Telangana congress BC declaration in kamareddy, key points

Telangana Pradesh Congress committee (TPCC) has announced its ‘Kamareddy BC declaration’ for Telangana assembly Elections.

Here are the highlights of the kamareddy BC declaration.

RESERVATIONS:

• BC reservations will be increased based on caste census and BC commission report within 6 months of assuming power.

• Increase BC reservations to 42% from the existing 23% in local bodies to provide 23,973 new political leadership positions for BCs in panchayats and municipalities.

• Provide sub- categorization in BC reservations in local bodies.

• 42% reservation for BCs in government civil construction and maintenance contracts.

FUNDS:

• Mahatma Jyotiba Phule BC sub-plan to be given statutory status and adequate funds in the first assembly session.

• Spend Rs. 20,000 crores per year amounting to Rs. 1 lakh crores in 5 years for BC welfare.

WELFARE:

• Separate MBC welfare ministry will be created to oversee the development of MBC castes.

• Corporations will be established for all the BC castes for their overall development. BC youth can avail interest free loans and collateral free loans up to 10 lakhs to establish small business and attain higher education.

• Prof Jayashankar BC Aikyatha Bhavans with Rs. 50 Crore to be constructed in all district headquarters with a convention hall, press club, study circle, library and canteen. The District BC welfare office is to be situated in the BC Aikyatha Bhavans.

EDUCATION:

• One new Gurukulam in every mandal to be setup for BCs on par with Navodaya Vidyalayas and one new degree college to be set up in each district.

• Full fees reimbursement irrespective of rank for BC students with annual income below Rs. 3 lakhs.

AIDING ARTISANAL COMMUNITIES:

• A shopping complex with 50 shops will be constructed in each mandal as ‘Vruthi Bazaars’, to provide free shop space for artisanal communities such as barbers, carpenters, washermen, blacksmiths and goldsmiths.

• Reduction in the old age pension eligibility age for all communities engaged in artisanal occupations from the present 57 to 50 years. At present eligibility age is at 50 for only Toddy Tappers and Weavers.

• Conduct elections, and provide financial assistance of Rs. 10 lakh to each society registered under BC corporations and federations.

MUDIRAJ:

• Restore G.O.Ms.No. dt. 19/02/2009, to move Mudiraj, Mutrasi and Tenugollu communities from BC-D to BC-A.

GANGAPUTRA:

• Establish Telangana Fisheries Development Board, with powers to resolve pending issues on fishing rights amongst fisherman communities, and to take up fisheries development activities, such as promotion of aquaculture, captive seed nurseries and marketing infrastructure.

YADAV & KURUMA:

• Take up the 2nd phase of the Sheep Distribution Scheme within 100 days of assuming power.

GOUD:

• Allocate 5 acres of land in each village for plantation of Palm trees, provide 90% subsidy in providing saplings of palm trees, drip irrigation and in construction of the compound.

• Increase reservations for Gouds in liquor shop licences from the existing 15% to 25%.

• Rename Jangaon district as Sardar Sarvai Papanna Goud Jangaon district.

MUNNUR KAPU:

• Establish the Telangana Munnuru Kapu corporation to provide subsidised loans for the youth to encourage entrepreneurship.

PADMASHALI:

• Will set up Mega Powerloom clusters in Jagityal, Narayanpet and Bhongir.

• 90% subsidy on power looms & accessories for Padmashalis.

VISHWAKARMA:

• Provide tool kits for barbers, goldsmiths, blacksmiths, carpenters and potters at 90% subsidy.

• Assign land in urban areas to set up shops.

RAJAKA:

• Provide subsidy of Rs. 10 Lakh towards establishment of Laundromats for Rajakayouth in the cities.

• Modernise Dhobi Ghats across the state with an expenditure outlay of Rs. 10 crore per district.

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