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**Telangana Deputy CM Announces Global Expansion Plans for Coal Giant SCCL, Pledges Support for Tribal Welfare**

**BHADRADRI KOTHAGUDEM, May 31, 2025** – Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana, Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, announced ambitious plans to expand the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) on a global scale. Speaking after inaugurating the SCCL General Manager’s office in Kothagudem, the Minister, who also holds the Energy and Finance portfolios, stated that experts have been appointed to develop a comprehensive expansion strategy. The SCCL is poised for “profitable ventures in technical and mineral excavation,” leveraging its century of experience in coal mining. New mines are slated to produce 22 million tonnes of coal over the next three decades. The Deputy CM emphasized the safety and welfare of SCCL workers, highlighting the ₹1 crore accident insurance cover and compassionate appointments for employees.

Separately, addressing a Telangana Adivasi Congress meeting in Palvancha, Mr. Vikramarka criticized the previous BRS government for allegedly mismanaging SC/ST Sub-Plan funds. He asserted that the current government is meticulously allocating these funds, with ₹17,169 crore earmarked for tribals this fiscal year, in addition to ₹1,296 crore carried over from previous allocations. Vikramarka highlighted past accomplishments of the Congress party like giving land titles to tribal forest cultivators, and the current government’s allocation of funds to uphold their dignity. He underscored the Indira Saura Giri Jala Vikasam scheme which plans to provide irrigation facilities for 6.7 lakh acres of tribal land alongside free pumpsets and plants. A historic ₹1,000 crore has been allocated to tribals under the Rajiv Yuva Vikasam scheme, he said.

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