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Time of India
3 days ago
- Climate
- Time of India
Bhatti reviews monsoon preparedness
Hyderabad: Deputy chief minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Sunday said that police and forest officials should not unnecessarily enter ROFR lands where farmers are engaged in agriculture. "The state govt has decided to provide solar pump sets, sprinklers, and drip irrigation equipment free of cost to these farmers under the Congress govt's Indira Soura Giri Jala Vikasam scheme, at an estimated cost of Rs 12,600 crore over three years," Bhatti said. At a review meeting with the officials in Kothagudem Bhadradri district, Bhatti reviewed monsoon preparedness and stated that the water levels in Godavari at Bhadrachalam remain under control. However, he instructed officials concerned to implement all relief measures and ensure the availability of life jackets. A control room, he said, should remain operational until the end of the monsoon season. You Can Also Check: Hyderabad AQI | Weather in Hyderabad | Bank Holidays in Hyderabad | Public Holidays in Hyderabad The deputy chief minister also directed the district collectors to submit detailed reports on the number of saplings distributed, planted, and those survived over the past 10 years, along with the related expenditure. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Is it better to shower in the morning or at night? Here's what a microbiologist says CNA Read More Undo "Conduct a detailed study as a pilot project in one of the major gram panchayats," he said. Officials were also instructed to conduct regular inspections and ensure that meals served in welfare hostels meet the quality standards prescribed by the government. "Since it is monsoon, health department officials should conduct regular medical checkups for students," he said. On promoting fish seed farming through self-help groups, the minister asked officials to prepare plans. "Currently, the govt is releasing 89 crore fish seedlings into water bodies every year. If SHGs in every district take up fish farming, it will create employment and evolve into a large-scale business," Bhatti told the collectors. Though the govt has announced Rs 20,000 crore worth of development of the road network in rural areas, some of the MLAs were yet to submit their proposals, and this should be done at the earliest. The deputy chief minister ruled out reports of urea shortage in the state. "There is no shortage of urea, and the govt is taking all necessary steps to meet the demand. There is no need for the farmers to worry," he said. Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, who participated in the review, instructed the officials to take measures to prevent flooding from the Munneru and Godavari rivers, which previously submerged residential areas in Khammam and Kothagudem.
The Hindu
4 days ago
- General
- The Hindu
Police, Forest officials not allowed to enter RoFR land: Deputy CM
Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has said that Police and Forest officials were not allowed to enter the lands falling under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) category. He was chairing a review meeting with officials of both Khammam and Bhadradri Kothagudem at the Integrated District Offices Complex in Palvancha on Sunday. The meeting was attended by Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao, Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, and Animal Husbandry Minister and Khammam district in-charge Vakiti Srihari. It reviewed flood preparedness, implementation of welfare schemes and other key policy initiatives, official sources said. Addressing the review meeting, the Deputy CM said that farmers cultivating RoFR lands would be provided solar pump sets, sprinklers, drip irrigation systems and saplings of fruit crops, free of cost, under the Indira Soura Giri Jala Vikasam scheme. The flagship scheme will benefit tribal farmers holding land titles under the RoFR Act across the State over the next three years. He emphasised that there is no shortage of urea and the government is taking all the necessary steps to meet the demand for urea in the current kharif season. He directed the officials to prepare plans to promote fish seed farming through women self-help groups in each district. The government is presently releasing 89 crore fish seed into water bodies annually by purchasing them from other areas, he noted, highlighting the vast potential for creation of livelihood and income generating opportunities for women by involving the SHGs in fish seed farming. He asked the officials to submit details of number of saplings planted under Vanamahotsavam programme over the past ten years, expenditure incurred and survival rate. Mr. Vikramarka instructed the officials to ensure quality food is served to students in Welfare and Gurukul schools in strict adherence to the prescribed menu and regular medical check-ups for students.
New Indian Express
28-06-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
Chalk out long-term strategies for power generation: Minister Bhatti to officials
HYDERABAD: Deputy Chief Minister and Energy Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Friday directed officials to formulate long-term strategies for power generation, keeping future demands in mind. During a review meeting with senior officials, the deputy CM pointed out that state's peak power demand increased from 15,497 MW in March 2023 to 17,162 MW in March 2025. He directed the officials to estimate the expected power demand by 2029–30, 2030–35 and 2047 and increase the generation capacity accordingly. He also wanted the officials to estimate the increase in power demand based on the government's initiatives like Future City project, Musi River rejuvenation, establishment of new industries, increase in agriculture use and change in people's lifestyle in urban areas. He said that these factors would contribute to an increase in power demand. Vikramarka said that the government was currently supplying free 24-hour power to nearly 30 lakh agricultural pump sets, for which the Finance department is paying Rs 12,500 crore annually to power utilities. Additionally, 200 units of free electricity are being provided to the poor, costing the government around Rs 2,000 crore, which is projected to increase to `3,000 crore. In total, future financial obligations under free power schemes may touch Rs 7,000 crore, he said. In this backdrop, there is a need to increase the production of green energy, he said. The government launched the 'Indira Soura Giri Jala Vikasam' scheme aimed at empowering tribal communities, under which 6.70 lakh acres will be brought under cultivation using solar-powered pumps, he said. Demand for thermal power Considering the future demand for thermal power by 2030–31 and 2035, he directed officials to plan for new thermal power plants to replace worn-out ones like the Ramagundam and KTPP units that were built 50 years ago. Since the Kothagudem Thermal Power Station completed 50 years and was shut down in 2019, he noted that the 500-acre site, with available coal reserves, is ideal for a new 800 MW unit. Likewise, the outdated 62.5 MW unit at Ramagundam, established during the Nizam era, was decommissioned, and plans should be prepared to build an 800 MW thermal plant at the same site. With the government considering setting up thermal plants under Genco, he asked the officials to come up with a concrete action plan. 'We are giving directors full freedom... just deliver on the government's expectations,' he said while encouraging the newly appointed directors to come up with innovative ideas for the department's growth.
The Hindu
22-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Telangana Deputy CM seeks cooperation of banks to achieve Rajiv Yuva Vikasam targets
Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has requested banks to extend cooperation in achieving the targets set under Rajiv Yuva Vikasam, the innovative scheme facilitating self-employment opportunities to youth, in a time bound manner. The State Government has decided to distribute sanction letters to five lakh eligible youth selected for assistance through Rajiv Yuva Vikasam on June 2 coinciding with the State formation day. Bankers were asked to extend their cooperation in ensuring hassle free implementation of the scheme. Banks should accordingly appoint a State level nodal officer to coordinate with different banks for taking the scheme forward. The State Government on its part has resolved to provide ₹6,250 crore subsidy towards Rajiv Yuva Vikasam which is conceived to harness entrepreneurial skills among educated and skilled youth. This will in turn enhance the State Gross State Domestic Product, he said. The Deputy Chief Minister, who also holds the Finance portfolio, was addressing a meeting of the State Level Bankers Committee held in Hyderabad on Thursday (May 22, 2025). He hoped that banks would reach the targets planned for the current financial year. Focus on agri sector Mr. Bhatti Vikramarka said the State government accorded top priority to agriculture sector with focus on promotion of horticulture and oil palm cultivation. The government had recently credited ₹21,000 crore into the accounts of farmers as part of loan waiver while it prioritised implementation of Rythu Bharosa farmers investment support scheme besides paying premium to provide insurance coverage to them. Solar pump sets to tribal farmers This was in addition to the launch of the Indira Soura Giri Jala Vikasam, an exclusive scheme for providing off-grid power connectivity to tribal farmers through distribution of solar pump sets with 100% subsidy. A huge ₹12,600 crore had been earmarked for providing solar pump sets to eligible tribal farmers free of cost over a period of five years. ₹1 lakh crore interest free loans to women SHGs Women empowerment was another priority area of the government and it had sanctioned interest free loans of ₹20,000 since taking over power in the State. It was resolved to provide ₹1 lakh crore interest free loans to women self help groups (SHG) in the coming five years. In addition to providing financial assistance to SHGs, steps were taken to inculcate entrepreneurship among them. Accordingly, women were encouraged to purchase buses for leasing out to the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) and set up power plants through which they could make money. The State Government had targeted additional generation capacity of 20,000 MW through green energy by 2030 and several steps were initiated in this direction. Advanced tech centres to make youth employable on a global scale Equal emphasis was laid on youth empowerment and the government implemented fee reimbursement for them to promote human resources in a big way. While Skill University was set up to harness skill sets among youth, the government was setting up advanced technology centres in majority of the Assembly constituencies to provide necessary training to youth for making them employable on a global scale.
The Print
22-05-2025
- Politics
- The Print
Who is A Sharath, Telangana IAS officer who keeps falling at CM's feet—first KCR, now Revanth
Any member violating the above instructions is liable for disciplinary action, Rao said in the memo circulated Tuesday. His act also prompted Chief Secretary Ramakrishna Rao to issue a memo to all Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service (IFoS) officers in the state to 'henceforth refrain from indulging in acts and gestures which are unbecoming of a Member of the Service in public meetings and gatherings'. Hyderabad: Telangana IAS officer and tribal welfare secretary A Sharath apparently trying to touch Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's feet during a public gathering has drawn flak from various quarters, including the scheduled tribe organisations in the state. 'This is a cautioning to all the officers,' Rao told ThePrint, even though he declined to comment on if Sharath could face some action. Sharath, a 2005-batch IAS officer promoted from the state cadre, has extended such gestures to chief ministers in the past as well. As Kamareddy district collector in June 2021, Sharath touched the feet of then chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao. The incident took place when KCR inaugurated the new collectorate complex. Sharath apparently touched the CM's feet twice after KCR entered the collector's chamber to take a look and instate him in his chair. Now posted as the secretary of the tribal welfare department, Sharath caught CM Reddy off guard at the inauguration of the Indira Soura Giri Jala Vikasam at the Macharam village of the Amrabad mandal in the Nagar Kurnool district Monday. After presenting a memento of the scheme, which offers tribal farmers free solar-powered irrigation facilities for horticulture crops, to the CM, the IAS officer leaned apparently to touch Reddy's feet as his deputy Bhatti Vikramarka and minister Jupally Krishna Rao looked on. The CM moved to exit the dais, without acknowledging the gesture. In video clips that have gone viral, Sharath, who hails from a ST community, apparently attempted to touch Bhatti's feet next but the deputy CM prevented him with a hand gesture. ThePrint reached Sharath for his response over the phone but the officer said he will talk later. This report will be updated if and when a response is received. Tribal organisations including those representing Banjaras censured Sharath's act saying he has upset the community, lowering their self-respect. Girijana Chaitanya Vedika president Raju Naik reportedly demanded Sharath's resignation and apology to the Banjara people. Also, there are past instances of Sharath attempting to please politicians with his words of profuse praise. As Sangareddy district collector in September 2022, Sharath described KCR as 'Abhinava Ambedkar' (modern-day Ambedkar). 'I was not born when Dr B.R. Ambedkar wrote the Constitution, including provisions for the uplift of the downtrodden, underprivileged. I am now witness to our CM, inspired by Ambedkar, implementing various schemes, programmes for their welfare,' Sharath said at a government function, attended by public representatives, bureaucrats and police officers. After Revanth took over, Sharath was put in charge of the tribal welfare department as its secretary in January 2024. 'In the first collectors' conference too, as he introduced himself to the new CM, Sharath tried to extol him saying things like him becoming the CM is the state's great fortune. Revanth cut him short, asking him to stick to the point,' a senior IAS officer told ThePrint. 'I don't know if he harbours some political ambitions.' 'After the Monday incident, the CM conveyed his displeasure to the CS, making it clear that he does not approve of such deeds which belittle the AIS, violate the code of conduct, and also put him in discomfort,' said the officer. CM Revanth's stand, the officer quoted above said, is in stark opposition to KCR's 'who blessed the IAS officers falling at his feet'. On the same day as Sharath, on 20 June 2021, another collector Venkatarami Reddy, of Siddipet district, also touched KCR's feet during the new collectorate complex opening there, sparking a statewide outrage. Venkatarami Reddy, also a conferred IAS officer from the state cadre and accused of operating in BRS' interests by the opposition parties, quit the service later that year to join the ruling party. Nominated by KCR, he was elected as an MLC under the MLA quota elections in November 2021. Sharath and Venkatarami Reddy's gestures attracted severe criticism on social media then. They were also censured by Congress leaders like Uttam Kumar Reddy and Ponnam Prabhakar, who are now ministers in the Revanth-led government. At that time, Shabbir Ali, a senior Congress leader from Kamareddy, wrote to then president Ram Nath Kovind and demanded the centre take action against the two district collectors for touching CM KCR's feet in full public view. Ali, in his letter to Kovind, said Venkatrami Reddy and A Sharath have violated the All India Services (Conduct) Rules, 1968. Now, while the opposition BRS is largely silent on the matter, the state government has moved to put an end to 'such disgraceful acts' by AIS officers. 'In recent times, several instances have come to the government notice where All India Services officers are indulging in acts and gestures unbecoming of a member of the service in public meetings and gatherings. Such acts and gestures in public reflect poorly on All India Services Officers and impact the image of the service, undermining the public's faith in the individual's ability to serve,' Chief Secretary Rao said in the memo. Rule 3(1) of the AIS (Conduct) Rules, 1968, stipulates that every member of service shall at all times maintain absolute integrity and devotion to duty and shall do nothing which is unbecoming of a member. 'All India Services officers are expected to maintain a high-level of professionalism, integrity, and decorum, both in their official capacity and in public interactions to uphold the trust and confidence of the public they serve,' said the CS in the notice. Speaking to ThePrint, Telangana BJP spokesperson Kishore Poreddy said such acts of 'abject deference' towards those in power hurts the dignity of public servant's office, erodes people's faith in the officer's ability to act impartially. 'Such gestures also contribute to the public's growing negative perception of the politician-bureaucrat nexus.' (Edited by Ajeet Tiwari) Also Read: Weeks after resharing X post critical of govt, Telangana IAS officer Smita Sabharwal transferred
