Telangana CM to Distribute Sarees to Poor Women as Bathukamma Gift

The Telangana Government has decided to distribute sarees to all poor women above the age of 18, as Bathukamma gift,  irrespective of caste and religion. The government plans to do this on the occasion of Bathukamma. This initiative will endavour to support the weavers and workers working in the handloom sector.

CM K Chandrasekhar Rao declared that the sarees would be distributed through public distribution shops to 1,04,57,610 women on September 18, 19 and 20.

These sarees will be purchased from handloom and powerloom sectors.

Chandrasekhar Rao is also making arrangements to make the programme a big success. He has called on ministers, MPs, MLAs, MLCs and other public representatives for the same. He also instructed the district collectors to monitor the programme.

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"People in Telangana celebrate Bathukamma and Dasara cutting across caste and religious affiliations. This is a state festival. Bathukamma is an integral part of the Telangana culture. The state government has decided to distribute sarees on this occasion to enable people to celebrate the festival with more enthusiasm. We have distributed clothes to Muslims on Ramzaan and Christians on Christmas. But for Bathukamma, we have decided to gift sarees to the poor women from Hindu, Muslim, and Christian communities and from all the castes," the CM said in a review meeting held at Pragati Bhavan.

Hon'ble CM inspected sample sarees to be distributed on Sept 18,19,20 to over 1 Cr 4 Lakh women and expressed satisfaction over the quality pic.twitter.com/S4DUE7gYDz

— Telangana CMO (@TelanganaCMO) August 25, 2017

If a woman fails to show up at the ration shop, someone else can come to collect it on her behalf. The women are required to show Aadhaar or voter identity card or any other ID card to claim the sarees.

 It is good to see our policymakers working in the direction of empowering poor women. This noble endeavour will also benefit people working in the handloom sector by ensuring that their business thrives.

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