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Indian Express
4 days ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
Maharashtra: No number of ST beneficiaries, funds given based on percentage in population
The state government does not have an exact figure of Majhi Ladki Bahin beneficiaries from the Scheduled Tribe community and the amount disbursed from the ST sub-plan is based on the percentage of ST community in the total population. The Women and Child Welfare department informed this to the Tribal Development department. In July, the Tribal Development minister Ashok Uike had sought information about the exact number of ST beneficiaries benefitting from the Majhi Ladki Bahin scheme from the Women and Child Development department following release of Rs 335.70 crore from the ST funds for the fiscal 2025-26. The department in its reply said, 'The total percentage of Scheduled Tribe community in the total population is 9.35 per cent. The Women and Child Development department did not seek information of caste of the beneficiaries of Majhi Ladki Bahin scheme while filling the application form.' The reply stated that the amount made available from the budget provisions is based on the percentage of the ST population in the total population. In May, the state government sanctioned Rs 410.30 crore from the Scheduled Caste Sub plan and Rs 335.70 crore from Scheduled Tribe sub plan for the Majhi Ladki Bahin scheme. A source from the Women and Child Development department said that no record of caste was collected while filling the application form for the scheme. 'The scrutiny process of the scheme is still underway. We have also sought a response from the Income Tax Department about the number of beneficiaries who pay taxes. Once indentified, names of all those women whose family pay taxes will be deleted,' said the source.
New Indian Express
30-04-2025
- Health
- New Indian Express
Telangana HC orders treatment, security to pregnant woman held captive by in-laws
HYDERABAD: Justice T Vinod Kumar of the Telangana High Court on Tuesday directed the Women and Child Welfare department to ensure the immediate hospitalisation of Sure Pravallika and her two-year-old child at Gandhi Hospital and instructed the police to provide protection to them. The judge was hearing a writ petition filed by Pravallika's parents, Sure Srinivas Rao and Vasavi, who alleged that their daughter was being confined at home by her husband, L Venkata Chalapati Rao, and was not allowed to move freely due to his alleged psychopathic behaviour. They claimed Pravallika, currently eight months pregnant, was in poor health and denied medical attention. Earlier, the court had directed the High Court Legal Services Committee (HCLSC) to visit her residence. The HCLSC report stated that Pravallika appeared extremely weak and pale, suffering from severe varicose veins and anaemia. It also noted that the couple's child looked malnourished and underdeveloped, showing 'zero growth' until the age of nine months. Citing Article 21 of the Constitution, Justice Kumar observed that the unborn child also had a right to life. The court directed that Pravallika and her child be admitted to Gandhi Hospital and subjected to a full medical examination, including foetal assessment. The court further ordered that only her husband be allowed to visit her during the hospital stay, noting that his parents oppose the marriage. The Government Pleader for Home was directed to ensure police security and enforcement of this restriction. Authorities were directed to submit a detailed medical report on both mother and child before the next hearing.
