Minority Bandhu Cheque Distribution Commence in Telangana
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Minority Bandhu Cheque Distribution Commence in Telangana
Hyderabad: The State government on Sunday launched the ‘Economic Support Scheme’ for Minorities with 100 percent subsidy across the State.
Minorities Welfare Minister Koppula Eshwar and Home Minister Mohammad Mahmood Ali distributed cheques to beneficiaries at a program organized at LB Stadium. The scheme is being executed through the Telangana State Minorities Finance Corporation.
The Corporation will distribute 100 percent subsidy cheques up to Rs.1 lakh under the Economic Support Scheme of the Corporation for 3508 minority beneficiaries.
The financial assistance will be provided to only one member of a family, and the eligible age limit for applicants is between 21 and 55 years as of June 2, 2023.
The Union Home Minister has alerted the states of the country in the wake of the Indo-Pak War. The Telangana government and police, which were immediately alerted, took preemptive measures. Security has been tightened in Hyderabad.
Thirty-two airports across northern and western parts of the country, including Srinagar and Amritsar, have been closed for civilian flight operations till May 15, according to the civil aviation regulator.
In view of the ongoing high alert across India and intensified security arrangements in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, the city police have issued a ban on bursting firecrackers or fireworks in public spaces, particularly near military cantonment areas.
India responded strongly to Pakistan’s repeated drone and missile attacks and hit at least eight military targets inside Pakistan on Friday night with precision, thereby causing significant damage, the Centre told the media, as part of a special briefing on ‘Operation Sindoor’.