Recent order of Telangana State Government for giving land to Scheduled Caste Women: “The Scheduled Castes are groups of historically disadvantaged people recognized in the Constitution of India. They constitute about 15.44% in the State of Telangana. The total number of households in Telangana State is approximately 11.92 lakhs of which 9.2 lakhs are residing in the rural areas, and balance in Semi Urban & Urban areas. Most of the Scheduled Castes who live in the rural areas continue to survive as agricultural labourers and also victims of bonded labour in the State. 3. Considering the fact that the Scheduled Castes suffer from social discrimination and untouchability and with a view to empowering and assuring them dignity of living, the Government of Telangana envisages the scheme of Land Purchase for “Bhoomileni Nirupeda Dalita Vyavasaya Aadharitha Kutumbalu” The main focus for the annual action plan under SCSP for the financial year 2014-15, shall be Land purchase for landless poor SC households as the Scheduled Castes people in Telangana State mostly depend for their daily livelihood and survival on agriculture and allied sectors (horticulture, sericulture, fisheries, animal husbandry etc.,) Upto three Acres of land shall be given to the Bhoomileni Nerupeda Dalita Vyavasaya Aadharitha Kutumbalu - Scheduled Castes landless family. Among the Dalit Vyavasaya Aadharitha Kutumbalu, priority shall be given for the families who are absolutely landless agricultural families. The Poorest of the Poor (POP) and landless beneficiaries shall be covered preferably in 1st phase and other poor SC beneficiaries having small piece of land 1/2 , 1.00, 2.00 acres etc., shall be provided with balance extent of land to make them land owners of 3.00 acres each, in the next phases. The land given shall be in one location and shall not be scattered in the village. The scheme shall be applicable to all lands purchased under the scheme in the past and in the future, but also all the lands which are under the possession and cultivation of the Scheduled Caste beneficiaries, including the assigned lands, government land assigned, surplus lands assigned, all lands inherited by the Scheduled Castes beneficiaries etc., are also eligible for development. District Collectors will identify landless Scheduled Castes households by verifying all the land records and identify the poorest of the poor among them as per the SERP survey data which will be validated & finalized. The Wife of the SC Household shall be given patta by the district administration for the above scheme. The entire cost of registration fee, stamp duty and other incidental expenses shall be borne by the Government. A comprehensive package shall be envisaged which shall include providing irrigation facilities, drip facilities, seed, cost of cultivation, fertilizers, pesticides, ploughing, microirrigation, energisation, pumpsets etc., for one crop year in addition to providing funds for land development, preparation of nursery and agricultural inputs. The amounts for meeting the cost of cultivation etc., shall be directly transferred into the beneficiary account.”
Posted on: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 14:39:37 +0000
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