AP govt hands over full ownership rights on assigned lands

Andhra Pradesh Government has bestowed full ownership rights to the beneficiaries of assigned lands, village service Inam lands and on LPS (Land Purchase Scheme) lands benefiting 20,24,709 poor people with an extent of 35,44,866 acres across the State.

At a public meeting here on Friday, Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy formally launched the handing over of title deeds to 15,21,160 farmers who have completed 20 years of assignment on 27,41,698 acres.

Reddy said that 1,61,584 farmers will also henceforth enjoy free-holding rights over 1,58,113 acres of village service Inam lands placed under the prohibited Section 22-A. The Chief Minister also distributed 46,463 acres of assigned land to 42,307 poor people afresh and handed over lease deeds to 17,768 people allotting them 9,064 acres of river side lands (lanka bhoomulu) besides allotting 951 acres to dalit burial grounds in 1,563 villages across the State.

Similarly, 22,346 farmers, who have purchased lands obtaining loans from SC Corporation under the LPS, will have freehold rights over 22,837 acres, he said, adding that their loans are also waived.

Listing out the benefits being accrued to the people through various reforms undertaken in land administration, the Chief Minister said that 17.53 lakh farmers have received permanent title deeds and 45,000 boundary disputes have been resolved through the land resurvey taken up after 100 years under the YSR Jagananna Saswatha Bhu Hakku Bhu Raksha programme.

He said that land resurvey has been completed in 4,000 out of 17,460 villages in the first two phases and registrations are being done at these village secretariats. He further said that in the last 53 months, the government has provided permanent solution to the dotted lands issue benefiting 1,07,134 farmers and benefitted 1,30,368 tribal farmers with RoFR pattas giving ownership over 2,87,710 acres besides giving DKT pattas to 26,287 tribals with ownership on 39,272 acres.