have been used to construct 500-bed government hospitals in every constituency.
The Minister also alleged that hundreds of acres of land were illegally encroached upon during the BRS regime.
On the development front, he stated that 3,500 Indiramma houses have already been sanctioned for Siddipet constituency and announced that another 3,500 houses will soon be allotted to eligible poor beneficiaries.
