Sangareddy: In all, 4,478 women belonging to different social strata will benefit from the third phase of land distribution in Medak district on November 19.

Some 5,361 acres of land will be handed over at mandal-level distribution programmes.

A major chunk of the land will go for the backward classes with 2,515 acres for 2,201 beneficiaries followed by the Scheduled Castes with 2,014 acres for 1,625 beneficiaries, 552 acres for 456 ST women, 170 acres to 114 women belonging to minority communities.

Passbooks ready

District Revenue Officer I. Prakash Kumar said that passbooks and sale deeds of the lands selected for distribution had been kept ready.

However, only 145 acres of land out of the 1,901 meant for distribution in the Siddipet division was fresh land and the remaining land was under the occupation of beneficiaries who would receive rights on that particular piece of land.

While 4,894 women benefited from the first phase, 23,584 women benefited in the second phase of land distribution. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh personally handed over the first passbook to a Lambada woman at Medak to mark the record distribution of 25,404 acres of land.

Forward linkages

With district Collector B. Venkatesam deciding to restrict the number of acres distributed after reviewing the second phase, stress was laid on quality of assistance instead of quantity.

Forward linkages with the comprehensive land development programme and DWMA were planned.

Farmers would be helped to identify the crops suitable for the land and also to receive directions on ways to gain from a rocky terrain.

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