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Hyderabad: The State government on Tuesday credited Rs 586.66 crore into the bank accounts of farmers with less than one acre land on the first day of the Rythu Bandhu investment support scheme. The first day of the ninth season of the scheme benefited about 19.98 lakh farmers covering a total area of 11.73 lakh […]

Hyderabad: The State government will commence from Tuesday crediting financial support amount of Rs 5,000 per acre into the bank accounts of eligible farmers under the Rythu Bandhu scheme for the current Vaanakalam (Kharif) season. The scheme will benefit about 68.1 lakh eligible farmers covering a total of 1.5 crore acres of farm land in […]

Hyderabad: Focusing on cultivation of crops alternative to paddy, the State government will encourage farmers to take up cultivation of cotton, pulses and oil seeds across Telangana during the ensuing Vaanakalam (Kharif) season. In this regard, the State government successfully completed 17 agriculture workshops for farmers across 32 districts from April 25 to June 24. […]

Nagarkurnool: Industries Minister KT Rama Rao on Saturday laid foundation and inaugurated development works worth Rs 670 crore in the district. While, Rs 170 crore worth works were inaugurated and sanctioned in Kollapur constituency, Rs 470 crore worth works were planned and executed in Nagarkurnool constituency. Addressing at a public meeting at Kollapur, the Minister […]

Karimnagar: Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy said that drastic changes have taken place in rural areas with the availability of irrigation water following the completion of various irrigation projects in the state. Not only availability of irrigation water, ground water levels, variety of crops, greenery, flora and fauna and biodiversity would be developed with the […]

Khammam: Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy expressed apprehensions that the BJP government at the Centre might bring back the withdrawn black agricultural laws anytime. He along with Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar laid the foundation stones for various development works worth Rs.10.34 crore at Khammam Agriculture Market here on Thursday. As many as 15 works […]

Khammam: The Central government led by the BJP was lacking foresight concerning the farming sector and betterment of farmer’s lives, alleged Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy. As the Centre was neglecting agriculture, on which the majority of the Indian population depend for livelihood, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has been strengthening the field of […]

Hyderabad: Countering the Congress party’s Farmers Declaration, the ruling TRS reminded that farmers in Punjab had rejected the grand old party in the recent elections and said Telangana farmers would not fall prey to the false assurances and deceptive politics. “It was not Rythu Sangarshana Sabha but it was Rahul Sangarshana Sabha,” tweeted Health Minister […]

Hyderabad: The Agriculture department has started cracking the whip against distributors and traders of spurious seeds in Telangana. Considering the growing demand, it is observed that the supply of spurious seeds was rampant for cotton and chilli crops. Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy wanted the farmers to remain cautious and not fall prey to spurious […]

Hyderabad: The State government would focus on cultivation of cotton and red gram as an alternate to paddy during the upcoming Vaanakalam crop season this year. For this, the Agricultural Extension Officers (AEOs) have been directed to conduct field visits, identify suitable lands through soil testing and create awareness among farmers to shift to alternate […]

Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy said farmers were convinced with State Government’s intentions to avoid paddy cultivation in Yasangi and were taking up alternate crops extensively across the State. Despite repeated pleas by State Government last year, many farmers did not take up cotton cultivation. As a result, they failed to reap good profits, […]

Hyderabad: The farm sector is seeing the input costs rise. Effort should be made to lower these costs and increase productivity. Research should be taken up considering the dietary changes happening, said Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy. The Centre should look at ways to make villages stronger as this makes States and in turn the […]

Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy sought to know from State BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar and union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy as to why the BJP State unit was not demanding national status for Palamuru Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme (PRLIS). Urging the BJP leaders to refrain from uttering blatant lies and misleading the […]

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 […]

Hyderabad: A determined TRS intensified its agitation against the BJP government at the Centre on its biased paddy procurement policy on Friday, when party leaders, activists, farmers and the general public hoisted black flags atop their residences and major junctions across the 12,769 gram panchayats in the State. They took to the streets in some […]

Hyderabad: Braving the searing summer heat, Ministers, TRS leaders and party workers hit the streets to stage protests across Telangana on Monday demanding that the BJP government at the Centre procure the entire paddy produced during Yasangi season in the State. Minister and TRS leaders accompanied by party workers held placards and raised slogans against […]

Hyderabad: Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal’s attempts at hiding behind a veneer of satire to run down the TRS government on the paddy procurement issue on Thursday is bound to boomerang on the BJP government at the Centre. Describing the Telangana government as anti-farmers was probably the ultimate faux […]

Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy demanded that the Centre should purchase entire paddy crop produced in Telangana during the Yasangi season. He questioned the Centre’s discrimination towards Telangana despite purchasing the entire crop from Punjab. Ahead of the delegation of Ministers, Parliament members and the officials meeting union Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal, the […]

Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy emphasised the need for develop crop clusters across the country and create ample marketing facilities, to turn agriculture into a remunerative occupation for farmers. He urged the union government to take the responsibility and promote crop clusters in a planned manner. A delegation led by the Minister is visiting […]

Hyderabad: Amidst the marathon session that continued till late in the evening on Friday, the light banter between Deputy Speaker T Padma Rao and Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy came as a comic relief to the members in the State Assembly. Most of the legislators left the House, while the remaining members from both the […]