Telangana - Congress to Launch Rs 2.5K Monthly Aid to Women from February
According to official sources, staff were given orders to finish online data input for all applicants by january 17 and to begin the verification process of maha Lakshmi applications first to identify recipients. To choose recipients, the government has opted to use ration cards as the primary qualifying criteria.
After the government determined the precise number of beneficiaries, finance department officials were requested to report on the expected monthly expense the state government would incur if it extended Rs 2,500 per month to women. The congress government started free bus travel for women in government buses on december 10, just two days after taking power, as part of the maha Lakshmi promise. The maha Lakshmi program also promises to provide LPG cylinders for Rs 500 each.
The free bus travel plan has proven popular among people, with 6.5 crore women taking advantage of the service since its inception. According to sources, the government was spending around Rs 10 crore per day on 'zero tickets' given by the TSRTC under this incentive. people can apply for five of the six guarantees through the Praja Palana initiative, which has been running in all gram panchayats, municipal wards, and divisions since december 28.