Raithu Bandhu Yojana: Here every farmer will get 5 thousand rupees per acre, know about the scheme
Telangana Rythu Bandhu Yojana: Various financial assistance initiatives are administered by the central government to assist farmers in avoiding financial difficulties while cultivating. Currently, the administrations of certain states are offering financial support to farmers by implementing comparable programmes at the state level. Among these is the state of Telangana. In Telangana, the Rythu Bandhu Yojana Telangana is administered by the state government. The Agriculture Department provides each farmer with a grant of Rs 5,000 per acre during each crop season under this programme. This grant enables them to purchase seeds, fertilisers, pesticides, labour, and other essential agricultural inputs of their choosing. In the interim, there has been significant news regarding the initiative. There is news that the Telangana government has decided to issue the Raithu Bandhu amount for the current Kharif season. For an extended period, there was a debate regarding this matter. According to the opposition, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy is required to disburse this sum by June. The Raithu Bandhu amount will be paid to each farmer at a rate of Rs 5,000 per acre for the current Kharif season, according to official sources quoted by the media.
Decided to maintain the current level.
This Kharif season, the Congress government's Raithu Bharosa initiative, which is priced at Rs 7500 per acre, will not be implemented, according to state media. As the guidelines have not yet been finalised. A. Revanth Reddy, the state chief minister, had previously stated that guidelines for the Raithu Bharosa scheme would be developed following consultation during the upcoming assembly session. The Raithu Bandhu scheme will be maintained at the current stage, as the Kharif season has already commenced in the state and the assembly session will require some time to be conducted.
It is imperative that the advantages of this initiative are realised by the genuine landowners and producers.
The Raithu Bandhu scheme, which was implemented by the previous BRS administration, was maintained by the Congress government in the state for the Rabi season, according to media reports. The scheme is priced at Rs 5,000 per acre. In December 2023, the government initiated the distribution of funding under this initiative. All 65 lakh farmers were granted assistance under it in various phases by May 2024. The Raithu Bharosa initiative is subject to certain limitations, as proposed by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy.
The CM, as reported by the media, is committed to guaranteeing that the scheme's advantages are distributed to the genuine farmers and landowners who are engaged in agriculture. We would like to inform you that the Raithu Bandhu scheme is the first direct farmer investment assistance scheme in the country. This scheme provides financial assistance directly to farmers. The Telangana government has distributed over Rs 65,000 crore under this scheme between 2018-19 and 2021-22. The number of beneficiaries has increased from 52 lakh to 65 lakh in the previous year. Around 92.5 percent of the beneficiaries under Raithu Bandhu are tiny and marginal farmers who possess less than 10 acres of land, as per the Agriculture Department.
The scheme is also being evaluated with regard to the inclusion of agricultural labourers and producers.
The Raithu Bandhu initiative had also been expanded by the BRS government to include non-agricultural land, such as land acquired by the government for real estate ventures, hills and roads, irrigation projects, and other public purposes. Chief Minister Revanth Reddy is seeking input from all parties regarding the implementation of a land limit of 5 acres or more in order to enhance the benefits, or the preservation of the current provision of providing Raithu Bandhu to all farmers, regardless of the size of their land. Additionally, the Congress government intends to incorporate tenant farmers and agricultural labourers into this initiative. Let us inform you that the BRS government has pledged to increase the Raithu Bandhu amount from Rs 10,000 to Rs 16,000 per year prior to the elections. Conversely, the Congress has proposed the Indiramma Raithu Bharosa scheme, which would provide Rs 15,000 to farmers and Rs 12,000 to agricultural labourers annually.
