Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Saturday said that it will begin the process of accepting claims from tribals to settle the long-pending Podu land issue from November 8 and end by December 8. Village committees will be formed as per the Recognition of Forest Rights (ROFR) Act to receive the claims. Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao […]
Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Saturday instructed officials to accept claims from tribals and others from November 8 to December 8 for podu cultivation. Village committees should be constituted as per Recognition of Forest Rights (RoFR) Act after convening preparatory meetings at various levels before November 8, he said. The Chief Minister was […]
Hyderabad: Forest Department will launch an action plan and invite applications from eligible tribals in third week of October to address the Podu lands issue in the State. As announced in the State Legislative Assembly recently, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao directed the officials to initiate necessary measures immediately in this regard. The land survey […]
Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao reiterated that the State government was committed to resolve the Podu lands issue on a permanent basis. Accordingly, the government will invite claims from tribal farmers after Dasara. Responding to the requests from the Opposition parties in the Assembly on Tuesday, he stated that of about six lakh acres […]
Hyderabad: Cabinet Sub-Committee on Podu Lands held its second meeting under the chairmanship of Tribal Welfare Minister Satyavathi Rathod here on Friday. Following the instructions of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao the Cabinet Sub-Committee was constituted to find permanent solution on problems relating to Podu lands in the State. The meeting was attended by Forest […]
Describing Adivasis as children of the forest and nature, the CM said the State govt was implementing numerous programmes for development and welfare of tribals
Kothagudem: Pinapaka MLA Rega Kantha Rao accused forest officers of troubling tribals with regard to podu lands and causing hindrance to development works in agency villages. In a post on his facebook page he called upon the party workers and the tribals in the district to get ready for a direct fight with the forest […]
