Social coordinators told to work for downtrodden

Ongole: SC Corporation vice-chairman and managing director GSRKR Vijay Kumar conducted a review meeting with the social coordinators selected by the corporation in the district on Wednesday in Ongole. 

He said that though there are many schemes available for the poor, only a few like loans for vehicles are being demanded by the beneficiaries. He asked the coordinators to give wide publicity to all schemes and see the beneficiaries ground the units and make a habit of repayment of the loans.

Vijay Kumar said that about 640 social coordinators were appointed in the 56 mandals of the district. He asked them to conduct a survey about the animal skin processors, sanitation workers in the village panchayats and municipal corporations, rag pickers, families of Haridasu, Jogini and Mathangis in the villages. They were asked to prepare action plans to uplift the families from SC category. The MD asked them to offer support to the downtrodden to get bank loans and ground the units without fail.