Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao directed the officials to carry out enumeration of the entire land extent in possession of Dalits in the State and submit a comprehensive report to the government.
KCR stated that the State government was determined to work towards Dalit empowerment with perseverance putting efforts equal to developing the irrigation and agriculture sectors in the State. He also assured to look into the issue of implementing quota for the eligible Dalit youth in granting licenses as well as providing investments for businesses and self-employment sectors.
He also promised to examine the proposals for implementing reservations for Dalits in the private sector. The government will also consider enhancing the income ceiling for the Dalit students to avail the Overseas Education scholarship offered by the government.
The CM KCR also decided that 100 poor Dalit families will be identified in every constituency and an amount of Rs 10 lakh would be given to them directly so that they become self-reliant.
If needed, he suggested the entire government machinery to work specifically on the enumeration alone for 10-15 days. “As per the records, about 7.79 lakh SC farmers own an estimated 13.58 lakh acres of agricultural land. The officials should identify the assigned lands among these and the extent of land in the possession of the SC beneficiaries. They also should identify the lands with and without water among other facilities,” he asserted.
Chandrashekhar Rao directed the officials to prepare separate action plans for undertaking the socio-economic development of Dalits. He asked the SC Development Department to deploy and assign works to committee officers who should bring a qualitative change in the thought process of the Dalit youth by instilling self-confidence among them.
