Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao has convened a Cabinet meeting on July 31. The Cabinet will discuss around 40 to 50 items and review the flood situation in the state.
In the wake of the farming community being busy in the current kharif season, the Cabinet will assess the conditions that have arisen in the agriculture sector due to the untimely rains and the alternative agricultural policies that need to be adopted to protect farmers. The meeting will estimate the damage caused to roads across the state due to overflowing of canals and rivulets and its impact on road transportation. It is likely to decide on restoring the damaged road network on a war-footing.
The Cabinet will discuss issues related to the TSRTC, including enhancement of salaries of its employees.
The issue of constituting a new PRC (pay revision commission) to hike salaries and pensions for state government employees and pensioners is likely to come up for discussion. The tenure of the current PRC ended on June 30 and there is a strong demand from employees and pensioners to appoint a new PRC.
They are likely to discuss bringing a new crop insurance policy to save farmers from financial losses due to crop damage on account of natural calamities.
There is no crop insurance scheme in Telangana at present after the state government opted out of the Prime Minister Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in kharif 2020.
The cabinet is likely to discuss bills pending with the governor and take a decision on introducing and passing those bills again in the upcoming Legislative Assembly session and refer to the Governor for approval, especially with regard to approvals granted to private universities and constituting a common recruitment board to fill teaching vacancies in all state universities.
