Date :- 28-12-2022
Watsupptoday Desk

Under Rythu Bandhu, the government is providing investment support of Rs 10,000 per acre every year irrespective of the extent of land owned by a farmer. Through the scheme, the government provides crop investment to the farmers at the rate of Rs 10,000 per acre for both Vanakalam ( Kharif) and Yasangi seasons. The scheme, considered as a revolutionary activity in the country's agriculture sector, is delivering optimum results. Along with free irrigation, free electricity, and farmer insurance, a revolutionary development has taken place in agriculture in the State by providing direct investment in the farmer's account to take up farming activity. Telangana government's pro-agricultural activity not only stood as the best example for the country, but also led to a paradigm shift in the country's agricultural sector. The State government's agricultural policies are influencing the neighbouring State governments and also the Centre towards paving the way for the welfare of the farmers and agricultural growth, according to the release. The Centre is trying to make the people of Telangana suffer by not releasing Rs 40,000-crore funds which are rightfully due to the State under various schemes and programmes, it alleged. Despite the Centre creating hurdles, the State government is not compromising on the welfare of farmers and the development of farming sector and releasing Rythu Bandhu funds timely to the farmers every season. Earlier, on the occasion of National Farmers' Day, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President K T Rama Rao on Friday interacted with over 1.5 lakh farmers of Rajanna Sircilla district. A press release from his office said KTR spoke about Telangana government's revolutionary welfare schemes which transformed the agricultural activity in the state into a flourishing profession. The state's food grain production increased from 68 lakh tonnes in 2014 to 3.5 crore tonnes now and also warehouse capacity which was 4 lakh metric tonnes before the formation of the state, increased to 24 lakh metric tonnes. Conversing with farmers in Rajanna Sircilla district on Friday, he spoke about investment support through Rythu Bandhu, insurance provided through Rythu Bhima, construction of Rythu Vedikas, irrigation projects such as Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, free power provided to farmers and other pioneering initiatives of the State government. He further said under the Rythu Bandhu scheme, every year, Rs 10,000 per acre is given to farmers as agriculture investment support. Rs 57,882 crore was credited to farmers' bank accounts in nine instalments and Rs 7,600 crore will be distributed under the 10th instalment starting this month-end. "A total of 66 lakh farmers will be benefited from the Rythu Bandhu scheme," adding the governments at the Centre and in other states took inspiration from Telangana and came up with similar schemes.