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Hyderabad: A farmer’s main concern before taking up cultivation is investment and the Rythu Bandhu scheme provides the much-needed support for farmers in Telangana State in this aspect, P Chengal Reddy, chief advisor of Consortium of Indian Farmers Associations (CIFA) and honorary chairman of Federation of Farmers Associations (FFA) said. He described the Rythu Bandhu […]
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Nirmal: Forest Minister Allola Indrakaran Reddy described Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao as the original protector of farmers. He performed ksheerabhisekham to the portrait of the Chief Minister for releasing funds of Rythu Bandhu scheme here on Wednesday. Indrakaran said only Telangana State was extending crop investment support of Rs 10,000 per acre annually to […]
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Karimnagar: BC Welfare and Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar thanked Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao for fulfilling his promise made to farmers by providing Rythu Bandhu amount. The government began the process of depositing the 8th phase of Rythu Bandhu amount in the bank accounts of farmers on Tuesday. The Minister along with farmers and […]
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Mahabubnagar: Tourism Minister V Srinivas Goud said the State government will implement Dalit Bandhu scheme at any cost and wanted the ZPTCs and MPTCs to create awareness among farmers in cultivating alternative crops. Addressing Zilla Parishad General Body meeting on Tuesday, he said that since the Central government has decided not to procure paddy, elected […]
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Hyderabad: The eighth phase of distribution of Rythu Bandhu amount will commence from Tuesday, marking a milestone achievement of distribution of Rs 50,000 crore in the State since its inception. Till date, about Rs 43,036.63 crore have been deposited into the bank accounts of farmers and the State government has released Rs 7,645.66 crore for […]
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Nalgonda: In addition to 4,76,727 farmers covered by Rythu Bandhu, 16,419 farmers are going to get the benefit of the scheme from December 28 for the yasangi season in Nalgonda district. According to official figures, the total number of the farmers covered by Rythu Bandhu would reach 4,93,146 in yasangi as against 4,55.392 in kharif […]
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Hyderabad: Arrangements have been made for the withdrawal of Rythu Bandhu amount through Post Office Micro ATMs free of cost. The Micro ATM services can be availed by farmers having Aadhaar linked accounts of any bank from their respective village post offices. The State government released Rs 7,500 crore towards the fifth installment of Rythu […]
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Hyderabad: Accusing the Centre of playing a double game in paddy procurement, Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy on Thursday advised farmers to go for crops that fetch them good prices in Yasangi instead of paddy. Farmers should go for the crops such as pulses and oil seeds which have high demand in the market and […]
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Hyderabad: Impressed with the Telangana government’s Rythu Bandhu and Rythu Bima schemes apart from the 24-hour free power supply to farmers, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait said he would suggest to the governments in other States to explore the possibilities of implementing similar schemes. “I have checked Telangana government’s schemes. If it is […]
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Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy announced that 67,699 farmers in Telangana received a total Rs 3,384.95 crore insurance amount i.e. Rs 5 lakh each under Rythu Bima scheme in the last three years. Telangana is the only State to implement Rythu Bima and Rythu Bandhu schemes in the country. The State government paid insurance […]
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Nirmal: Forest Minister A Indrakaran Reddy sought clarity from the Union government over procurement of paddy. As per a call given by Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, he participated in a day-long protest in Nirmal on Friday. Addressing a gathering, Indrakaran said that the protest was aimed at highlighting dual stance of the Centre with […]
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Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy on Friday lashed out at the BJP Telangana leaders for spreading false propaganda against the TRS government over paddy procurement. He termed the statements made by the BJP Telangana leaders over paddy procurement as irresponsible and strongly objected to the remarks that the State government was only playing the […]
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Nirmal: Forest Minister Allola Indrakaran Reddy said that Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s sole objective was to ensure hassle-free agricultural process for farmers of the State. He inaugurated a paddy procurement centre at Aluru village in Sarangapur mandal on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, Indrakaran stated that the Chief Minister was striving hard for […]
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Huzurabad: Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Wednesday categorically stated that farmers could cultivate the crop of their choice and there was no restriction on the selection of crop cultivation. “BJP leaders are spreading falsehood that the State government is placing restrictions on the cultivation of paddy. There is no truth in the BJP’s propaganda,” […]
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Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy said Telangana, which was once known for poverty and drought, had now emerged as the rice bowl of India following the reforms introduced by the TRS government. In the united Andhra Pradesh, farmers in the Telangana region faced many difficulties, including lack of sufficient water, power supply and investment […]
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Hyderabad: Age is just a number and old age is not an hindrance to express one’s love for the party, M Prabhakar Rao, a septuagenarian delegate at the TRS plenary session at Hitex said on Monday. The 75-year-old, a native of Rajanna Sircilla district, said he would not miss the plenary session for anything, and […]
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Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Saturday instructed officials to accept claims from tribals and others from November 8 to December 8 for podu cultivation. Village committees should be constituted as per Recognition of Forest Rights (RoFR) Act after convening preparatory meetings at various levels before November 8, he said. The Chief Minister was […]
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Huzurabad: TS Planning Board Vice-Chairman B Vinod Kumar said on Thursday that BJP candidate for Huzurabad by-election Eatala Rajender had no moral right to seek votes from the people since he resigned from the State Assembly without any valid reason and with his own agenda. Vinod said the BJP leader failed to come out with […]
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Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao welcomed senior Dalit leader Motkupalli Narsimhulu into the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) at a programme held in Telangana Bhavan here. He recalled their long association and termed their friendship as ‘beyond politics’. Narsimhulu, who had served in politics for more than three decades, had worked in Telugu Desam […]
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Arrest 23 persons for illegally encashing 545 cheques of the scheme worth Rs 61,50,460 in Nalgonda district
