Jagan instructs Andhra Pradesh officials to procure all paddy damaged by the recent rains

All crops to be procured

He advised the officials to get details of the damage done to the crops from village secretariats and initiate relief measures accordingly.

Discoloured and soaked paddy had to be procured in full and there could no second word about it, he said, adding that after enumeration, the officials should display the details at the village secretariat for social auditing.

వర్షాలపై సీఎంఓ అధికారులతో సీఎం సమీక్ష. రైతులకు పూర్తిస్థాయిలో అండగా నిలవాలని ఆదేశం. పంటనష్టపోయిన రైతుల్లో ఏ ఒక్కరికీ పరిహారం రాలేదనే మాట రాకూడదన్న సీఎం. తడిసిన, రంగుమారిన ధాన్యాన్ని కొనుగోలు చేయాలని ఆదేశం. రబీ ధన్యాం కొనుగోలును వేగవంతం చేయాలన్న సీఎం.#YSJaganCares #AndhraPradesh

— CMO Andhra Pradesh (@AndhraPradeshCM) May 4, 2023

He asked the officials to hasten the process of procurement of rabi crops from the farmers.

He advised them to start a toll-free number so that if the farmers had any grievances, they could register them.

The officials should review the grievances on a day-to-day basis and provide relief to the needy farmers, he said.

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On policewomen and their role

The chief minister, reviewing the functioning of the Home Department with Minister T Vanitha, DGP KV Rajendranath Reddy, and other officials, wanted stringent action to be taken against those who resorted to harassment through social media.

He also took a close look at the duties of the women constables and pointed out that their job should be specifically defined.

There had to be a review of what they were doing now and what they were supposed to do to improve their performance, he said.

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The Disha app

Jagan on the occasion that he was in favour of the use of the Disha app and wanted one member of each household in the state to download the app and keep it ready for use in an emergency.

The chief minister wanted a survey done to popularise the app and ensure that all households had access to help through it.

Pamphlets needed to be distributed to all households on the benefits of downloading the Disha app, he said.

The chief minister also asked the officials to deal with those who peddled narcotics in the state with an iron hand. There had to be a watch on the transport and use of contraband drugs to root out the evil.

The drug peddlers should be awarded exemplary punishments and there should be one Disha police station in each Parliament Constituency, he said.

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