KCR Inaugurates Government Buildings In Siddipet

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao today visited his native place, Siddipet district, to take part in several developmental programs.

On reaching, he was accorded a warm welcome by Finance Minister T Harish Rao, MP K Prabhakar Reddy, and various MLAs, MLCs and other local officials at the helipad.

KCR later inaugurated a sprawling MLA camp office built on a one acre stretch which was reportedly constructed at a cost of Rs 4 crore. He went round the building to inspect the facilities provided in it. In the two-storey building, the ground floor will serve as an office space while the first floor will be a residential complex. He also inaugurated the new Commissionerate office on the outskirts of Rampally and the Collector's office complex at Duddeda, a compound spread across 50 acres.

At every function, the leader received a number of representations that he glanced through and directed the officials concerned to attend to them and solve the grievances outlined in the same.

Home Minister Mohammad Mahmood Ali, Roads and Buildings Minister Vemula Prashanth Reddy, Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar, DGP M Mahender Reddy, Forest Development Corporation Chairman O Pratap, and various peoples' representatives also attended the programs.

While there, the CM spoke about the various successes of the TRS regime. He said that the government had created 33 districts as part of a series of administrative reforms which were aimed at extending the "fruits of development" to all the people of the state.

"A single misstep of a government can cause losses to scores of people. Realising this, our government has overcome various problems faced by the people of our state with grit and determination. We have successfully been able to address the issue of erratic water and electricity supply for instance. Programs like Mission Bhagiratha have benefited many. However, despite our commitment and efforts to bring both welfare and growth to Telangana, we have had to face criticism from some quarters. Even this, we have handled with aplomb," he asserted.

Addressing the efforts of his government to bolster agricultural activities in Telangana, KCR added, "Today, our state produces more food grains than even Punjab. Our farmers produce three crore tonnes of grains every year. This success is evidence of their hard work as well as of the pro-farmer attitude of our government - currently, our state has 2.75 crore acres of land of which 1.65 crore are owned by farmers. Our farmer-centric governance has also attracted buyers from various states like Gujarat and Tamil Nadu who purchase the high-quality cotton grown in Telangana. In fact, the cotton grown in the state has become famous as the fourth-best variety of cotton in the world."

Further, he highlighted the many "pro-farmer" steps the state government had taken, including increasing the capacity of the godowns in Telangana, and implementing the Rythu Bandhu, Rythu Bima, and Rythu Vedika schemes, and stated that all the reforms and agriculture-based policies had been brought in after consultations with agricultural scientists and experts.

Stating that every section of society depended on farmers, KCR reiterated the commitment of his regime to the welfare of the agrarian community of Telangana.