KTR, Uttam Kumar come to the rescue of aged couple

Municipal Administration and Urban Development minister KT Rama Rao swiftly responded to a tweet by TPCC president Uttam Kumar Reddy regarding a poor aged couple living in a hut in ST colony in Komaram Bheem Asifabad district being asked to pay Rs 500 towards property tax.

Uttam Kumar Reddy brought the issue to the notice of Chief Ministers Office and KTR by tweeting the photo of the aged couple and their tax receipt further urging to allot a double bedroom house to them, Tweet:

This aged couple living in a hut from Komaram Bheem Asifabad District has been asked to cough up Rs. 500 property tax. Local officials’ apathy is sickening. Appeal to @TelanganaCMO & @KTRTRS for refunding tax paid & rehabilitating the couple in a double bedroom house immediately. pic.twitter.com/JfPK08qNHW

— Uttam Kumar Reddy (@UttamTPCC) June 12, 2018

Responding positively over the issue, KTR directed the district collector to rectify it, provide the couple with a two-bedroom house and Aasara pension. The Minister also thanked Uttam Kumar for bringing the issue to his notice. Tweet:

Thanks Uttam Kumar Reddy Garu for bringing it to my notice

Request the @Collector_KB to direct local panchayat secretary to rectify this mistake@Collector_KB to also provide them with 2BHK and Aasara pension if they aren’t already revving it https://t.co/MstrswhWcD

— KTR (@KTRTRS) June 12, 2018