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New project to collect SC/STs data

Sunday, 30 August 2009 00:29 administrator
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The Hindu 30.08.2009

New project to collect SC/STs data

Staff Reporter

To ascertain if welfare measures are reaching target group

 

Survey to be conducted in 13,694 identified colonies

A site with 5 SC/ST families to be considered a colony

PALAKKAD: Minister for Electricity and Welfare of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes A.K. Balan inaugurated the data-collection process of SC and ST clusters of the State at a function in Kannadi grama panchayat, near here, on Saturday.

Details of members of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities will be collected throughout the State to ascertain whether welfare measures are reaching the target group or not, the Minister said.

Survey

The survey will be conducted in the 13,649 identified colonies in the 999 grama panchayats, 53 municipalities and five corporations of the State. The survey will be conducted by the Local Administration and SC and ST Welfare Departments.

Colonies

It will be conducted in areas where five or more SC/ST families are residing. The site will be considered a colony.

The meeting was presided over by district panchayat president Subida Isahaq and M.B. Rajesh, MP, was the chief guest at the function.

Last Updated on Sunday, 30 August 2009 00:31
 

467 integrated SW hostels to come up in State

Tuesday, 25 August 2009 09:59 administrator
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The New Indian Express 25.08.2009

467 integrated SW hostels to come up in State

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HYDERABAD: The State Government will construct 467 integrated modern social welfare hostels in the next two years. Students of SC, ST and BC communities will be accomodated in the same building instead of the earlier practice of accomodating them in seperate buildings.

Of the Rs 1,144.15 crore required for construction of these hostel buildings, the State Government will allocate Rs 500 crore in the 2010-11 financial year and the remaining Rs 644.15 crore during the 2011-12 financial year. Further, it has also been decided to construct 78 residential schools at a cost of Rs 780 crore and 334 post-metric hostels at a cost of Rs 818 crore.

The amount will be allocated during the budget for the financial years of 2012-13 and 2013-14 respectively.

At the review meeting on integrated modern hostels held today, Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy assured to provide the required funds for construction of the hostels during the next four years.

The Andhra Pradesh Educational Welfare Infrastructure Development Corporation has been entrusted with the responsibility of constructing the hostel buildings with modern design and facilities.

About eight lakh students are accomodated in about 4,800 welfare hostels in the State.

Finance Minister K Rosaiah, Social Welfare Minister P Subhash Chandra Bose, BC Welfare Minister Mukesh Goud, Tribal Wel fare Minister Balaraju and other officials were present.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 25 August 2009 10:01
 

SC Corporation outlay for 2009-10 is Rs. 18.52 cr.

Monday, 17 August 2009 06:13 administrator
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The Hindu - Andhra Pradesh 17.08.2009

SC Corporation outlay for 2009-10 is Rs. 18.52 cr.

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Government subsidy is Rs. 3.23 crores

 

Number of beneficiaries is 11,159

Corporation to monitor utilisation of loan

Kakinada: The SC Corporation has pegged its plan outlay for 2009-10 at Rs 18.52 crores and the number of beneficiaries at 11,159. Included in the plan figure is a State Government subsidy of Rs 3.23 crores, subsidy from other departments amounting to Rs 7.73 crores and Rs 6.78 crores of bank loans. The beneficiaries’ contribution is put at Rs 16.22 lakhs. The current year (2009-10)’s outlay is Rs 3.26 crores less than that of the previous year (2008-09), which was Rs 21.78 crores. However, 2008-09 target was exceeded by Rs 9.81 crores, which was 145 percent (Rs 31.59 crores) of the target (Rs 21.78 crores).

Some of the highlights of the 2009-10 plan are: Rs 1.18 crores for self-employment units to 220 beneficiaries with a maximum subsidy of Rs 30,000 per unit, bank loan of Rs 2.70 crores to 4,050 self-help groups member belonging to Scheduled Castes, power tillers with a subsidy of Rs 30,000 each by the SC Corporation and Agriculture Department, Rs 1.28 crores for providing irrigation facilities in 390 acres of land and giving training to 1,820 beneficiaries and Rs 8.12 crores for land development schemes in association with District Water Management Agency, Agriculture, Horticulture and Irrigation Department and AP-Transco.

While releasing the SC Corporation Action Plan, Social Welfare Minister Pilli Subhaschandra Bose said 1,13,116 SC beneficiaries got their loans amounting to Rs 49.14 crores waived. The Corporation was asked to act not merely as a loan giver but to ensure that the financial assistance extended by it was properly utilized. It was supposed to provide a subsidy of 50 per cent or Rs 30,000 whichever is higher to the beneficiaries whose activities needed to be monitored regularly. The Agriculture Department was advised to encourage SC youth to take up agricultural activities.

Last Updated on Monday, 17 August 2009 06:25
 
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