Despite meeting for several times and six months of brainstorming, the sub-committee is facing challenges as there was no unanimity in the issue of dispensing with certain old norms.
The BRS government had granted administrative approval to upgrade the 20-bed hospital to a 100-bed facility, with an allocation of Rs 29 crore. However, construction has been stalled, and the hospital is still functioning with only four out of the 16 sanctioned doctors. Despite assurances from ministers that civil works would be completed promptly, the ongoing delay has left the local community frustrated.
BRS has called for a protest across Telangana on Thursday to demand that the state government completely waive off Rs 2 lakh crop loans of all farmers without any restrictions.
The action to be initiated in the case would be decided after taking it up with the Chief Minster A Revanth Reddy once he was back from his visit to the US.
Reviewing the activities of the departments of marketing, cooperation and textiles, he wanted production of quality seed not only for cultivation of paddy, but other crops as well.
This assurance came in response to a letter addressed to him by the Minister for Agriculture Thummala Nageswara Rao, stressing the need to scale up the supply of DAP to the State in view of the growing demand from the Kharif farmers.
Handing over the posting orders to the newly appointed horticulture officers at his secretariat chambers, he highlighted the measure initiated by the government for the development of Horticulture in the State.
Minister for Agriculture, Thummala Nageswar Rao said the state currently had 60,759 cooperative societies of various types, 908 PACS, 24,539 Consumer and Savings Societies and several Fishery Cooperative Societies.
The Central government had released Rs.80.10 crore under the programme for the last financial year. The State government has given administrative sanction for release of a total of Rs 133.50 crore including the State's share of Rs.53.40 crore under the same head.
Speaking on the occasion, Agriculture Minister Thummala Nageswar Rao said the Government was firm on adding to the farmers' incomes by guiding them in a proper way
Farmers involved in seed production should be benefited from efforts to promote seed exports with globally recognised OECD labels and certification, said Thummala Nageswar Rao
He reviewed the functioning of the TS OILFED, TS Agros, Markfed and other agencies functioning in coordination with the Department of Agriculture addressing the issues of the farmers' community.
