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Naidu Sets 7-Month Deadline to Distribute 68.64 Lakh Passbooks

Naidu Sets 7-Month Deadline to Distribute 68.64 Lakh Passbooks
Naidu Sets 7-Month Deadline to Distribute 68.64 Lakh Passbooks · deccanchronicle.com

The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Mr. Naidu, wants to make sure every farmer has a special paper called a pattadar passbook.

This paper proves that a farmer owns their land.

He has asked his team to finish surveying land in 9,365 villages within seven months.

The government plans to give out 68.64 lakh passbooks, which means a very large number of passbooks, to farmers.

About 32.33 lakh passbooks have already been given to farmers in the last seven months.

The new passbooks are very safe because they have a QR code and blockchain technology, so nobody can copy or cheat them.

With this passbook, farmers can sell their land or use it to get money for family needs like weddings.

The Chief Minister says this will also reduce fights between family members over land.

He also said the government is helping fish farmers with cheaper electricity.

Some people in the opposition party are protesting about teacher hiring, but the government says it has filled many teacher jobs and rejected their demands.

Key facts

Passbooks to be issued
68.64 lakh
Villages for resurvey
9,365
Passbooks already distributed
32.33 lakh
Villages completed so far
7,451
Deadline
Seven months
Land issues resolved
41,000 acres; 1.27 lakh farmers benefited
Land made freehold
1.36 lakh acres
Aqua power subsidy
Rs 1.50 per unit, with an additional burden of Rs 1,150 crore on the state exchequer

Quotes

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu

Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh

“"Having a pattadar passbook for the land in the ownership gives self‑respect to the farmers or land owners. With the passbook at hand, the land can be used to sell or mortgage to get money to meet the family needs like marriage. After doing eKYC, the pattadar passbook will be given after holding the gram sabha at no cost to the farmers."”
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