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The BJP and Congress, in their attempt to criticize the state government’s decision, conveniently ignored decisions made by their respective governments to sell government property
Hyderabad: Opposition parties seem to be playing with a double-edged sword when it comes to selling government property. In their attempt to criticize the state government’s decision to auction off vacant land to raise funds for the chessboard, the BJP and Congress appear to have conveniently ignored decisions made by their respective governments to sell government property. .
While the BJP-led government at the Center is determined to sell off public sector units (PSUs), including a few for-profit entities, even during the Covid-19 crisis, party heads of state have reconsidered question the decision of the Telangana government to auction the vacant land. . Interestingly, BJP state leaders, including state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar, who justified the Centre’s divestment policy, including the sale of PSUs and public sector banks (PSB ), have chosen to oppose a similar decision taken by the Telangana government to raise funds to implement various and social activities in the state.
BJP state leaders criticized the Telangana government’s decision to sell government plots rather than house several landless poor and provide them with shelter. Many seem to have ignored the fact that the Central BJP government was not only selling public properties, but also launched a program to encourage states to follow suit.
As part of his Special Assistance Program to States for Capital Expenditure for 2021-2022, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has offered to offer incentives to States for the monetization / recycling of infrastructure assets and divestment of state public sector enterprises (SPSE). It allocated 12,400 crore rupees in the 2021-22 budget to encourage states to divest SPSE. About Rs 2,400 crore has been allocated separately for the northeastern states and the hills for the same purpose. In addition, the Center has allocated 5,000 crore rupees to provide a 50-year interest-free loan against the amount realized by them, through monetization, listing and divestment of assets.
Likewise, TPCC leaders who did not oppose a similar decision by the then YS Rajashekhar Reddy government in undivided Andhra Pradesh also raise objections to the decision taken by the Telangana government. It should be remembered that the YSR government at the time made the political decision to sell government land and raise funds for the implementation of various government programs. Despite a fury among the residents of the Telangana region in the undivided state for the sale of land in Hyderabad and the establishment of irrigation projects in Andhra Pradesh, the YSR government made its decision to implement his Jalayagnam.
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, Telangana has become one of the best performing states in the country in terms of economy and income. It has also won several Union Government awards for the implementation of many new social protection and development programs. Telangana has also been appreciated by his colleagues for reaching out to migrant workers, teachers and other non-teaching staff in private schools, as well as other needy sections of society struggling to achieve their ends. , during the pandemic.
In the midst of these conditions, the State Cabinet made the political decision to increase an estimated income of Rs 10,000 crore through the sale of government land that is not needed for public purposes and is located in estates. privileged areas. To ensure transparency in the bidding process and achieve competitive rates, the government decided to conduct electronic auctions of these lands and appointed Central PSU MSTC Limited as the nodal agency in this regard. However, opposition parties criticize the decision.
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