The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) will draw up schemes to empower the tribal people who are now struggling to lead a decent life in the absence of the promised support by the ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), says TDP national general secretary N. Lokesh.
During his 129th day of his Yuva Galam padayatra at Kallur village, near Kaluvaya, in the undivided Nellore district on June 17 (Saturday), Mr. Lokesh promised to revive the land purchase scheme for the benefit of the tribal people and sink solar-powered borewells as the members of the Yenadi community who eke out a living as tenant farmers were finding it hard to break even.
Youth from the community would be provided with soft loans by earmarking funds to the Scheduled Tribe Finance Corporation, Mr. Lokesh promised, as they complained about non-sanctioning of loans to enterprising youth by the YSRCP government, which allegedly diverted funds for other purposes.
