The Chandrababu Naidu government has been implementing revenue reforms in the last two years and uploading land details of farmers online to avert the scope for disputes, Deputy Chief Minister K.E. Krishnamurthy said on Tuesday.
Addressing the media here, he said 94,440 petitions were disposed off out of 1,07,438 petitions received under the ‘Mee Intiki Mee Bhoomi’ programme. Of them, 12,998 petitions were rejected owing to court cases and disparities in survey numbers and other reasons.
Aadhaar seeding
The land data was compiled and 1B document copies were approved for 6,40,644 farmers and 99 per cent Aadhaar seeding was done for 6,77,160 farmers, Mr. Krishnamurthy said. Under e-panta programme, steps were taken to provide insurance by assessing the crops raised by farmers and the crop loss. Loans to the tune of Rs. 1,630 crore were sanctioned to 2,39,389 farmers and e-pattadar passbooks were given with 13 security features. As part of efforts to promote industrialisation in Kurnool district, 10,294 acres was earmarked for a mega industrial hub near Orvakal, 3,158 acres for solar plant in Gani and Sakunala villages, 123 acres of railway midlife coach factory, 964 acres for an airport, 150 acres of Santhiram nano-chemical plant, 100 acres of a textile park at Yemmiganur. Labour Minister K. Atchan Naidu said the Nava Nirmana Deeksha programme was aimed at enlightening the people on programmes taken up in a scientific manner to develop all the 13 districts.
Kurnool district achieved a two digit growth in agriculture and service sectors, but lagged behind in agriculture owing to a severe drought, District Collector Ch. Vijayamohan said. He said 34,000 farm ponds dug last year and this year were filled with rain water increasing the groundwater level.
Essential commodities were being supplied to card holders in e-pos system. Efforts were on to transform 350 villages in Kurnool district into open defecation free villages, the Collector added. A sum of Rs. 150 crore sanctioned under the special development package.
Kurnool MLA S.V. Mohan Reddy said the government had sanctioned Rs. 200 crore for augmenting infrastructure and basic amenities in Kurnool city.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu would lay foundation stone for beautification works in two months and they would be completed in a year, he added.
