BRS Govt Gave Rs 25,672 Cr Rythu Bandhu Benefits to Non-Farm Lands: Agri Dept Survey
Deccan ChronicleHYDERABAD: 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 year, totalling Rs 8,000 per acre per year. The Congress promised to increase this to Rs 15,000 per acre per year under Rythu Bharosa, during the Assembly election campaign. It found that cultivation wais being done in 152.51 lakh acres in Telangana every year and if the state government restricted Rythu Bharosa benefit only up to five acres, it would result in savings of Rs 3,824.2 crore and Rs 1,385 crore if the ceiling was placed at 10 acres.