Overview
- Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy kicked off distribution on Indira Gandhi’s birth anniversary after paying tributes in Hyderabad.
- 65 lakh women in villages are slated to receive sarees by December 9, with 35 lakh in towns and cities from March 1 to 8.
- District collectors were told to capture SEEEPEC and Aadhaar details and to use facial recognition during handovers.
- Special officers will be appointed for each Assembly constituency, with events organized at mandal centers and quality monitored.
- The government linked the initiative to a wider women’s empowerment agenda and said it is in talks with Amazon to market SHG products.