Andhra Pradesh Magazine English May 2016 | Page 27

The Andhra Pradesh government is planning to implement a slew of measures
including construction of
over six lakh houses for dalits
and oppressed under the
weaker sections housing
programme in connection
with the 125th birth anniversary of Dr B.R. Ambedkar.
ter quality management.
He said the government’s focus
would be on improving the education
and health standards of tribal people
and dalits by upgrading the institutions run by the respective departments. In addition, it was proposed
to focus on economic development
activities of the tribal people with
emphasis on products like organic
coffee, geographical indication tag for
turmeric and promotion of potato
cultivation, organic cashew, vegetable
cultivation and better marketing with
value addition.
Better branding and marketing of
organic products through engagement of professional business
consultants and skill development
activities for at least one lakh members a year for ensuring gainful employment were among the measures.
The government also relaxed the
five-acre norm as eligibility criterion
for economic support schemes like
horticulture, NTR Jalasri, and other
schemes.
On the infrastructure development
front, it was proposed to cover all the
SC/ST habitations with CC internal
roads, provision of safe drinking
water under NTR sujala pathakam,
construction of tribal museum at
Visakhapatnam, electrification of