Hyderabad: Minister Ponnam Prabhakar asked newly elected panchayat representatives to work together for village development and ensure that public grievances reach senior officials for timely action. He honoured sarpanch, deputy sarpanch and ward member winners from the first phase of the panchayat polls on Friday. During a media interaction, he said polling in Elkathurthi and Bheemdevarapalli mandals concluded peacefully and congratulated the representatives who won. He added that rapid resolution of civic issues was essential to achieve the idea of village self-rule.
He said the government completed the first phase of Indiramma housing approvals. The second phase, he said, would begin soon. He noted that eligible families would receive 200 units of free electricity, new ration cards and fine rice. Husnabad’s recent distribution of steel banks, he said, showed how communities could lead plastic-free initiatives. Development funds, he said, would be released once the election code ended.
Minister Ponnam Prabhakar highlights priorities for village growth
The minister said Congress secured 15 seats in Bheemdevarapalli and 11 panchayats in Elkathurthi. He reminded voters that polling would continue on the 14th in Chiguru Mamidi and on the 17th in Husnabad, Koheda, Akkannapet and Saidapur. If Congress candidates win with public support, he said development in these regions would accelerate.
He said the government would complete the Gouravelly project to ensure irrigation water for the area. Schemes such as Kalyana Lakshmi, free bus travel for women, interest-free loans, Rythu Bharosa and loan waiver, he said, were reaching beneficiaries. He added that several major projects were underway in Husnabad, including the Satavahana University engineering college, Young India Residential School, the Akkannapet–Jangaon four-lane road, a 250-bed hospital and the development of Ellamma cheruvu and Papanna gutta.
He said efforts had begun to secure ₹100 crore for Satavahana University’s development. Training sessions for new sarpanchs, he added, would start soon to support local planning.
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