CM calls for action plan to eliminate poverty

By Our Special Correspondent

HYDERABAD, NOV. 27. The Chief Minister, Mr. N. Chandrababu Naidu, has asked officials to prepare a time-bound action plan for eradication of poverty, involving technologies offered by Swami Ramananda Tirtha Rural Institute and programmes envisaged in schemes like ``Velugu,'' Self-Help Groups and Small Scale Industries.

He was reviewing the activities of the Poverty Eradication Mission, here on Tuesday, according to an official press release. A presentation was made by Dr. Ashok Khosla of ``Tara haat'' and a member of the Mission on development alternatives.

Dr. Khosla said Andhra Pradesh was an ideal place for development as Information Technology initiatives like APSWAN, Datawarehousing, Satellite Education, e-Seva, land records, Rytu bazar were available. There were rural initiatives like Janmabhoomi, Velugu, Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty, Development of Women and Children in Rural Areas, Multipurpose House Hold Survey and poverty eradication.

He said his organisation Tara Haat had experience of two decades in rural marketing with focus on commercial viability, in use of state-of-the-art technology and support systems and nationwide network. A study had been taken up in Mahbubnagar and Chittoor, he added.

The Minister for Employment Generation and IT-enabled services Mr. B. Gopala Krishna Reddy, Mr. S. Ray, Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, Prof. Navaneeth Rao, Chairman, Swami Ramananda Tirtha Institute and other senior officials attended.

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