QR-Coded Pattadar Passbooks Issued Without Corruption: AP CM

Naidu was addressing a gathering after launching the distribution of new pattadar passbooks at Kothaburuju village in Dhone Assembly constituency in Nandyal district.

Land surveys, he said, are being conducted in the presence of farmers and passbooks are being issued only after their approval of land details. “We are ensuring that land records are not tampered with and pattas are issued accurately.”

The QR code system has been introduced so that “any attempt to manipulate records will be immediately detected.”

The Chief Minister explained that the system is supported by blockchain technology, which makes it nearly impossible to alter records once the pattadar passbooks are issued. “Even if officials such as MROs or VROs commit irregularities, it will be identified through this technology. The passbooks issued by our government cannot be tampered with. Farmers need not pay a single rupee as bribe to get their pattas,” he stated.

Naidu launched a sharp attack on the previous government, alleging that the revenue department had been thrown into disarray. In the Dhone region itself, a minister in the previous government had allegedly transferred a farmer’s land to his associates.

According to him, about 1.95 crore acres were brought under the controversial 22-A category.

The YSRC government, Naidu said, had introduced the Land Titling Act in a manner that could have helped in the hand over of private lands to select individuals while restricting the right to appeal.

“In Panyam constituency in this district, I had burnt a pattadar passbook and promised to repeal the land titling act. Soon after coming to power, we scrapped the law and began correcting the errors in land records,” he said.

The CM noted that Andhra Pradesh has 16,816 villages. “Surveys had been conducted in 6,860 villages during the previous government’s term. However, nearly 19.93 lakh passbooks had been issued with several errors, due to manipulation of records.”

“We have set aside those faulty records and are issuing fresh passbooks to farmers after proper verification. The government itself is bearing the cost and providing pattas free of charge,” he said.

Naidu said the government was also simplifying the land registration system to make property transactions easier. He maintained that the coalition government formed by three parties was committed to restoring the state’s development and working for public welfare.

Referring to irrigation, the Chief Minister said water from the Handri-Neeva project had been supplied to 30 tanks in the Dhone constituency. He credited the late N.T. Rama Rao with the initiation of major irrigation projects in Rayalaseema such as Handri-Neeva, Galeru-Nagari, SRBC and Telugu Ganga, and said his government had the opportunity to complete them.

Highlighting support for farmers, Naidu said the government provided a subsidy of ₹4 per kilo to farmers when mango prices declined. In addition, a 50 per cent subsidy was being offered for fruit-covering material used by mango growers. Covered fruits could fetch up to ₹40,000 per tonne, while exports in international markets were earning up to ₹1.70 lakh per tone, he said.

Rayalaseema, he said, would be developed as a horticulture hub,” he said.

The Chief Minister also said the Centre was extending ₹30,000 crore under the Purvodaya scheme. The government was cleansing sectors such as liquor trade and land administration from massive corruption.

Kurnool, he said, would be developed as a drone city while Anantapur would emerge as an aerospace hub.

“We have promised that electricity charges will not be increased. Write it down — there will be no hike in power tariffs,” Naidu announced.

Ministers Payyavula Keshav, Anagani Satya Prasad and B.C. Janardhan Reddy, Dhone MLA Kotla Jayasurya Prakasha Redd, Nandyal district collector Rajakumari Ganiya and other officials attended the programme.