ONGOLE: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday formally launched the distribution of registered conveyance deeds to 31.19 lakh beneficiaries of the Navaratnalu-Pedalandariki Illu scheme. As part of a programme held in Ongole, he also handed over house site pattas and conveyance deeds to 20,480 women under the Ongole Municipal Corporation limits, besides sanctioning funds for construction of the houses. Further, he pointed out that the state government has spent Rs 231 crore for purchasing land and developing Jagananna housing layouts in Ongole city.
While addressing a large gathering, Jagan lashed out at TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu. Describing the Opposition leader as an “evil worse than 100 villains”, he accused Naidu of thwarting attempts to render justice to the poor.
“Naidu had not just filed one or two, but a staggering 1,191 court cases to prevent the ruling YSRC from distributing house sites to the poor in the state. Even today, they have approached the court to hinder the distribution of house sites,” he alleged.
Pointing out that construction of 8.90 lakh houses has been completed, Jagan said 22 lakh houses are still under construction. He emphasised that his government faced hurdles in the construction of houses for the poor in Amaravati as Naidu had alleged that the move would create a ‘demographic imbalance’.
Accusing the previous TDP government of not fulfilling even 10% of their 650 poll promises, the Chief Minister said Naidu was against the economic and social uplift of the poor.
Asserting that the ruling YSRC has successfully created assets for the poor, he pointed out that his government has done away with the policy of giving D-Pattas to the beneficiaries of house sites to remove disparities in conferring ownership rights.
“In a bid to treat all sections of society equally, the government has been following a uniform policy while conferring ownership rights for the allotted house sites on the poor as well as privileged sections like IAS officers. Hence, the government has decided to distribute freely registered conveyance deeds conferring full rights on the beneficiaries after 10 years. The registered documents will be made available at the village and ward secretariats,” Jagan explained.
The chief minister pointed out, “We have disbursed `2,55,000 crore through DBT schemes. Of the total beneficiaries, 70% are from Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Backward Classes (BCs) and Minorities. The provision of 50% reservation in the nominated posts has also resulted in their social and political empowerment.” Further, he mocked Naidu for failing to keep any of his election promises and said, “The TDP chief is now giving impractical assurances to the people. There is not a single achievement to Naidu’s credit. On the other hand, YSRC is ready to face the public and seek votes on the basis of its good deeds.”