Cabinet decides to procure entire paddy harvest, wait for legal opinion on BC reservations

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Minister for Information and Public Relations Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy. File

Minister for Information and Public Relations Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy. File | Photo Credit: handout

The Telangana Council of Ministers, chaired by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, connected Thursday decided to procure the full paddy nutrient this twelvemonth and hold for a study of the ineligible experts connected the all-important BC reservations issue, the study is expected to beryllium submitted wrong 2 days.

The Cabinet besides took a bid of decisions covering agriculture, education, infrastructure, and municipality development.

Minister for Information and Public Relations Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy and Minister for Sports Vakati Srihari said astatine a property league that the State had a grounds harvest of 1.48 crore metric tonnes of paddy, the highest successful the country. Of this, astir 80 lakh metric tonnes are expected to scope procurement centres, and the Central authorities has agreed to procure 50 lakh metric tonnes. The State authorities has decided to petition an further 15 lakh metric tonnes from the Centre. Payments, including Minimum Support Price (MSP) and the ₹500 bonus per quintal for good varieties, volition beryllium credited straight to farmers’ slope accounts without delay.

Metro Expansion and L&T Review

Mr. Reddy said the Cabinet has decided to expedite Hyderabad Metro Phase-2. A elaborate treatment was held connected taking implicit the Phase-1 task presently being operated nether the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) exemplary by L&T.

To survey the feasibility and implications of the takeover, the authorities volition represent a High-Level Committee chaired by the Chief Secretary, with members including the Finance Secretary, MA&UD Secretary, Law Secretary, MD of Metro Rail, and Urban Transport Adviser. The committee’s study volition beryllium submitted to the Cabinet Sub-Committee, to beryllium headed by Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka, which volition marque last recommendations for Cabinet approval.

Mr. Reddy said the Cabinet besides approved the allocation of 435.08 acres of alternate onshore to the Defence section for the elevated corridor projects betwixt Paradise Junction–Shamirpet (ORR) and Paradise Junction–Dairy Farm Road, wherever defence onshore volition beryllium utilized.

The Cabinet besides approved the constitution of 3 caller cultivation colleges nether Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU). They volition beryllium acceptable up astatine Huzurnagar, Kodangal, and Nizamabad, and volition commence operations from the existent world year.

Praja Vijayotsavam from December 1–9

Marking 2 years of the ‘Praja Government’, the Cabinet decided to clasp ‘Praja Palana–Praja Vijayotsavam’ celebrations crossed the State from December 1 to 9. A Cabinet Sub-Committee volition beryllium formed to oversee arrangements and coordinate the events.

Mr. Reddy said the Cabinet reconsidered the regularisation disqualifying individuals with much than 2 children from contesting section assemblage elections.

NALSAR – 50% section quota

It besides approved the allocation of 7 further acres to NALSAR University of Law astatine its existing campus. The quota for Telangana students successful NALSAR admissions volition beryllium doubled from 25% to 50%, enhancing section representation. The Cabinet sanctioned 10 acres of onshore for the Enkoor Market Yard successful Julurupadu, Bhadradri Kothagudem district.

The Cabinet besides gave its motion to conception ₹5,566 km of roads nether the HAM (Hybrid Annuity Model) successful the archetypal phase, covering nationalist highways, territory headquarters, mandal centres, tourer spots, and inter-State connectivity routes.

For the Krishna–Vikarabad broad-gauge obstruction line, the authorities agreed to carnivore the ₹438 crore outgo for 845 hectares of onshore acquisition. The State volition besides lend one-third of the full task outgo for the Mannanur–Srisailam Elevated Corridor project.

Published - October 16, 2025 09:45 p.m. IST

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