Telangana to disburse ₹7600 cr under ‘Rythu Bandhu’ scheme from 28 Dec
2 years ago

Telangana to disburse ₹7600 cr under ‘Rythu Bandhu’ scheme from 28 Dec

Live Mint  

K Chandrasekhar Rao, the chief minister of Telangana, gave T Harish Rao, the state's finance minister, instructions on Sunday to begin disbursing the crop investment-Rythu Bandhu funds for the yasangi harvest season on 28 December. An official release from the CMO stated that the Rythu Bandhu funds, starting from one acre as usual, would be credited to the accounts of all farmers by Sankranthi and for this, the State government would deposit ₹7,600 crore in their bank accounts. The release further stated that by providing direct investment into the farmer's account to start farming activity, in addition to free irrigation, free electricity, and farmer insurance, a revolutionary development had occurred in agriculture in the State. According to the release, the State government's agricultural policies are influencing the Center and neighbouring State governments to create opportunities for farmer welfare and agricultural growth.

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₹12,000 per year to be disbursed to landless labourers from Dec. 28, says Bhatti
1 week, 1 day ago

₹12,000 per year to be disbursed to landless labourers from Dec. 28, says Bhatti

The Hindu  

The people’s government will implement its promise of providing ₹12,000 per year to landless labourers from December 28, and the first instalment of ₹6,000 will be disbursed on the same day the Congress will celebrate its Formation Day, said Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka. Forced to take loans For 10 long years, the BRS rulers looted the State by …

Uttam Promises Restoration of Nizamsagar Project
1 week, 3 days ago

Uttam Promises Restoration of Nizamsagar Project

Deccan Chronicle  

Kamareddy: Irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Friday said the century-old Nizamsagar project would be restored to its old glory with its original water storage area, by adopting global technology for desilting it. Uttam Kumar Reddy further noted that restrictions imposed by the water disputes tribunal had prevented utilisation of water from three barrages under the Kaleshwaram project. Despite …

No land ceiling for Rythu Bharosa, only non-agri lands will be excluded
1 week, 5 days ago

No land ceiling for Rythu Bharosa, only non-agri lands will be excluded

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state government is reportedly leaning against imposing a ceiling on the number of acres eligible for the new Rythu Bharosa scheme, which will replace the existing Rythu Bandhu initiative starting Sankranthi. Rythu Bharosa promised Rs 15,000 per acre per year, against Rs 10,000 per acre per year being extended under Rythu Bandhu, which will impose additional financial burden …

Rythu Bharosa will be implemented after Sankranti: Revanth
3 weeks ago

Rythu Bharosa will be implemented after Sankranti: Revanth

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Asserting that crop loan waiver scheme was extended to all the eligible beneficiaries in the state and describing his government as ‘farmer friendly’, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday announced the implementation of Rythu Bharosa scheme after Sankranti. The chief minister’s announcement on rolling out Rythu Bharosa scheme, an initiative to increase subsidies from Rs 10,000 to Rs …

Rythu Bharosa of ₹7,500 Announced for Rabi Season: Centre to Provide Relief to 22 Lakh Farmers
2 months ago

Rythu Bharosa of ₹7,500 Announced for Rabi Season: Centre to Provide Relief to 22 Lakh Farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

The Telangana government has announced that Rythu Bharosa of Rs 7,500 will be provided to all farmers in the state from the Rabi season. The government will complete the loan waiver for the remaining farmers by December. The minister also informed that the Centre was buying only 25 per cent of the pulses purchased by the state government at MSP. …

Farmers to receive assistance under Rythu Bharosa after completion of crop loan waiver: Telangana Agri Minister
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers to receive assistance under Rythu Bharosa after completion of crop loan waiver: Telangana Agri Minister

The Hindu  

Minister of Agriculture, Tummala Nageswara Rao, reiterated Telangana government’s commitment to complete the Crop Loan Waiver Scheme, ensuring that every eligible farmer will benefit. He also mentioned that Rythu Bharosa assistance would be provided to farmers after the crop loan waiver is completed. Accusing Opposition parties of unnecessary criticism, the Minister noted that the loan waiver process was ongoing and …

Telangana BJP Plans Rythu Deeksha to Pressure Congress on Six Guarantees
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana BJP Plans Rythu Deeksha to Pressure Congress on Six Guarantees

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: With a resolve to force the Congress government to fulfil its poll promises, including the Six Guarantees to the people before the Assembly elections, the Telangana BJP will launch a 24-hour rythu deeksha at Dharna Chowk near Indira Park on Monday. Addressing a press conference here on Sunday, party Malkajgiri MP Etala Rajendar pointed out that banks had indicated …

Telangana Agriculture Minister’s comments pushes farmers into confusion: KTR
3 months ago

Telangana Agriculture Minister’s comments pushes farmers into confusion: KTR

The Hindu  

HYDERABAD Working president of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi K.T. He said this pointing at the State Agriculture Minister Tummala Nagerswara Rao’s comments reportedly made in Delhi on Thursday that Rythu Bharosa would not be extended to the tenant farmers. Mr. Rama Rao issued a statement on Friday saying that the Congress Government led by A. Revanth Reddy made tall promises …

Telangana: Farmers Stage Rasta Roko Demanding Crop Loan Waiver
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Telangana: Farmers Stage Rasta Roko Demanding Crop Loan Waiver

Deccan Chronicle  

Nizamabad: Hundreds of farmers from Nizamabad, Armoor and Balkonda staged a rasta roko on National Highway 44 at Mamidipally Crossroads near Armoor on Saturday, demanding the Rs 2-lakh crop loan waiver that the Congress had promised in the run-up to the state elections. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy promised at Siddulagutta temple in Armoor the Rs 2-lakh crop loan waiver …

Rs 2.5 lakh crore Telangana budget to focus on 6Gs
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Rs 2.5 lakh crore Telangana budget to focus on 6Gs

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Finance Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka will present the first full Budget of the Congress government after the formation of Telangana on Thursday. According to sources, the Budget for the financial year 2024–25 would be around Rs 2.5 lakh crore to Rs 2.9 lakh crore. Apart from this, an estimated Rs 15,000 crore would be required for implementing the Rythu …

Telangana: Mallu Ravi Accuses BRS, BJP of 'Goebbelsian campaign'
5 months ago

Telangana: Mallu Ravi Accuses BRS, BJP of 'Goebbelsian campaign'

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Congress MP Mallu Ravi accused the BRS and the BJP of engaging in a "Goebbelsian campaign," aimed at spreading misinformation about the Congress government's commitment to farmer debt relief. Congress MPs, including Balram Naik, have planned thanksgiving programmes across various constituencies to express gratitude for the support and to reaffirm their commitment to the electorate. A sub-committee led by …

Telangana CM kicks off crop loan waiver scheme
5 months ago

Telangana CM kicks off crop loan waiver scheme

Hindustan Times  

Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday kicked off the first phase of crop loan waiver scheme, depositing ₹1 lakh into the loan accounts of 1.1 million-odd farmers across the state. Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy with senior leader K. Keshava Rao at the launch of farmers’ loan waiver scheme at the Secretariat, in Hyderabad on Thursday. …

Telangana Dy CM asks banks to utilise funds released for crop loan waiver for the intended purpose
5 months ago

Telangana Dy CM asks banks to utilise funds released for crop loan waiver for the intended purpose

The Hindu  

As the first phase of the prestigious Crop Loan Waiver Scheme 2024 for waiver of loans up to ₹1 lakh got underway in Telangana on Thursday, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has exhorted bankers to utilise the funds released by the Government for the intended purpose. The Government is committed to implement its promise of crop loan waiver to …

Telangana government to implement crop loan waiver from July 18
5 months ago

Telangana government to implement crop loan waiver from July 18

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Taking yet another step towards fulfilling six guarantees promised by the Congress during Assembly elections, the state government is all set to implement the crop loan waiver scheme from Thursday. During the meeting, he announced that the government would waive loans below Rs 1 lakh at 4 pm on Thursday. He recalled that on May 6, 2022, Congress leader …

Telangana CM Revanth calls for national-level debate on crop loan waiver
5 months ago

Telangana CM Revanth calls for national-level debate on crop loan waiver

The Hindu  

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy urged for a national-level discussion on loan waivers, noting that no other State in the country has waived loans amounting to ₹31,000 crore in a single installment, and urged MPs to highlight this welfare initiative in Parliament. Announcing that the waiver of crop loans up to ₹1 lakh will be completed by 4 p.m. tomorrow, …

Former Agriculture minister Niranjan Reddy urges Telangana govt. to waive crop loans unconditionally
5 months ago

Former Agriculture minister Niranjan Reddy urges Telangana govt. to waive crop loans unconditionally

The Hindu  

Former Agriculture Minister Singireddy Niranjan Reddy has urged Telangana government to waive crop loans unconditionally and provide financial aid under the Rythu Bharosa scheme to support farmers owning land up to five acres. Speaking to the media at Telangana Bhavan in Hyderabad on Wednesday, he said, “While Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy claims there are no conditions, the guidelines have …

DyCM, Ministers attend conference on Rythu Bharosa scheme in Hanamkonda
5 months, 1 week ago

DyCM, Ministers attend conference on Rythu Bharosa scheme in Hanamkonda

The Hindu  

Deputy Chief Minister and chairman of the cabinet sub-committee on Rythu Bharosa, Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, announced that the State government will consider the opinions and suggestions of farmers before preparing the guidelines for the implementation of the Rythu Bharosa in place of Rythu Bandhu. Speaking to the media after holding a consultative conference at the Hanamkonda Collectorate on Monday, which …

BRS Govt Gave Rs 25,672 Cr Rythu Bandhu Benefits to Non-Farm Lands: Agri Dept Survey
5 months, 1 week ago

BRS Govt Gave Rs 25,672 Cr Rythu Bandhu Benefits to Non-Farm Lands: Agri Dept Survey

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The BRS government paid Rythu Bandhu funds of Rs 25,672 crore to non-agriculture land and non-farmers in the six years since the scheme was launched, according to a survey conducted by the agriculture department. The BRS government launched Rythu Bandhu in May 2018 to extend Rs 4,000 per acre for kharif and Rs 4,000 per acre for rabi every …

Telangana finalising guidelines for crop loan waiver scheme
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana finalising guidelines for crop loan waiver scheme

Hindustan Times  

The Congress government in Telangana is finalising guidelines for the implementation of crop loan waiver scheme, aimed at waiving all kinds of crop loan arrears of farmers up to ₹2 lakh at one go, people familiar with the matter said. The chief minister announced that the state government was working out the plan of action for mobilisation of finances for …

Telangana government to seek farmers’ views on Rythu Bharosa
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana government to seek farmers’ views on Rythu Bharosa

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD : The state government has decided to hold a public hearings on Rythu Bharosa to seek views of farmers on implementation of the scheme. Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka revealed this during a review meeting he and Agriculture Minister Thummala Nageswara Rao held with the officials of Agriculture, Marketing, Textile and Handlooms departments on budget proposals here on …

Telangana Govt exploring options to ensure all genuine small and marginal farmers are benefitted by crop loan waiver
6 months ago

Telangana Govt exploring options to ensure all genuine small and marginal farmers are benefitted by crop loan waiver

The Hindu  

As the deadline for the implementation of crop loan waiver up to ₹2 lakh is approaching fast, Telangana Government is exploring various options to see that all eligible farmers, especially small and marginal farmers with holdings of less than five acres, benefited from the scheme. 40 lakh farmers across Telangana The Government is actively considering the PM Kisan Samman Yojana …

Telangana Govt faced with twin challenges of implementing crop loan waiver and crediting Rythu Bharosa kharif instalment
6 months, 1 week ago

Telangana Govt faced with twin challenges of implementing crop loan waiver and crediting Rythu Bharosa kharif instalment

The Hindu  

Telangana government is faced with the twin challenges of fulfilling the promise of crop loan waiver upto ₹2 lakh to farmers and crediting the amounts under Rythu Bharosa, the Farmers’ Investment Support Scheme, in the next couple of months. While the government is mulling various options for raising resources to ensure crop loan waiver, implementation of the Rythu Bharosa will …

Unending woes of Telangana’s farmers
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Unending woes of Telangana’s farmers

The Hindu  

Exactly a month ago, Telangana farmer Itharaveni Rajesham succumbed to heat stroke while perched atop a small heap of 38 quintals of paddy, waiting for his turn to sell it at a government-run procurement centre in Ragampeta village, 28 km from the Karimnagar district headquarters. “He was visibly exhausted, shuttling between his house and the procurement centre to sell his …

‘Congress Govt has no flagship scheme to boast about in first 6 months’
7 months ago

‘Congress Govt has no flagship scheme to boast about in first 6 months’

The Hindu  

Bharat Rashtra Samithi has observed that the first six months of governance sets the direction for the five-year term for any Government but the Government in Telangana led Chief Minister by A. Revanth Reddy has not done anything specific to claim any scheme as its flagship programme. Addressing a press conference in Hyderabad on Saturday, senior leader of the party …

Officials told to explore options to implement crop loan waiver up to ₹2 lakh
7 months, 1 week ago

Officials told to explore options to implement crop loan waiver up to ₹2 lakh

The Hindu  

The Congress government in Telangana, headed by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, has started exploring options for fulfilling one of its key promises waiver of crop loans up to ₹2 lakh. The Chief Minister, who convened a meeting with senior officials on Wednesday, reiterated his commitment to complete loan waiver up to ₹2 lakh by August 15. As the State …

Telangana Polls: Farmers' Issues Take Center Stage in Election Campaigns
7 months, 1 week ago

Telangana Polls: Farmers' Issues Take Center Stage in Election Campaigns

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: With Rythu Bharosa, the financial assistance provided to farmers before the start of agriculture season, being remitted and Rabi season by and large passing off without much difficulty on power and irrigation fronts, the Congress has been pinning hopes heavily on the largest voting community of farmers and farm labour. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy prioritised the release of …

ECI directs govt to defer Rythu Bharosa
7 months, 2 weeks ago

ECI directs govt to defer Rythu Bharosa

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: In a jolt to the ruling Congress, the Election Commission of India on Tuesday deferred disbursement of aid under the Rythu Bharosa to farmers till the completion of polling for the Lok Sabha elections on May 13. The ECI move came following a complaint from one N Venukumar, stating that Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy violated the model code …

Lok Sabha polls: Election Commission halts Telangana’s welfare scheme for farmers
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls: Election Commission halts Telangana’s welfare scheme for farmers

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India on Tuesday directed the Telangana government to defer disbursement of funds to farmers under Rythu Bharosa scheme till Lok Sabha polls are held in the state on May 13, while maintaining that chief minister A Revanth Reddy has violated the model code of conduct by publicly referring to the payouts in his elections campaigns. Full …

Telangana Congress Ramps Up Campaign, Targets Women, Farmers, and Youth
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana Congress Ramps Up Campaign, Targets Women, Farmers, and Youth

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Congress has pinned high hopes on women, farmers and youth, who benefited from the schemes of the five-month-old Revanth Reddy government to make considerable gains in the Lok Sabha elections in Telangana state. As the May 13 polling day gets closer, the party leadership has decided to make a strong push to get the votes of these sections …

EC Directs Telangana Govt to Defer Rythu Bharosa Payments After CM Reddy 'Violates' Poll Code
7 months, 2 weeks ago

EC Directs Telangana Govt to Defer Rythu Bharosa Payments After CM Reddy 'Violates' Poll Code

News 18  

The Election Commission on Tuesday directed the Telangana government to defer payments under the ‘Rythu Bharosa’ scheme after polling day on May 13, saying chief minister Revanth Reddy violated the model code of conduct by referring to the disbursement of rabi instalments in his public speeches. In a letter to the Telangana chief electoral officer, the poll body said the …

Defer Rythu Bharosa payments until after polls in Telangana: EC
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Defer Rythu Bharosa payments until after polls in Telangana: EC

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Election Commission of India on Tuesday ordered the state government to stop the disbursement of financial assistance to farmers under the Rythu Bharosa scheme. Following the criticism that the Congress government had failed to implement the previous government’s flagship programme, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy recently announced that the remaining farmers would be paid before May 9. The …

Revanth challenges KCR for an open debate on Rythu Bharosa at Telangana Martyrs’ Memorial on May 9
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Revanth challenges KCR for an open debate on Rythu Bharosa at Telangana Martyrs’ Memorial on May 9

The Hindu  

Reiterating that farm loans up to ₹2 lakh will be waived off by August 15, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said financial assistance under the Rythu Bharosa scheme has already been disbursed to around 65 lakh farmers of the total 69 lakh farmers in the State. The Rythu Bharosa funds will be disbursed to the remaining 4 lakh farmers …

Drought Because of Congress’ Policies: KTR
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Drought Because of Congress’ Policies: KTR

Deccan Chronicle  

Karimnagar: Former minister and BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao alleged that the farmers in the state were facing a lot of hardships because of the policies adopted by the Congress government. Noting that the BRS government had successfully provided irrigation water same time last year, he questioned, why Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy was not able to do the …

Jupally Krishna Rao inspects farms hit by rains, hailstorm in Telangana
9 months ago

Jupally Krishna Rao inspects farms hit by rains, hailstorm in Telangana

New Indian Express  

NIZAMABAD/KAMAREDDY: Excise, Culture and Tourism Minister Jupally Krishna Rao along with government advisor Md Shabbir Ali and Nizamabad Rural Assembly constituency representative R Bhupathi Reddy and other leaders visited several hailstorm-affected areas in Kamareddy and Nizamabad Rural Assembly constituencies. Speaking to reporters in Congress Bhavan in Nizamabad, Krishna Rao said that the government will provide Rs 10,000 per acre to …

Farmer welfare our priority: CM Jagan Mohan Reddy
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmer welfare our priority: CM Jagan Mohan Reddy

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA : Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday disbursed Rs 1,294.34 crore under the YSR Rythu Bharosa-PM Kisan and YSR Sunna Vaddi Panta Runalu schemes. Of the total sum released, Rs 1,078.36 crore was extended to 53.58 lakh farmers under Rythu Bharosa and Rs 215.98 crore to 10,78,615 ryots towards interest subvention for timely repayment of interest on …

53.58 lakh farmers to get Rs 1,078.36 crores under Rythu Bharosa
9 months, 3 weeks ago

53.58 lakh farmers to get Rs 1,078.36 crores under Rythu Bharosa

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will credit financial assistance under ‘YSR Rythu Bharosa - PM Kisan’ as well as ‘YSR Sunna Vaddi Panta Runalu’ into the bank accounts of beneficiary farmers with the click of a button from his camp of f ice at Tadepalli on Wednesday. Under the YSR Rythu Bharosa - PM Kisan scheme, the government …

Rs 3,246 Crore Rythu Bandhu Remitted to 54.6 L Farmers
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Rs 3,246 Crore Rythu Bandhu Remitted to 54.6 L Farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state government, till Saturday, transferred Rs 3,246 crore of Rythu Bandhu aid to the accounts of 54.6 lakh farmers for the rabi crop season, covering all farmers owning up to four acres each. The state government started the Rythu Bandhu dispersion in phases from December 2023, starting with farmers owning up to an acre and increasing the limit …

Telangana farmers choose Congress despite benefiting from govt. schemes
1 year ago

Telangana farmers choose Congress despite benefiting from govt. schemes

The Hindu  

To gain political advantage, the BRS counted on its flagship programme, Rythu Bandhu, which has helped thousands of farmers. While examining the voter response to various State government initiatives for farmers, it was found that nearly four in five farmers benefited from Rythu Bandhu, and three in four benefited from free power supply. The findings also suggest that despite farmers …

BRS writes to EC to reconsider its decision on Rythu Bandhu disbursement
1 year ago

BRS writes to EC to reconsider its decision on Rythu Bandhu disbursement

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi on Monday wrote to the Election Commission of India to allow disbursements of financial aid to farmers for rabi crops under the Rythu Bandhu Scheme, until the end of the elections. In a letter dated November 27 to the ECI and the Chief Electoral Officer the BRS stated, "As the Commission is well aware that, …

Harish Rao responsible for stopping Rythu Bandhu: Revanth
1 year ago

Harish Rao responsible for stopping Rythu Bandhu: Revanth

The Hindu  

Telangana Congress president A. Revanth Reddy said farmers need not worry about Rythu Bandhu being stopped by the Election Commission, and said Congress would give them ₹15,000 within 10 days after it forms the government on December 9. In a post on ‘X’ he said Minister T. Harish Rao was responsible for stopping the Rythu Bandhu and the Election Commission …

What is Rythu Bandhu Scheme, stopped by Election Commission ahead of Telangana poll?
1 year ago

What is Rythu Bandhu Scheme, stopped by Election Commission ahead of Telangana poll?

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India on Monday ordered the Telangana government to stop all the disbursements under the state government's Rythu Bandhu Scheme after a violation of the model codes of conduct. Election Commission halted the disbursements of Rythu Bandhu Scheme KCR government-led Telangana The EC withdrew the permission from the Telangana government, led by chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, …

ECI asks Telangana govt to stop Rythu Bandhu disbursements until polls are over
1 year ago

ECI asks Telangana govt to stop Rythu Bandhu disbursements until polls are over

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India has instructed Telangana’s Bharat Rashtra Samithi government to stop all disbursements under the Rythu Bandhu scheme for farmers until the model code of conduct is lifted in the poll-bound state “in all its form”. In October 2018, the ECI approved disbursement under the Rythu Bandhu scheme during the assembly election provided that the scheme was …

Election commission withdraws Rythu Bandhu disbursement with immediate effect
1 year ago

Election commission withdraws Rythu Bandhu disbursement with immediate effect

The Hindu  

Three days after the Election Commission had accorded permission to the State Government to continue disbursement of Rythu Bandhu money to the farmers, it has abruptly withdrawn the order citing violation of the model code of conduct. It was only on November 24, the EC had issued an order allowing the BRS Government to continue the Rythu Bandhu disbursement. Sources …

Restrict BRS against mentioning Rythu Bandhu payments in poll rallies: Congress to EC
1 year ago

Restrict BRS against mentioning Rythu Bandhu payments in poll rallies: Congress to EC

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Congress on Sunday requested the Chief Election Commissioner to impose restrictions on BRS, not to mention the disbursement of Rythu Bandhu amount in their poll campaign. The EC on November 24 gave a green signal to the state government to disburse the amount under Rythu Bandhu scheme, an investment support to farmers, before November 28. After the EC …

Telangana HC Questions Non-Implementation of Comprehensive Crop Insurance Scheme
1 year, 2 months ago

Telangana HC Questions Non-Implementation of Comprehensive Crop Insurance Scheme

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Tuesday sought to know from the central and Telangana state government as to why a comprehensive “crop insurance scheme” which covers all types of losses faced by farmers was not implemented in Telangana. The Division bench issued the notices, while adjudicating the taken-up PIL by converting the communication sent by Rapolu Bhaskar, a practising …

KCR to disburse Rs 7,500 cr Rythu Bandhu in November
1 year, 2 months ago

KCR to disburse Rs 7,500 cr Rythu Bandhu in November

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state government, advancing disbursement of Rythu Bandhu aid for rabi crop, will credit Rs 7,500 crore to accounts of over 70 lakh farmers in November, ahead of Assembly polls expected in December, official sources indicated. Political analysts cited the disbursement of Rythu Bandhu aid days before the December 7 polls in 2018 for playing a crucial role in …

Funds for crop loan waiver on Monday: Harish
1 year, 4 months ago

Funds for crop loan waiver on Monday: Harish

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Finance Minister T.Harish Rao on Saturday said the state government would release funds for the crop loan waiver scheme of up to ₹1 lakh each for farmers at one go on Monday. On August 2, Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao announced the implementation of the pending crop loan waiver scheme that was promised during the 2018 December Assembly polls …

In Telangana, few funds, but many promises
1 year, 4 months ago

In Telangana, few funds, but many promises

The Hindu  

The Bharat Rashtra Samithi-led Telangana government’s struggle to mobilise funds to effectively implement its flagship schemes is proving to be worrying for it, with the State set for elections in less than six months. The government made a budgetary provision of ₹17,700 crore for Dalit Bandhu, where the government provides a one-time capital assistance of ₹10 lakh each to Dalit …

Telangana farmers in dire straits, KCR cheated them: Kishan
1 year, 4 months ago

Telangana farmers in dire straits, KCR cheated them: Kishan

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Telangana farmers are in dire straits and the fact that more than 6,000 farmers committed suicide in the last nine years speaks volumes of the plight of farmers in the state,” Union minister and state BJP president G. Kishan Reddy said on Thursday. Addressing a gathering of farmers at Shamirpet to mark the launch of PM Kisan Samriddhi Kendra …

TS BJP sets up LED screens for PM address to farmers
1 year, 4 months ago

TS BJP sets up LED screens for PM address to farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Taking the message that the Narendra Modi government is farmer friendly, the Telangana BJP has decided that it will take an address by the Prime Minister on July 27 to farmers in the country to all farmers in the state. The BJP in Telangana has been focusing on the farmer and agriculture-friendly administration of the Modi government while at …

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