"rythu-bharosa"

Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka is scheduled to present the full-scale budget on July 25, with a reported outlay of more than Rs.2.9 lakh crore.

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.

Despite Agriculture Minister Thummala Nageshwar Rao’s repeated appeal to farmers for advice on how to extend Rythu Bharosa to tenant farmers, a majority of the farmers skipped the subject.

Mobilizing agriculture investment support from private sources is an uphill task. Loan waiver should have been scheduled after Rythu Bharosa.

Speaking at Telangana Bhavan on Friday, Rajeshwar Reddy criticised the Congress government for its insufficient support to farmers.

In a press statement on Thursday, Prabhakar said the conditions mentioned by the government in the GO would deprive many farmers of the benefit.

Referring to the tall claims being made by the Congress government and the propaganda launched by it on the loan waiver, Niranjan Reddy called it much ado about nothing.

Chengal Reddy said that every farmer, irrespective of the land in his possession, should merit consideration for the government support for crop investment.

The previous BRS government used to release water to Kudavelly Vagu, and all the canals under Mallanna Sagar, Kondapochamma Sagar, Ranganayaka Sagar and other projects under Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme, says Kotha Prabhakar Reddy.

Addressing the media here on Saturday, Ramanna said that the government was in a miserable situation where it could not provide the same welfare schemes as implemented in the previous BRS government.

Mesram Jangu, a tribal farmer from Narnoor mandal maintained that the scheme should be confined to tribal and dalit farmers, while exempting landlords.

Addressing BJP Mahila Morcha workers at Dharna Chowk here on Tuesday, Kishan Reddy said though seven months had passed, the Congress government had not fulfilled the promises made during the polls.

Farmers could not take up sowing of any other dry crops such as maize, red gram and other crops due to lack of adequate rainfall

He criticised 'Rythu Bandhu' for inefficiently using public funds, disbursing around Rs 25,670 crore in 12 installments to uncultivated lands.

Speaking to the media at Telangana Bhavan, Niranjan Reddy slammed the Congress leadership for not giving clarity on implementing the scheme, even seven months after coming to power.

Farmers from various clusters in rural Assembly constituencies will participate through video conferencing at the Rythu Vedika and express their opinions which will be submitted to the Cabinet sub-committee constituted by the government.

Farmers are raising paddy nurseries under assured irrigation sources and sowing rainfed crops like jowar, bajra, maize, ragi, pulses, groundnut, soybean and cotton.

State government constituted a Cabinet Sub Committee to seek suggestions from all stakeholders and submit its report before July 15.

The indecisive stand of the government on the issue of bonus for paddy is likely to play havoc with the crop planning during the season.

Adding to the woes, the Sangareddy MLA said that unscheduled power cuts, shortage of seeds, fertilisers, and lack of irrigation water are making the farmers worried.