INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
VIJAYAWADA: As many as 15.15 lakh farmers got Rs 1,829.23 crore as crop insurance coverage in the state
Jagan Mohan Reddy noted that the government has actually taken the duty of supporting the farmers at all tough times and hence generated the
complimentary crop insurance scheme, without imposing the concern of premium on them.The CM on Tuesday credited Rs 1,820.23 crore under YSR
Free Crop Insurance coverage scheme to the savings account of 15.15 lakh farmers who lost their crop during the 2020 kharif
He said that unlike the previous program, under which required a farmer was forced to pay his share and both state and main governments
equally bore the premium total up to obtain insurance, the YSRC federal government revamped the plan and was paying the whole insurance
premium by itself, making sure that all the farmers who registered themselves on e-crop platform got their share of insurance straight
without any intermediaries
The Chief Minister stated that an overall of Rs 3,788.25 crore was invested in the crop insurance plan in the last 23 months, including the
pending charges of Rs 715.84 crore left by the previous government
Besides these, the State government had invested Rs 83,000 crore towards farmer welfare in the last 23 months
For Rythu Bharosa alone, a quantity of Rs 17,029 crore was spent.The CM said that his federal government was working to protect the
It established 10,778 Rythu Bharosa Kendras (RBKs) and incorporated them with village secretariats to benefit the farmers
He stated that the loss in kharif 2020 was being compensated by the onset of next kharif, making sure that no farmer suffers from losses
Taking transparency in governance to the next level, all these information, compensation for the crop loss etc, will be shown at RBKs for
social audit and those losing out from the list can get enrolled at RBK itself
Not simply from seeds to marketing, RBKs also double up as crop purchase centres, he said
The Chief Minister stated that the state government had credited Rs 1,038 crore as input subsidy for those farmers who lost their crops in
natural calamities, without any delays making sure that every farmer gets compensated in the same season
He discussed that besides these, the federal government had spent Rs 18,342 crore for obtaining paddy and Rs 4761 crore towards buying other
crops and support the farmers.In order to provide totally free nine-hour electrical power to farmers throughout daytime, Rs 17,430 crore was
He even more mentioned that furthermore, the federal government had actually cleared Rs 960 crore paddy procurement defaults and Rs 384
crore seed procurement financial obligations left by the previous government
Jagan Mohan Reddy stated therefore: Supporting the farmer neighborhood, the government established agriculture advisory committees at
village, zonal, district and state levels in connection with the RBKs to assist the farmers in crop preparation
In order to benefit dairy farmers, the state signed an MoU with Amul to provide a better rate with an extra of Rs 5- Rs 15 per liter to the
Taking another advance for the farmers, the government is establishing multi-purpose centers under each RBK, with a total expense of Rs
Under the YSR Jala Kala scheme, the federal government had provided over two lakh bore wells at an expense of Rs 4,932 crore, besides
offering motors to poor farmers
The federal government has kept every promise made during elections and strictly carried out the election manifesto
Ministers K Kannababu, Unique Chief Secretary Poonam Malakondaiah, AP Agri Objective Vice Chairman M.V.S
Nagi Reddy and other officials took part in the programme.
