Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhara Rao has asserted that the Telangana State is in the process of achieving its objective of all-round development of all sections of people.
Addressing representatives of various castes, communities who called on the Chief Minister to thank him for announcing various schemes for the economic uplift of people practising traditional occupations at Jana Hita here on Tuesday, Mr.Chandrasekhara Rao said he used repeatedly tell leaders in Delhi that Statehood would check transfer of Telangana wealth to other regions.
“ What I had told the Prime Minister and other leaders in Delhi has been proved today. After the State was formed, Finance Minister and I carefully assessed our revenues, whether we are a surplus or deficit State. Today we became the leading State with the highest growth rate of 21 per cent, better than Maharashtra and Gujarat” Chief Minister said.
When combined Andhra Pradesh in 2013-14 presented Rs.1.23 lakh crore budget for 23 districts, Finance Minister Eatala Rajender presented Rs.1.49,600 crore budget for Telangana alone. As the State has revenue resources, it could implement any number of schemes, he said.
“The objective is to create livelihood for all communities and distribute wealth to all. Political representation will also be given to all communities”, he asserted.
Today the schemes being implemented in Telangana, be it fisheries, sheep rearing were being appreciated by even Andhra friends, Mr.Chandrasekhara Rao said. Telangana may not have coast line but it has thousands of tanks and not only 40 lakh people of Gangaputra, Bestha, Mudiraj and other communities, even others could take to fish farming which was set to become a huge industry. No vocation would remain permanent and it would evolve and change with time and people should be moulded in tune with the changes, he said.
In separate Telangana, projects with 300 to 400 tmcft storage capacity were being constructed and 10 lakh families would be made members of fishermen societies and pisiculture and prawn culture would be developed for export market. The fishermen would be given rights over the fish tanks to prevent control of tanks by any one.
The Government was keen that people belonging to each and every caste should lead a happy life with dignity. About 30 lakh Yadava community would soon be in a position to export sheep . At present about 600 lorries of sheep were coming to Hyderabad every day. Government wanted the State to be self sufficient in sheep and decided to purchase 88 lakh sheep and they would increase to 1.33 lakh through breeding. In two years, their number would grow to 4.5 crore and even if one sheep was sold for Rs.5,000, the community would generate Rs.20,000 crore in the State, he said.
The weaver community was given 1,200 crore to help them tide over their difficult times. The State thanks to 45,000 tanks would have minimum 100 tmc water even during a drought year. Once the ongoing projects were completed, there would be water through out the year for fish ponds to cultivate sought after fish varieties, he said.
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