Tenant farmers in Telangana have expressed concern that any drought relief announced by the State government may benefit landowners while cultivators without formal recognition remain excluded. Farmers' organisations have urged the government to issue Cultivator Cards amid concerns over drought conditions and the impact of El Nino.
Civil rights groups and farmer organisations demanded immediate action from the Telangana government to recognise tenant farmers. They formed a joint committee to intensify protests and called for implementation of the Licensed Cultivators Act and issuance of recognition cards
The urea shortage in Telangana has hit tenant farmers hard as they lack passbooks to claim quotas. Forced to rely on officials or private vendors, many face reduced supply, inflated black market prices and are left struggling to sustain cultivation
Government should initiate measures to provide full support to tenant farmers, say Rythu Swarajya Vedika members; demand implementation of Licensed Cultivators Act
Due to the delay in implementing the much-touted Rythu Bharosa, tenant farmers are now not only forced to pay the lease amount in advance, but nearly double the amount that they paid last year in some areas.
Given the poor yield, how can I pay the lease amount to the land owner, who is demanding payment of the lease before harvesting the crops?” asks Shankar.
Hyderabad: A two-Judge panel of the Telangana High Court comprising Acting Chief Justice MS Ramachandra Rao and Justice T Vinod Kumar expressed its displeasure at the State government for not appointing additional public prosecutors through direct recruitment. The panel was dealing with a petition filed for an extension of time in a Public Interest Litigation […]
The foundation’s Khammam convener K Muralimohan Kumar said tenant farmers were often falling into debt trap as they were forced to take loans from private money lenders.
