"crop-loan-waiver"

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said on Sunday that during the first year in power, the Congress government in the state set a record in farm loan waiver, crop bonus, jobs creation and attracting investments

Despite the rollout of three phases, the programme has been riddled with complaints from farmers who claim they are being denied the waiver despite meeting eligibility criteria.

Several farmers, who had loans exceeding Rs.2 lakh have not found their names on the list, despite repaying the excess amount to banks following the suggestion of Agriculture Minister Thummala Nageshwar Rao.

In a representation to Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, the JAC Secretary General E Sreenivasa Rao said many employees hail from rural area and their livelihood depends on agriculture income.

Farmers believe that the government should have prioritized the continuation of the Rythu Bandhu Scheme, even if it meant deferring the crop loan waiver initiative, which also has not been fully implemented yet

He criticised the State government over its failure to provide Rythu Bharosa financial assistance to farmers for two consecutive crop seasons and providing only partial assistance in the previous Yasangi season

Addressing the "Rythu Gharjana" protest programme organised by the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in Kulcharam on Saturday, Harish Rao said Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy came to power by promising a Rs.500 bonus per quintal of paddy in addition to the MSP of Rs 2,300

Confusion surrounded the loan waiver as many farmers with loans under ₹1 lakh did not receive relief. The sangham held a dharna at the collectorate on Monday, demanding loan waivers for all eligible farmers.

Harish Rao said before the elections, Rahul Gandhi had begged for votes from unemployed youth after visiting libraries, but now the Congress government was resorting to lathicharges on job aspirants.

He said Revanth Reddy's tenure, where pressing issues were being ignored, was marked by false promises and deceptive governance

Ramanna stated that Revanth Reddy, who already cheated farmers by not completely waiving off crop loans, was writing letters to Modi claiming that the loans were waived off

Chief Minister's claims of waiving loans up to Rs.2 lakh for farmers were blatantly false. The Congress which promised to waive off crop loans by December 9, 2023, extended the deadline until August 15, 2024, only to fail once again, said Harish

In response to the Prime Minister's allegations that the Congress government failed to implement the crop loan waiver, Revanth Reddy claimed that the State government implemented the scheme successfully within its first year of governance.

He reportedly submitted necessary documents for the loan waiver to the bank officials and since then he had been waiting for his loan to be waived off

KTR also warned that the government will have to bear the brunt of farmers' ire, if it fails to deliver on electoral promises

Rama Rao took to X to criticize Chief Minister Revanth Reddy for misleading farmers by promising a loan waiver of up to ₹2 lakh during elections but only partially implementing it, benefiting around 22 lakh farmers. "The Chief Minister falsely claimed to have fully completed the loan waiver, but the Agriculture Minister's statements have revealed his failure to fulfill that promise," Rao stated.

The MPs and MLAs of the BJP held a 24-hour protest to force the State government to fulfil the promises made to the farming community, especially the crop loan waiver scheme, at the Dharna Chowk, Indira Park on Monday.

BJP Legislature Party leader A Maheshwar Reddy stated that the party had resolved to stand by the farmers in ensuring they get justice.

He pointed out that Revanth Reddy, who had claimed that the loan waiver would be his first action upon assuming office, is yet to fulfill this key promise

Nearly 100 farmers from the village arrived at the Collectorate carrying their bank passbook, pattadar passbook and other documents