The 99-day action plan titled Praja Palana – Pragathi Pranalika (People’s Governance – Progress Plan), launched by the Telangana Government, saw as many as 1,06,598 files cleared across various departments, besides removal of 455.14 tonnes of solid waste in the first ten days of the drive - from March 6 to March 15.
From newly elected ward members and sarpanches at the village level to MLAs, MLCs, MPs and Ministers, an average of 1.70 lakh people participated daily in the drive. Over a span of ten days, a total of 21,02,960 people took part in the initiative, according to officials.
Sanitation and file-clearance drives were carried out on priority basis from gram panchayat offices to the State Secretariat. So far, 1,85,648 office rooms and government buildings, from village panchayat offices to State-level institutions, have been cleaned.
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy formally launched the programme in Hyderabad inaugurating the Eco Hill Park at Kotwalaguda and laying the foundation stone for the Radial Road–2 interchange connecting to Budvel Layout.
As part of the programme, Rythu Utsavams (Farmers’ Festivals) were organised from March 19 to 22. The Chief Minister also released the Rythu Bharosa financial assistance to 70 lakh farmers across the State as a part of the festival. ₹3,500 crore was deposited into farmers’ bank accounts in a single day.
The Chief Minister conceptualised the programme to take governance to the grassroots level and ensure direct interaction between officials and beneficiaries of government schemes.
Sanitation drives were undertaken in 12,760 gram panchayats and 135 municipalities and municipal corporations across the State.
A Cabinet Sub-Committee led by Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu is continuously monitoring the programme.
Chief Secretary Ramkrishna Rao has designed a special dashboard to oversee the 99-day action plan.