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Palamoor online sand policy lauded
The new online sand policy launched in Mahbubnagar district is earning good returns for the government exchequer. The policy was launched on August 15 by the Minister for Medical Health and Family Welfare C Laxma Reddy. The new online sand policy has already earned the government exchequer Rs 8 lakh.
Mahbubnagar: The new online sand policy launched in Mahbubnagar district is earning good returns for the government exchequer. The policy was launched on August 15 by the Minister for Medical Health and Family Welfare C Laxma Reddy. The new online sand policy has already earned the government exchequer Rs 8 lakh.
Unlike earlier, where the beneficiary had to wait for weeks and months to obtain permission from the revenue department and gram panchayat offices for sand, the launch of the new online sand policy has made it easy to acquire permission.
Beneficiaries wanting to obtain permission can log on to the website www.palamoorsand.com from anywhere and register their mobile number using a onetime password (OTP). Upon entering the OPT, the registered user has to fill-in all the necessary details pertaining to sand requirement and finally should pay the required fees online and get the payment receipt and permission to obtain sand is generated.
If in case anyone wants to get further clarification regarding the online sand procurement process they can contact toll free number 08542-245377 and avail more clarity about the procurement procedure.
“The new online sand procurement procedure has come handy to many people in the district. It has freed them from the official hurdles and uneasy delay. In fact, our objective to curb corruption and illegal mining will also be achieved to a great extent through this online system. I had enquired about the new system with the villagers, sarpanches, tractor drivers and beneficiaries, everyone have expressed their satisfaction with the online system.
In just a weeks’ time we have earned more than Rs 8 lakh for the government to the sales of sand in the district using this new online policy,” District Collector Ronald Rose said.
In fact, Peddapally was the first district to implement the online sand policy in the entire Telagnana State. After seeing good results, the government had launched this policy in Mahbubnagar district as well.
As per the new policy, the tractor owner will be paid Rs 55 per kilometre, while the gram panchayat in which the sand quarry is located will be paid Rs 300. This amount will be later used for the development of the gram panchayat, Collector said.
