At the recently inaugurated Integrated district Offices Complex in asifabad, chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao officially launched the distribution of podu land pattas in the State on friday and gave documents to Adivasi beneficiaries, marking one of the most significant steps towards putting an end to the tribal community's long struggle and suffering. In 26 telangana districts, about 1.5 lakh indigenous people would be granted the ability to farm more than 4 lakh acres of podu land.
Chandrashekhar Rao declared that all of the land pattas were being distributed to women beneficiaries during his speech to a public gathering on the occasion. More crucially, he announced that with immediate effect, all 1.5 lakh tribal members will start receiving the Rythu Bandhu cash support of Rs. 10,000 per acre.

The State government is giving the Adivasis access to 47,000 acres of forest land in the Kumram bheem asifabad area alone. He assured that non-tribal applicants who have provided proof that their families have lived in Agency areas for the past 75 years will also receive the podu land pattas upon getting approval from the relevant officials that the distribution of the podu land pattas to non-tribals was getting delayed due to legal issues.

The chief minister also ordered the charges of forest land occupancy filed against the tribals who were awarded podu land pattas to be reviewed and withdrawn by the Chief Secretary A Santhi Kumari, the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF), RM Dobriyal, and the DGP Anjani Kumar. He gave the officials the order to set up three-phase electrical connections to agricultural lands in the forested areas right now. He requested that they take the required cash out of the st Welfare Fund.

Chandrashekhar Rao emphasised the need to prevent such attempts as it would negatively affect the effective implementation of farmer-friendly initiatives like Rythu Bandhu and Rythu Bima in the State, despite repeated threats from opposition parties to take down the dharani portal if they won power. He asked the populace to support the continuance of the dharani system, expressing concern that the website's removal will result in land conflicts, middlemen's intervention, and corruption.

In response to applause from the crowd, the chief minister stated that the dharani site has been crucial in supporting numerous programmes like Rythu Bima and Rythu Bandhu, ensuring that farmers and their families receive timely financial assistance. Farmers in adjacent States like maharashtra have showed interest in these projects due to their success and have voiced a wish for either the implementation of similar programmes in their States or perhaps the merging of their villages with Telangana.
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01/07/2023 07:48 AM