Telangana Government resolves to implement 500 rupees-a-cylinder and free power up to 200 units to families

Telangana State Government has resolved to implement the 500 rupees-a-cylinder and free power up to 200 units to families with white ration cards in one week. The Government will also take a decision on the implementation of a loan waiver of 2 lakh rupees for farmers soon. Steps will be taken to credit the amounts under the Rythu Bandhu scheme into the accounts of farmers before March 15. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy made an announcement to this effect at a public meeting held in Kodangal, his native constituency last evening for the implementation of two more guarantees promised by the Congress in the run-up to the State Assembly elections. He earlier, laid foundation stones for a spree of development works in the constituency with an estimated cost of 4,369 crore rupees. The Narayanpet-Kodangal lift irrigation scheme with an estimated cost of 2,945 crore rupees for creating an aycut of 1.3 lakh acres and development of road network – conversion of single lane roads to double lane, expansion of existing roads and construction of bridges – involving 344.5 crore rupees formed part of the projects for which foundation stones were laid.