The Telangana government has sanctioned ₹88.50 crore for the construction of self-respect buildings, known as Atma Gaurava Bhavanams, for 38 Backward Class (BC) caste associations.
Minister for Backward Classes Welfare Ponnam Prabhakar handed over the Government Order (GO) documents to representatives of the respective caste associations at an event held at the Minister's Quarters in Hyderabad on November 5.
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Telangana sanctioned ₹88.50 crore for 38 BC caste associations.
Minister Ponnam Prabhakar handed over the GO documents on November 5.
Construction is expected to begin during the Kartika month.
The government has set a one-year completion target.
HMDA and the Engineering Department will coordinate construction permissions.
The BC Welfare Department will conduct monthly progress reviews.
The Minister urged the associations to begin construction without delay and perform foundation-laying ceremonies during the auspicious Kartika month. He said the government aims to complete the construction within one year.
Prabhakar stated that administrative and technical hurdles that had delayed the projects were addressed with the assistance of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA). He said the sites had been developed to make them ready for construction.
He also said that construction-related permissions would be facilitated through a single-window system involving the Engineering Department and HMDA. The BC Welfare Department will review the progress of the projects every month.
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Why This Matters
The initiative aims to provide dedicated infrastructure for Backward Class communities in Telangana. The proposed buildings are expected to support educational activities, student accommodation, skill development and community programmes, creating spaces for social and cultural engagement.
Addressing concerns about the land allocated to the associations, the Minister assured representatives that the government would not reclaim the allotted plots. He described the land as an asset of the weaker sections and urged the associations to complete construction within the stipulated timeframe.
The proposed buildings are intended to serve as community centres offering facilities for student accommodation, libraries, skill development, social activities and community programmes.
The Minister also called upon financially capable community members to contribute towards the projects to help complete the buildings within the targeted period.
