Farmers Should Not Be Made To Run Around Offices: CM Naidu

"Land belongs to the farmer, and the farmer alone has the right over it," he said, asserting that his government was committed to protecting land rights and ensuring that farmers faced no difficulty in securing ownership documents.

Speaking at the ‘Mee Bhoomi–Mee Hakku’ public meeting at Narsingolu in Kondapi constituency of Prakasam district, he distributed pattadar passbooks bearing the government seal and security features. He said the government had distributed 40.58 lakh passbooks across the state. More than four lakh passbooks were issued in 790 villages during October.

Naidu said the government would distribute the remaining passbooks to eligible farmers through monthly targets. “Some 16.48 lakh acres had been removed from the prohibited 22A list since the coalition government came to power.”

He alleged that land belonging to political opponents had been included in the list during the previous government’s term.

The Land Titling Act, he noted, had been repealed by his government as it created disputes over ownership. He criticised the use of political leaders’ photographs on survey stones and documents relating to public properties.

He said the government was resolving land disputes transparently through resurvey, adding that he would personally monitor passbook distribution until the process was completed.

The CM laid the foundation for the Pothula Chenchayya–Palaeru reservoir project, estimated to cost ₹166.40 crore.

Naidu said the works would be completed in two years, providing irrigation to 9,500 acres and drinking water to 35,000 people in 15 villages. He also launched works on the Vemurupadu road in Ponnaluru mandal and a bridge across the Paleru river at a cost of ₹28 crore.

He said the government aimed to complete 36 irrigation projects across the state in three years with an investment of ₹35,000 crore. The second phase of the Veligonda project would also be completed soon. The government planned to link rivers and improve groundwater levels to address water shortages.

The chief minister pointed out that the Prakasam and Rayalaseema districts would be developed as global horticulture hubs. The government was spending ₹11,000 crore on rural infrastructure under Palle Panduga. Bharat Petroleum Corporation was setting up a refinery with an investment of ₹1.5 lakh crore and that work on Ramayapatnam port was being accelerated to promote regional development, he said.

Naidu noted that his government had launched construction of three lakh houses and planned another six lakh. Under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0, ₹31,000 crore was being invested to provide household tap water connections, he said, adding that the government would pursue welfare, development and transparent administration across the state.