The Telugu Desam Party (TDP), if voted to power, will grant recognition to Yenadis as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) and will chalk out schemes to ameliorate their living conditions, the party’s national general secretary N. Lokesh said.
Interacting with a group of tribals on the 149th day of his ‘Yuva Galam’ padayatra at Rajupalem in Nellore district on Friday, Mr. Lokesh alleged that the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) government had forced the tribals into misery by diverting funds earmarked for their welfare under the SC/ST sub-plan. The Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) was dysfunctional under the Jagan Mohan Reddy regime, he said, and promised to set up a separate finance corporation for Yenadis which would provide soft loans to help them earn a living with dignity.
