Assembly panel reviews tribal welfare measures in Agency areas
The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly’s Scheduled Tribes Welfare Committee has ordered officials to address deficiencies in tribal welfare schools and hospitals following a tour of Agency areas. The committee is focusing on reservation implementation, housing for landless families, and employment opportunities for tribal youth.
Why it matters
This oversight reflects government efforts to improve living standards and service delivery for marginalized tribal populations in Andhra Pradesh.
The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly’s Scheduled Tribes Welfare Committee has directed officials to address deficiencies identified during a three-day tour of the Agency areas, its Chairperson Miriyala Sirisha Devi said on Thursday.
Speaking to media after a review meeting with departmental officials at the Visakhapatnam Collectorate, Ms. Sirisha Devi said the panel, comprising members Perabattula Rajasekharam and Nimmaka Jayakrishna, had inspected government hospitals and tribal welfare schools in Polavaram district’s Rampachodavaram constituency, besides Araku, Paderu and Alluri Sitharama Raju districts.
Officials had been instructed to resolve the shortcomings within three to four months, ahead of a follow-up visit, she said.
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