Vijayamma seeks statutory protection for funds

Hyderabad, Dec 3, 2012: YSR Congress Party honourary president Smt. Vijayamma welcomed the hike in mess charges of students staying in the Government social welfare hostels.

Reacting to CM Kiran Kumar Reddy’s announcement increasing the mess charges in social welfare hostels during the debate over the SC, ST sub plan bill in the assembly on Sunday, Smt. Vijayamma asked the Government to hike the cosmetic charges also along with mess charges.

Vijayamma said during the regime of Dr. YSR, all the welfare schemes for SCs and STs were implemented with saturation basis and asked the Government to follow the same system now. Demanding the Government to ensure statutory protection to the funds granted by the Centre for SC and ST development, Smt. Vijayamma suggested that quota system in the granting of houses to the SCs and STs be removed.

Vijayamma spoke on the issue on behalf of YSR Congress Party at the request of the Speaker before the Bill was adopted by the House.