Backward Class Welfare in Bangaru Telangana

The Backward Classes /Communities pursue traditional activities such as cattle and sheep rearing, toddy tapping, earthworks, fishing, weaving, goldsmith, blacksmith, brass smith, carpentry, stone carving, laundry, pottery, oil pressing, basketry, hairdressing, tailoring, dyeing etc.

There are 112 communities divided into five categories: A,B,C,D and E. Government is implementing various welfare, educational and economic development programmes to uplift these communities. Some of the prominent programmes are BC welfare hostels, residential schools, post-metric fees and tuition fee reimbursement to the economically backward class students (EBC). The pass percentage of 10th Class students in BC Welfare hostels during 2014-15 is 79%.

Hostels

Hostels provide free boarding and lodging to the students belonging to Backward Classes to enable them to pursue their Pre-Matric studies. There are 490 Government B.C. hostels, (374 hostels for boys and 116 hostels for girls). A total strength of 49,370 boarders was admitted in the B.C. hostels during 2014-15 (37,740 Boys and 11,630 Girls). All these hostels have an admission pattern of 76% Backward Classes, 10% Scheduled Castes, 5% Scheduled Tribes, 3% Minorities and 6% other communities for the purpose of Social Integration.

Out of the total 485 Hostels, 362 Hostels are located in Government buildings. Of the remaining hostels, 31 buildings are under construction with Matching Grant support under Centrally Sponsored Scheme to provide a clean and healthy atmosphere to the boarders of the hostels.

Hostels for College Girls and Boys

To promote higher education among Girls and Boys of Backward Class communities, Government have issued orders for establishing @ one hostel for girls and one hostel for boys for each Assembly Constituency. There are 247 College hostels are functioning (123 Boys Hostels and 124 Girls) with a total strength of 19,535 (11,108 Boys and 8,427 Girls) during the year 2015-16. All these College Hostels for Boys and Girls have an admission pattern of 69% Backward Classes, 15% Scheduled Castes, 6% Scheduled Tribes and 10% Minorities for encouraging social integration.

Residential Schools

There are 22 B.C. Residential Schools (13 for Boys and 9 for Girls) with a total strength of 8,530 students (5,642 Boys and 2,888 Girls) functioning in the State during the year 2015-16. All these Residential Schools have an admission pattern of 74% Backward Classes, 15% Scheduled Castes, 6% Scheduled Tribes, 2% EBCs. Kowidapply (Meadk) is meant for the children belonging to fishermen community.

Post-Matric Scholarships and reimbursement of tuition fee to BC students

The government is implementing the Post-Matric Scholarships and Reimbursement of Tuition fee scheme to enable BC students to pursue higher education. All eligible BC students having an annual family income up to (Rs.1.50 Lakh for rural and Rs.2.00 Lakh for Urban) per annum are sanctioned Post Matric Scholarships and Reimbursement of Tuition fee on saturation basis.

During the year 2014-15, 6.84 lakh BC students have sanctioned Post Matric Scholarships and Reimbursement of Tuition Fee. Scholarship and reimbursement of tuition fee registrations for the year 2015-16 is under process. The eligibility criteria for EBCs for getting reimbursement of tuition fee is the same as those applicable for BCs i.e., having an annual income up to (Rs.1.50 Lakh for rural and Rs.2.00 Lakh for Urban). 94,409 were sanctioned Reimbursement of Tuition Fee during the year 2014-15 and Reimbursement of Tuition Fee registrations for the year 2015-16 is under progress.

Backward Classes Cooperative Finance Corporation Ltd

The Corporation is implementing the schemes of Margin Money and Rajiv Abhyudaya Yojana.

Margin Money

The Scheme is aimed at providing financial assistance to the B.C. beneficiaries in the Agriculture and Allied Sectors, Small Business and Industry, Service and Transport Sector activities. The scheme is being implemented with 80% subsidy on unit cost not exceeding Rs.1.00 lakh per beneficiary and 70% unit cost not exceeding Rs.2.00 lakh as Bank Loan. Wherever, unit cost is up to Rs.10.00 lakh, with 60% subsidy on unit cost is provided and the balance is a loan from the Bank.

Action Plan for the year 2015-16 to benefit 43344 beneficiaries is under implementation with a total value of Rs.42 Crore.

Scheme to help BC atrisans and occupational Groups

To provide financial assistance to the B.C. Artisans / B.C. Occupational Groups in an urban area a subsidy of 50% unit cost not exceeding Rs.1,00,000/- per beneficiary is provided and wherever unit cost is more than Rs.2,00,000/-, Rs.1,00,000/- subsidy is provided and the balance is a loan from the Bank.

Action Plan to benefit 17,604 families is under implementation with a total value of Rs.90 crore for the year 2015-16.