Budgetary allocation for irrigation, other key sectors inadequate, says CPI (M), CPI (ML) Mass Line (Praja Pandha)
1 day, 10 hours ago

Budgetary allocation for irrigation, other key sectors inadequate, says CPI (M), CPI (ML) Mass Line (Praja Pandha)

The Hindu  

CPI district secretary Nunna Nageswara Rao alleged that allocation of a meagre ₹699 crore for the Sitarama Lift Irrigation Project in the Budget will result in further delay in completion of the project. In a statement on Wednesday, he said that inadequate allocation of funds to the most-sought after project shows the raw deal meted out to the erstwhile composite Khammam district. Of its estimated cost of ₹19,000 crore, about ₹7,000 crore has been spent in the last 17 years, he said, deploring the ‘inordinate delay’ in completion of the project. In a separate statement, CPI Mass Line State secretary Potu Ranga Rao flayed the Telangana Budget for what he termed as ‘inadequate allocations’ for agriculture, health, irrigation and other key sectors.

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Not much to cheer about for irrigation sector in 2025-26 Budget
1 day, 11 hours ago

Not much to cheer about for irrigation sector in 2025-26 Budget

The Hindu  

HYDERABAD The budgetary allocation for the irrigation sector for 2025-26 appears to be no match to the government plans to complete several ongoing projects and taking up some new projects as part of its plans to increase the irrigation potential from the existing 73.57 lakh acres to 127.57 lakh acres in the years to come. The allocation for the coming …

Rs 7.20 lakh crore budget tabled in Maharashtra; focus on use of AI, maximising land under irrigation
1 week, 4 days ago

Rs 7.20 lakh crore budget tabled in Maharashtra; focus on use of AI, maximising land under irrigation

New Indian Express  

He said in the first phase, the earmarked Rs 500 crore for development of AI technology for the agriculture sector will help over 50,000 farmers, with over one lakh hectares of land coming under it. Besides, Rs 7500 crore has been approved for Nar-Par-Grina river linking project that will bring 49,516 hectares of land under irrigation. Moreover, the Daman Ganga …

Budget’s focus on welfare and sustainable development: Pawan Kalyan
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Budget’s focus on welfare and sustainable development: Pawan Kalyan

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has said the state Budget gave priority to welfare and sustainable development, with allocations designed to support the government’s main goals. Pawan said, “This budget, with a planned expenditure of Rs.3,22,359 crore, aims to instill confidence in the future of all communities within the state and pave the way for development. By increasing capital …

Andhra govt. pegs agriculture budget for 2025-26 at ₹48,341.14 crore
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Andhra govt. pegs agriculture budget for 2025-26 at ₹48,341.14 crore

The Hindu  

Agriculture Minister K. Atchannaidu presented a ₹48,341.14 crore budget for the agriculture and allied sectors for FY 2025 - 26 in the Legislative Assembly on Friday with the highest allocation of ₹12,903.41 crore for the maintenance of irrigation projects. Andhra Pradesh Budget updates: State Govt presents ₹3.2 lakh crore Budget for 2025-26 ₹12,773.25 crore was allocated for nine-hour free power …

Odisha budget to target faster growth, raise social sector spending
1 month ago

Odisha budget to target faster growth, raise social sector spending

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The size of the state budget is likely to touch Rs 3 lakh crore, up from Rs 2.65 lakh crore in 2024-25, when Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi presents the annual budget in the Assembly on Monday. With the latest Odisha Economic Survey projecting state’s economy to expand in the range of 8 per cent to 8.5 per cent …

No due priority to agriculture in Budget: Farmers Commission Chairman
1 month, 2 weeks ago

No due priority to agriculture in Budget: Farmers Commission Chairman

The Hindu  

Telangana Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Commission Chairman M. Kodanda Reddy expressed disappointment over the Union Budget, stating that the agriculture sector has not been given due priority. In a statement, Mr. Reddy said the agriculture sector, including the fisheries department, has been allocated ₹1,71,437 crore, which is only 2.51% of the total budget of ₹50,65,345 crore. Mr. Reddy pointed out …

CPI(M) conclave in Andhra Pradesh will discuss on power tariffs, pending irrigation projects: Srinivasa Rao
1 month, 3 weeks ago

CPI(M) conclave in Andhra Pradesh will discuss on power tariffs, pending irrigation projects: Srinivasa Rao

The Hindu  

CPI Andhra Pradesh secretary V. Srinivasa Rao on Saturday said that the party would finalise an action plan to oppose the steep hike in electricity charges at its State-level three-day conference to be held between February 1 and 3 in Nellore. CPI calls for fight against power tariff hike in Andhra Pradesh “CPI will also oppose the State government’s special …

Committed to provide irrigation to every acre: Uttam
2 months, 1 week ago

Committed to provide irrigation to every acre: Uttam

Deccan Chronicle  

Khammam: Irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Monday announced the government’s commitment to provide irrigation facilities to every acre of cultivable land in the state by completing pending and new irrigation projects. He was speaking at a public meeting after laying the foundation stone for the ₹54.27 crore Manchukonda Lift Irrigation Scheme. Highlighting the government's focus on cost-effective irrigation …

North Andhra projects ignored in budget: FDNA
4 months, 1 week ago

North Andhra projects ignored in budget: FDNA

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: There was mixed reaction to the state budget presented by the NDA Alliance government in the assembly on Monday. General secretary of Forum for Development of North Andhra A. Aja Sharma said the budget disappointed the people of north Andhra as the issue of steel plant privatisation was not mentioned. The government announced that it would take up an …

A.P. govt. presented a pro-people budget amid precarious financial conditions, says I&PR Minister
4 months, 1 week ago

A.P. govt. presented a pro-people budget amid precarious financial conditions, says I&PR Minister

The Hindu  

In the face of financial difficulties and resource depletion, the coalition government in Andhra Pradesh has introduced what it called a “pro-people budget” for 2024-25. Addressing the media at the Assembly on Monday, Information and Public Relations Minister Kolusu Parthasarathy praised Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Finance Minister P. Keshav for delivering a budget under challenging conditions. Additionally, the …

Two Telangana irrigation schemes yet to come into operation
7 months, 1 week ago

Two Telangana irrigation schemes yet to come into operation

Hindustan Times  

Two major lift irrigation projects, taken up by the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi government in Telangana at a cost of more than ₹1.25 lakh crore in the last 10 years, have failed to justify the expenditure incurred on them, according to the reports tabled by the present Congress government, during the budget session of the state assembly session. While the …

Delay In Executing Irrigation Projects Costs Telangana Exchequer Rs 1 Lakh Cr More: CAG
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Delay In Executing Irrigation Projects Costs Telangana Exchequer Rs 1 Lakh Cr More: CAG

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The cost of 20 irrigation projects commenced between 1983 and 2018 in Telangana doubled from over Rs 1 lakh crore to Rs 2 lakh crore as of March 2023, due to non-completion, the CAG report has said. In addition to this, the government has a pending liability of Rs 8,971 crore in respect of 13 incomplete irrigation projects, the …

Contrasting Views on Telangana State Budget Allocation: Reactions on the Budget
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Contrasting Views on Telangana State Budget Allocation: Reactions on the Budget

Deccan Chronicle  

Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday. Rama Rao- BRS working president The allocation of Rs.72,659 crore for agriculture and allied sectors shows the Congress government's recognition of agriculture as the backbone of the state's economy. Allocations to relieve farmers of the loan burden with Rs.2 lakh waiver at one go, Rythu Bima, crop insurance, paddy bonus, …

Telangana Govt Is Committed to Protect Kaleshwaram Project, Says Bhatti
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana Govt Is Committed to Protect Kaleshwaram Project, Says Bhatti

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, who holds charge of the finance department, reiterated that the state government was committed to protecting the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation scheme in accordance with the directors of the National Dam Safety Authority to ensure that thousands of crores of public money spent on the project did not go waste. Lashing out at the …

Rs 2.5 lakh crore Telangana budget to focus on 6Gs
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Rs 2.5 lakh crore Telangana budget to focus on 6Gs

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Finance Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka will present the first full Budget of the Congress government after the formation of Telangana on Thursday. According to sources, the Budget for the financial year 2024–25 would be around Rs 2.5 lakh crore to Rs 2.9 lakh crore. Apart from this, an estimated Rs 15,000 crore would be required for implementing the Rythu …

Irrigation officials make plans for fast-tracking projects
8 months, 1 week ago

Irrigation officials make plans for fast-tracking projects

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The irrigation department has estimated that it would require Rs 19,287 crore this year to complete 19 projects — small and medium — as per the state government’s declared priority to finish projects that can be completed in a year with a target to bring 6.5 lakh acres ayacut including areas that need stabilisation, under the plough. As part …

Telangana government to focus on irrigation projects that require less funds
8 months, 1 week ago

Telangana government to focus on irrigation projects that require less funds

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD : Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has focused mainly on six irrigation projects, which can be completed with less funds. They include Nilwai project in Mancherial district, Primpri Lift Irrigation Scheme in Nirmal district, Palemvagu in Jayashankar-Bhupalpally district, Matthadivagu in Adilabad district, SRSP stage-2 in Warangal and Sadarmat in Nirmal district. The BRS government raised huge amounts of loans …

Andhra Pradesh: Agriculture and allied sectors allocated a budget of ₹41,437 crore in 2023-24
2 years ago

Andhra Pradesh: Agriculture and allied sectors allocated a budget of ₹41,437 crore in 2023-24

The Hindu  

Agriculture Minister Kakani Govardhan Reddy presented the 2023-24 budget for agriculture and allied sectors with a total outlay of approximately ₹41,437 crore, including ₹11,909 crore for water resources, in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday. Mr. Govardhan Reddy pegged the growth of agriculture and allied sectors during the financial year 2022-23 at 13.18%, marginally up from 13.07% the previous year, and …

Andhra Pradesh to complete several irrigation projects in north Andhra expeditiously
2 years, 5 months ago

Andhra Pradesh to complete several irrigation projects in north Andhra expeditiously

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The AP water resources authorities have promised to complete the several ongoing irrigation projects in north Andhra region by the kharif season in 2023. Water resources engineer-in-chief C Narayana Reddy told the media here on Tuesday that some of these were pending for several years. In north Andhra region, between 2004 and 2014, nearly 89,200 acres of land was …

CM Jagan offers Rs 1,400 crore sops for Srikakulam
2 years, 8 months ago

CM Jagan offers Rs 1,400 crore sops for Srikakulam

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday announced sops of Rs 1,400 crore for development of Srikakulam district. Jagan announced an additional Rs 10 crore for repair of the demolished Kodi Rammurthy stadium. Among other grants, Rs 69 crore was sanctioned for completion of the integrated collectorate complex, Rs 18 crore for expansion of the Srikakulam-Amadalavalasa road and Rs …

Budget 2022: There is little in Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcements to make agriculture climate resilient
3 years, 1 month ago

Budget 2022: There is little in Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcements to make agriculture climate resilient

Firstpost  

The highlight of the finance minister’s Budget on agriculture is a proposal to develop five-km broadband along the Ganga for natural farming. For the food bowl areas, where intensive chemical-based agriculture is practiced, it suggested a ‘towards organic’ strategy where farmyard manure and crop residues are blended with chemical fertilisers, and crop protection chemicals were used sparingly. According to the …

With Major Allocation to Agri Sector, Telangana Govt Presents Budget of Rs 2-lakh Crore
4 years ago

With Major Allocation to Agri Sector, Telangana Govt Presents Budget of Rs 2-lakh Crore

News 18  

With special focus on the agriculture sector, Telangana Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Thursday presented a budget of Rs 2,30,825 crore for the financial year 2021-22. Following is a list of some of the major allocations of the budget: — Panchayati Raj, Rural Development Department – Rs 29,271 crore — CM Dalit Empowerment – Rs 1,000 crore. – Old …

TN seeks Rs 1,000 cr package to counter agrarian distress
5 years, 8 months ago

TN seeks Rs 1,000 cr package to counter agrarian distress

India TV News  

Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Friday asked the Central government to sanction Rs 1,000 crore to his state to augment irrigation structures in drought-prone areas like the one extended to Maharashtra. He requested the Central government to extend special package assistance of Rs 1,000 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana to augment irrigation structures in …

Union Budget to prioritise agriculture, infrastructure investments, says Nitin Gadkari
7 years, 2 months ago

Union Budget to prioritise agriculture, infrastructure investments, says Nitin Gadkari

Firstpost  

Union minister Nitin Gadkari said that the forthcoming budget will see priorities in agriculture and infrastructure investment as country targets to achieve double-digit growth in due course Mumbai: Union minister Nitin Gadkari said that the forthcoming budget will see priorities in agriculture and infrastructure investment as country targets to achieve double-digit growth in due course. Our direct tax collection for …

Telangana’s major irrigation project becomes contentious
7 years, 4 months ago

Telangana’s major irrigation project becomes contentious

Live Mint  

Hyderabad: A mega project in Telangana designed to bring drinking water and irrigation to its parched areas has run into troubles with land acquisition and charges of cost escalation. Sridhar Rao Deshpande, officer on special duty to Telangana irrigation minister T. Harish Rao, said a total of 225 thousand million cubic feet is to be drawn through the project. The …

Why is Telangana's Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project important?
7 years, 8 months ago

Why is Telangana's Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project important?

The Hindu  

If anything is at stake for the Telangana Rashtra Samithi government in the youngest State of the country for the next elections due in 2019, it is the execution of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project. Notwithstanding its share of controversies, particularly related to land acquisition for the Mallannasagar reservoir, one of the key components of the project for storage of …

Telangana: Doubts over cost of Ramdas Lift Irrigation Project
8 years, 2 months ago

Telangana: Doubts over cost of Ramdas Lift Irrigation Project

Deccan Chronicle  

Khammam: Lack of accountability and transparency over the cost escalation of Bhakta Ramadas Lift Irrigation scheme has given rise to many doubts on the estimates of the project. Minister for irrigation T. Harish Rao, who visited the project two months ago, stated that the cost of the project is around Rs 600 crore. The officials erected the motors and pipelines …

Aspects that never go in the planning of irrigation projects
8 years, 2 months ago

Aspects that never go in the planning of irrigation projects

The Hindu  

The Telangana government’s hurried approach in improving irrigation potential in the State has exposed some of the lesser known yet important aspects that go into planning of dams that weren’t executed. The Central Water Commission and foreign funding agencies like the Japanese International Cooperation Agency and the World Bank underscore the need for projects being economically justifiable, and hence insist …

‘No package for Polavaram in Budget’
10 years, 8 months ago

‘No package for Polavaram in Budget’

The Hindu  

The Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday brought hope and despair to the State on the agriculture and irrigation fronts. Absence of any financial commitment in the budget for the Indira Sagar Project which intended to bring 7.2 lakh acres under irrigation in East Godavari, West Godavari, Visakhapatnam and Krishna districts, besides transfer of 80tmc of …

CAG report exposes irregularities in AP irrigation projects
11 years, 8 months ago

CAG report exposes irregularities in AP irrigation projects

India TV News  

Hyderabad, June 21: The Comptroller and Auditor General has exposed gross irregularities in the execution of Andhra Pradesh's irrigation projects, which has resulted in a cost overrun of Rs. 52,116 crore as on September 2012, the latest CAG report on the 'Jalayagnam' irrigation programme said.The CAG report comes in the wake of opposition parties claiming that the ‘Jalayagnam' programme launched …

Efforts on to complete 46 irrigation projects: CM
11 years, 10 months ago

Efforts on to complete 46 irrigation projects: CM

The Hindu  

Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy has said that efforts were on to complete 46 irrigation projects under Jalayagnam programme to provide water for another 30 lakh acres this year. Thus, many projects, including Ali Sagar and Gutpa in the district, were complete and provided water to 22 lakh acres, he said. Participating in the ‘Rythu Sadassu’ here on Monday, …

Raw deal for Jalayagnam projects
12 years ago

Raw deal for Jalayagnam projects

The Hindu  

Priority assigned to Jalayagnam irrigation projects appears to have been toned down, if the allocation cut made in the 2013-14 budget to this prestigious water programme is any indication. The downsizing of the irrigation budget like this at a time when the government held out repeated assurances to complete all the 82 projects taken up at a cost of Rs. …

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