Telangana Tops In India In Welfare Schemes: KCR

Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao claimed that Telangana was above all states in India in the implementation of welfare schemes for the poor and downtrodden.

Addressing a massive public meeting at Parade Grounds in Secunderabad on Monday evening, KCR challenged his critics and opponents to a debate on the implementation of welfare schemes in the state.

He said Telangana's spending on welfare schemes was the highest in the country, and he was ready to prove it.

He listed out schemes including Kalyana Lakshmi, Shaadi Mubarak, Aasra Pension, Beedi Workers pension and others as unique and first-of-their-kinds in the country.

KCR also promised to develop Hyderabad like Dallas of the US.

Ridiculing the claims of the previous regimes of having developed Hyderabad, he said that the city lacked basic infrastructure, faced shortage of drinking water, and witnessed frequent traffic jams.

He said that his government would take the required measures to develop Hyderabad on par with international cities in the next two to three years.

The Chief Minister admitted that his government was facing some difficulties in fulfilling the promises due to procedural delays. However, he said that the TRS government would implement all the party's promises including 2 BHK houses for the poor, regularisation of contract employees, one lakh jobs, KG to PG free education, Water Grid and Mission Kakatiya.

He also promised to supply nine hours of uninterrupted power supply to the agriculture sector from March of next year.

KCR also criticised his Andhra Pradesh counterpart N Chandrababu Naidu and accused him of causing obstructions to the development of Telangana, and dubbed him as "Kirkiri Naidu". He also condemned the Congress party for criticising the TRS government.

The Chief Minister said that he had achieved the first goal of his life of statehood for Telangana. "My next goal is to achieve Bangaru Telangana, and I have no other purpose in life. I will work 24 hours a day to realise this dream," he announced.

Earlier, Deputy Chief Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali, TRS Secretary General and Rajya Sabha MP K Keshava Rao, and other leaders addressed the public meeting. (INN)