Kakinada, July 29th: The chairman of the DLRC (District Level Review Committee) and district collector, Mr. Gopala Krishna Dwevedi sought bankers corporation in effective implementation of various government schemes including assistance to tenant farmers. The district level review meeting of bankers was held at the collectorate on Wednesday. Several issues related to banker’s assistance to various government schemes were discussed.
Speaking on the occasion collector revealed that of the six lakh farmers in the district, at least 50 percent were tenant farmers who were in need of crop loans. He also revealed that the administration was planning to form 20,000 joint liability groups with these sections and has already completed formation of 10,000 groups. He appealed to bankers to be more positive in catering to the needs of these sections.
Reviewing SHG-bank linkage program for women’s groups, the collector regretted the slow pace of financing to these sections. He directed the district housing manager, Mr. G. Satyanarayana to take steps for recovery under the Revenue Recovery Act. The DM revealed that special teams were already formed in urban areas for recovery. Assistance to handloom workers, extension to finance to entrepreneurs under the PMEGP and other issues were discussed.
Hyderabad, July 29th: The AP High Court on Wednesday stayed the ongoing process for elections to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation till the final disposal of writ petitions field against the elections. The petitions deal with exclusion of creamy layer from Backward Classes and categorizin...
Rajahmundry, July 29th: The student unions are on a warpath over the circular issued by the municipal commissioner asking the school heads to file criminal cases against the students union leaders if they enter into school premises. In this regard the municipal commissioner Mr. K. Manik Raj issued ...
Vijayawada, July 29th: The Internet Bus flagged off by Google India to reach out to people with limited knowledge and exposure to the Internet, is reaching here on Thursday for a five-day tour. It will visit different educational institutions and public places in the city, before leaving for Machil...
Kakinada, July 30th: The Literacy program for girl children is taken up in a big way in East Godavari in identified mandals of low women’s literacy. Government has identified areas, particularly slums in all 9 municipalities, and one agency mandal in the district, as areas, which lag in women&r...
Hyderabad, July 30th: The monsoon has betrayed the state this year and a looming drought now stares hard at it. Though the Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, has always claimed that the rain gods are with him, this time they have turned their faces away. His prayers and pujas have gone unheede...
Rajahmundry, July 30th: Labor authorities are planning to initiate registration of construction workers in a phased manner from August 15 to help them get benefits from several welfare schemes in the state. The Andhra Pradesh Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Board chairman, Mr S...
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