Telangana govt disburses Rs 262.6 cr on day-6 of Rythu Bandhu
The Telangana government, under the leadership of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, which is disbursing Rythu Bandhu funds for Yasangi season
HYDERABAD: The Telangana government, under the leadership of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, which is disbursing Rythu Bandhu funds for Yasangi season, has deposited Rs 262.60 crores into the accounts of 49,970 farmers on the sixth day.
The amount disbursed on Tuesday pertained to 5,25,200.21 acres.
Among the total of Rs 7,676 crores sanctioned for the Rythu Bandhu this season, Rs. 3,767.35 crores were deposited into the accounts of 51,50,958 farmers. Agriculture Minister Singireddy Niranjan Reddy has made a statement to this extent.
The minister said that it was high time for the country to take the ideas of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) and implement the Telangana schemes. He said that a discussion had started on KCR’s ideas and agenda on national politics.
Slamming the BJP over the comments on freebies, Singireddy Niranjan Reddy said that the attitude of the rulers should change regarding irrigation water and free electricity for the farmers. He said that KCR strengthened the agricultural sector, which 60 percent of the population depended on in the state, in the last eight years. "Although the Central government has not given a single rupee of assistance, the schemes of electricity, irrigation, Rythu Bandhu and Rythu Beema are being implemented," the Minister added.