Niranjan Reddy criticises app-based fertiliser supply system

Former Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy demanded that the Congress government withdraw the app-based fertiliser distribution system, alleging it was causing hardship to farmers. He also accused the government of delaying irrigation, electricity and fertiliser supplies to reduce crop procurement obligations.

Hyderabad: Former Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy demanded that the Congress government scrap the app-based fertiliser distribution system and restore the earlier supply mechanism to ensure the uninterrupted availability of fertilisers to farmers.

In a statement, Niranjan Reddy said farmers were being forced to spend time booking urea through a mobile app instead of working in their fields, causing severe hardship. Terming the app as evidence of the government’s failure to manage fertiliser supplies, he rejected the claim that the system curbed irregularities and black marketing.

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The former Minister said the government was deliberately delaying the supply of irrigation water, quality electricity and fertilisers as part of its strategy to reduce the cultivated area and, consequently, crop procurement obligations. He accused the government of ignoring farmers’ demands to remove the app while portraying the new system as a success.