Naidu greets Telugu people on "Sankranti"

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu today greeted Telugu people on the eve of "Makar Sankranti" (Pongal in South India).

He asked Telugu people to celebrate the harvest festival, which this year falls on January 15, with joy and fervour.

In a press release, Naidu said "Sankranti is a big festival for the Telugu people, particularly the farmers."

"The State Government has initiated many schemes for the welfare of farmers and also to promote agriculture as a profitable profession," he said.

The Government has launched 'Chandranna Kanuka' scheme, under which the poor people get, at subsided rate, food items like flour, red gram, jaggery, ghee and palm oil to celebrate the harvest festival, he said.