Farm loan waiver before August 15, says Revanth Reddy

The State government set in motion the exercise to prepare modalities for implementing key agriculture schemes like Rythu Bharosa, crop insurance scheme and waiver of crop loans upto Rs.2 lakh obtained by farmers.

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday attributed the delay in implementing his promise to waiving off farm loans up to Rs.2 lakh to the Model Code of Conduct and said the waiver would be implemented in one go before August 15.

“I give my word to 69 lakh farmers on the farm loan waiver. Like the Narayanpet – Kodangal Lift irrigation foundation, the free bus travel facility for women and the Rs.500 LPG cylinder, the Rs.2 lakh farm loan waiver will be implemented before August 15,” Revanth Reddy said at a public meeting here on Monday.

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The Chief Minister also said that the Rs.500 bonus per quintal of paddy would be offered during the next season during paddy procurement and that every grain of paddy would be procured.

“This is a promise that I am making to the farming community,” he said.

Claiming that social justice was possible only with the Congress party, the Chief Minister said if the Congress won 15 Lok Sabha seats in the State, a Mudiraj leader would be made a Minister.

Coming down heavily on the BRS and BJP, he alleged that both the parties were hatching conspiracies to defeat the Congress in the State in the Lok Sabha elections.
“Both these parties want to ensure that the Congress is defeated in Mahabubnagar and Nagarkurnool t

o dub it as my defeat in Palamuru,” Revanth Reddy said, claiming that the Congress would win in Mahabubnagar, Chevella, Malkajgiri, Zaheerabad and Bhongir.
Within two months of the Lok Sabha elections, local body elections would be conducted. Party workers, who work tirelessly, would be recognized and offered tickets to contest the elections, he said, also promising to make them Indiramma Committee members to ensure implementation of the Congress guarantees.