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Talking to district in-charge minister Konda Surekha, who held a virtual review meeting for the erstwhile Medak district with officials and elected representatives, Rao urged the government to come up with the selection criteria for housing scheme beneficiaries

Rs 950 crore bonus remains unpaid, which places considerable financial burden on over four lakh farmers who sold Grade -A variety

The BRS MLC hits out at the Congress government for adopting anti-farmer policies and imposing restrictions on the implementation of the Rythu Bharosa financial support scheme. She accused the government of betraying farmers with bureaucratic hurdles and demanded that the scheme be extended to all farmers unconditionally

The BRS leader was also expressed his disappointment over recurring suicides in Gurukul residential welare schools. He pointed out a recent incident where a student ended his life in a government residential welfare school, emphasising the need for counselors in schools

The agriculture officials were finding it difficult to convince the farmers. While the government has announced beneficiary lists in four phases so far, a good number of farmers did not find their names in any of these lists

Nearly 1.5 lakh tribals were handed over pattas covering about four lakh acres in 2023.

Nothing big happened to change their destiny. Just one change in government. From the BRS, the Congress took over, and the downslide of farmers’ fortunes began.

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 districts, including Nagarkurnool, Nalgonda, Suryapet, Khammam, and Bhadradri Kothagudem, are expected to experience moderate rainfall due to the impact of Cyclone Fengal.

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

On Wednesday, Rama Rao expressed concerns on X, stating that farmers who were once self-reliant and confident are now struggling with despair due to inadequate support from the State government. He criticized the government for failing to provide Rythu Bharosa financial assistance to farmers for two consecutive crop seasons and offering only partial aid during the previous Yasangi season. He also pointed out that the crop loan waiver, originally announced at ₹31,000 crore, was reduced to ₹17,000 crore, benefiting only a limited number of fa

Agriculture Minister Thummala Nageshwar Rao on Wednesday wanted Agriculture officials to work in coordination with farmers' bodies to address the issue of stubble burning before it turned detrimental to life.

Senior BRS leader and Siddipet MLA T Harish Rao will join the padayatra at Chelgal and walk along with Sanjay Kumar and others up to Jagtial

The BRS working president said farmers are left stranded without buyers for their paddy, even as unseasonal rains were damaging their produce

Harish Rao said that the government had failed to make arrangements to purchase paddy, cotton, and maize, forcing farmers to sell their produce to middlemen at a much cheaper rate than the MSP.

The Civil Supplies department promised to purchase 8.16 lakh tonnes of paddy in October itself. But as on October 28, only 7,629 tonnes of paddy has been purchased from 913 farmers," he said.

"Farmers are being deceived in every way," he said, expressing anger over the government’s failure to commence crop procurement and provide MSP as promised during elections.

Procurement of paddy has not started in many paddy purchasing centers in the erstwhile Karimnagar district.

Farmers were outraged, accusing the Congress government of betraying them by not only delaying the promised financial assistance for the previous Yasangi (Rabi) season, but also denying it for the entire Vanakalam season.

BRS leader and former minister S Niranjan Reddy demanded that the support price given to cotton in Gujarat be extended to Telangana farmers as well.