The State Government has decided to provide ₹ 1 lakh financial assistance with 100% subsidy to minorities on the lines of backward classes.
Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao took a decision to this effect and the State Government has issued orders on extending financial assistance to minorities on July 23. Accordingly, guidelines were issued for selection of beneficiaries under the scheme. Minorities Welfare secretary Syed Omar Jaleel said, so that applications that were received in the Financial Year 2022-23, but which were pending, would be considered for the current financial year for sanction of 100% direct subsidy.
Fresh applications would be called for from Christian applicants and the scheme would be executed through the Telangana State Christian Minorities Finance Corporation. The subsidy would be applicable to one beneficiary from each family covered under the scheme. The applicants should be in the age group 21 to 55 as on June 2, 2023 and their annual income should not exceed ₹1.5 lakh a year in rural areas and ₹2 lakh in urban areas.
