THE 118th birth anniversary celebrations of Dr B R Ambedkar passed off peacefully in all Telangana districts except Warangal wherein several Dalit organisations boycotted the programme organised under the aegis of the Social Welfare Department on Monday.
The organisations leaders faulted the officials for putting up last year’s banner at the venue just by changing the number 117 to 118. Angered over the disrespect to Baba Saheb, the Dalit leaders demanded suspension of SC Corporation executive director K Krishna Reddy and the Social Welfare DD. They resented the negligence of the officials in conducting the programme just as a formality without any importance.
The absence of ministers J Ratnakar Rao, Ponnala Laxmaiah and DS Redya Naik, who were supposed to attend the programme, also irked the Dalit leaders. District Collector B Janardhan Reddy intervened and tried to pacify the associations leaders by admitting of the fault but they walked out of the place adamantly.
However, the programme continued even without the presence of Dalit leaders. Hanamkonda MLA M Satyanarayana Reddy left the dais in the middle of the programme for attending Rama Navami celebrations. SC,ST Commission member Raja Rao Pratap was present.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Flying squads to monitor Rs 2-a-kg scheme: Collector
Special flying squads have been constituted to monitor proper supply and prevent illegal transport of rice being distributed under Rs 2-a-kg scheme, District Collector B Janardhan Reddy has said.
The Collector reviewed the implementation of subsidised scheme with higher officials here on Friday. He said the squads will work in the district and mandal levels. The district-level squad will comprise a police inspector, a tehsildar and an assistant civil supply officer while the mandal squad will have the mandal special officer as its team leader.
A tehsildar, a revenue inspector and an SI will be the team members. The forest and commercial tax officials have also been given powers to check illegal transport of rice meant for the scheme, the Collector said adding that there will regular checking at the marketing department check posts, forest and commercial tax check posts.
Rice being transported without proper documents will be considered illegal, he said and added that the vehicles shifting the rice will have banners. A special cell has been opened at the district headquarters to lodge complaints against illegal transport of rice.
Those having information can ring to 2511210, he said. The Collector asked the officials to take steps to ensure that rice under the scheme was supplied between 5 and 22 of every month.
He warned of severe action against those resorting to malpractices in supply of the rice. SP VC Sajjanar, Joint Collector K Srinivasa Raju, officials of the revenue, marketing, civil supplies and forest departments were also present.
Meanwhile, Joint Collector K Srinivasa Raju has said that 45 paddy procuring centres have been set up this Rabi and will be run by FCI, marketing and IKP at the mandal headquarters. The FCI will run five centres in Jangaon, Warangal, Enamamula, Kesamudram and Mahaboobabad.
The Civil Supplies Department will run seven centres in Cheryal, Illanda, Narsampet, Khanapur, Parkal, Mulug and Mulug Ghanapuram. The procuring will begin from the last week of this month, the joint collector added.
The Collector reviewed the implementation of subsidised scheme with higher officials here on Friday. He said the squads will work in the district and mandal levels. The district-level squad will comprise a police inspector, a tehsildar and an assistant civil supply officer while the mandal squad will have the mandal special officer as its team leader.
A tehsildar, a revenue inspector and an SI will be the team members. The forest and commercial tax officials have also been given powers to check illegal transport of rice meant for the scheme, the Collector said adding that there will regular checking at the marketing department check posts, forest and commercial tax check posts.
Rice being transported without proper documents will be considered illegal, he said and added that the vehicles shifting the rice will have banners. A special cell has been opened at the district headquarters to lodge complaints against illegal transport of rice.
Those having information can ring to 2511210, he said. The Collector asked the officials to take steps to ensure that rice under the scheme was supplied between 5 and 22 of every month.
He warned of severe action against those resorting to malpractices in supply of the rice. SP VC Sajjanar, Joint Collector K Srinivasa Raju, officials of the revenue, marketing, civil supplies and forest departments were also present.
Meanwhile, Joint Collector K Srinivasa Raju has said that 45 paddy procuring centres have been set up this Rabi and will be run by FCI, marketing and IKP at the mandal headquarters. The FCI will run five centres in Jangaon, Warangal, Enamamula, Kesamudram and Mahaboobabad.
The Civil Supplies Department will run seven centres in Cheryal, Illanda, Narsampet, Khanapur, Parkal, Mulug and Mulug Ghanapuram. The procuring will begin from the last week of this month, the joint collector added.
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