"agriculture-minister"

Minister Niranjan Reddy said the R&R centre is coming on 63 acres and plots have already been developed in 50 acres where amenities would be provided at a cost of over Rs 27 crore

The committee was constituted to take steps for setting up new industrial units as well as storage capacity, milling and marketing among others

'Officials have already identified necessary lands across the State and have been instructed to allocate the land to the departments concerned to take up the construction work,' said the Agriculture Minister

Farmers have already commenced the preparations for the Vaanakalam crop season during which about 1.4 crore acres are likely to be cultivated

Agriculture Minister stated that the BJP had done nothing for Telangana since it came to power, and instead had shelved many projects sanctioned by the previous governments

The disbursement of Rythu Bandhu amount is scheduled to conclude before June 25

An additional 25 lakh hectares of land will get water once the irrigation projects taken up by the TRS government are completed, said the Agriculture Minister

By Thursday evening, around 42.43 lakh farmers comprising mostly small and marginal farmers and covering nearly two-thirds of the total 63.25 lakh eligible farmers in the State would have received their amount

Agriculture Minister appreciated Task Force officials for striving towards CM K Chandrashekhar Rao’s objective of making Telangana free from spurious seeds

Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy asked the AEOs (Agricultural Extension Officers) to record authentic information with regard to crop booking between second week of June and first week of September

Organic farming is not only cheaper but also remunerative for farmers considering the demand in the market, the Minister said, adding that it would improve the health of soil as well as people

Minister reviewed the measures in place to provide quality treatment and containing the spread of the virus

Officials told to deploy more vehicles to shift paddy from procurement centres to mills

Congress leaders made unfounded allegations against the Agriculture Minister over encroachment of endowment lands

"Already, instructions have been issued to all district Collectors in this regard," the Agriculture Minister said

Niranjan Reddy appealed to the people to be cautious especially since there has been a rise in covid cases in the State. He urged people to stay at home unless there was a major requirement to step out.

At present, oil palm crop is being cultivated in about 48,806 acres in the State

Niranjan Reddy said, though India was primarily an agricultural economy, farmers were facing problems due to lack of support

The unit, which came up at an investment of Rs 12 crore and spread in 10,000 sqft, is located at Chinthalghat in Zaheerabad

"There is constant demand for potatoes in the market and our lands and atmosphere are conducive for potato cultivation," Agriculture Minister S. Niranjan Reddy said.