Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy-led Congress govt will reach the 1,000-day mark in the govt in Sept first week, and the govt has claimed that the journey has been that of welfare, development, social justice and administrative reforms.
The chief minister’s office said the govt waived crop loans of up to ₹2 lakh for more than 25 lakh farmers, paid them ₹36,000 crore in Rythu Bharosa, extending ₹500 per quintal bonus on fine variety paddy, supplying 24×7 free power to agriculture, extending farmer insurance and crop-loss compensation – in all spending ₹1.68 lakh crore on agriculture and farmer welfare in the last 32 months. Over 15 lakh new ration cards were issued, expanding food security to 3.38 crore people, it said. Education and employment measures nutrition programmes for over 22 lakh students, 10,006 teacher appointments, fee reimbursement, and ₹1,000 crore for Osmania University. More than 72,000 govt jobs have been filled, the statement said. “Among the govt’s major initiatives is the supply of six kg of fine rice per person to approximately 3.42 crore beneficiaries.
Irrigation minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy said welfare and development had progressed simultaneously, with food security, farmer support, women’s empowerment and social justice receiving particular emphasis. Lakhs of deserving families have also received new, smart ration cards,” he said.