Every household benefiting from welfare schemes: Bhatti
Telangana's Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka claimed that the state government's welfare programs have reached nearly every household, with significant direct cash transfers and subsidies provided over three years. He highlighted various schemes covering food security, healthcare, and infrastructure development.
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The report details the scale of state-led welfare distribution and the political narrative surrounding government performance in India.
Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka asserted that the Congress government’s welfare programmes are reaching almost every household in Telangana, with ₹1,64,431 crore directly transferred to beneficiaries’ bank accounts over the past three years.
Stating that he was prepared to debate anyone on the figures, he said every rupee available to the government was being spent systematically on welfare and development.
The Deputy Chief Minister was addressing a public meeting after laying foundation stones for development works worth ₹74.82 crore in the Achampet constituency, including a 220/33 kV substation at Mannanur.
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