Former MLA urges State and Centre to renew FRCA of RDT
Former MLA and YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) Anantapur district president Anantha Venkatarami Reddy urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu to renew the Foreign Contribution (Registration) Act (FCRA) of Rural Development Trust (RDT), which has been extending its services in various sectors since the last 55 years in the drought-hit Rayalaseema region, particularly in Anantapur. Speaking to the media in Anantapur on Sunday, the senior leader said that the services of RTD are not just limited to Anantapur, but extend across the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. “RDT is not affiliated to any religion or a region. It has been working for the upliftment of the poor and its existence is at stake as the Centre has kept the FCRA of the trust pending,” Mr. Venkatarami Reddy said. The RDT was set up by Spanish humanist Vincente Ferrer in 1969. After the death of Vincente Ferrer in 2009, it has been managed by his wife Anne Ferrer and son Moncho Ferrer. Mr. Venkatarami Reddy said that the trust is working …
