Farmer organisations in Adilabad have sought crop insurance, a cotton bonus, input support for tenant farmers and monthly assistance for agricultural labourers amid drought-related losses. They have also urged the State government to release Rythu Bharosa aid and address reported farmer suicides.
YSRCP chief Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy alleged that only 19 lakh of Andhra Pradesh’s 84 lakh farmers received crop insurance during the NDA coalition’s 19-month rule, despite 17 natural calamities, accusing the government of neglecting farmers’ welfare and delaying subsidies.
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Reacting to a farmer’s appeal for providing insurance facility to crops, the Minister made these comments while participating in Rythu Bharosa consultation meeting held in a private function hall here on Friday.
Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy made an announcement in this regard, following his meeting with PMFBY CEO and Joint Secretary for union Agriculture Ministry Ritesh Chauhan at the Secretariat on Friday.
This would be a much better move compared to the Rythu Bima, that helps in paying to the farmer's family in case of his death, BJP member Payal Shankar said
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government will be launching a special drive to provide insurance coverage to farmers against potential crop damage. The drive, slated to begin from the first week of July by the agriculture department, will be flagged off by Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi. It will cover those development blocks which have lower […]
