TRS committed to welfare of disabled: Eatala Rajender

Hyderabad: Finance Minister Eatala Rajender on Saturday said that the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government will not pass time with words and instead keep promises and prove its commitment in deeds.

He was speaking at the launch of Disabled Awareness Walk at People’s Plaza to mark the International Disabled Day here along with Deputy Chief Minister Mahmood Ali, Transport Minister P Mahender Reddy and other officials. Actor Rajasekhar and his wife Jeevitha and officials were also present.

Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said the TRS government was committed for the welfare of the disabled. “This can be attributed to the participation of three Ministers in the program”, he said. Rajender got nostalgic during his speech and said that he had been participating in the Disabled Walk for the past 14 years.

“We have visited the hostel of the disabled during statehood movement and now the TRS government was giving Rs 1,500 pension for the physically challenged for improved facilities,” he said.

Asserting that all were equal to the government, he said the government had allocated Rs 33 crore for the welfare of the disabled in the budget and funding for marriage of poor girls through Shaadi Mubarak and Kalyana Lakshmi. Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao is keen on bringing in more welfare schemes for the disabled persons, he added.

Mahender Reddy said the State government was giving funds for the welfare of 59 lakh disabled persons in 31 districts. To encourage them in sports and games, Rs 1 lakh was given to each district, he said. Deputy Chief Minister Mahmood Ali said the disabled are not single or an ignored lot in the State.

“We are all one family and luckily we got a good Chief Minister. KCR Kits were being offered to women and children on delivery. The Chief Minister had set up a corporation for the disabled for implementation of welfare scheme for the disabled which was equal to serving god, he said.