Govt launches scheme to help tribal farmers cultivate land
Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka
on Monday said the long-standing slogan of 'land to the tiller' was now being implemented in Telangana with the
Indira Soura Giri Jala Vikasam scheme
.
On Monday, the govt unveiled the "
Nallamala Declaration
" envisaging to spend Rs 12,600 crore for the uplift of tribals and development of Nallamala region over the next five years in Macharam village in Amrabad mandal in Achampet assembly constituency.
Chief minister A Revanth Reddy, the deputy CM and other ministers also launched the Indira Soura Giri Jala Vikasam scheme to help tribals cultivate land at the same event.
"Slogans like 'Jal, Jungle, Zameen, Bhoomi Kosam, Bhukti Kosam Poratam' (struggles for water, forest, land, and livelihood) can be truly realised through long-term governance. To transform such slogans into laws, the Congress must be in power for the next 20 years," the deputy CM said while addressing the public meeting organised in connection with the launch of the scheme.
He added: "The previously inaccessible crops such as avocado, grown only by the rich, will now be made available to tribal farmers. These crops will yield results in two years, and in the meantime, the horticulture department will distribute free plants for intercropping to generate interim income."
"When tribals tried to farm during the previous govt, women were tied to trees and beaten, and false cases were filed against men. Such injustice will not be forgotten. Any word spoken against the incumbent govt with malicious intent or any conspiracy against it will be treated as a conspiracy against the people of the state," Bhatti said.
The deputy CM also said that under the
Rajiv Yuva Vikasam self-employment scheme
Rs 1,000 crore will be sanctioned for tribal youth on state Formation Day on June 2.
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