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Congress embark upon 100-days farmers’ awareness programme

Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has informed that the Congress party would take up ‘Indiramma Rythu Bata’, a 100-day awareness programme for farmers, from September 18. Addressing a press conference after chairing the TPCC Extended Executive Committee meeting at Gandhi Bhavan on Friday, Uttam Kumar Reddy said that […]

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Uttam demands GO on farmers’ committees withdrawn

Suryapet: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy reiterated the demand that the State Government immediately withdraw GO. MS. No. 39 pertaining to formation of “Rythu Samanvaya Samithis”. Speaking to media persons while participating in the dharna in his Huzurnagar constituency of Suryapet district on Monday, Uttam Kumar Reddy said that […]

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Farmers’ committees are KCR’s election gimmick: Uttam

Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy demanded that the State Government immediately withdraw GO. MS. No. 39 pertaining to formation of farmers’ committees (Rythu Samanvaya Samithis) at various levels. Addressing a press conference at Gandhi Bhavan on Thursday, Uttam Kumar Reddy alleged that Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao intends […]

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Farmers lost access to their own money under Modi, KCR Rule: Uttam

Karimnagar: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy expressed deep concern over farmers not having access to their own money kept in bank accounts to invest the same in Kharif season. Addressing a public meeting in Manukondur of Karimnagar district on Sunday evening, Uttam Kumar Reddy said that the agriculture sector […]

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Dattatreya directs banks to provide cash to farmers

Hyderabad: Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya on Wednesday directed the State Level Bankers Committee (SLBC) to ensure distribution of cash compulsorily to the extent of Rs. 1 Lakh to all the farmers holding Kisan Credit Cards. He also asked the bankers to be in constant touch with RBI officials at Hyderabad on the release of […]

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Uttam demands cash, credit facilities for Telangana farmers

Suryapet: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has urged the State Government to take measures on war footing to provide required cash and other facilities to farmers for Kharif 2017. Addressing a massive public meeting Garidepally Praja Garjana in his Huzurnagar Assembly constituency in Suryapet district on Sunday evening, Uttam […]

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FM directs RBI to release more funds to Telangana farmers

Hyderabad: Consequent to the meeting of Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatraya with Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on the subject of availability of cash to the farmers in the banks of Telangana for Kharif Season, Arun Jaitley directed Reserve Bank of India to release more funds to Telangana and advised the banking community to utilise […]

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Congress seek loans, cash relief for farmers

Hyderabad: The Congress party on Thursday demanded that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) take immediate measures to ensure that farmers get crop loans and easy access to cash. A delegation comprising of TPCC’s Kishan Kheth Mazoor Congress chairman M. Kodanda Reddy and MLAs A. Sampath Kumar and M. Vamshi Chand Reddy met RBI Regional […]

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Farmers Associations will have special power in deciding MSP: KCR

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao on Thursday said that farmers association would have special power in deciding the Minimum Support price of the produce. “Farmers should sell their produce if they get price a little more than the MSP or else the farmers associations will be given permits to milling process. Rs 500 Crore […]

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Uttam condemns hand-cuffing of chilli farmers

Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has strongly condemned the TRS Government for hand-cuffing of chilli farmers while they were produced before a court in Khammam on Thursday. Speaking to media persons at his residence in Banjara Hills here, Uttam Kumar Reddy said that the TRS Government had committed […]