Hyderabad, April 26 --  The Telangana government has issued orders to provide automatic sewing machines with full subsidy to 1,000 women in each of the state's 119 Assembly constituencies, as part of an initiative to promote self-employment among skilled women from Backward Classes (BC), an official order said.

The scheme, cleared by the Backward Classes Welfare Department, will be implemented on a pilot basis through the Telangana Backward Classes Cooperative Finance Corporation.

BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar, who chaired a review meeting to discuss implementation, said the decision was taken on the directions of Chief Minister Revanth Reddy to improve livelihood opportunities for women from weaker sections.

"The Telangana...