Overview
- On March 9, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu handed newly printed pattadar passbooks to farmers at Kotha Buruju in Dhone, Nandyal district.
- He demonstrated biometric verification by helping villagers digitally record their thumb impressions during the event.
- Before the meeting, he reviewed horticulture exhibits and highlighted that using protective fruit covers can improve quality and prices, asking officials to build farmer awareness of the practice.
- He instructed officials to promote high-value crop varieties that yield better profits and to take steps to improve groundwater levels.
- He reiterated the government’s goal to issue over 60 lakh pending passbooks by December 2027 and to prepare error-free land records in every village.