Land Purchase Programme in Telangana – 2014

• Initiation: After the formation of Telangana, the government launched a programme for landless Dalit agrarian families through GO.No.4, issued on 7th August 2014.
• Target Beneficiaries: Women from landless Dalit agricultural families are the primary beneficiaries.
• Land Allocation: Each selected beneficiary is to receive 3 acres of land at one place.
• Focus on Poorest: The programme identifies the poorest of the poor landless agricultural families as eligible for the scheme.
• Ownership: The allocated land will be given on patta exclusively to women from eligible Dalit families.
• Land Acquisition: The Telangana government purchases land to allocate for this programme.
• Distribution Results: As of the SEO-2020 report, the government purchased 15,488 acres of land and distributed it among 6,104 poor Dalit families.