The ultra-modern Siddipet oil palm factory is set to start operations within two months. Sanctioned by the previous BRS government, the plant will boost local oil palm processing, generate over 1,000 jobs, and provide higher returns to farmers.
Health Minister Damodara Rajanarasimha announces PG Medical Centre with 50 seats for Husnabad while inaugurating a 100-bed hospital and laying foundation for a 150-bed facility. Ministers also launch key road project and reviewed oil palm factory works
The oil palm factory at Gopalgiri village was supposed to be completed in two years, but since the government is not showing much interest in taking up the project, farmers are getting unrest and majority of them are reportedly planning to cut down the area of cultivation or completely stop
Siddipet: Finance Minister T Harish Rao said that farmers can get better profits with oil palm cultivation than the paddy and other traditional crops. The farmers can earn up to Rs 1.5 lakh profit per acre per annum, while the paddy usually gives Rs 25,000 profit for the crop. The Minister was addressing the aspiring […]
