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Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has sanctioned Rs 60 crores for urgent improvements in welfare hostels across the state. The comprehensive plan includes innovative measures like facial recognition, medical support, and technological interventions to enhance student welfare. Detailed reviews and strict monitoring will be implemented to ensure quality services and accountability. The initiative aims to transform welfare hostels into modern, supportive living and learning spaces for students from backward classes.

Key Points: Revanth Reddy Allocates Rs 60 Cr for Welfare Hostel Upgrades

  • Funds allocated for emergency works in BC, SC, ST welfare hostels
  • CM orders facial recognition system in student accommodations
  • Proposed 24/7 medical hotline for hostel students
  • Tech-driven approach to improve hostel management and student services
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Telangana allocates Rs 60 crores for emergency works in welfare hostels

Telangana CM launches comprehensive welfare hostel improvement plan with Rs 60 crore fund allocation and innovative student support measures

"We need full-scale data and accountability in welfare hostels - A. Revanth Reddy, Telangana CM"

Hyderabad, Oct 13

The Telangana government has allocated Rs. 60 crores from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund (CMRF) for emergency works in welfare hostels for Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and minorities in the state.

These funds will be used for diet charges in hostels, payment of salaries of contract workers, repair of motors and other emergency works.

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, on Monday, handed over the cheques of funds allocated for hostels to the senior officers of the respective departments. The Chief Minister conducted a review of BC, SC, ST, minority welfare hostels and educational institutions.

According to the Chief Minister's Office, he ordered that special attention be paid to welfare hostels in the state and arrangements should be made for facial recognition of students, teaching and non-teaching staff staying in hostels.

CM Revanth Reddy stressed the need for full-scale data and accountability. He suggested an app to know the quality of food provided to students. He ordered that steps should be taken to ensure that students get quality and nutritious food with proper nutrients, and that they should know the calories they get.

The CM suggested that senior officers should ensure that uniforms and books are provided to hostel students on time.

He ordered that complete information related to facilities in hostels and their management should be uploaded on the dashboard from time to time. He stated that there is a need to pay special attention to the health of students in the hostels.

The CM suggested that government and private medical colleges, community health centres and area hospitals in every district should be linked with the hostels. He ordered that medical camps should be organised in the hostels and that doctors should be available to the students in times of emergency.

The CM ordered that the district collectors and additional collectors should visit the hostels frequently and ensure that the students get better services.

Chief Minister Revanth Reddy directed Chief Secretary Ramakrishna Rao and the Special Chief Secretary of Welfare Departments Sabyasachi Ghosh to prepare and submit an action plan regarding scholarships, staff salaries, diet charges, construction costs, other expenses, payment of dues, monthly expenses for running the hostels, and the amount required for payment of dues for BC, SC, ST and minority hostels.

The Chief Minister ordered officials to mobilise funds from centrally sponsored schemes for the hostels and release the matching grant of the state government in this regard immediately.

The CM suggested setting up a hotline so that doctors are available online 24 hours a day, and using ed tech to prepare for competitive exams. The Chief Minister suggested that the services provided to hostel students should be informed through social media and that deliberate false propaganda should be stopped.

Before the review, Special Chief Secretary of Welfare Departments Sabyasachi Ghosh gave a presentation on the conditions in the hostels. State BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar, SC, ST, Minority Welfare Minister Adluri Laxman Kumar, Chief Minister's Advisor Vem Narender Reddy, State Government Advisor Shabbir Ali, Chief Minister's Principal Secretary V. Seshadri, and Chief Minister's OSD Vemula Srinivasulu were present.

- IANS

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Rohit P
Finally some concrete action for welfare hostels. The facial recognition system and app for food quality monitoring are innovative ideas. Hope the funds reach the intended beneficiaries without any corruption.
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Sarah B
While the allocation is welcome, I'm concerned about the execution. Previous governments also made similar announcements but the ground reality in many hostels remains poor. Hope this time there's proper follow-up and accountability.
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Arjun K
The medical camp initiative and 24-hour doctor availability is brilliant! Many hostel students come from remote areas and proper healthcare access can transform their educational journey. Good thinking by the government. 👍
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Kavya N
As someone who studied in a government hostel, I know how important these basic facilities are. The focus on timely uniforms and books shows they're thinking about students' dignity and self-esteem. Bahut accha step hai!
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Michael C
The dashboard for hostel facilities and regular collector visits are good accountability measures. Hope they maintain transparency in how the 60 crores is utilized. Education is the best investment for any society's future.

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