Telangana State Government has announced waiver of all pending electricity dues of the Scheduled Tribes to a tune of 70 crore rupees and ordered for lifting of the theft cases pending against them in the state. State Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao announced this during a special meeting with ST public representatives held in Hyderabad.
An official release said 40 out of total 70 crore rupees dues, the government will pay to the electricity departments and the Electricity corporations will waive 30 crore rupees. He also said each ST habitation in the state will be provided road connectivity and each ST house will be provided electricity connection at a subsidised rate, and each ST Farmer will get free electricity connection besides schemes like sheep rearing will be extended to STs too.