Putting an end to the confusion among farmers over the purchase of paddy and the dispute between the central government and the state, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday announced that the state government would directly procure agricultural produce in yasangi (summer season). Whatever be the quantity. For this, a committee will be constituted under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary in three days.
Giving details of the decisions taken in the cabinet meeting, Rao, commonly known as KCR, said the government would procure food grains at Rs 1,960 per quintal.
He said that foodgrain procurement centers would be set up in every village of the state. The amount would be deposited in the bank accounts of the farmers after the purchase of food grains, he said and appealed to the farmers not to sell their produce at low prices.
KCR elaborated on various programs and welfare schemes such as Rythu Bandhu and Rythu Bandhu, free power supply to the agriculture sector in Telangana. He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s own state Gujarat does not have free power supply to the agriculture sector and alleged that the central government was planning to “hand over the agriculture sector to corporate companies”.
“We tried our best to put pressure on the Center to buy the crop, but it did not happen. We are spending so much amount on agriculture sector. We will also spend on procurement,” KCR said.
He said that the state council of ministers has also decided to cancel GO 111 in 83 villages to put a complete stop on unmanageable industrialization and major construction activities and pollution of Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar.
“The said GO has been issued to meet the drinking water needs of the people living under the limits of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). With various initiatives taken by our government, there is no problem of drinking water under GHMC limit. Hence the cabinet has decided to cancel the GO”, he explained.
Other important decisions of the cabinet
- The cabinet has decided to organize Palle Pragati and Patna Pragati programs from May 20 to June 5.
- It has approved the proposal of Chennuru Lift Irrigation Scheme with the objective of providing irrigation and drinking water to 103 villages of Chennuru Assembly Constituency.
- The government has sanctioned Rs 1,658 crore for the scheme, for which 10 TMC of water from the Godavari river from the Kaleshwaram project will be used. Irrigation facility will be provided in 90,000 acres under this scheme. Irrigation water will be supplied in 25,423 acres in Jaipur and Mandamari divisions from Parvati barrage. Irrigation facility will be provided in about 43,208 acres in Chennur, Bhimaram and Kotpally mandals from Saraswati barrage. Water will be supplied over 16,370 acres in Kotpalli mandal of Lakshmi Barrage.
- It has approved setting up of five more private universities among them: CII- Amity, MNR, Gurunak, NICMAR and Kaveri University.
- Establishment of Pharma and Aviation Universities was also proposed.
- Approval has already been given to increase the age limit to 65 years for professors of medical colleges.
- The cabinet also approved the appointment of Director of Medical Education, Professors, Directors, Additional Directors in Medical Education.
- The age limit will be increased by three years for the candidates applying for the job in Police Departments.
- The cabinet also approved the abolition of interviews for Group I and Group II posts.
- A common board will be formed in the state to fill the vacant posts in government universities in a transparent manner.
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