The Telangana government on Tuesday credited Rs 1,500 in over 74 lakh bank accounts each, towards the financial assistance to poor families during the nationwide lockdown due to COVID-19. State Cabinet Minister KT Rama Rao said the government transferred Rs 1,112 crore to banks for this programme.
“Around 74 lakh plus bank accounts in Telangana will be credited tomorrow with the ₹1500 as promised by Hon’ble CM KCR Garu to support during these testing times. Total of ₹1,112 Crores has been transferred by Govt to the banks,” Minister of Municipal Development KTR had tweeted.
Around 74 plus lakh bank accounts in Telangana will be credited tomorrow with the ₹1500 as promised by Hon’ble CM KCR Garu to support during these testing times
— KTR (@KTRTRS) April 13, 2020
Total of ₹1,112 Crores has been transferred by Govt to the banks #TelanganaFightsCorona
Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao had last month announced that Rs 1,500 and 12 kg rice will be given to every white ration card holder (people below the poverty line). He had said that the government will spend Rs 2,500 crore on the programme.
KTR said more than 87% of the free rice distribution promised was already completed for over 76 lakh card holders. He tweeted that more than three lakh tonnes of rice was distributed successfully.
KTR complimented Civil Supplies Minister and Civil Supplies Corporation Chairman Satyanarayana Reddy for the distribution of rice.
Telangana has 1.03 crore families and out of them 76.67 lakh have white ration cards or food security cards, which is considered a proof that they are living below the poverty line.
Meanwhile, an emergency meeting was held on Tuesday by KTR and Health Minister Eatala Rajender with the Chief Secretary and police commissioners to strategise an action plan to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation limits. Hyderabad has recorded 216 cases, prompting authorities to declare 126 areas with positive cases in the city as ‘containment zones.’
Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said that each GHMC circle should be treated as an individual unit, and each unit should have a special medical officer, municipal officer, police officer and a revenue officer who shall ensure that the disease is contained.
With IANS inputs