Hyderabad, May 20 -- In a significant move towards empowering the disabled community, the Telangana government has announced an incentive of Rs 1 lakh for marriages between persons with disabilities.
This landmark decision has been welcomed as a long-pending demand finally fulfilled.
Muttineni Veeraiah, Chairman of the State Co-operative Corporation for the Handicapped Department, expressed gratitude to Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and other key leaders, stating, "Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has once again proven that he is the soulmate of disabled people."
Under the previous administration, there was no such financial assistance for marriages between disabled individuals. "For the past 10 years, we have staged many protests to push f...