Hyderabad, Aug 13 (PTI) Telangana minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Thursday launched a scheme providing free sewing machines to BC women to help them become self-employed.
Speaking on the occasion, the backward classes welfare minister said sewing machines would be provided to 1,000 women in each of the 119 assembly constituencies (total 1,19,000) under the ‘Intinta Indiramma Kuttu Machines’ (Indiramma sewing machines in households).
The cost of each machine is Rs 12,000, and they would be provided free of cost to the beneficiaries, he said. Applications for the scheme would be accepted from August 15 to September 15.
The objective of the scheme is to make unemployed women belonging to the Backward Classes self-employed, he said.
The government would give priority to widows, orphans, and persons with disabilities in selecting beneficiaries, as per rules, he said.
Highlighting the measures taken by the government for the welfare of Backward Classes, Prabhakar said the state government would provide funds for constructing ‘atma gaurava bhavanalu’ (self-respect buildings) for various castes.
He also said a special action plan has been prepared for the progress of Backward Classes during a recent meeting of BC public representatives.
The minister added that the government would implement an action plan for the welfare of BCs following the caste survey conducted in Telangana by the Congress government in 2024-25. PTI SJR SJR ADB
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