Hyderabad: Welfare delivery, house by house, village by village – that’s how Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu described the government’s approach on Wednesday. Addressing a public meeting in Errupalem, Madhira constituency, he laid out how much the state is spending on every household, promising that the full breakdown – figures and all – would be made public soon.
He tore into the previous TRS administration, accusing them of duping people for a decade with false housing promises. “Ten years, they said they’d give houses. What did they give? Lies,” he said. In contrast, he claimed the Congress-led government will build Indiramma houses for everyone without shelter – across the state, without exception.
In the first year alone, Bhatti Vikramarka said, 3,500 homes are being built per constituency, backed by ₹22,500 crore in funding. “This is no eyewash,” he said.
He didn’t stop there. He reeled off a list – farmer loan waivers, Raithu Bharosa, Rajiv Yuva Vikasam, subsidised rice. All of it, he claimed, is reaching homes without delay. Even with no steady income and while repaying debts left behind by the previous regime, his government had pressed ahead with full-scale welfare.
Healthcare’s getting a major push too – ₹11,600 crore has already gone into the sector, he said, with more funding in the pipeline.
Back to housing: “They fooled you for ten years. We’ll give everyone a roof in five,” Bhatti Vikramarka said, doubling down on the Indiramma housing promise. He also outlined benefits under the Forest Rights Act – free borewells, pump sets, solar electricity, and saplings like avocado and palm oil, all at zero cost for patta holders.
Women? “One crore women. We’ll make them millionaires,” he said. For starters, self-help groups were handed ₹21,000 crore in the first year alone.
Healthcare for the poor came up again. With 90 lakh white ration card holders in the state, Rajiv Arogyasri now covers treatments up to ₹10 lakh – doubled from ₹5 lakh earlier. “Back then, a serious illness meant selling your doorstep. Not anymore,” Bhatti Vikramarka said.
Employment schemes weren’t left out either. White card households are being given 100 days of work, he said, while children from the same families are getting world-class education via new Young India International Residential Schools – one in every Assembly segment. Construction has already started, costing ₹11,600 crore.
He added that fee reimbursement was being ensured for students with white ration cards.
And yes, subsidised essentials: rice to 90 lakh families, gas cylinders at ₹500, free electricity up to two units, and zero-fare RTC bus travel for women – anywhere in the state.
On jobs, he claimed that the Public Service Commission was overhauled as soon as Congress came to power. So far, 56,000 posts have been filled, with another 30,000 to go. Plus, ₹9,000 crore has been pumped into Rajiv Yuva Vikasam for youth self-employment. Sanction letters roll out on June 2, targeting five lakh unemployed youth across Telangana.
