The State government has released another instalment of ₹500 crore for the implementation of a pilot project of supporting entrepreneurship among SCs at ₹10 lakh a family under "Dalit Bandhu" programme in the poll bound Huzurabad Assembly constituency.
The amount is in addition to ₹500 crore already released to the constituency in the first instalment a few days back.
A release from the CMO said Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao had decided to fund ₹2,000 crore for the pilot project after the launch of the programme at a village near Huzurabad last week. The government will release the balance ₹1,000 crore within a week to complete the entire quantum of assistance.