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Hans India
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
The state government is always supportive of women's advancement
On Wednesday, the Indira Mahila Shakti Sambarala was organized grandly at the Royal Function Hall in Madanapur and Kothakota, two mandals of Devarakadra constituency, under the auspices of the District Rural Development Department. Devarakadra MLA G. Madhusudhan Reddy and District Collector Adarsh Surabhi participated in this program as chief guests. Speaking on the occasion, the legislators said that the country's first female Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, was known as the Iron Lady. They recalled that she defeated Pakistan in the 1971 war with Pakistan without bowing to American mediation and divided Pakistan into two parts. The state government is working tirelessly with the aim that only if women are economically empowered under the rule of such an iron lady, Indira Gandhi, families will be better off. The government has provided free travel in RTC buses to women in the state and has paid Rs. 6500 crore to the RTC management, he said. He said that up to 200 units of free electricity will be provided to 43 thousand families in the Devarakadra constituency. For this, Rs. 1.26 crore has been paid to the power department. He said that a cylinder will be provided for just Rs. 500. He said that if people are unable to buy fine rice and cannot eat thick rice, the state government will supply free fine rice to white ration card holders through cheap shops. He said that farmers have been given farmer assurance under investment assistance for agricultural cultivation through farmer assurance. He said that since farmers are facing difficulties due to Dharani, the Dharani Act has been implemented in the Bay of Bengal and the Bhu Bharati Act has been brought in to benefit the farmers in the country. He informed that revenue conferences will be held and the problems of farmers' lands will be solved. New government hospitals will be built to strengthen education and medicine. He said that an integrated residential school will be built at a cost of Rs. 200 crore. To strengthen women financially, school uniforms are being sewn by women's groups. Soon a petrol station will be set up for women at Miraspalli, Kothakota. He said that RTC buses have been made owners. He said that an opportunity has been provided in Shilparamam to members of women's groups to go to Hyderabad and sell the goods made and benefit from them. Y.S. He said that steps have been taken to restart the Abhaya Hastam scheme introduced when Rajasekhar Reddy was the Chief Minister. He said that he has left the legal profession and is engaged in public service. He said that he is working to establish a Brahmos missile factory in Devarakadra at a cost of Rs. 2000 crore and to set up a dry port at Addakula. District Collector Adarsh Surabhi, who participated in the program, said that in any family where the woman is financially strong, that family will be financially well. If the woman in the family is educated, the entire family will be educated. That is why the government has sanctioned interest-free loans for women's financial self-reliance. He said that the interest of 15.5 crores has been refunded to the accounts of women's associations in the district. He said that a total of Rs. 3.44 crores has been sanctioned to two mandals in Devarakadra. He said that banks are ready to provide loans and encourage women to start businesses. He said that skill training will also be provided to start businesses. He said that a skill training center will be set up in the district soon. He said that a Women's Federation building will be constructed in Wanaparthy at a cost of Rs. 5 crore so that the District Women's Federations and Mandal Women's Federations will have their own buildings. He said that 50 thousand uniforms have been sewn by the Women's Federation members for students studying in government schools. Rice purchasing centers have been given to the Women's Federations. Women's Power Canteens have been set up in government offices. He informed that the government is ready to encourage women by providing bank loans if they come forward to do business in their preferred fields. Uma Devi, who presided over the program, explained the programs undertaken by the government for women's empowerment in Wanaparthy district. He said that from now on, members of women's federations will be given an insurance of Rs. 10 lakh in case of accidental death. Similarly, loan insurance has also been provided. He said that if the woman who took the loan dies, the loan will be waived. Later, 5 best members of women's federations were felicitated from the Mandal Federation. A cheque for Rs. 8.30 crore for interest-free bank loans for the year 2025-26 was given to women's groups. Accident insurance and loan insurance cheques of Rs. 2.38 lakh were handed over to the mandal women's associations, and a cheque of Rs. 6529903 was handed over to the Kothakota Municipality. A cheque of Rs. 138936 for the rent received from the RTC bus was handed over to the members of the women's associations. Adarapu Collector Local Bodies In-charge Yadayya, Madhapur Market Committee Chairman Prashanth, Market Yard Director Pavani, District Women's Association President Swaroopa, Mandal Association Presidents Chennamma, Jayalakshmi, Congress leaders, members of women's associations and others participated in this program.
Hans India
16-06-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
All land issues to be resolved by August 15: Ponguleti
Hyderabad: Revenue Land Survey Telangana, Revenue Meetings, Bhu Bharati Act, Farmer Land Issues, Naksha Villages, Ponguleti Srinivasa ReddyMinister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy on Sunday instructed officials to resolve all land related applications submitted by farmers during revenue meetings within the stipulated timeframe. The Minister highlighted that revenue meetings, aimed at resolving land issues, have been underway in all mandals across the state, excluding Hyderabad district, since June 3. To date, these meetings have been held in 7,578 villages across 561 mandals, receiving a substantial 4.61 lakh applications. He noted that these meetings are scheduled to continue until June 20. Mr Reddy directed officials to thoroughly examine the received applications and to resolve them as swiftly as possible, with a humanitarian perspective. He chaired a review meeting with officials on Sunday to oversee the conduct of these revenue gatherings. The Minister stated that the 'Indiramma government' has set an ambitious target of resolving all land issues by August 15, urging the government machinery to work in alignment with this goal. He remarked that over the past decade, farmers have faced considerable difficulties with land issues. Following the implementation of the Dharani Act, farmers found themselves entangled in land problems even without their direct involvement. The revenue machinery, intended to resolve these issues, had become like 'ceremonial statues' due to the attitude of the then rulers. Farmers, he said, were left with no option but to resort to legal action for every single matter. Mr Reddy shared that he personally participated in approximately 50 revenue meetings organised as part of the Bhu Bharati Act over the past two months, expressing deep sadness at the grievances articulated by farmers during these sessions. 'With the determination to provide a permanent solution to land problems, we brought in the Bhu Bharati Act. It is the responsibility of officials to strictly implement this law at the field level to benefit the farmers,' said Srinivasa Reddy. The Minister also provided an update on the land survey being conducted under a pilot project in five 'Naksha villages' across the state, which have either not been surveyed for generations or lack proper survey records. He confirmed that the government undertook this survey to address a problem left unresolved by the previous administration regarding 'Naksha villages'. The pilot survey commenced in five villages out of the state's 413 'Naksha villages' from the third week of June. Progress details shared include: 337 acres surveyed out of 422 acres in Salar Nagar, Gandid mandal, Mahabubnagar district; 269 acres out of 626 acres in Kommanapalli (Kothadi) village, Bheerpur mandal, Jagtial district; 445 acres out of 845 acres in Mulugumada, Errupalem mandal, Khammam district; 232 acres out of 502 acres in Nuguru, Venkatapuram mandal, Mulugu district; and 308 acres out of 593 acres in Shahidnagar, Vatpalli mandal, Sangareddy district. In total, 1591 acres out of 2988 acres in these five villages have been surveyed so far. Officials have been instructed to complete the entire survey process within the next week to ten days. The Minister explained that the survey is being carried out physically at the field level in the presence of farmers, aiming to eliminate even minor disputes. He stated that these new procedures would bring about clarity in land information, transparency, and dispute resolution, significantly benefiting farmers and rural landowners.
Hans India
04-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Poor urged to utilise govt schemes to save money
Wanaparthy: ExciseMinisterJupally Krishna Rao participated as a chief guest along with District Collector Adarsh Surabhi at an awareness seminar in Panagal Mandal on Saturday. Speaking about Indiramma housing, he advised that only the most eligible and genuinely poor should be recommended by the committees. On social issues, the minister expressed concern that poor people are falling into debt due to unnecessary celebrations and expenses. He criticised the trend of private schooling, private healthcare, and excessive functions, leading to financial strain. 'The government is investing in public education infrastructure and teacher appointments, and people should send their children to government schools to save money,' he stressed. Speaking on awareness about Bhu Bharati Act, he said that ancestral lands, lands bought through hard work, government-given lands to the poor (Poramboku lands), and even valuable government lands were lost due to the deceptive Dharani Act. 'Soon, the village revenue systemwould be reintroduced, and land records would be properly safeguarded,' said Jupally. He also said that revenue officials are responsible for identifying encroached lands in Chinnambavi and Panagaland restoring them as government property. Later, the Collector informed that pamphlets about the Bhu Bharati law are being distributedto raise awareness among the locals and that once implemented, people must refrain from citing ignorance about the law. 'Make use of these awareness events,' he stressed.
Hans India
30-04-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Ponguleti hits back at KCR
Khammam (Nelakondapalli): Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy strongly criticised former Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) during an awareness conference on the Bhu Bharati Act held in Surdepalli, Nelakondapalli mandal, Khammam district on Tuesday. Responding to KCR's recent comments made in Warangal, the minister questioned, 'Is your stomach burning because the poor are eating affordable rice? Or because Indiramma is giving houses to the poor? Or perhaps because farmers received proper loan waivers?' He suggested that KCR's frustration is coming because of the welfare initiatives under the current government led by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy. The minister also took aim at the previous administration's Dharani Act, claiming it was implemented without due process and caused widespread hardship. 'For three and a half years, Dharani existed without proper procedures. Many people suffered, and none benefited,' he alleged. Highlighting the Bhu Bharati Act as a corrective measure, he said it was developed after studying revenue laws across 18 states. Inputs from intellectuals, retired officials, and senior collectors were considered to ensure justice for the poor. 'This Act is a product of careful reform, aimed at rectifying past mistakes and empowering the common people,' he stated.
