The State government bestowed full ownership rights to the beneficiaries of assigned lands, village service Inam lands and on LPS (Land Purchase Scheme) lands benefitting 20,24,709 poor people involving 35,44,866 acres of land. Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy also distributed 46,463 acres of assigned land to 42,307 poor people afresh and handed over lease deeds to 17,768 people allotting them 9,064 acres of riverside lands (lanka bhoomulu) besides allotting 951 acres to Dalit burial grounds in 1,563 villages across the State.
At a public meeting at Nuzvid in Eluru district on Friday, the Chief Minister formally launched the handing over of title deeds to 15,21,160 farmers who have completed 20 years of assignment with regard to 27,41, 698 acres of land.
Addressing the gathering on the occasion, he said that 1,61,584 farmers will also henceforth enjoy freehold rights over 1,58,113 acres of village service Inam lands placed under the prohibited Section 22-A. As many as 22,346 farmers, who have purchased lands by obtaining loans from the SC Corporation under the LPS, will have freehold rights over 22,837 acres of land, he said, adding that their loans are also waived.
