Hyderabad, May 12 -- Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao declared that a decision to have regulatory agriculture cultivation in Telangana State has been taken with the sole aim of benefitting the farmers.

The Chief Minister wanted farmers to cultivate the crops as suggested by the government. He also declared the regulatory cultivation of Paddy would begin from this Monsoon season. He has decided to interact with the field level officials in this regard on May 15.

KCR held a high-level review meeting at Pragathi Bhavan here on Tuesday on Change of cropping pattern and setting up of Crop Colonies. Minister Etela Rajender, State Planning Commission Vice Chairman B Vinod Kumar, Rythu Bandhu State President Palla Rajeshwar Reddy, Government's...