Govt sanctions Rs 448.91 crore for land development:Minister

Hyderabad, Mar 7 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Minister for Rural Development D Srinivas today informed the Assembly that the government had allocated Rs 448.91 crore to develop the lands assigned to the poor under the 'Indira Prabha' programme.

In a written reply to a question by Ch Rakeswara Rao, T Devender Goud (TDP) and other MLAs, the Minister said the amount would be spent to develop 3,78,690 acres of land assigned to 2,67,368 families.

NABARD was assisting the scheme since 2004-05, Mr Srinivas said and added the government had already released Rs 206.52 crore, out of which Rs 165.88 crore had been spent to develop 2,33,427 acres.

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