HYDERABAD: In a major decision, the State Cabinet on Friday decided to allocate land for political parties for constructing party offices. The land will be allotted at Rs 100 per square yard. Accordingly, the Cabinet meeting, which was chaired by chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, approved the allotment of land in 29 districts for the constructing Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) offices.
“Political parties are very crucial in a democratic setup, so the state Cabinet has decided to allot land to political parties’ office at `100 per square yard. The Cabinet’s decision is in tune with the policies of the earlier governments. Following the past practice, the Cabinet allotted land in 29 districts for TRS offices,” according to a release from CMO.
The offices of the political parties were exempted from paying property taxes too in the past, the Cabinet said. The Cabinet also allotted 600 square yards of land in Shaikpet in Hyderabad to the family of former home minister Alimineti Madhava Reddy, who died in a landmine blast by Naxalites in March 2000.
The Cabinet also allotted 200 square yards of land in Shaikpet to the family of Feroz Khan, who was killed in a war on Indo-Pak border. Health Minister C Laxma Reddy, due to strain in his leg, left the Cabinet meeting in the middle and visited NIMS hospital.
Other Decisions Of The Cabinet
A reservoir, with a storage capacity of 4 tmc will be constructed as part of Gattu Lift Irrigation Scheme
Cabinet approved setting up of a medical college in Suryapet and recruiting the staff for the college
The Cabinet examined the possibility of extending the midday meal scheme to junior college students.
Launching of eye screening tests (Kanti Velugu) from August 15, 2018, across the state