Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has directed officials to focus on increasing revenue in ticketing and registration, excise, commercial tax, transport and mining.
The CM held a review meeting of the revenue earning departments at the camp office here on Friday.
During the review, the Chief Minister directed the officials to expedite the registration for One Time Settlement (OTS) and Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) beneficiaries.
He said that awareness should be created among the public about the registration services provided in village and ward secretariats so that they can avail those services. He said that people should be educated about both the legal rights and the security that comes with the registration process.
Apart from this, Reddy said that steps should be taken to provide permanent land deeds under Jagannas Shashwat Bhu Hakku-Bhoo Raksha Yojna as well as to register the services in selected secretariats by October 2. Officials said that steps are being taken to start the services in 650 villages, where more than 14,000 village/ward secretariat staff are being trained to handle the registration process.
Meanwhile, the CM directed the forest department officials to focus on promoting bamboo cultivation in the state.
As officials said that there are over 2,700 non-operating mines related to minor minerals which are yet to resume operations, the CM directed to make them operational, as they can add to the revenue of the state. Also, officials informed that so far production has started at Suliyari coal mines, which is being operated by Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation (APMDC).
Jagan said coal from the Suliyari mine should be supplied to various industries across the state, including Genco, as it would benefit the Genco-led power projects. He directed the officials to focus on participating in the next coal auction process.
While discussing commercial tax and excise duty, Reddy advised restructuring of commercial taxes by assigning clear responsibility to everyone in the department. He asked the officials to set up a legal cell and data analytics section with OTS facility to clear the pending dues by the end of June.
He also ordered strict action against the transportation and manufacture of illicit liquor.
Deputy Chief Minister (Excise) K Narayana Swamy, Revenue Minister Dharmana Prasadrao, Energy, Forest and Mines Minister Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy, Chief Secretary Sameer Sharma, Forest and Environment Special CS Nirab Kumar Prasad, Revenue Department Special CS Rajat Bhargava, Land Commissioner Administration G. Sai Prasad, Special CS Finance SS Rawat, Principal Secretary Transport MT Krishnababu, Principal Secretary Panchayati Raj Gopalkrishna Dwivedi, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests N Pratap Kumar and other officers were present.
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