All MLAs and Ministers will also participate in the Rachabanda programme which was conceived by former Chief Minister Dr. Y S Rajasekhar Reddy. Schemes like Ration Cards, Pensions, Abhayahastham, Aarogyasri, Housing, NREGA Job Cards, Pavala Vaddi-Rural and Urban and revamping of defunct IKP Groups will be covered under the Rachabanda Programme. The Chief Minister will hold a video conference with District Collectors on Rachabanda on 18th Jan.

It was decided that 5 lakh eligible families will be given temporary Ration Card coupons to draw rations for 3 months and other benefits till the permanent ration cards--Aadhar cards are issued. Fresh applications for ration cards will also be received. Pension anomalies will also be rectified. Under Abhayahastham scheme, all SCs and STs will be enrolled on a saturation concept.

The Chief Minister announced that those families that completed 100days of wage employment under NREGA will be given 25 days more jobs and the wages under the NREGA will be increased from Rs.100/- to Rs.121/-. All the pavala vaddi arrears up to March 2010 will be released. All the defunct IKP Grpups both urban and rural will be activised. Under Housing, 4.7 lakh houses that started and are at different stages of completion under G.O.Ms. 171 would be given sanction letters during the Rachabanda programme.

The District Collectors will hold a meeting with people's representatives and officials under the chairmanship of in-charge minister to brief the activities of 'Rachchabanda' programme and to take proper follow up action to sort out issues and conduct the programme successfully. A Team comprising MPDO (Rural)/Municipal Commissioner (Urban), Tahsildar (MRO), APO of DWMA, Medical Officer, Arogya Mithra, ANM, DRDA/IKP functionary, AE (Housing) and other concerned personnel together will visit all the panchayats / wards in the mandal / municipal towns under the leadership of MPDO / Municipal Commissioner.

During the meeting all the staff of G.P / ward viz., VAO, Pachayat Secretaries, ANM, Arogya Mithra, IKP / MEPMA functionary (ward), Anganwadi Worker and all other staff will attend.  Efforts would be made to facilitate 100 per cent participation of all public representatives in all panchayats / wards. It is expected that each team would visit 4 gram panchayats per day and once that mandal is completed, it will be followed by yet another mandal in that constituency.  In municipal areas, up to 5 municipal wards would be covered per day.

Any financial requirement to fulfill the grievances or any assurances given during the programme will be fulfilled by meeting the expenditure from the regular budgets of the respective departments.  The grievances received during the interaction will be registered and an acknowledgement receipt be given to the petitioner. Collectors were directed to take steps to segregate the grievances department-wise and take effective steps to redress the grievances. The District Collector would monitor the redressal of grievances continuously and submit Acton Taken Report (ATR) to Planning Department as well as to CMO.