Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu with a `sweet warning’ cautioned ministers and also MLAs against their interference in the free sand reaches policy. At the Cabinet meeting, he advised them to avoid involvement and the risk of gaining a bad name. He said that after October all sand reaches will be available. He said that they are also giving permission to boat societies.
Chief Minister said that 43 lakh metric tons of sand is in the dump yards. After the cabinet meeting, he discussed political issues with the ministers. c The session will start with the Governor’s speech on the first day.
He said that there will be a debate on White Papers, released by him. So far he has released four white papers. The assembly will introduce a bill to repeal the Land Titling Act following a discussion on how dangerous this law is.
The chief minister said that he will constitute a cabinet sub-committee with three ministers to formulate guidelines for the implementation of crop insurance. He alleged that the previous government cheated the farmers by not paying the premium. Moreover, he said that through Rythu Bharosa Kendras, they brought a loan of Rs.1600 crores and gave only Rs 1,000 crores to the farmers.
He said that no details are available on the fate of remaining Rs 600 crore. There should also be a discussion on grain collection. He said he will discuss procurement issues with the Civil Supplies Corporation and the Agriculture Department. They directed the officials to provide the complete details within two days.
CM Chandrababu clearly instructed to bring field-level information quickly. He also proposed to set up a committee on the issue of mines and land grabbing. He assured that there will be a thorough investigation into allegations against former MLA Dwarampudi irregularities in Kakinada.
Stating that people have developed high expectations about this government, Naidu asked ministers to cope up to their expectations by focusing on issues related to their ministries.
