Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday introduced that his authorities will quickly roll out the Rythu Bharosa scheme, financially empowering farmers and revitalising the agriculture sector.
Rythu Bharosa is a revamped Rythu Bandhu scheme introduced in by the earlier Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) authorities, extending monetary help to farmers in direction of agriculture inputs. Underneath the Rythu Bandhu scheme, the earlier authorities was offering ₹10,000 per acre a yr for each farmer, whereas the Congress authorities promised to extend the quantity to ₹15,000 per acre.
Replying to a brief dialogue on Rythu Bharosa scheme, the chief minister stated that the earlier BRS authorities, beneath “Rythu Bandhu” scheme, resorted to large-scale mismanagement and misuse of funds. “Through the BRS regime, it had offered ₹72,817 crore beneath Rythu Bandhu scheme, out of which ₹22,000 crore was paid for non-agricultural lands, together with layouts, nationwide highways, and barren lands. He additionally talked about circumstances the place faux title deeds had been used to assert advantages beneath the scheme.
“There have been situations of Rythu Bandhu being paid for the lands acquired for Rajiv Rahadari nationwide freeway in Gajwel and Srisailam street at Amangal. Even crusher items and mining lands had been additionally paid Rythu Bandhu. Almost 70-80% of land inside a 50 km radius of Hyderabad stays uncultivated, but almost 30 million acres across the metropolis obtained monetary help beneath Rythu Bandhu,” he added.
Revanth Reddy stated that his authorities was decided to deal with these flaws and make sure that “Rythu Bharosa” advantages solely real farmers who actively domesticate their land. He urged the opposition to offer significant solutions to refine the scheme and contribute to its profitable execution.
Expressing deep concern over the plight of farmers, the CM referred to the alarming statistics of farmer suicides throughout the earlier administration. Telangana reported 898 farmer suicides in 2014, 1,358 in 2015, and 632 in 2016, highlighting the pressing want for focused agricultural insurance policies.
He claimed that the Congress authorities for waiving ₹20,616 crore in farm loans for over 25 lakh farmers inside simply 27 days of assuming workplace — an unprecedented achievement within the nation. “However, the earlier authorities had waived solely ₹27,000 crore crop loans over a interval of 10 years in smaller instalments. This was adjusted to solely the curiosity on crop loans, whereas the principal quantity remained uncleared,” he stated.
