The Andhra Pradesh State Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, on July 12 (Wednesday), approved the proposal for giving complete rights to the Scheduled Castes over the assigned lands they had been enjoying for the last more than 20 years.
Addressing the media after the Cabinet meeting, I&PR Minister Ch. Srinivasa Venu Gopala Krishna said that 66,111 farmers would now be able to enjoy full rights on 63,191 acres of land. Out of the total extent, around 9,600 acres were located on the islands of various water bodies, he added.
