Thalassemia-affected children thank Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy for pension initiative

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A group of children affected by thalassemia met Revenue and Housing Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy and thanked him for his efforts in ensuring the sanction of pensions to them under the Cheyutha Scheme.

The children from various parts of Khammam called on the Minister along with representatives of Sankalpa, a Khammam-based NGO, according to a press release.

The NGO representatives lauded Mr. Reddy for raising the concerns of thalassemia-affected people in Parliament during his tenure as Khammam MP and taking a keen interest in their welfare as a Minister in the State cabinet.

Meanwhile, the Minister distributed new pension sanction orders under the Cheyutha scheme to 1,138 eligible beneficiaries, including widows, elderly persons, weavers and toddy tappers, at a meeting held in Nelakondapalli earlier in the day.

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