Hyderabad, Nov. 8: Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said his ambition was to help 10 million women become millionaires. He made the statement while celebrating his birthday with members of women’s self-help groups on Sunday.
Addressing an interactive session, the Chief Minister said empowering women was his primary mission. He thanked the women for their blessings and said he had no personal ambitions for higher office.
Reddy urged women to prioritise their daughters’ higher education. He asked them to ensure the next generation did not face the hardships they had experienced.
He said women were now managing petrol stations and contributing to solar power generation. He also highlighted the government’s financial support for self-help groups.
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According to Reddy, the government had provided Rs. 79,000 crore in bank-linked loans to self-help groups. It had also paid Rs. 1,900 crore in interest on those loans.
He said the government had issued house-site titles in women’s names and allocated Rs. 13,000 crore to the Mahalakshmi scheme.
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Responding to criticism of the Mahalakshmi scheme, Reddy said free bus travel had helped the state-run Road Transport Corporation move towards profitability. He ruled out cancelling the facility.
The Chief Minister also said the government had introduced fine-quality rice, known as sanna biyyam. He contrasted his government’s record on women’s representation with the previous BRS administration, claiming it had not appointed any woman as a minister during KCR’s tenure.
Reddy further announced that 4.5 lakh new pensions had been sanctioned. These included 3.5 lakh pensions for single women and widows.
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He also criticised BRS leader KTR and questioned his contributions during the previous ten years in power. Reddy made allegations concerning KTR’s treatment of his sister.
Concluding his address, the Chief Minister said the happiness of Telangana’s women was his priority. He sought their continued blessings and support.
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