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Babus told to celebrate Diwali at Indiramma beneficiaries’ houses
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Public representatives, district officials, Indiramma Committee members should visit beneficiaries’ houses and convey Diwali greetings to them, orders

Babus told to celebrate Diwali at Indiramma beneficiaries’ houses
Kamareddy: Additional Collector (Local Bodies) NY Giri directed officials to grandly organise Diwali celebrations at homes of Indiramma housing beneficiaries.
He said that on November 8, the state government is prestigiously implementing the ‘Maa Indiramma Intlo Diwali’ programme, and instructed officials to grandly celebrate the festival of light in the houses of poor families whose dream of own house has been realised through Indiramma housing scheme.
He said that Diwali celebrations should be held with joy along with family members of beneficiaries by lighting lamps in newly constructed houses. He revealed that out of 16,163 Indiramma houses sanctioned in the district, construction of 3,768 houses has been completed so far. He directed concerned officials to take steps to organise these celebrations in every completed house. He said that in front of every completed Indiramma house, along with ‘Maa Indiramma Intlo Diwali’ mark, beneficiary’s name, house number, year of sanction, details of Rs 5 lakh financial assistance provided by government should be clearly displayed, and beneficiaries should celebrate festival by lighting lamps with earthen lamps in front of house along with family members.
He said photos related to celebrations and photos taken with family members should be recorded through Indiramma houses scheme app. Display boards with before-construction and after-construction photos related to house construction should be set up in every Gram Panchayat and Municipal Ward limits. He suggested public representatives, district officials, Indiramma Committee members should visit beneficiaries’ houses and convey Diwali greetings to them. Additional Collector Giri suggested wide publicity of these programmes on social media.
He suggested that using hashtags ‘Indiramma Indlu, Maa Indirammantlo Diwali’ while publishing photos related to this programme on social media. The Additional Collector requested all Indiramma house beneficiaries in district to participate enthusiastically in this programme and share the joy of fulfilled dream of own house with family members.
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