BRS gave Rs 15K crore to farmers who did not cultivate land: Minister Thummala Nageshwara Rao
3 months ago

BRS gave Rs 15K crore to farmers who did not cultivate land: Minister Thummala Nageshwara Rao

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Agriculture Minister Thummala Nageshwara Rao on Thursday alleged that the BRS when it was in power extended Rythu Bandhu benefits running into thousands of crores to farmers who did not cultivate any land. “Between 2018 to 2023, the then BRS government disbursed over Rs 15,000 crore to landowners who did not cultivate land under the Rythu Bandhu scheme,” he said. Our government recognises these gaps and we are leveraging technology to refine our systems and ensure that benefits reach farmers who need them the most.” ‘Farmers, govt need private sector’s expertise, resources’ The minister also said that the farmers and government need the private sector’s expertise, resources and innovative capacity for improving the agriculture sector. Thummala asks Centre to release funds to provide aid for the flood-hit Agriculture Minister Thummala Nageshwara Rao visited the stall set up by Telangana government at the World Food India Summit in the nation capital.

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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 …

BRS Gave Rs 30,000 Cr Rythu Bandhu to Non-Farm Lands
7 months ago

BRS Gave Rs 30,000 Cr Rythu Bandhu to Non-Farm Lands

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The previous BRS government paid Rythu Bandhu money amounting to nearly Rs 6,000 crore per year on an average for land which was not under cultivation. The Congress government which has decided to extend Rythu Bharosa of Rs 15,000 per acre per year in the place of Rs 10,000 Rythu Bandhu, from the upcoming kharif season beginning June, has …

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 …

BRS Calls for Crop Loan Enumeration
8 months, 3 weeks ago

BRS Calls for Crop Loan Enumeration

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: BRS president K. Chandrashekar Rao on Monday called on party leaders and workers to visit every farmer and check on the status of standing crops in the wake of drought like conditions in some areas. Speaking at a press conference, senior BRS leader T. Harish Rao expressed concern over the alleged indifference of the Congress government, led by Chief …

BRS demands ₹25,000 per acre relief to ryots who suffered crop loss this season
8 months, 4 weeks ago

BRS demands ₹25,000 per acre relief to ryots who suffered crop loss this season

The Hindu  

The Bharat Rashtra Samithi has demanded that the Congress government in Telangana announce a relief of ₹25,000 per acre to farmers whose crops have withered and were abandoned due to lack of water for irrigation despite efforts to protect crops by sinking new borewells as also those suffered crop loss due to untimely rain, hails and gales. Several farmers of …

FM Says BRS Irrigation Policy Suited to Contractors, Probe On
10 months, 1 week ago

FM Says BRS Irrigation Policy Suited to Contractors, Probe On

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The irrigation sector is in “very serious trouble” with the BRS government pursuing a policy of benefiting contractors. Instead of making “rapid strides in irrigation sector in the last ten years… the ill-conceived policies of the past government” has not seen in happen in the state which should have “flourished with lush green fields,” said Deputy Chief Minister and …

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 …

BRS Built Facilities for All Classes: CM KCR
1 year, 1 month ago

BRS Built Facilities for All Classes: CM KCR

Deccan Chronicle  

ADILABAD: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao on Wednesday said his government will give ownership title to non-tribals for the podu land and agency land. It extended welfare schemes for all the communities in the last nine years and it is the only Telangana state which is giving 24-hour power supply in the country. He criticised the Congress for describing Rythu …

Vote for BJP if You Got Rs 15L, Vote for BRS if You Got Rythu Bandhu: KTR
1 year, 2 months ago

Vote for BJP if You Got Rs 15L, Vote for BRS if You Got Rythu Bandhu: KTR

Deccan Chronicle  

ADILABAD: BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao, continuing his attack on the BJP on Wednesday, asked voters in a tongue-in-cheek remark to vote for the BJP in the next elections if they got Rs 15 lakh in their accounts, as promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in bringing back black money. Citing BRS’ welfare schemes of Rythu Bandhu, Kalyana Lakshmi, …

BRS offer: Rs 1L waiver, more aid in schemes
1 year, 3 months ago

BRS offer: Rs 1L waiver, more aid in schemes

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The BRS is expected to promise the increase the Rythu Bandhu amount to Rs 12,000 per acre per year from Rs 10,000 currently, if it forms government after the polls. Aiming for a hat-trick victory, the party is set to retain its promise of waiving crop loans to up to Rs 1 lakh, which was the same it had …

Govt Grabbing Lands To Serve Interests Of MNCs: Bhatti
1 year, 6 months ago

Govt Grabbing Lands To Serve Interests Of MNCs: Bhatti

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: CLP leader Bhatti Vikramarka accused the BRS government of highlighting investments brought in through TS-iPASS and then giving away valuable land worth lakhs of crores belonging to MNCs on a platter. In such a gloomy situation, people have nothing to cheer as the state celebrates its tenth foundation day, he said while addressing the media at Avusatikunda in Atchampeta …

Eyes on Maharashtra: Telangana CM reaches out to farmers, Dalits to strengthen BRS presence in State
1 year, 7 months ago

Eyes on Maharashtra: Telangana CM reaches out to farmers, Dalits to strengthen BRS presence in State

The Hindu  

K. Chandrashekar Rao has been promoting farmer-friendly schemes and addressing rallies to win the hearts of rural voters. Later, Dasharath Sawant, the State chief of a powerful farmers’ movement called Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana, also joined the BRS. Kadam said, “Maharashtra still does not have a scheme like Rythu Bandhu or 24-hour electricity supply to farmers. He is also trying to …

Gamangs embrace BRS; CM vows Kisan Bandhu sop
1 year, 10 months ago

Gamangs embrace BRS; CM vows Kisan Bandhu sop

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Welcoming Odisha former CM Giridhar Gamang and his son Sishir who, along with nearly 50 leaders from Odisha, including former MLAs and MPs, joined the party on Friday, BRS president and Chief Minister Chandrashekar Rao declared that if the party won the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, it would implement the Kisan Bandhu scheme across the country, similar to the …

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 …

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