Tribal communities benefited more during YSRCP term, say leaders

Tribal leaders person asserted that important economical and governmental benefits had been extended to the tribal communities during the word of the erstwhile Chief Minister, Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, and hoped that further improvement would instrumentality spot if helium returned to power.

The remarks were made astatine the 287th commencement day celebrations of Sevalal Maharaj, organised astatine the YSRCP cardinal bureau astatine Tadepalli connected Sunday nether the enactment of the party’s State Tribal Wing.

Floral tributes were paid to the representation of Sant Sevalal Maharaj, revered for securing chiseled individuality and designation for nomadic Banjara communities.

Speaking connected the occasion, the tribal leaders said that during Mr. Jagan’s tenure, tribal communities received some economical enactment and societal backing.

They recalled that during his padayatra, representations had been made seeking conversion of ‘thandas’ with a colonisation of 500 into Gram Panchayats. Soon aft assuming office, helium fulfilled the committedness by establishing 250 Thanda Panchayats, they said.

The leaders demanded greater governmental practice for the tribals surviving successful the plain areas, noting that preservation was mostly confined to Agency regions. They urged that communities specified arsenic Erukula, Yanadi, Lambadi, and Chenchu beryllium rendered justness if Mr. Jagan returned to power.

They besides highlighted assignment of Lambadi representatives to temple boards, including the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams and Srisailam boards, and the inclusion of a tribal pistillate arsenic a subordinate of the ST Commission and advisor to SVBC channel.

They said during Mr. Jagan’s tenure, 1.53 lakh tribal families had received ROFR pattas covering astir 3 lakh acres, portion 25,000 families granted DKT pattas for astir 38,717 acres. They claimed that tribal communities benefited to the tune of ₹19,471 crore done DBT and non-DBT schemes.

Criticising the conjugation authorities led by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, the leaders alleged that tribal payment had been neglected implicit the past 2 years. They accused the authorities of failing to present justness successful the Sugali Preeti lawsuit contempt promising a CBI enquiry during elections.

Several enactment leaders, including erstwhile State TRICOR Chairman Gunda Surendra, YSRCP Grievance Cell president Narayana Murthy, and different tribal representatives, participated successful the event.