The Telangana Minorities Welfare Department’s ‘populist schemes’, most visibly Shaadi Mubarak, the one-time financial assistance of ₹1,00,116 at the time of marriage, and budget allocations for iftar and Christmas parties are also the most fund-utilised schemes in the past nine years.
In contrast, the performance of schemes that could help change the lives of minorities is poor, finds ASEEM (Association for Socio-Economic Empowerment of the Marginalised), a Hyderabad-based grassroots advocacy organisation.
“Schemes such as Shaadi Mubarak and funds for the iftar party do not help the communities. What about the implementation of schemes for education and livelihood that directly impact people’s lives? Poorly performed,” said Ali Asghar and S.Q. Masood of ASEEM.
