State will provide customised vehicles to tappers, says Minister
The Hindu
Ex gratia of ₹13.96 cr. distributed to 588 beneficiaries
The State government has decided to provide customised vehicles to toddy tappers in order to enable them to sell their products. The move forms part of the efforts to improve the living standards of tappers and enhance their incomes, Excise Minister V. Srinivas Goud said. The State government had earlier announced various measures, including setting up of neera cafés in the city as well as in district headquarters and construction of an exclusive building for toddy tappers community. The Minister was speaking at a meeting convened here on Thursday to distribute ex-gratia to kin of toddy tappers who met with accidental deaths, suffered permanent disabilities and partly disabilities under the Abhaya Hastam scheme. In all, ex gratia of ₹13.96 crore was distributed to 588 beneficiaries.
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