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Hans India
25-06-2025
- Business
- Hans India
Farmers' welfare our priority: CM
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday said the state government spent a whopping Rs 1.04 lakh crore on the welfare of farmers in the last 18 months. Speaking at the Rythu Nestam programme, which was organised to celebrate the disbursement of Rs 9,000 crore in just nine days under the Rythu Bharosa scheme to farmers, the CM said: 'Our top priorities are farmers, women, Telangana martyrs, students, and the youth of the state." Revanth Reddy said that under various initiatives such as farmers financial assurance (Rythu Bharosa), farm loan waiver, free electricity for the agricultural sector, sprinklers, drip systems, ST Giri Vikasam pump sets, MSP, and bonuses on superfine rice, the Congress government had spent Rs 1.04 lakh crore within 18 months of assuming power in the state. 'Congress government implemented its promise to waive farm loans up to Rs 2 lakh by spending Rs 25,000 crore to free 25 lakh farmers from debt. The people's government also procured every grain of paddy at the Minimum Support Price (MSP), disbursing funds within 48 hours and paying a promised Rs 500 bonus on superfine rice,' he said. Revanth Reddy emphasized that the struggles of Telangana always centered around land and farming rights. He recalled that with the support of Sonia Gandhi, the then chief minister of united Andhra Pradesh, YS Rajasekhara Reddy, had announced free power for farmers. Delivering a sharp critique of former chief minister and BRS president K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR), Revanth Reddy challenged KCR to engage with him in a detailed debate about the decline of the agriculture sector, unfinished irrigation projects, and the sharing of Krishna and Godavari waters, all of which, he argued, had suffered in Telangana during the ten years of BRS rule. The CM criticized KCR for leaving the state's economy in shambles, likening it to a cancer patient now. Reddy emphasized that while the state had a surplus of Rs 16,000 crore at the time of its formation, it has now accumulated a debt of Rs 8 lakh crore within ten years of BRS rule. Revanth Reddy alleged that KCR and his associates amassed wealth exceeding that of Nizams (erstwhile rulers of Hyderabad state), becoming affluent, while the state has been pushed into a debt trap. He accused the BRS supremo of deceiving farmers with a loan waiver scheme amounting to Rs 1 lakh, which included accrued interest. Regarding government job appointments, Revanth Reddy stated that 60,000 vacancies had been filled, and appointment letters were distributed. He challenged KCR to reveal how many vacancies had been filled during the ten years of BRS rule. He accused KCR of allowing the AP to go ahead with several projects on the Krishna River during the 10 years of his regime while neglecting the completion of pending irrigation projects in Telangana. The state government had cautioned the Centre against giving permission to the Godavari-Banakacherla project proposed by the AP government, he said.
The Hindu
16-06-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Rythu Bharosa, totalling ₹9,000 crore to reach all farmers in nine days, asserts Chief Minister
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy declared the government's resolve to credit ₹9,000 crore as the first instalment of Rythu Bharosa, farmers investment support scheme, within nine days. The Chief Minister formally started crediting the amounts to farmers by the click of a button on Monday at the Rythu Nestam programme held at the Prof Jayashankar Telangana Agriculture University. The Chief Minister launched video conference facility in 1,034 Rythu Vedikas (farmers platforms) taking the total vedikas with video conference facility, to help farmers interact with officials and experts on crop related issues, to 1,600. Mr. Revanth Reddy launched a scathing attack on the earlier Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government, charging it with having pushed the State into a debt trap, claiming that 'a century will not be sufficient to recover from the destruction unleashed by the previous government'. 'They handed over the State with financial crisis,' he said. The previous regime hoodwinked people with false claims and pushed the State to such a position where it was not in a position to implement schemes like fee reimbursement to students and farm loan waiver. 'The BRS warned people against opting for paddy cultivation, whereas the Congress government has kept its promise of procuring the entire produce from the farmers,' he said. This was in addition to the encouragement given to farmers to take up cultivation of fine rice through ₹500 bonus per quintal. Fine rice constituted 60% of the farmers' produce in the State, and the government was able to supply fine rice to the poor. 'Telangana is the top rice producer in the State because of the proactive policies of the people's government,' he said. The Chief Minister recalled how the previous government resorted to borrowing ₹8.2 lakh crore and said the government was correcting the lapses of its predecessor. 'The government is committed to credit the entire ₹9,000 crore into farmers' accounts within nine days despite the financial problems it is facing. The Government's commitment can be seen from the fact that it had spent over ₹1 lakh crore in the last 18 months, and at the same time, Telangana became the only State to fill 60,000 vacant posts within one year of taking charge.' The Chief Minister directed Chief Secretary K. Ramakrishna Rao to take steps to create awareness among the district collectors on the utility of solar pump sets as also on the cultivation of commercial crops so that they could in turn educate farmers about the same. Focus should also be on creating awareness among farmers about change in cropping pattern. Mr. Revanth Reddy asserted that the Congress government would continue to be in power for 10 years despite the attempts of the BRS to mislead the people through dramas. 'They (BRS leaders) are shamelessly casting aspersions on the Congress government after causing irreparable damage to the State,' he said. He said he was prepared to hold a debate on the people-centric steps by the Congress government and the anti-people BRS government in any village or gram sabhas.
Hans India
14-06-2025
- Business
- Hans India
Revanth to interact with farmers as part of ‘Rythu Nestam' on June 16
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy is set to engage directly with farmers as part of the 'Rythu Nestam' programme on June 16. Chief Secretary K Ramakrishna Rao held a teleconference with district collectors to review arrangements for the 'Rythu Nestham' programme, which will take place at the Agricultural University on June 16. The Chief Secretary informed collectors that Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy's interaction with farmers would be telecast across all 'Rythu Nestham' centres. He instructed collectors to organise the event appropriately, inviting public representatives and ensuring a minimum attendance of 250 farmers from each area. The Chief Secretary highlighted that this programme aims to connect farmers with agricultural experts via video conferencing. The video conferencing facility, previously available in 500 centres, has been expanded and will now be accessible in an additional 1,000 centres from June 16. Through this facility, experts will offer timely suggestions to farmers on suitable crops to cultivate and advanced farming techniques. Secretary for Agriculture, Raghunandan Rao, requested collectors to depute mandal level officers to all 'Rythu Nestham' centres, alongside the concerned Agriculture Extension Officer for each cluster. He emphasised that the entire programme should be conducted in a festive atmosphere. Earlier in the day, the Chief Secretary also held a teleconference with the DGP and other senior officials to assess the arrangements for the Telangana Gaddar Film Awards function, scheduled for June 14 at the HICC. During the teleconference, Special Commissioner for Information and Public Relations, Dr Harish, briefed that all arrangements were complete for conducting the programme on a grand scale. He confirmed that all departments are working in close coordination to ensure the smooth execution of the event.
