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KTR Slams Congress on Rythu Bandhu Scheme

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 …

Congress Rama Rao Rythu Rythu Bandhu Bandhu

1 week, 3 days ago

YSRC stages Rythu Poru protests all over AP

Deccan Chronicle

VIJAYAWADA: YSR Congress rank and file staged rallies and protests throughout Andhra Pradesh on Friday in support of farmers demanding a fair price for paddy. Incidentally, the opposition party’s protest coincided with Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s launch of the Swarna Andhra Vision @2047 document in Vijayawada. In Vizianagaram, district president Majji Srinivasa Rao, along with leaders Botsa Appalanarsayya and …

Farmers Reddy Led Ysrc

1 month, 4 weeks ago

Waive crop loans of all farmers without riders, demands KT Rama Rao

New Indian Express

ADILABAD: Describing BRS as Bharatha Rythu Samithi, pink party’s working president KT Rama Rao on Thursday said that he will continue to fight for the cause of farmers. “The state government should waive the crop loans of all farmers without any conditions,” he said. The BRS leader also demanded that the government extend Rythu Bharosa benefits and implement the other …

Farmers Brs

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. …

Government Law Finance Agriculture Hyderabad

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 …

Farmers Loan Telangana Minister Rythu Bharosa Crop Loan Waiver Rao

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 …

Congress Bjp

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 …

Farmers Congress Telangana Rythu Bharosa Rama Rao Confusion Ktr

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 …

Farmers Telangana Minister Centre Brs Thummala Nageshwara Thummala Nageshwara Rao

3 months, 1 week ago

Cancellation of weekly off in Vizag's Rythu Bazaars

Deccan Chronicle

Visakhapatnam: The district collectorate of Visakhapatnam has recently ordered the cancellation of the weekly day off for four out of the fourteen Rythu Bazars in the city. Farmers and traders from the Seethammadhara and Narasimha Nagar Rythu Bazars, as well as representatives from DWCRA communities, have voiced their concerns to Visakhapatnam North MLA Vishnukumar Raju. Stakeholders argue that all other …

Visakhapatnam

3 months, 1 week ago

Vizag Rythu Bazaars to Remain Open All Week

Deccan Chronicle

Visakhapatnam: The Visakhapatnam collectorate has cancelled the week offs for four out of 14 Rythu Bazars in Vizag. Recently, some farmers met Visakhapatnam North MLA Vishnukumar Raju and requested that Rythu Bazaars be kept open on all days. In 2019, it was decided to give them one day off per week, and now, as a pilot project, the weekend holiday …

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4 months ago

A.P. Rythu Sangham demands aid for farmers after groundnut crops submerge

The Hindu

Representatives of the Andhra Pradesh Rythu Sangham on Saturday appealed to District Agriculture Department Officer P.L. Varalakshmi for immediate assistance to farmers whose groundnut crops submerged due to untimely rains in the Adoni market yard. Rythu Sangham, said that 5,722 sacks were submerged in water on Friday, causing significant losses to the farmers. Mr. Ramakrishna said the current market conditions …

Market Farmers Sangham Demands Varalakshmi

4 months ago

Telangana BJP Slams Congress for Incomplete Farm Loan Waiver

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: The BJP charged that the Congress-led Telangana government had implemented the farm loan waiver for fewer than 29 lakh farmers while 74 lakh farmers were eligible for the scheme. The Congress government was celebrating the event by just releasing `17,000 crore as the farm loan waiver in three instalments, said Telangana BJP general secretary Gujjula Premender Reddy addressing a …

Farmers Congress Loan Telangana Reddy Waiver Farm

4 months ago

Rythu Bima Claim Data of Nizamabad District

Deccan Chronicle

Rythu Bima policy year No.of claims settled Claim amount 2018-19 703 35.15 2019-20 866 43.30 2020-21 1341 67.05 2021-22 1047 52.35 2022-23 1035 51.75 2023-24 1067 53.35 Nizamabad: Rythu Bima, an insurance scheme for farmers, boosted the moral of the farming community, especially small and marginal farmers. In Nizamabad district, around 1,66,915 farmers enrolled under the Rythu Bima scheme. Every …

Farmers Farmer Claim Rythu Lic Nizamabad Bima

4 months, 1 week ago

Telangana Farmer Unions Demand Tenant Rights in ROR Draft Bill Revision

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Farmer unions, while welcoming several provisions of the Record of Rights draft Bill, pointed out to the lack of recognition of tenant farmers' rights. The unions opine that this section is needed to identify tenant farmers in order to help them avail institutional loans, provide crop insurance, procure seeds and other inputs on subsidy. According to the farmer unions …

Tenant Act Tenant Farmers Draft Bill Farmer Unions Telangana Farmer Farmers Rythu

4 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP Finds Loopholes in Loan Waiver Sop

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: BJP legislature leader A. Maheshwar Reddy criticised the loan waiver scheme, questioning why only 44 lakh farmers are benefiting from a promised Rs 31,000 crore, with actual allocation at Rs 26,000 crore. He also alleged that funds intended for the Rythu Bandhu scheme might have been diverted to loan waivers and highlighted issues with payments to tenant farmers and …

Farmers Bjp Loan Waiver

5 months ago

Farm Loan Waiver Hype is with an Eye on Ensuing Local Body Elections: Bandi

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Union minister of state for home Bandi Sanjay Kumar demanded that the Congress government in the state waive crop loans up to Rs.2 lakh without laying conditions, as it had promised during the Assembly elections. In a statement here on Thursday, Sanjay asked the Congress about Rythu Bharosa for the rabi and kharif seasons and setting pre-conditions and cutting …

Congress Loan Farm

5 months ago

Farmers’ associations flag doubts about waiver clarifications

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Farmers groups, while welcoming the announcement to allow passbooks as the basis for availing farm loan waiver, have expressed fears that the other preconditions would deprive many of them of the benefits. First, the government had encouraged the formation of self-help groups, joint liability groups, Rythu Mitra groups but the GO in its clause 4.13 specifically exempted them from …

Farmers Groups Flag Doubts

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 …

Farmers Loan Telangana Rythu Bharosa Brs Crop Loans Waive

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 …

Rythu Bharosa Rythu

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 …

Farmers Congress Survey Cent Rythu Bharosa Acres Crore Rythu

5 months, 1 week ago

Bhatti says Dharani Portal changed the land rights scenario in villages

Deccan Chronicle

Adilabad: Deputy Chief Minister and chairman of the cabinet sub-committee on Rythu Bharosa, Bhatti Vikramarka, said on Thursday that the state government would frame the modalities of its implementation with an open mind. He made it clear that the sub-committee on behalf of the state government was collecting opinions from farmers and “we will judiciously re-distribute the money collected from …

Farmers Land Rythu Bharosa Lands Dharani Rythu Bhatti Vikramarka

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers bodies seek proper enumeration of farmers suicides

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Farmers’ bodies are seeking revival of the earlier system when a three-member committee used to visit mandals and districts to determine the reasons behind farmers’ deaths by suicide. After Rythu Bima was introduced, the system of verification at the mandal level by a team comprising a tahsildar, mandal agriculture officer and a sub-inspector as mandated by GO 194 to …

Farmers Rythu Bima Tenant Farmers

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Rythu Sangham demands scrapping of commission system in Anantapur orange market yard

The Hindu

The Andhra Pradesh Rythu Sangam leaders on June 27 appealed to the State government, seeking assistance for the orange farmers who are incurring losses due to the ‘Eenam system’ in markets. During a meeting with Anantapur MLA Daggupati Prasad, the representatives of the farmers’ association demanded that the ‘Eenam system’ in vogue at the Anantapur Chini market yard be scrapped …

Farmers System Eenam

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 …

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KTR Slams Congress on Rythu Bandhu Scheme

YSRC stages Rythu Poru protests all over AP

Waive crop loans of all farmers without riders, demands KT Rama Rao

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

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

Telangana BJP Plans Rythu Deeksha to Pressure Congress on Six Guarantees

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

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

Cancellation of weekly off in Vizag's Rythu Bazaars

Vizag Rythu Bazaars to Remain Open All Week

A.P. Rythu Sangham demands aid for farmers after groundnut crops submerge

Telangana BJP Slams Congress for Incomplete Farm Loan Waiver

Rythu Bima Claim Data of Nizamabad District

Telangana Farmer Unions Demand Tenant Rights in ROR Draft Bill Revision

BJP Finds Loopholes in Loan Waiver Sop

Farm Loan Waiver Hype is with an Eye on Ensuing Local Body Elections: Bandi

Farmers’ associations flag doubts about waiver clarifications

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

DyCM, Ministers attend conference on Rythu Bharosa scheme in Hanamkonda

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

Bhatti says Dharani Portal changed the land rights scenario in villages

Farmers bodies seek proper enumeration of farmers suicides

Rythu Sangham demands scrapping of commission system in Anantapur orange market yard

Telangana government to seek farmers’ views on Rythu Bharosa