Govt streamlining market committees: Harish Rao
Hyderabad, Oct 16 (INN): Irrigation Minister T. Harish Rao on Sunday said that the TRS government had the distinction of being the first state government to implement reservation in the appointment of market committee officer bearers. He was addressing a programme of the newly appointed Market Yard committee chairmen and their deputies.
The minister said that the state government has initiated numerous steps to streamline and regulate the functioning of the market committees. He directed the market committee members to ensure that the farmers get proper services at the market committees. He said that the state government has established as many as 30 new market yards and there are 10 more under the consideration of the government for the farmers' benefit. He said that driers would be installed at Jangaon market yard on pilot basis to reduce the moisture content in paddy. He said that the schemes for farmers like Rythu Bandhu, Rythu Bheema Pathakam shows the seriousness of the state government towards their welfare.
Harish Rao said that the recent rains have filled majority of tanks in the state as a result of Mission Kakatiya works. He expressed happiness that the Rabi crop would get sufficient water. Through Mission Kakatiya, we were able to conserve every drop of rainwater in the state and this would solve a problem related to irrigation in the state, the minister said.
News Posted: 16 October, 2016
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