It’s a record of sorts for any village in India to get Rs 10 crore grant within days after it was announced. And also a record for any government to fulfill the financial commitment made in public meeting and that too in a seven working days. We see every day number victims of false promises by governments. Delay in giving compensation to the familes of farmers who committed suicides, compensation of project affected people, etc. We hear the cases of Kargil martyr families still waiting for compensation.

In this backdrop the official model village of Telangana Gangadevi Palli got the promised Rs 10 crore grant . While inaugurating the Grama Jyothi in the celebrity village, chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao promised the village Rs 10 grant for the development (?) of the village which apparently has no problem at all. He also said he would give whatever they demand . Surprisingly, last night, the Telangana state government issued orders giving administrative sanction to the Rs 10 core to Gangadevi Palle, Parkal Assembly constituency, warangal district. The file containing the proposal appears to have travelled with a breakneck speed in the secretariat.

The grant has been released under ” special development fund welfare and developmental activities”. The money has been released to the district collector. The District Collector will take necessary action for executing the sanctioned works and monitor the progress of work on a regular basis. It’s really boon for the village which is by far a fully developed village. The modus operandi of the village is participatory development. BP Acharya, principal secretary, planning, gave the administrative sanction.