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Allocate Rs 10,000 of crores for Musi Riverfront development project.
Release funds under Jal Jeevan Mission
Facilitate advance payment of gas subsidy to OMCs.
Release pending dues of Paddy and Rice supply
CM Revanth Reddy appeals to Union Ministers CR Patil, Hardeep Singh Puri and Joshi.
NEW DELHI, JULY 22, 2024: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy appealed to Union Jal Shakti minister CR Patil to allocate Rs 10,000 crore for the prestigious Musi Riverfront Development project under National Rivers Conservation Plan. The Chief Minister briefed the Union Minister about the government’s plans envisaged for Musi river development project on a 55 km stretch which is being taken up for the first time in the country on such a big scale.
The Chief Minister called on Union Ministers CR Patil, Hardeep Singh Puri and Prahlad Joshi in Delhi today (Monday). The CM brought to the notice of the union ministers various development related issues in the official meeting.
CM Revanth Reddy told the Jal Shakti minister that the state government decided to clean river Musi which was filled with dirty water and emanated foul smell in Hyderabad .The Chief minister appealed to Patil to extend central assistance to Musi cleaning project, construction of flood water canals, raising the level and beautification of the river. As the Center is planning for the conservation and development of rivers in the Deccan Plateau under the National River Conservation Pla Allocate Rs 10,000 of crores for Musi Riverfront development project.
RELEASE Rs.16,100 CRORE JAL SHAKTI FUNDS
CM Revanth Reddy appealed to CR Patil to release funds to Telangana under the Jal Jeevan Mission. According to 2019 statistics, 77.60 per cent of the houses are getting tap water and the recent survey conducted by the state government disclosed that 7.85 lakh houses are deprived of safe drinking water supply through the tap connection. The Chief Minister informed the Union Minister that it required Rs 16,100 crore to provide tap water connections to the 7.85 lakh houses along with the houses constructed under PMAY ( Urban ) and rural .
The CM brought to the notice of the union minister non release of funds to the state till date though the Jal jeevan Mission which was launched in 2019 and requested to release the funds from this year promptly. Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka, State Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy, Khammam MP Ramasahayam Raghurami Reddy, Rajya Sabha Member Anil Kumar Yadav, Chief Minister’s Secretary Chandrasekhar Reddy, Telangana Bhavan Resident Commissioner Gaurav Uppal are also present.
SUPPLY OF COOKING GAS CYLINDER AT RS 500.
CM Revanth Reddy appealed to minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri to provide a facility to pay Rs.500 gas supply subsidy to Oil Marketing Companies (OMC) in advance in Telangana. The CM met the petroleum minister in the Parliament. The Chief Minister explained to the Union Minister that his government launched a cooking gas cylinder supply for Rs.500 as part of the Mahalakshmi scheme and requested the state to pay the subsidy in advance to the OMCs. The gas agencies were already requested to supply a gas cylinder for Rs.500 by paying the subsidy amount in advance but the supplying companies did not respond positively. At present, the consumers are getting subsidy only after paying the full amount for the cylinder and it created problems for the poor beneficiaries, the CM said urging the Union Minister to instruct the OMCs to accept their demand for the payment of the subsidy on gas cylinders in advance. This facility will help the consumers to buy gas cylinders by paying only Rs 500 and reduce financial burden on them. If that is not possible, the Chief Minister requested the Petroleum Minister to ensure that the subsidy paid by the government is received within 48 hours to the consumers. Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka, State Irrigation Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy, Chief Minister’s Secretary Chandrasekhar Reddy, Telangana Bhavan Resident Committee in Delhi Gaurav Uppal are present.
RELEASE PENDING DUES
CM Revanth Reddy urged Union minister for Consumer affairs, Food and Public Distribution Prahlad Joshi to immediately release the pending dues regarding paddy procurement and rice supply. The CM told Joshi that the centre kept pending the release of Rs 1468.94 crore subsidy amount in respect of the procurement of additional levy during Kharif season in 2014-15. The CM reminded that all the related documents have also been submitted to the central government and release all pending dues. The Chief Minister also requested the minister to release Rs 343.27 crore pending dues with regard to the supply of 89,987 metric tonnes of rice under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana from May 2021 to March 2022 by confirming the orders.
The Chief Minister urged the Civil Supplies minister to immediately release the pending dues of Rs 79.09 crores related to rice distributed under Non-NFSA (National Food Security Act) from May 2021 to March 2022.
Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka, State Irrigation minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy, Khammam and Zaheerabad MPs Ramsahayam Raghurami Reddy, Suresh Shetkar, Chief Minister’s Secretary Chandrasekhar Reddy, Telangana Bhavan Resident Commissioner Gaurav Uppal are present.
