Honourable Chief Minister Sri K Chandrashekhar
Rao felt that the revenue officials have neglected their primary duty of
maintaining the revenue records, as they were busy with several welfare and
development programmes of the government. Since the revenue land records are
not being maintained properly, it had lead to several litigations and disputes.
Now it is decided to rectify, cleansing of the land records all over the state
in the next three months and hence the Collectors, Joint Collectors, RDOs, MROs
should take this programme on a top priority basis, the CM suggested.
The Chief Minister has held a review
meeting with the Collectors, Joint Collectors, and RDOs on the Land records,
rectification, cleansing, and updation here on Thursday at Pragati Bhavan.
Deputy CM Sri Mohammed Ali, State Planning Commission Vice Chairman Sri
Niranjan Reddy, Mission Bhagiratha Vice Chairman Sri Vemula Prashant Reddy,
Chief Advisor to Government Sri Rajiv Sharma, Chief Secretary Sri SP Singh,
Special Chief Secretary (Revenue) Sri BR Meena, Mission Director (Land records
Updation) Ms Vakati Karuna, Principal Secretary (Finance) Sri Ramakrishna Rao,
PCCF Sri PK Jha, CMO officials, select MROs, some retired revenue officials
were present.
“We have decided to put Rs 8,000 per
acre for two crops per year in the bank accounts of farmers as an Input finance
assistance. When we found out the details about farmers and their lands, the
reports made by the Agriculture department and the Revenue department did not
match. This problem is due to non-maintenance of the land records
properly. Now we have to find out the
actual details on who owns how much land?
There should be clarity on the land ownership rights. The government has
taken several lakh acres of agriculture land from the farmers for projects,
laying of railway lines, schools, hospitals, and such public utility activities
but these were not recorded. The records show that these lands are still in the
hands of farmers. And this is leading to several problems. There is a need to
have clarity on the land ownership rights. In every village there are 80 to 95
lands, which have no dispute or litigation. Get clarity on these lands with the
help of people and farmers in the village. In the second phase, identify the
lands that are in litigation. We will clarity on these land records based on
the verdicts given by the courts. Identify the government lands, Wakf lands,
Endowment Lands, lands under the government offices etc.,” the CM said.
“The entire responsibility of selecting
the team that work in the village as part of the programme should be with the
district Collectors concerned. If need be, appoint some persons on a temporary
basis. We are keeping Rs 50 Lakh per Collector for the land records
rectification, cleansing and updation programme. With village as a unit,
identify and record the government lands, assigned lands, lands acquired by the
government and other categories of the land,” the CM suggested.
“A farmer requires three things, water
for cultivation, finance for investment and a Minimum Support Price for his
crops. If these factors are met with
then agriculture will become a profitable activity. This is precisely the
reason why in Telangana state we are fulfilling these three factors. We are
taking steps to provide water for agriculture by constructing various
irrigation projects. We are constructing projects like Kaleswaram, Palamuru,
Sri Rama Sagar etc., The government is going ahead with these projects with
commitment despite some vested interested trying to create obstacles by going
to courts. We are reviving tanks under Mission Kakatiya programme. Since we are
giving uninterrupted and quality power to the farm sector, underground water
came into use. On an experimental basis, we are giving 24-hour power supply to
45 percent of the pump sets. Efforts are made to supply 24-hour power supply
from the next Rabi season. We are getting into use both underground and surface
water. We are providing Rs 8000 per acre as investment assistance to the
farmers from the next year. We are forming farmers’ Associations, Coordination
Committees to get Minimum Support Price for the produce. Farmers are in dire
straits for not getting the MSP to their produce. International TV Channels
like the BBC has broadcast new features on how Tomato growers have thrown their
produce on the main roads due to the poor prices. Such problems will crop up if
there is no unity and coordination among the farmers. In Telangana State, the
government has taken the initiative to organise farmers and establishing the
farmers associations. We are forming village, mandal, District and state level
farmers councils. In these Councils there will have representatives of
SC/ST/BC/Minority communities. The Mandal level Farmers Councils will be in
touch with those in the markets on a regular basis. Farmers should not bring
the entire produce to the market at once. The farmers Councils in consultation
with the Market leaders and fix the MSP. Only then the farmer’s village wise
should bring in their produce to the market and get the MSP. Incase there is no
MSP; the State farmers Council will buy the produce at a fixed price. For this
purpose, the state government besides allocating Rs 500 Crore, it will also
give bank guarantee to raise another Rs 5,000 to Rs 6,000 crore. The government
will give the right to process the produce to the State Level Farmers
Coordination Council. This helps the farmers to get the MSP,” the CM explained.
Ranga Reddy District Collector Sri
Raghunandan Rao, Siddipet Collector Sri Venkatram Reddy, Miryalguda RDO Sri
Kishan Rao, Khammam Collector Sri Lokesh Kumar, Bhongir RDO Sri Bhoopal Reddy
and others have shared their experiences when they on an experimental basis
conducted the land records rectification cleansing and updation. According to
them, about 95 percent of lands in the villages are without any litigation or
disputes.
Some more suggestions given by the CM
Ø In the first phase, get clarity on the land records, which have no
litigation or disputes. Finalise whose land it is and get the signatures of
farmers of the village on the document. Farmers should be given documents
pertaining to their land. Display the list of names, ownership of the land
either at the Panchayat Office notice Board or at a school. Give every farmer a
new passbook.
Ø Give incentives to the Collectors, Joint Collectors, RDOs and MROs
who have done an exemplary work during the programme.
Ø Regularise Sada Bainama lands above five acres with the permission
of the Collector. Collect the registration fee as per the rate at the date of
entering the Sada Bainama.
Ø Collect the details of the land assigned and give clarity to the
farmers on their rights. Take up the disputed land in the second phase of the
programme.
Ø Any programme, if it is done with commitment it will be successful.
The Land records rectification, cleansing and updation programme should be done
with a fatherly affection but not as a programme imposed with officialdom or
superior power. People and farmers should be taken into confidence and explain
the salient benefits of the programme and how it will benefit them.
Ø Use simple Telugu in the Pahanis and the passbooks
Ø Remove terms like Pahani, Setwari etc.,
Ø Since the land Cess is removed, there is no need to categories
types of the land. Continue with the details of Categorisation of lands done as
per the Urban Ceiling Act.
Ø As far as the assigned lands issue, clear the records at the
highest level. Create land ownership rights. Give managements rights to those
cultivating the land.
Ø Land records should be maintained like the Core Banking System.
Whenever money is drawn from an ATM anywhere in the world, the update message
will be communicated within minutes. Follow this system, which used for
transactions worth Crores to maintain and update 55 Lah farmers’ land records
and transactions.
Ø Part A: Rectification, cleansing and updation of lands, which have
no litigation and disputes.
Ø Part B: Registering the details of lands with disputes and
litigations.
Part B should be taken up after the verdicts from the
courts.
Ø There is no need to pledge the passbooks with banks while seeking
the loan. In case if any bank asks for it, bring it to the notice of the
government.
Ø Fix the village boundaries and Grama Kantam.
Ø Make Agricultural activities in the Telangana State a festivity.
For this, the farmers’ coordination council should play a key role. With 1.75
lakh members in the councils, the farmers Associations will become a large Army
itself and programme for the benefit of farmers will be implemented through
this mighty force.
Ø Build conference halls for farmers in 2600 Clusters. For the
proposed rs 15 Lakh cost conference halls get land from the donors. Farmers
will have meetings in these halls about the MSP, demands in the market, crop
related issues, marketing, modern techniques, scientific methods, etc
-Press note
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