Hyderabad: Irrigation Minister T. Harish Rao said that the financial assistance of Rs. 4,000 per acre per season to be given by Telangana Government would double the income of farmers by the year 2022. Harish Rao was speaking after watching a power-point presentation on Wednesday given by the officials of Marketing Department on the outcome […]
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Hyderabad: The Congress party has decided to exert pressure on TRS Government to implement the promises of waiving off crop loans and the interest which got accumulated due to delay in releasing the instalments. The decision was taken in the meeting of Kisan Khet Mazdoor Congress held at Gandhi Bhavan on Thursday. Addressing the meeting, […]
Hyderabad: The Cabinet Sub-Committee, which was assigned the task of preparing guidelines to provide Rs. 4,000 per acre per season input subsidy to farmers, has decided to hold direct interactions with farmers to finalise the policy. The Cabinet Sub-Committee, under the chairmanship of Agriculture Minister Pocharam Srinivas Reddy, met at the State Secretariat on Monday. […]
Armoor: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Saturday unveiled the manifesto for farmers for 2019 elections. Addressing the ‘Rythu Sadassu’, a massive public meeting in Aloor mandal of Armoor constituency in Nizamabad district, Uttam Kumar Reddy announced the ‘Armoor Declaration’ which contained three major promises for farmers. If Congress […]
Hyderabad: Irrigation Minister T. Harish Rao informed that the Civil Supplies and Agricultural Marketing departments have so far purchased 4,73,207 quintal paddy during this season. Harish Rao said as many as 1,732 Centres were established to procure paddy. They include 214 Centres in Nizamabad, 248 in Jagtial, 145 in Sircilla, 44 in Nirmal, 67 in […]
Hyderabad: Finance Minister Etala Rajender has advised banks to release Rs. 21,000 crore loans to the farmers of Telangana. Addressing the 16th State Level Bankers Committee meeting at SBI’s auditorium at Gun Foundry on Thursday, Etala said that the banks should come up new schemes to benefit the people, especially farmers. He said that the […]
Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy demanded that the State Government pay compensation to farmers who lost their crops due to unseasonal rains. Congress leaders including AICC Secretary R.C. Khuntia, former union minister S. Jaipal Reddy, MLAs D.K. Aruna, G. Chinna Reddy, Vamshichand Reddy and A. Sampath Kumar, TPCC […]
Hyderabad: Telangana Agriculture & Cooperation Department Secretary C. Parathasarathy has fixed October 13 as deadline for release of claim amount by insurance companies towards Kharif 2016 Claims. A meeting was convened by APC & Secretary to Government, Agril & Co-operation Department on Tuesday and attended by Commissioner of Agriculture with the implementing Insurance Companies to […]
Hyderabad: Irrigation Minister T. Harish Rao on Thursday claimed that Telangana was the only State in the country to provide 24-hour power supply and input subsidy to farmers. Speaking after inaugurating Central Lighting System in Siddipet, Harish Rao said Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao has been taking several measures for the welfare of farmers in […]
Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Monday launched the 100-day “Indiramma Rythu Bata” programme aimed at training the Congress party’s booth-level cadre on ongoing land records rectification drive taken up by the TRS Government. Addressing hundreds of booth-level workers in Karimnagar and later at Sangareddy, Uttam Kumar Reddy […]