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AP Govt committed to improve living conditions of SC, STs: Ravela
Social Welfare Minister Ravela Kishore Babu said that the State Government was committed to welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and had made adequate allocations of Rs 1,000 crore to SC/ST welfare in the recent annual budget. Speaking to newsmen here on Sunday, Kishore Babu said that the State Government was trying sincerely to alleviate the living conditions of SCs and STs through th
Vijayawada: Social Welfare Minister Ravela Kishore Babu said that the State Government was committed to welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and had made adequate allocations of Rs 1,000 crore to SC/ST welfare in the recent annual budget. Speaking to newsmen here on Sunday, Kishore Babu said that the State Government was trying sincerely to alleviate the living conditions of SCs and STs through the Sub-Plan. He also said efforts were being made to celebrate the birth anniversaries of Babu Jagjivan Ram (April 5), Mahatma Jyotirao Phule (April 11) and BR Ambedkar (April 14) in Vijayawada city on a massive scale.
He said a rally and meeting would be conducted at A-Convention Centre on April 11 to mark the 109th birth anniversary of Babu Jagjivan Ram. On the occasion, loans would be extended to SC, ST beneficiaries, he added. The Minister said that the Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu had directed the officials to celebrate the birth anniversary of Mahamata Jyotirao Phule as State festival. A decision was made to construct Ambedkar Smritivan (memorial centre), with 125-feet tall statue of the Father of Constitution, in Amaravati.
“As of now, 15 acres of land has been identified by the government on the banks of River Krishna for the purpose. This is to mark the 125 birth anniversary of Ambedkar and successful enforcement of 66 years of Indian Constitution,” he said. Listing out the welfare schemes implemented for the SC, STs,
Kishore Babu said about 130 students from backward classes were provided with financial aid to pursue education abroad under the Amebdkar Overseas Scheme.He also said a skill development would be established in the State to train 700 students from backward communities to help them in efforts to take various competitive exams, he added.
