Rs.3,016 dole for the unemployed in Telangana

Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao announced plans to introduce unemployment allowance of Rs 3,016 per month to eligible unemployed youth during next fiscal. While a team of officials are working out the nitty-gritty of the scheme including eligibility criteria, the State government has allocated Rs 1,810 crore for the proposed scheme in the Budget.

Presenting the Vote on Account Budget for 2019-20 in the State Assembly on Friday, Chandrashekhar Rao allocated Rs 2,744 crore for subsidised rice distribution scheme through ration shops. He stated that while the State government was supplying the subsidised rice without restricting the number of members in a family, it was supplying fine rice to all welfare hostels and for mid-day meal scheme in the State.