‘Rajiv Yuvakiranalu' has no takers

                                                                  

The Kiran Kumar government's showpiece welfare scheme for youth – ‘Rajiv Yuvakiranalu' -- does not seem to have any takers in the city, at least for the programme taken up by the GHMC under the scheme.

A recent review of the programme taken up by the Urban Community Department (UCD) by Mayor Majid Hussain has revealed that there were zero placements in 15 of the 18 circles. The scene is not much different for other welfare schemes too.

He, however, had words of appreciation for the officials of circles 11 and 12 – Serlingampally for achieving bank loan linkages to the self-help groups. Similarly, circles of Kapra, Uppal, L.B.Nagar, Malkajgiri, Secunderabad and parts of the old city have done well in formation of self-help groups.

The Mayor called for zonal-level job melas beginning May and widespread publicity for the same. Additional Commissioner (UCD) C.N. Raghuprasad promised to utilise the budgetary allocation of Rs.100 crore of the Rs.167 crore by the month-end.

There are no applications, at least in two circles under the urban self-employment programme, and again no applications with regard to formation of the slum-level federation under the Indira Kranthi Patham in two circles. Mr. Hussain, shocked at the poor response to the welfare schemes in the capital, has demanded explanations from the deputy project officers concerned to give explanations within a week or face disciplinary action.