Minister for Panchayat raj and IT K. Taraka Rama Rao
on Tuesday said that the next elections for grampanchayats will be conducted only
after making Adivasi gudems and lambada thandas in agency areas with a population
of 500 as gram Panchayats in the Telangana state.
Mr Ramarao told the Adivasis that next elections for
GPs in the agency areas will be held in the gram panchayats as per Adivasis
slogan ‘Mava Nate Mava Raj’ (Our government in our Village).
Addressing a public meeting at Jodeghat on the
occasion of Komaram Bheem’s 75th death anniversary, he said the
state government was in the process of creation of Gudems and Thandas as Grampanchayats.
The minister promised the Adivasis that the state
government and Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Ra will not do anything against
the interests of Adivasis and their survival and will give importance to all
the tribals.
He said first priority would be given to the Adivasi
gudems in the agency areas in giving drinking water under Telangana Water Grid
Scheme and 50 double bedroom houses will be constructed for the Adivasi
families of Jodeghat.
Ramarao reeled out various welfare and development
schemes being implemented by the state government and was all praised for the CM’s
initiatives for the welfare of the Tribals.
Minister Ramarao said state government was making efforts
to strengthen the government hospitals in the agency areas by upgrading the
PHCs and filling up the doctors’ posts. The government also plans to increase salaries
of the doctors working in the agency areas, he said.
Ministers Jogu Ramanna, Allola Indrakaran Reddy, Chandu
Lal and Sanskritika Sarasdhi Rasmai Balakishan, in their speeches said the
state government was committed to the welfare and development of the Tribals.
Adilabad MP Godam Nagesh and Peddapalli MP Balka
Suman stressed on the importance of the education and appealed to the Adivasis
focus more on education to change their lives.
Komaram Sonerao, grandson of Komaram Bheem, thanked the CM for recognizing sacrifices of Adivasi matyrs led by his grandfather who fought for their community rights. He appealed to government to sanction double bedroom houses to the Adivasis. All the Ministers inaugurated Jal, Jungle and Jameen arch and paid homage to Komaram Bheem
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