The district administration recovered 90 acres of land from 95 land parcels in the last three months. The recovered land stretches were those mired in litigation, said Hyderabad district Collector Yogitha Rana on Saturday.
With the addition of the recovered land, the district administration’s land bank currently has 746 acres. When Ms. Rana took charge a total of 656 acres of land was already pooled in the bank.
From mid-August this year, the administration filed 300 counters to 800 writ petitions relating to land disputes. “All encroached government land will be recovered. The administration is keen on recovering more land from land grabbers in the coming year,” Ms. Rana said at a media conference. The Collector had assumed office on August 17.
Under land regularisation scheme as per G.O. 58, the district administration accepted 12,020 applications as against 61,412 applications. Under G.O. 58, 5,120 applications were accepted out of a pool of 6,116. The administration collected ₹156 crore as fee under the Land Regularisation Scheme. A total of ₹69 crore is yet to be recovered.
Agnanwadis, PHCs
Ms. Rana said anganwadi centres and district health units, including the primary health centres, will be revamped. Out of the 914 anganwadi centres, 240 located in economically backward localities will be turned into play schools to cater to the needs of children between three to six years of age. The schools will also be given additional infrastructure.
“In 60 such schools, teachers were trained to improve quality of services provided. Due to this effort, enrolment figures have improved,” Ms. Rana said. The administration has allocated ₹14 lakh towards training anganwadi teachers.
A sum of ₹13 crore will be allocated to repair and provide additional facilities to health units in the district, the Collector and her team of officers said. By December 15, medical care staff, including doctors, nurses and lab technicians, will be recruited to health centres in the district.
“The number of child births (deliveries) per primary health centre has to improve. Special focus will be given to pregnant women who are tested HIV positive. Their babies will have to be saved from infection,” Ms. Rana said. The health centres will focus on testing for tuberculosis, leprosy and ophthalmologic problems.
Each of the district health units will reach out to slum pockets, the Collector promised. An out reach camp was conducted on November 16. Similar camps will be held every month from December to March 2018.
“The administration will strengthen key departments to reach sustainable efficiency,” the Collector stressed.
