"telangana-farmers"

The committee includes Ministers Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu, N Uttam Kumar Reddy, D Sridhar Babu, and Tummala Nageswara Rao

The Telangana Civil Supplies Corporation is currently gearing up with the necessary infrastructure to commence full-fledged procurement from the third week of October

Thummala Nageswar Rao directed the Agriculture Secretary to write to the Centre in this regard. He wanted the cap on the procurement of farmers produce to go.

The MPs and MLAs of the BJP held a 24-hour protest to force the State government to fulfil the promises made to the farming community, especially the crop loan waiver scheme, at the Dharna Chowk, Indira Park on Monday.

Harish Rao found fault with Priyanka Gandhi for failing to stand by the assurances she gave to the RRR victims during the election campaign.

Nearly 100 farmers from the village arrived at the Collectorate carrying their bank passbook, pattadar passbook and other documents

Centres to be operated through Primary Agricultural Cooperatives (4,496), Indira Kranti Patham centres (2,102), and other agencies (541), to streamline the process for farmers during the harvest season.

The farmers, who borrowed more than Rs.2 lakh, had repaid the additional amount to banks, but many were yet to get the waiver. They also said majority of farmers in the village had not yet got the loan waiver.

The demonstrators, led by former MLA K Prabhakar Reddy, voiced their opposition to the forcible acquisition of their agricultural lands without fair compensation.

Since Ramulu knew welding and a little bit of carpentry as well, he spent Rs.2 lakh to procure cement poles and steel to build the bridge. The father-son duo built the bridge within 20 days before the onset of the rainy season.

Chief Minister Revanth Reddy was trying to restrict YouTube channels since they were streaming the real issues to the people, said BRS leader Harish Rao

The hopes of the farmers have been dashed due to adverse weather conditions. The initial sowing of cotton, which began in late May following pre-monsoon showers, was severely impacted by dry spells.

Among the hardest-hit areas are Mahabubabad, Mulugu, Khammam, Nalgonda, Nagarkurnool, Mahabubnagar, Hanamkonda, Bhadradri Kothagudem and Jangaon districts. The initial assessments indicate that the most significant losses are in paddy, cotton, and maize crops.

Farmers continued to hit the streets in several areas in the State raising basic issues, including water for their crops.

Sirpur (T) MLA Dr P Harish Babu said that the government cheated the farmers by allocating Rs 18,000 crore as against the outlay of the loans of Rs 65,000 crore in the state. He opined that it got rid of the loans by waiving loans belonging to a minor portion of farmers.

The activists of Telangana Rashtra Rythu Sangham (AIKS) leaders Ch Narendra Kumar and M Viswanatham said Congress party during Assembly elections announced that crop loans up to Rs 2 lakh of all the farmers would be waived but after coming to power many restrictions were imposed in its implementation.

The poor inflows into the minor irrigation tanks will largely impact the Yasangi cultivation this year as the groundwater table is expected to go down further.

Co-founded by Mithilesh, Sri Harsha, and Rahul in 2020, the agrifood company has swiftly established itself as a pioneer in providing nutritious food while supporting farmers through direct partnerships.

Banks also refusing to extend new loans due to incomplete waiver process

Agriculture experts feel that if the banks turn their back on farmers, they would be forced to approach private lenders which will in turn land them in a debt trap.