Hyderabad, Jun 7 :Greeting people in the state on the occasion of World Food Safety Day Today Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao said even during the Corona pandemic times, the crops cultivated by Telangana farmers have provided food security to the country.
In a statement, Mr Rao said in Telangana state, the government has introduced several welfare schemes at a cost of Rs 45,000 crore providing welfare, food, social and life security.
Recalling the efforts put in by the state government to turn Telangana into a rice bowl in the Country (Annapurna) from a region, which faced famine and starvation under the united AP rule, the CM said that measures taken by the government in supplying nutritious meat, eggs and fish to people have yielded good results.
The state government is implementing Sheep rearing schemes and encouraging the production of fruits and vegetables, he said with these efforts, people in the state are getting food, which is safe and secure.
The CM said the government is waging a war against all the adulteration of food items.
The government is dealing with a stern hand against the spurious seeds, fertilizers and pesticides thereby ensuring safe food grains.
Keeping in view the increase in ‘diabetes’, the state government has prepared Telangana ‘Sona variety’ of rice and cultivation of this rice variety is encouraged all over the State, he said.(UNI)