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New Indian Express
5 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Arrests will happen soon after submission of KLIS probe report: TPCC chief Mahesh Kumar Goud
KHAMMAM: Once the Commission of Inquiry probing irregularities in the Kaleshwaram project submits its report, arrests will follow, said TPCC chief Mahesh Kumar Goud on Saturday. Stating that Congress has consistently advocated for the rights and welfare of tribal and Adivasi communities, from the era of Indira Gandhi to the present leadership under Rahul Gandhi, Mahesh Kumar Goud noted that it was Indira Gandhi who introduced the Land Ceiling Act to empower tribal communities with full implementation later achieved under former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao. He also credited Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra for strengthening the party's connection with grassroots communities, which led to initiatives like the caste census in Telangana and the launch of the Indira Soura Giri Jal Vikasam scheme. Under this programme, land ownership rights were granted to over 2.3 lakh tribal farmers through the Recognition of Forest Rights Act.
Hans India
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Solar pumpset scheme launch today; to light up lives of tribals
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy will formally launch a flagship scheme of 'Indira Soura Giri Vikasam' in Macharam village of Amrabad mandal in Nagarkurnool district on Monday. The State government announced the new scheme with an outlay of Rs 12,600 crore to provide 100 per cent subsidy of Rs six lakh per unit to the beneficiaries who will get the solar pumpset facility for irrigation needs. State Energy Minister and Deputy CM Bhatti Vikramarka said that the new scheme was envisaged to provide solar-powered irrigation to six lakh acres in the next five years. Around 2.1 lakh tribal farmers holding RoFR titles, issued under the Recognition of Forest Rights Act (RoFR), 2006 will benefit under the scheme. 'As part of its efforts to uplift the economic and living standards of tribal farmers who were granted land rights under the Forest Rights Act enacted by the UPA government in 2006, the Telangana government has decided to launch this new flagship initiative,' Bhatti said. During the launch of the scheme, the CM will distribute pump sets to the tribal farmers. He will also address a public meeting after visiting Seetaramanjaneya Swamy temple. Later, CM Revanth Reddy will visit his hometown of Kondareddypalle and offer special puja at Anjaneya Swamy temple. As per the itinerary, the CM will return to Hyderabad from his home town in the evening.
The Hindu
08-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Stage being set for launch of Indira Solar Giri Water Development scheme
The State government is setting the stage for the launch of Indira Solar Giri Water Development scheme. The scheme, another major initiative of the Congress government, envisages to bring lands allotted to tribal communities under the RoFR Act [The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights Act, 2006)] into cultivation and empower the tribal communities economically. The scheme aims at benefitting tribal farmers who had been waiting for free power supply to cultivate their Podu cultivation, where forest land is cleared by cutting and burning vegetation to create fields. The process has, however, been hit by obstacles as administrative delays relating to clearances from the departments concerned, Forest department in particular. It was in this background, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka convened a meeting of senior officials to resolve the impasse in giving permissions to ensure uninterrupted power supply to these farms. Mr. Bhatti Vikramarka has asserted that the Congress government had allocated substantial funds for the scheme, which no other State in the country had made. The Indira Solar Giri Water Development Scheme is expected to cater to irrigation needs of six lakh acres benefitting over 2.1 lakh tribal farmers over the next five years. The scheme will be launched by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy at Mannanur in Achampet Assembly constituency on May 18 and it has been proposed that the entire Cabinet would be present at the event. The Deputy Chief Minister said the officials from the ITDA, electricity and horticulture departments would play a key role in the implementation of the project and wanted them to plan for effective rollout of the project. Selected tribal villages that received land titles would be surveyed for water availability and this would be followed by borewell drilling, installation of solar pumpsets, plantations, and drip irrigation systems to ensure farmers do not face difficulties. Mr. Bhatti Vikramarka suggested that cultivation of crops like avocado, bamboo, pomegranate, dragon fruit, and fig which would be remunerative. Officials concerned should accordingly conduct awareness programmes for tribal farmers in this direction. Officials concerned should visit other States where such experiments were met with success. The Deputy Chief Minister directed the officials concerned to identify crops that could generate yields and income in short term as plantations like palm oil and bamboo would take at least three years to generate income to farmers. He wanted the officials to explore options like Himachal Pradesh where organic vegetables were exported to the national capital for emulation in the ITDA areas.
