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Even as the Telangana government began disbursing Rythu Bharosa assistance for the Vaanakalam season, uncertainty remains over whether all eligible farmers will receive support. The scheme continues to face criticism over delayed payments, pending dues and the lack of a clear implementation framework.
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BRS leader T Jeevan Reddy alleged large-scale irregularities in paddy procurement, claiming farmers incurred losses while rice millers benefited. He demanded a probe into the alleged Rs 1,000-crore scam and criticised the government's policies on paddy cultivation, fertilisers and farmer welfare.
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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.
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Authorities have suggested promoting the cultivation of paddy and other crop varieties that can be harvested in a shorter period of time
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The State government procured over 26 lakh tonnes of paddy from over 4.16 lakh farmers through 6,129 procurement centres
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Hyderabad: Plugging gaps in its paddy procurement that were being exploited by traders and farmers from neighbouring States, the State government has come up with a new mechanism where paddy will be procured only from farmers who cultivated it during the current Vaanakalam (Kharif) season. Officials have already collected crop information as per Survey numbers […]
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Additional Collector asked the officials to make arrangements to open 411 paddy procurement centres across the district to purchase the paddy produced during Vaanakalam season.
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State records unprecedented paddy production of 1.7 cr tonnes this Vaanakalam
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Hyderabad: The incessant rains lashing Telangana in the last couple of weeks have hampered sowing and transplantation for Vaanakalam. The cultivation area is short by nearly 11 lakh acres as compared to that of the season in 2021. Officials fear that if the rains continue any further, most farmers, including those who have suffered crop […]
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Hyderabad: The State government is promoting high density cotton cultivation in about 20,000 acres in Telangana from this Vaanakalam (Kharif) season on a pilot basis. Based on the results, this highly profitable method will be increased to cover wider area from next Vaanakalam season. Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy, who is on a tour of […]
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Hyderabad: Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Monday said Rythu Bandhu amount would be deposited into the accounts of farmers owning over five acres from Tuesday. Till date, the Telangana government has deposited Rs 3,946 crore into the accounts of 51.99 lakh farmers, who own up to four acres of land, he said. The Minister […]
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Hyderabad: The State government on Tuesday credited Rs 586.66 crore into the bank accounts of farmers with less than one acre land on the first day of the Rythu Bandhu investment support scheme. The first day of the ninth season of the scheme benefited about 19.98 lakh farmers covering a total area of 11.73 lakh […]
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Hyderabad: The State government will commence from Tuesday crediting financial support amount of Rs 5,000 per acre into the bank accounts of eligible farmers under the Rythu Bandhu scheme for the current Vaanakalam (Kharif) season. The scheme will benefit about 68.1 lakh eligible farmers covering a total of 1.5 crore acres of farm land in […]
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Hyderabad: Focusing on cultivation of crops alternative to paddy, the State government will encourage farmers to take up cultivation of cotton, pulses and oil seeds across Telangana during the ensuing Vaanakalam (Kharif) season. In this regard, the State government successfully completed 17 agriculture workshops for farmers across 32 districts from April 25 to June 24. […]
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Hyderabad: Paddy is all set to take a backseat in Telangana in the upcoming 2022-23 Vaanakalam (Kharif) crop season with the State government gearing up its machinery to encourage farmers to cultivate cotton, red gram and other alternative crops based on market demand. The Vaanakalam season is expected to commence in the first half of […]
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Hyderabad: Notwithstanding the Centre’s regressive policies on agriculture, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao asked the authorities to take all measures to safeguard the interests of farmers in Telangana. He wanted them to encourage farmers to take up cultivation of alternative crops like cotton, chilli, red gram and water-melon as well as rationalise usage of fertilisers. […]
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Hyderabad: The ongoing Russia – Ukraine conflict has cast a shadow on supply of fertilisers supply in India as the union government was delaying supply of fertilisers to States, citing shortage of raw material for fertiliser production. Keeping this in view, Telangana has begun efforts to ensure adequate stocks in its godowns to meet the […]
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Hyderabad: Surpassing the Centre’s target, the Civil Supplies department has procured 70 lakh tonnes of paddy for the Vaanakalam 2021-22 season which is about 44 per cent i.e. 21.21 lakh tonnes more than last Vaanakalam 2020-21 season. The paddy procured by the State government is around 1.31 lakh tonnes more than the official target of […]
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Hyderabad: Farmers across the State began Sankranti festivities early with the Rythu Bandhu farm investment support scheme reaching the milestone mark of Rs 50,000 crore deposited into the bank accounts of ryots in Telangana. More than 64 lakh of the total 66 lakh farmers have received their farm investment for the current Yasangi (Rabi) season, […]
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Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy demanded that the Central government should give a written assurance to the Telangana government over enhancing targets for paddy procurement during the Vaanakalam (Kharif) season. He sought Union Minister for Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal to increase the Vaanakalam target from 60 lakh tonnes of paddy (i.e. 40 […]
