Land title distribution drive in Andhra failed to cover majority of the poor: CPI(M)
CPI(M) leader Ch. Babu Rao has criticized the Andhra Pradesh government's land distribution program, alleging it primarily reissued old titles rather than helping new beneficiaries. He claims thousands of homeless families remain without land and has demanded more substantial support for the urban and rural poor.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing political tensions regarding land rights and social welfare delivery in Andhra Pradesh, impacting the housing security of thousands of citizens.
CPI(M) State secretariat member Ch. Babu Rao has said that the ‘Pedalaku Pattabhishekam’ programme organised by the Andhra Pradesh government benefited only a small section of the poor, while leaving a majority disappointed.
“The government programme turned into an election campaign,” Mr. Babu Rao told the media on Thursday.
He claimed that of the 26,401 beneficiaries announced for Vijayawada, only 2,586, or about 9%, were newly identified beneficiaries, while the rest had received land titles earlier and were being issued documents again.
He alleged that even the 2,586 newly identified beneficiaries were given only information documents, indicating their eligibility, rather than registered title deeds.
Mr. Babu Rao said thousands of poor families living along the Krishna river and canal bunds, railway lands and in around 50 other colonies had not been issued even such documents, citing the status of their occupation as objectionable encroachments.
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