VIJAYAWADA: The state Assembly passed the Andhra Pradesh Disha (Special Courts For Specified Offences Against Women And Children Bill, 2020) and the AP Land Tilling Bill, 2020 by voice vote.
Home minister Mekathoi Sucharitha, who tabled the Disha Bill, explained its salient features saying the 2019 Bill was withdrawn and a new Bill is introduced with provisions for speedy trial. She said that across the state 18 Disha police stations were set up and they have obtained ISO certification as women and child friendly stations. She mentioned that since the Disha app was introduced, 12 lakh people have downloaded the app till date.
The House also passed the Andhra Pradesh Land Tilling Bill, 2020 which proposes to provide permanent land ownership and settle disputes over the boundaries and ownership. Revenue minister Dharmana Krishna Das said that Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy took a historic decision, for the first time in the country, of introducing this Bill and the…