Hyderabad: Government Adviser Mohammed Ali Shabbir on Tuesday said the Telangana government remained committed to minority welfare and financial assistance for poor families while addressing two welfare programmes in Shabbir Ali Nizamabad.
At a programme organised by the Telangana Minorities Finance Corporation at the NAC Centre in Nizamabad, Shabbir Ali distributed sewing machines to eligible minority women. He said the initiative aimed to promote self-employment and improve the economic independence of minority women.
He said the government was distributing 1,700 sewing machines in Nizamabad district at a cost of ₹1.02 crore. Of these, 500 machines were allotted to beneficiaries from the Nizamabad Urban Assembly constituency.
Shabbir Ali Nizamabad programme promotes self-employment
Shabbir Ali said the Congress government was implementing several initiatives in education, employment, self-employment and skill development for minority communities. He urged beneficiaries to use the sewing machines to establish small businesses and create employment opportunities for others.
He also said the government was ensuring that welfare schemes reached eligible beneficiaries in a transparent manner.
Later, at the R&B Guest House in Nizamabad, Shabbir Ali distributed Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) cheques to eligible beneficiaries.
He described the CMRF as an important support mechanism for poor families facing financial hardship due to illness, accidents and other emergencies. According to him, the Congress government remained committed to extending financial assistance to people requiring costly medical treatment.
A total of 42 beneficiaries from different divisions of Nizamabad town received CMRF cheques worth ₹28 lakh.
Shabbir Ali assured beneficiaries that he would continue efforts to ensure that every eligible person received assistance under the scheme. He also said the government was issuing CMRF cheques directly to beneficiaries without middlemen or additional expenses.
Nizamabad Urban MLA Dhanpal Suryanarayana Gupta, NUDA Chairman Keshavenu, public representatives, Congress leaders and beneficiaries attended the programmes.