₹813 crore found waiting in government offices
Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy ordered officials to disburse compensation reportedly lying with field offices. The money has not yet been shown reaching farmers.
An order has been issued to disburse ₹813 crore in land-acquisition compensation.
Telangana Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has ordered officials to disburse ₹813 crore in land-acquisition compensation reportedly lying undisbursed with government field offices. The order was issued during a September 21 review with district collectors and senior officials. The file has moved. The money, so far as the available record shows, has not.
A report on the review said ₹2,504 crore had been released for land acquisition and rehabilitation since April 1, while ₹813 crore remained undisbursed — ₹502 crore with land-acquisition officers and ₹311 crore with collectors. Uttam said that if the money had been released, it must reach land-losing farmers; if it could not be disbursed for a genuine reason, officials should explain and return it rather than keep it idle. Two reports carried the direction, but no government ledger or district-wise payment statement was available to confirm that farmers had received the amount.
The minister also reportedly said Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy had earmarked ₹6,000 crore in 2026 for irrigation-related land acquisition, rehabilitation, resettlement and forest clearances. No sanction order, budget-head details, release record or project-wise allocation was found. For now, ₹813 crore is an instruction awaiting proof of delivery, while ₹6,000 crore remains an assurance awaiting paperwork.