Centre to release ₹12,500 crore for village development after local polls: TDP legislator
TDP legislator Kimidi Kala Venkata Rao announced that the central government plans to release ₹12,500 crore for village development following the conclusion of local body elections. The statement was made during a campaign event for his daughter-in-law, a ZPTC candidate.
Why it matters
The announcement links central government funding to local election outcomes, a common feature of political campaigning in India.
Centre to release ₹12,500 crore for village development after local polls: TDP legislator left TDP Garividi ZPTC candidate Kimidi Sandhya speaking in party meeting held in Garividi of Vizianagaram district on Monday. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Hindu https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/8ad9u6/article71627421.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/9774_26_10_2026_14_25_8_1_IMG_20261026_133044.JPG ARRANGEMENT TDP Garividi ZPTC candidate Kimidi Sandhya speaking in party meeting held in Garividi of Vizianagaram district on Monday. VIZIANAGARAM The TDP Cheepurupalli legislator Kimidi Kala Venakta Rao on Monday said that the villages would witness significant progress as the Centre will release around ₹12,500 crore funds after completion of local body elections.
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