Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao on Wednesday hinted that the framework for the scheme would be finalised only after the implementation of the farm loan waiver scheme by the end of August.
NDRF teams have launched rescue efforts to save the 19 persons who were stranded after flood waters of the Peddavagu stream rose at Katta Maisamma temple area at Narayanapuram on Thursday.
“Our government has all the details. Once the family details of a farmer are confirmed, the loan waiver will also be made applicable to others,” Nageswara Rao said in a statement.
Detailed Project Report (DPR) would be prepared in the next two to three months, and technical sanction would be obtained before calling the work tenders, Tummala Nageswara Rao noted.
Farmers from various clusters in rural Assembly constituencies will participate through video conferencing at the Rythu Vedika and express their opinions which will be submitted to the Cabinet sub-committee constituted by the government.
Take steps to produce seeds in seed production centres and produce flowers and fruit plants in government nurseries and supply them to farmers at low cost, he said.
It is sad that the government has neglected the construction of the Shadikhana and it shows the government’s indifferent attitude towards Muslims, he lamented.
During the Lok Sabha elections, the Chief Minister had promised to waive off loans up to Rs.2 lakh obtained by farmers Accordingly, he held a meeting with officials here on Monday.
In a statement, he demanded an apology from the State government for incident. He also called for swift action against the police officers involved in the violence against the farmers.
In order to make immediate use of river Godavari waters in case of lack of water supply from river Krishna it was proposed to pump water into the NSP canal through a link canal.
It might be noted that nomination papers for the seat were filed on Tuesday on behalf of a Congress ticket aspirant Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy by the party leaders.
