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Farmers are happy with ‘Rythu Bandhu’ scheme: TRS

Hyderabad: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has claimed that there has been a wave of happiness among farmers over Rythu Bandhu scheme whose cheques are being distributed since the last four days. Addressing a press conference at TRS Legislature Party office on Monday, TRS MLC Karne Prabhakar said that the Rythu Bandhu scheme has been so […]

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Congress launches helpline for Telangana farmers

Hyderabad: The Congress party on Saturday launched a helpline for farmers of Telangana. The helpline, established by Kisan Congress under the leadership of its chairman Kodanda Reddy, will have a dedicated number 040-24601254. The calls will be answered by experts who will advise farmers on various issues. Speaking after launching a helpline for farmers during […]

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Uttam demands financial assistance for rain-hit farmers

Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Friday demanded that the State Government extend immediate financial assistance to farmers who were hit due to unseasonal rains that lashed various parts of Telangana. Uttam Kumar Reddy said lakhs of quintals of paddy, maize and other farm produce which were brought […]

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Telangana is a role model in farmers’ welfare: KTR

Hyderabad: Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister K. T. Rama Rao claimed that Telangana has emerged as a role model for the country in implementing schemes for the welfare of farmers. Addressing a meeting on Rythu Bandhu Scheme in Sircilla on Thursday, KTR said that the TRS Government has waived off crop loans of Rs. […]

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CM reviews arrangements for distribution of passbooks, cheques to farmers

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao has instructed the officials concerned to distribute Passbooks and cheques as part of the financial assistance under the investment support Scheme for agriculture to all the farmers of the assigned lands, ROFR Pattadars, non-tribals cultivating land in the agency areas and all the pattadars. He desired that under the […]

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TS Govt releases Rs. 6,000 Cr toward farmers’ investment support

Hyderabad: The Telangana Government on Wednesday released an amount of Rs. 6,000 crore for distribution among farmers as ‘Investment Support’ at the rate of Rs. 4,000 per acre for Khariff season. According to sources, this amount would be distributed among farmers through cheques which could be encashed in any bank. The cheque distribution will be […]

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More than 35k farmers did not benefit from crop loan waiver scheme

Hyderabad: More than 35,000 farmers from the districts of Ranga Reddy, Medak, Adilabad and Khammam did not get any benefit from the crop loan waiver scheme, the BJP leaders alleged in their memorandum submitted to Chief Secretary S. K. Joshi on Wednesday. Speaking to media persons at Secretariat Media Point after meeting the CS, BJP […]

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CM announces formation of Rythu Samanvaya Samithi

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao has decided to form a new Corporation under the name Telangana Rashtra Rythu Samanvaya Samithi (Telangana State Farmers Coordination Committee). He announced that the proposed Corporation would help to take the measures taken by the government for agriculture development and farmers welfare to the grass roots and at the […]

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Regional conferences of Mandal-level Farmers’ Committees from Feb 25

Hyderabad: The regional conferences of the Mandal level Farmer’s Coordination Committees will be organized on February 25 and 26. Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao has decided to this effect and announced about organization of conferences. He disclosed that in the proposed conferences, Coordination Committee members would be oriented towards the role that they have to […]

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TS Govt to purchase Red Jowar for Rs. 2300 per quintal from Feb 19

Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister Pocharam Srinivas Reddy and Nizamabad MP K. Kavita have assured that the State Government would purchase the entire Red Jowar grown by the farmers of Nizamabad, Nirmal and Jagtial through Marfed at Rs. 2300 per quintal from February 19 onwards. Speaking to media persons here on Thursday, they appealed to the farmers […]