Hyderabad, April 2 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said on Thursday that the state government aims to bring tangible changes in the lives of the people.

He claimed that the government is working without compromise on welfare and development.

The Chief Minister gave a message to people on the occasion of Gram Sabhas to be held across the state from Thursday as part of a 99-day action plan titled ‘Praja Palana-Pragati Pranalika’ (people’s governance-progress plan), aimed at communicating the state government schemes to people.

He stated that it has been two years and three months since the ‘people’s government’ took office. “Overcoming economic challenges, correcting the mistakes of past rulers, our government is working without compromising on welfare and development. We are not rulers, we are servants, and we are constantly working with the aspirations and needs of the people as the focal point,” he said in the message. This message will be read out by officials in all the gram sabhas.

The Chief Minister claimed that in every decision, the government keeps the welfare of the people, social responsibility and the future of the state in mind. Stating that people declared their approval and support for ‘people’s government’ in by-elections, panchayat elections and municipal elections, the Chief Minister said these results further increased the government’s responsibility.

“Government schemes are not merely on paper. Our intention is to bring about tangible changes in the lives of the people. With that intention, we have started a programme named ‘Praja Palana – Pragathi Pranalika’. This programme should run like a movement from March 6 for 99 days, from the village level to the state level, with the coordination of all departments,” he said.

The Chief Minister said every officer should work with the resolution of village problems as their top priority. There should be speedy clearance of files, cleanliness in government offices, and transparency in decisions.

He said schemes like free bus travel for women, gas cylinder for Rs 500, free electricity up to 200 units, Arogyasri, ration cards, Sanna Biyyam (fine rice), Indiramma Illu (housing), and women empowerment reach the beneficiaries.

The Chief Minister told the people that under the vision of “Telangana Rising – 2047”, the government’s intention is to make Telangana number one in the world not only economically, but also in all sectors.

“Every citizen should be a partner in this intent. We have classified the state as CURE, PURE, RARE. Within their scope, we should become an example to the world in the service, manufacturing and agricultural sectors,” he added.

–IANS

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