Hyderabad, March 3 The Telangana government will undertake a 99-day public outreach program from March 6 to June 12 in five phases to bring welfare schemes, development works, and public services closer to the people, government officials said on Tuesday.
The program, titled 'Praja Palana–Pragati Pranalika' (people's governance-progress plan), will cover 10 different themes across various departments.
These decisions were taken at a meeting Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy had with the district Collectors here on Tuesday.
The Planning Department will act as the nodal department for this program, under which gram sabhas will be held at the village level on April 2. This will be followed by meetings at the Mandal level on April 16.
A constituency-level program will be organized on May 2, followed by a district-level program on May 22. The program will conclude with celebrations of State formation day on June 2.
The themes to be covered by the department are cleanliness from the village level to the state level and clearance of pending files in government offices; health; road safety drive; welfare; child safety and drug control; farmers' welfare and agriculture; education; youth and sports; women and environment.
Preparatory meetings will be held under the auspices of Ministers in all erstwhile districts on March 6.
During the 99-day program, the foundation for various development works will be laid or they will be inaugurated in the state.
A special mobile app will be developed to monitor the 99-day program.
Chief Minister Revanth Reddy directed the concerned officials to take steps to ensure that welfare schemes launched by the state government reach all eligible beneficiaries.
He said that during gram sabhas, officials should explain to the people the welfare schemes that are being implemented by the state government.
He directed that ward members, sarpanches, municipal ward members, chairpersons, Corporators, and Mayors must be actively involved in the program.
For capacity building of local representatives, a one-day training program should be organized at district headquarters for ward members, sarpanches, chairpersons, Corporators, and Mayors. They must be provided clear orientation on their roles and responsibilities, along with printed reference material.
The Chief Minister added that farmers should be educated about replacing agricultural pump sets with solar pump sets and informed about their benefits.
"Awareness should be created in every village regarding rooftop solar installations, grid connectivity, and income generation through surplus power supply."
Chief Minister Revanth Reddy directed that beneficiaries under new ration cards, subsidized rice distribution, Indiramma houses, free electricity up to 200 units, loan waivers, free bus travel, and Rs 500 gas cylinder schemes must be presented in Gram and Ward Sabhas.
The overall benefits accrued at village, mandal, constituency, and district levels should be transparently shared, he said.
The Chief Minister added that services of all 35 government medical colleges in the state must be effectively utilized.
"Primary health centres, community health centres, and other local health institutions should refer cases to government medical colleges. Advanced equipment, medical students, doctors, and professors available in these colleges must be optimally utilised for public benefit."
The Chief Minister has directed that facial recognition must be implemented across all government schemes to ensure benefits reach only eligible persons.
"Saying that through facial recognition in Aasara pensions, three lakh ineligible beneficiaries were removed," CM Revanth Reddy said proper use of technology is essential to prevent misuse.
CM Revanth Reddy asked officials to fully digitise transport department data.
"Fitness tests for school buses and other vehicles must be conducted regularly. Eye-testing camps should be organised for Regional Transport Corporation drivers as well as drivers of lorries and goods vehicles, particularly at locations where they gather in large numbers."
"The Transport Department should provide a WhatsApp number for reporting potholes and accident-prone locations. Immediate repairs and precautionary measures must be taken based on public inputs," the Chief Minister said.
