Telangana plans WE-Hub in Peddapalli district

HYDERABAD: IT and industries minister D Sridhar Babu said the Congress govt is planning to set up a WE-Hub in Peddapalli as part of a series of initiatives being implemented to make one crore women millionaires in the state.

"The Congress govt is committed to making one crore women millionaires. So far, Rs 26,000 crore in bank linkage loans have been facilitated for women's groups. Other income-generating avenues such as food processing units, dairy farming, canteens, and RTC bus operations are also being provided. A WE-Hub will soon be set up in Peddapalli," the minister said during the Indira Shakti Sambarala Sabha.

The SHG groups were entrusted with the task of sewing uniforms for students and were provided with opportunities to establish solar power plants and purchase paddy from local farmers, he said.

Agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao and women and child welfare minister D Anasuya alias Seethakka participated.

"New measures such as inclusion of senior citizens and differently-abled women into SHGs, formation of Divyang Sanghams, and free saree distribution during Dasara and Diwali festivals will be implemented soon," said Seethakka. "Women should become entrepreneurs and job creators," she added.