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09/03/22 20:49 PM IST

Dalit Bandhu Scheme

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  • Dalit Bandhu is the Telangana government’s flagship programme.
  • It is a welfare scheme for empowering Dalit families of the state and enabling entrepreneurship among them through a Rs 10 lakh direct benefit transfer per family.
About Scheme 

  • Dalit Bandhu is the latest flagship programme of the Telangana government.
  • It is envisioned as a welfare scheme for empowering Dalit families and enable entrepreneurship among them through a direct benefit transfer of Rs 10 lakh per family.
  • This is, once implemented on the ground, going to be the biggest cash transfer scheme in the country.
  • An initial outlay of Rs 1,200 crore was sanctioned.
  • First implemented on pilot basis in  Huzurabad Assembly constituency.
  • Officials were asked to visit Dalit colonies and interact with Dalit families to find out their views and opinions before preparing guidelines for the scheme. 
  • The financial assistance given by the government through Dalit Bandhu is free.
  • This is not a loan. There is no need to repay it.
  • There is no chance of any middlemen in this. Eligible beneficiaries will get the assistance in their bank accounts.
Dalit entrepreneurship
  • To promote Dalit entrepreneurship, the government has decided to start a system of reservation for Dalits in sectors where the government issues licences.
  • The government will provide reservations for Dalits in issuing licenses for wine shops, medical shops, fertiliser shops, rice mills, etc.
  • A beneficiary can choose from a wide range of choices such as buying a power tiller, harvester, paddy planting machines, auto trolleys, tractors, etc for their farms to setting up a poultry farm, dairy farm, oil mill, grinding mill, steel, cement and bricks business, furniture shops, cloth emporiums, mobile phone shops or even Tiffen centres and hotels.
  • Apart from monetary assistance, the government plans to create a corpus called the Dalit Security Fund permanently to support the beneficiary in the event of any adversities.
  • This fund will be managed by the district collector concerned, along with a committee of beneficiaries.
  • A minimum amount will be deposited by the beneficiary towards this fund.
  • The beneficiary would be issued an identity card with an electronic chip, which will help the government monitor the progress of the scheme.

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