Friday to mark milestone in Telangana’s tribal welfare initiatives
Nearly 1.5 lakh indigenous people in telangana will now have the legal ability to farm on more than 4 lakh acres of podu land in the State's forested areas, putting an end to decades of struggle and suffering. On Friday, Kumram bheem asifabad district chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao will formally begin distributing land titles (pattas) for podu lands. On the same day, ministers and MLAs around the State would deliver the podu land pattas to tribal farmers in their respective districts and assembly districts. The program intends to provide qualified tribal farmers with legal ownership of forest areas.
Although the launching ceremony was supposed to take place on june 24, it was postponed since telangana State's decennial festivities were still going on at the time. Due to Bakrid, thursday being a holiday, hence the State administration postponed the event. Tribals have been illegally cultivating podu in the forest areas for a number of years. This has led to the illegal occupancy of forest areas, resulting in regular altercations with forest officials as well as between tribe members and non-tribal members. The BRS government has taken a moderate stance on the matter ever since telangana State was established and has promised to provide pattas to tribal farmers.
Because of this, the State government has made a significant effort to give the podu land pattas while strictly adhering to the Forest Rights Act. All districts now have forest committees made up of representatives from the revenue, tribal welfare, and forest agencies. The authorities welcomed land-rights claims from the forest residents.
The committee thoroughly assessed the situation on the ground in 2,845 gramme panchayats spread over 295 mandals in 28 districts. The committees selected 1,50,012 beneficiaries qualified to acquire forest property titles spanning 4,05,601 acres throughout the 28 districts after analysing 4,14,353 claims covering 12,49,296 acres.
The State administration has put in place a solid mechanism utilising cutting-edge technology to stop any future unlawful takeover of forest areas. The POLYGON platform was used to construct the podu land pattas, which includes important information including land survey numbers, land acreage, latitude and longitude coordinates, pertinent land data-borders, and google mapping data. Holograms are another element of these ownership documents that ensure correct identification and reduce the possibility of land conflicts with nearby properties.
Documents pertaining to the ownership of forest land will also be signed by representatives from the three pertinent departments as well as the recipient. Officials from the tribal, forest, and tax departments have meticulously signed the land ownership certificates, which also feature the beneficiary's picture.
Additionally, tribal farmers who receive paperwork proving their land ownership rights would be eligible for the Rythu Bandhu scheme, which offers cash assistance during the monsoon. The district Collectors have been directed by chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao to make the appropriate procedures, which would result in the recipients' bank accounts being opened.
A district-by-district list of qualified podu farmers has been given by the Tribal Welfare department to the Agriculture department, making it easier to create bank accounts and gather the necessary information.
The chief minister will also officially open the Kumram bheem asifabad district's Integrated district Offices Complex as part of the program's launch. Additionally, he will open the district SP office located on the grounds of the Collectorate. The day's activities will come to a close with a public gathering that will provide interested parties the chance to discuss and commemorate this important turning point for tribal welfare and land rights in Telangana.
More details:
• Number of claims filed – 4,14,353
• Number of claims approved – 1,50,012
• Extent of land sought – 12,49,296 acres
• Extent of land to be distributed – 4,05,601
• The move is expected to benefit tribal farmers across 2,845 gram panchayats in 295 mandals of 28 districts
Although the launching ceremony was supposed to take place on june 24, it was postponed since telangana State's decennial festivities were still going on at the time. Due to Bakrid, thursday being a holiday, hence the State administration postponed the event. Tribals have been illegally cultivating podu in the forest areas for a number of years. This has led to the illegal occupancy of forest areas, resulting in regular altercations with forest officials as well as between tribe members and non-tribal members. The BRS government has taken a moderate stance on the matter ever since telangana State was established and has promised to provide pattas to tribal farmers.
Because of this, the State government has made a significant effort to give the podu land pattas while strictly adhering to the Forest Rights Act. All districts now have forest committees made up of representatives from the revenue, tribal welfare, and forest agencies. The authorities welcomed land-rights claims from the forest residents.
The committee thoroughly assessed the situation on the ground in 2,845 gramme panchayats spread over 295 mandals in 28 districts. The committees selected 1,50,012 beneficiaries qualified to acquire forest property titles spanning 4,05,601 acres throughout the 28 districts after analysing 4,14,353 claims covering 12,49,296 acres.
The State administration has put in place a solid mechanism utilising cutting-edge technology to stop any future unlawful takeover of forest areas. The POLYGON platform was used to construct the podu land pattas, which includes important information including land survey numbers, land acreage, latitude and longitude coordinates, pertinent land data-borders, and google mapping data. Holograms are another element of these ownership documents that ensure correct identification and reduce the possibility of land conflicts with nearby properties.
Documents pertaining to the ownership of forest land will also be signed by representatives from the three pertinent departments as well as the recipient. Officials from the tribal, forest, and tax departments have meticulously signed the land ownership certificates, which also feature the beneficiary's picture.
Additionally, tribal farmers who receive paperwork proving their land ownership rights would be eligible for the Rythu Bandhu scheme, which offers cash assistance during the monsoon. The district Collectors have been directed by chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao to make the appropriate procedures, which would result in the recipients' bank accounts being opened.
A district-by-district list of qualified podu farmers has been given by the Tribal Welfare department to the Agriculture department, making it easier to create bank accounts and gather the necessary information.
The chief minister will also officially open the Kumram bheem asifabad district's Integrated district Offices Complex as part of the program's launch. Additionally, he will open the district SP office located on the grounds of the Collectorate. The day's activities will come to a close with a public gathering that will provide interested parties the chance to discuss and commemorate this important turning point for tribal welfare and land rights in Telangana.
More details:
• Number of claims filed – 4,14,353
• Number of claims approved – 1,50,012
• Extent of land sought – 12,49,296 acres
• Extent of land to be distributed – 4,05,601
• The move is expected to benefit tribal farmers across 2,845 gram panchayats in 295 mandals of 28 districts