**Rangareddy:** The government launched the ‘farm loan waiver scheme’ on Saturday, benefiting 49,741 farmers in phase I in Ranga Reddy district. Shadnagar and Amangal mandals have the most beneficiaries.
According to statistics released by the collector, 12,486 farmers in Amangal, 10,134 in Chevella, 7,601 in Ibrahimpatnam, 5,000 in Maheshwaram, 1,058 in Rajendranagar, and 13,462 in Shadnagar have been selected in phase I.
In the Shadnagar assistant director of agriculture (ADA) division, six mandals including Farooqnagar, J Chowdergudam, Keshampet, Kondurg, Kothur, and Nandigama saw 13,462 farmers receive a loan waiver amounting to Rs.75.64 crore.
Similarly, 12,486 farmers from four mandals in the Amangal division—Amangal, Kadthal, Mudgul, and Talakondapally—benefited from a loan waiver of Rs.75.30 crore. Madgul mandal has the most beneficiaries with 4,040 farmers receiving a loan waiver of Rs.24.54 crore, followed by Talakondapally with 3,851 beneficiaries.
Chevella mandal has 10,134 farmers who benefited from the scheme. This is followed by Ibrahimpatnam with 7,601 farmers, Maheshwaram with 5,000 farmers, and Rajendranagar with 1,058 recipients.
Interestingly, a farmer from Hayathnagar village in Ibrahimpet mandal and another from Rajendranagar were also found to be privileged under the scheme.
