Komurambheem Asifabad: District Collector Venkatesh Dhotre has announced that the second phase of the farmer loan waiver scheme will be carefully implemented across the districts. This initiative aims to support the welfare of farmers.
On Tuesday, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy virtually released the funds for the second phase from the Telangana Legislative Council premises in Hyderabad. District Collector Venkatesh Dhotre attended the meeting at the Integrated District Collector’s Office along with Additional Collector Deepak Thiwari, District Agriculture Officer Srinivas, and Lead District Manager Rajeshwar Joshi.
The District Collector explained that this phase will waive loans ranging from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1.50 lakh. A total of 14,623 farmers in the district will benefit, receiving Rs 153.34 crore in a single installment.
To ensure a smooth release of funds, the District Collector instructed bank and agriculture department officials to work together. He mentioned that Telangana Gramin Bank and the State Bank of India have many farmer accounts, and officials should plan accordingly.
Farmers can contact the control room at the Integrated District Collector’s Office or the Mandal Agriculture Officer for information. If there are technical issues, farmers should reach out to the Mandal Agriculture Officer’s office.
The District Collector emphasized that bank officials and staff should treat farmers with respect and avoid causing any inconvenience. He stressed that the second phase of the loan waiver scheme should be completed within the specified timeframe.
Later, the District Collector and other officials unveiled a check for Rs 153 crore and presented loan waiver checks to five farmers.
The event was attended by bank officials, agriculture department officials, representatives from primary agricultural cooperative societies, farmers, and officials from related departments.
