Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy announced that Rythu Bharosa crop input financial assistance will be deposited in the accounts of the farmers after the Sankranthi festival.
Addressing media in Hyderabad on Sunday, December 1, the chief minister announced a 100 per cent waiver for farmers under loans amounting to Rs 2 lakh.
CM Revanth announced that loans totaling Rs 20,616.89 crore for 25,35,964 farmers have been waived off by Saturday, calling it a national record achieved in just 11 months.
Don’t believe in rumours: CM
Appealing to people not to believe the rumours being spread by opposition parties, he said that Rythu Bharosa is a guarantee given by Sonia Gandhi and it would be definitely implemented.
He asked the people not to believe in ‘Mareechas‘ and ‘Sudamus‘ of the present day, going to them to disturb the penance being done by the state government. “Maareca who came in disguise as a ‘golden deer’ to deceive Sita, is coming as BJP and BRS leaders to you. Beware of them,” he cautioned.
Under Rythu Bharosa, the Congress had promised annual financial assistance of Rs.15,000 per acre for farmers against Rs.10,000 being given now under Rythu Bandhu, which was launched by the previous government of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS).
The Chief Minister said the report of the Cabinet Sub-Committee headed by Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka will be discussed in the Assembly before finalising the modalities for Rythu Bharosa.
BRS betrayed farmers for 10 years, claims CM
Criticizing BRS leaders opposing the loan waiver in the state, CM Revanth pointed out that it was the Congress government that had cleared the loans, most of which were renewed between December 12, 2018, and December 9, 2018, while the BRS had failed to fulfill its promise of waiving them off in its 2018 election manifesto.
Revanth also claimed that Rs 7,625 crore pending dues of BRS in the form of Rythu Bandhu for Kharif 2023 season was paid by the Congress government.
He stated that after 2018, the BRS government cleared farm loans totalling Rs 11,909.31 crore just before the 2023 Assembly elections. However, of this amount, Rs 8,578.97 crore was deducted as interest, and only Rs 3,331 crore was waived off from the principal loan amount.
He also pointed out that the farm loan waiver amount of 2,26,342 farmers which had returned back to the then government for a sum of Rs 1,419.74 crore wasn’t waived at all.
On paddy procurement
Announcing that the state government has procured 31 lakh tonne paddy till now, he assured that the bonus for fine grain variety paddy will continue in the coming Rabi season.
He advised the farmers to grow Telangana Sona, BPT or HMT more, as the state government wanted to supply the same rice to the people through fair-price dealer shops, social welfare schools and hostels, Anganwadi centres and for mid-day meals in the government schools.
He alleged that some political forces created misconceptions about the bonus of Rs 500 being paid by his government to farmers for fine variety paddy. Stating that the government procured 31 lakh tonnes of paddy, he announced that the bonus will also paid in the next season.
(With inputs from IANS)
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