KCR announces Rs.5 lakh insurance cover to all farmers from June 2

Over 430 tehsildar offices across Telangana will begin land registration from June 2, the CM said. This is apart from 141 sub-registrar offices that have been undertaking registration works. A property can be registered and mutation would be done then and there itself. Once done, property owners can get updated passbooks and record of rights (RoR) at their doorstep through courier. The chief minister announced Rs.5 lakh insurance cover to all farmers, effective from June 2.

The chief minister urged the Centre to increase the minimum support price (MSP) for agriculture produce by at least 25 per cent over the existing price. “If the MSP of a crop is Rs.1,500 per quintal, it



should be enhanced to Rs.2,000 per quintal. Similarly, the Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) should be linked to agriculture,” 

KCR said and added a resolution would be passed urging that the Centre to bear 50 per cent of the agriculture labour expenses. He said the state government has successfully completed purification of land records under the land records updation programme (LRUP) and said of the total 2.90 crore acre land in the state, 2.30 crore acre land verification has been completed within 100 days. The updated records can be seen on Dharani land website soon.