Govt releases another ₹500 crore for Dalit Bandhu in Huzurabad

The latest release takes the total amount to the constituency to ₹2,000 crore

The State Government has released another ₹500 crore for implementation of the Dalit Bandhu scheme on a pilot basis in the Huzurabad constituency. The State Scheduled Caste Corporation has credited the amount to the account of Karimnagar district collector following the instructions of Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao. With this, the total amount credited for the pilot project reached ₹2,000 crore. Dalit Bandhu envisages extension of financial assistance of ₹10 lakh each to eligible Dalit members aspiring to start their own ventures without bank linkages. The government had ₹1,500 crore in four tranches. Implementation of the scheme, a brainchild of the Chief Minister, comes as part of efforts to promote entrepreneurship among the Dalits and the government ensured that there would not be any bank linkages, thus freeing the beneficiaries from the scope of harassment by banks for repayment of the amounts released to them.