Priyanka Gandhi to launch Rs 500 gas cylinder scheme, 200 units free power to follow

KESLAPUR: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy declared the implementation of two more guarantees at Keslapur of Indravelli mandal in Adilabad district on Friday.

Addressing women's self-help groups at the Nagoba temple Darbar hall the Chief Minister said that very soon senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi would launch the Rs 500 gas cylinder scheme in the presence of over one lakh women.

“Women often end up paying power bills while the men spend that money at the belt shops. So the Congress Government has decided to give you free power up to 200 units based on your last year’s power consumption,” Revanth Reddy said.

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Declaring yet another scheme for women's self-help groups the Chief Minister said that very soon the women's groups would be entrusted with the stitching of school uniforms. “Instead of giving that work to big textile companies, we will provide you the stitching machines and you will make the school uniforms,” he said.

He said that only YS Rajasekhara Reddy and N Kiran Kumar Reddy encouraged women’s self-help groups and they were neglected by former Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao. “Both KCR and Narendra Modi hiked the price of gas cylinder to Rs 1,200,” the CM said. He then handed over a Rs 60 crore bank linkage cheque to benefit 12,000 women at Keslapur.

Earlier, the Chief Minister offered prayers at the newly developed Nagoba temple. Later he met with women from self-help groups at the temple Darbar hall. He visited the stalls set up by the self-groups. Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, Ministers Seethakka and Konda Surekha also accompanied the Chief Minister.