Summary:
Officials said as primary notification for land acquisition had already been issued and acquisition was in progress, these villages were excluded from the scheme. For those who have sold the land, the scheme is not applicable as the land was acquired under GO 123 or the Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act-2016 (Telangana Amendment). As land owners, we are eligible for the scheme till the land is acquired. An officer, on the condition of anonymity, said land-owning farmers would be eligible for Rythu Bandhu till land is acquired for any project. “If the land is going to be acquired before June 15, when the Kharif commences, they would not be eligible for the assistance..