'Our Policies are Poll Promises in Other States': KT Rama Rao Takes Dig at Shivraj Singh Chouhan
2 years, 11 months ago

'Our Policies are Poll Promises in Other States': KT Rama Rao Takes Dig at Shivraj Singh Chouhan

News 18  

Telangana Rastra Samiti working president and IT Minister KT Rama Rao said that their government policies are the poll promises for some political parties in other States. Indirectly attacking Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, KTR said, “The leaders who criticised KCR’s government is promised to implement our schemes. He promised drinking water to every household as our Mission Bhageeratha.” Further, he said that the Telangana government spent Rs 2,70,000 crore for different schemes in agriculture and allied sectors. He also stated that TRS stands for Telangana Raitu Sarkar and they are implementing many schemes Raitu Beema, construction of irrigation projects, completing pending projects.

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KTR Slams Congress on Rythu Bandhu Scheme
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19 hours, 55 minutes ago

KTR Slams Congress on Rythu Bandhu Scheme

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: BRS working president K.T. He claimed, in an open letter on Sunday, that the Congress had spread lies on the Rythu Bandhu scheme in the Assembly. Rama Rao claimed that the government had avoided answering critical questions on Rythu Bandhu. “The Congress government’s plans to align the Rythu Bharosa with the central PM-Kisan guidelines will deny benefits to half …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Cong's dirty politics surfaced, Kavitha on EC's directive on Rythu Bandhu
1 year ago

Cong's dirty politics surfaced, Kavitha on EC's directive on Rythu Bandhu

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Slamming the Congress for lodging a complaint with the Election Commission requesting it to stop the state government's proposal to make payment to the beneficiaries under the "Rythu Bandhu" scheme, BRS MLC K Kavitha on Monday said dirty politics of the grand old party has once again surfaced. Reacting to the EC's withdrawal of the permission given to the …

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, …

Let All-Party Delegation Visit Medigadda, Revanth Dares KTR
1 year, 1 month ago

Let All-Party Delegation Visit Medigadda, Revanth Dares KTR

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: TPCC chief A. Revanth Reddy asked Minister K.T. Participating in the 'Meet the Press' programme organised by the Telangana State Union of Working Journalists here on Friday, Revanth Reddy also rejected Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao's claims at public meetings that the Congress would scrap welfare schemes like Rythu Bandhu and free power to agriculture if it came to …

Will Implement Pro-Poor Policies in TS, Says Manikrao
1 year, 4 months ago

Will Implement Pro-Poor Policies in TS, Says Manikrao

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Congress is actively considering accommodating BCs in every parliamentary segment and has asked party strategist Sunil Kanugolu to identify two to three seats in every parliamentary constituency, AICC’s Telangana incharge Telangana Manikrao Thakre said. In a free-wheeling exclusive interview with Deccan Chronicle, Thakre said the party is fighting fit now to take on the BRS, adding that the …

Rythu Bandhu scheme in Telangana a success but more needs to be done
1 year, 9 months ago

Rythu Bandhu scheme in Telangana a success but more needs to be done

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 09, 2023 10:40 IST Jayamma is a 48-year-old Scheduled Caste farmer and her family holds two acres of assigned land in Brahmanapalle village of Madgul mandal in Telangana’s Rangareddy district. Flagship scheme The Rythu Bandhu or Agricultural Investment Support Scheme is Telangana’s flagship direct benefit transfer programme, which provides Rs.5,000 an acre as assistance to all landowning …

Telangana Budget: Minorities, Brahmins & Flagship Schemes in Focus; FM Slams 'Hurdles' by Centre
1 year, 10 months ago

Telangana Budget: Minorities, Brahmins & Flagship Schemes in Focus; FM Slams 'Hurdles' by Centre

News 18  

Telangana Finance Minister Harish Rao presented a budget of Rs 2,90,396 crore in the state legislative assembly on Monday. In his speech, the finance minister said: “Despite problems arising out of economic recession and the coronavirus pandemic, Telangana has been successful in withstanding their adverse impacts and emerged as a strong economic power.” He pointed out: “The share of Telangana …

RTI reveals 5,118 farmers have foregone Rythu Bandhu scheme
1 year, 11 months ago

RTI reveals 5,118 farmers have foregone Rythu Bandhu scheme

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: Since the inception of Rythu Bandhu scheme in 2018 by the KCR government, only 5,118 farmers have foregone benefitting from the scheme, information collected under the RTI Act has revealed. Jabeer says state government is hiding the information, as it would expose rich landlords and political leaders who are holding vast extents of land and claiming from government crores …

TS agriculture policies are national benchmarks: KCR
1 year, 11 months ago

TS agriculture policies are national benchmarks: KCR

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, who has promised ‘ab ki baar kisan sarkar’ if the BRS came to power at the Centre after the 2024 general elections, has said that the inspiration derived from the revolutionary progress in Telangana's agricultural sector would lead to a total revolution in India and transform agriculture into a joyous livelihood for the country's …

Telangana BJP to launch state-wide stirs to highlight plight of farmers
1 year, 11 months ago

Telangana BJP to launch state-wide stirs to highlight plight of farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: As the BRS gears up for the 2023 Assembly elections with its campaign slogan 'Ab ki baar, kisan sarkar' hoping that its "farmer-friendly promises" will pay off electoral dividends, the state BJP has drawn up a comprehensive strategy to reach out to the farmers through state-wide agitations by holding 10,000 meetings after Sankranti under the slogan 'KCR hatao, Telangana …

21 lakh Telangana farmers receive Rs 607 cr Rythu Bandhu
1 year, 11 months ago

21 lakh Telangana farmers receive Rs 607 cr Rythu Bandhu

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: For the ongoing rabi season, 21.02 lakh farmers received Rs 607.32 crore in their bank accounts towards Rythu Bandhu on Wednesday at a rate of Rs 5,000 per acre, while BRS leaders, workers, and farmers held rallies thanking Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao by chanting the BRS campaign slogan ‘Ab Ki Baar, Kisan Sarkar’. Despite financial constraints, the CM …

Telangana Government Launches 10th Phase Of Rythu Bandhu Scheme
1 year, 11 months ago

Telangana Government Launches 10th Phase Of Rythu Bandhu Scheme

ABP News  

The investment support scheme for farmers known as Rythu Bandhu was officially launched by the Telangana government on Wednesday. Under the 10th phase of Rythu Bandhu, Rs 7,676 crore will be deposited in the bank accounts of 70.54 lakh farmers as investment support for the Yasangi season. Through the Rythu Bandhu scheme, the state government is providing crop investment to …

KCR directs FM to release Rythu Bandhu funds from Dec. 28
2 years ago

KCR directs FM to release Rythu Bandhu funds from Dec. 28

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: As farmers prepare for the Yasangi harvest season, Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao gave farmers good news ahead of the Sankranti festival by instructing finance minister T. Harish Rao to begin disbursing crop investment support to farmers under the Rythu Bandhu scheme from December 28. The Rythu Bandhu farm investment support scheme was launched by the Chief Minister five …

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 …

In Telangana, Rythu Bandhu, Dalit Bandhu take a backseat due to fund crunch
2 years ago

In Telangana, Rythu Bandhu, Dalit Bandhu take a backseat due to fund crunch

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana government's severe fund crunch has forced the Cabinet, which met at Pragathi Bhavan on Saturday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, to postpone a decision on releasing funds for Rythu Bandhu and Dalit Bandhu this month. The Cabinet was supposed to take a decision on releasing funds for Rythu Bandhu for the ongoing rabi …

With Bharat Rashtra Samithi, KCR sets his sights on national ambitions
2 years, 2 months ago

With Bharat Rashtra Samithi, KCR sets his sights on national ambitions

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 20, 2022 10:35 IST The decision of Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao to expand his Telangana Rashtra Samithi into a national-level political party and renaming it Bharat Rashtra Samithi, is not an overnight one, at least for those who have followed his moves for more than a year now. The TRS’ loss to the BJP in …

Release Rythu Bandhu funds, Bandi tells KCR
2 years, 6 months ago

Release Rythu Bandhu funds, Bandi tells KCR

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday demanded that the state government immediately transfer Rs 7,500 crore to farmers towards the Rythu Bandhu and also immediately release funds to pay the banks the promised Rs 1 lakh loan waiver to the farmers. In a letter to Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, BJP state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar said, with the …

KTR questions Amit Shah\'s claims on Centre\'s aid
2 years, 6 months ago

KTR questions Amit Shah\'s claims on Centre\'s aid

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: TRS working president and IT minister K.T. Rama Rao lashed out at Union home minister Amit Shah’s recent utterances that the BJP-led government at the Centre had given Rs 2.52 lakh crore to Telangana state in the last eight years. Rama Rao reiterated that what the state had received from the Centre in that period was Rs 1.68 lakh …

KCR to focus on better delivery of welfare sops
2 years, 7 months ago

KCR to focus on better delivery of welfare sops

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao has turned his focus on better delivery of welfare schemes. Although the government has increased expenditure on welfare schemes from Rs 30,000 crore in 2014 to Rs 94,000 crore in 2022, implementing over 400 welfare schemes, the highest in the country, there have been largescale complaints against their lackadaisical implementation. They pointed out that …

Party's Focus on OBCs, KCR's Unkept Promises Adding Up in Telangana? - News18
2 years, 7 months ago

Party's Focus on OBCs, KCR's Unkept Promises Adding Up in Telangana? - News18

News 18  

From just seven states in 2014 to 17 states in 2022, the BJP footprint has grown beyond traditional strongholds to conquer new forts like the Northeast. Progressive Muslims should look towards the BJP Revanth Reddy, Telangana’s Congress president and the face of the party here, is trying to revive its original vote base that existed in every village. “Progressive Muslims …

TRS Formation Day: Telangana CM KCR Hints At Forming National Party With Different Agenda
2 years, 7 months ago

TRS Formation Day: Telangana CM KCR Hints At Forming National Party With Different Agenda

ABP News  

Hyderabad: Amid TRS party cadres' hoots and their slogans with pomp on the 21st anniversary of TRS Formation Day, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday hinted at floating a national party to implement an alternative national agenda. Addressing the plenary of TRS here, KCR said that suggestions have come to turn Telangana Rashtra Samithi into Bharatiya Rashtra Samithi. …

Foundation Day: TRS to pass political resolution on key role in national politics
2 years, 7 months ago

Foundation Day: TRS to pass political resolution on key role in national politics

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi on its 21st Foundation Day celebrations on Wednesday would pass a political resolution that the party should play a key role in national politics for the wider interest of the country as the BJP is exploiting "communal sentiments" for its political convenience. In the meeting, TRS would also pass a resolution calling for a …

Ambedkar’s ideology triggered Dalit Bandhu, says KTR
2 years, 8 months ago

Ambedkar’s ideology triggered Dalit Bandhu, says KTR

Deccan Chronicle  

Sircilla: Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar ingrained within himself the ideology of Dr. B.R. That is what led to implementation of Dalit Bandhu scheme in Telangana, underlined municipal administration minister K.T. Its success will bring about a revolution, making the entire country look up to Telangana state,” Rama Rao observed at a programme organised here to mark the birthday of Father …

TRS, Left join hands to take on BJP in Telangana
2 years, 11 months ago

TRS, Left join hands to take on BJP in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: TRS and Left parties activists have started working together on the ground to counter the BJP on public issues, after Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao’s meeting with communist leaders and talk of a Opposition alliance against the saffron party. While the TRS is likely to use the Left parties’ forums to fight against the BJP, the communist parties are …

Celebrations erupt as Rythu Bandhu crosses Rs 50 K crore
2 years, 11 months ago

Celebrations erupt as Rythu Bandhu crosses Rs 50 K crore

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The ruling Telangana Rashtra Samiti organised Rythu Bandhu celebrations on a grand note across the state on Monday. Ministers, TRS MLAs, MLCs, MPs and others took part in the celebrations as Rythu Bandhu completed the Rs 50,000 crore milestone on Monday. Ksheerabhishekams were performed to portraits of Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao in the Assembly constituencies to thank him …

'Govt Not a Trader, Sale & Purchase Not its Responsibility': Once Opposed to Farm Bills, KCR Now 'Supports' Act
3 years, 11 months ago

'Govt Not a Trader, Sale & Purchase Not its Responsibility': Once Opposed to Farm Bills, KCR Now 'Supports' Act

News 18  

Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao-led Telangana Rashtra Samiti, which opposed the farm bills in Parliament and participated in the farmer’s protests, is making a strategy to implement the bill. A high-level review session was held at Pragati Bhavan where various issues including procurement of various crops, controlled cultivation system, farmer bonding, sale of agricultural produce in the market, purchases, responsibilities …

What is KCR's 'Rythu Bandhu' Scheme, How One Can Apply for it
4 years ago

What is KCR's 'Rythu Bandhu' Scheme, How One Can Apply for it

News 18  

The ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi’s much-publicised farmer direct income support scheme, known as ‘Rythu Bandhu’ scheme, was an initiative and brainchild of Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and was launched in 2014. The Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Department of Telangana Government introduced the Rythu Bandhu scheme in the year 2018. Documents required under the Rythu Bandhu Status 2020 scheme, …

Day Before Bharat Bandh, KCR Orders Release of Rs 7300 Cr for Farmers under Rythu Bandhu Scheme
4 years ago

Day Before Bharat Bandh, KCR Orders Release of Rs 7300 Cr for Farmers under Rythu Bandhu Scheme

News 18  

A day ahead of Bharat Bandh' call given by some opposition parties against the new farm laws introduced by the Narendra Modi government, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Wednesday asked officials to release Rs 7,300 crore as financial assistance under Rythu Bandhu scheme. Rao, who is also the president of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi, had earlier said his …

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