Agriculture Minister Niranjan Reddy rejects ditching oil hand aid

Hyderabad: State Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy on Friday disregarded records that the State government has actually ditched aids to oil hand growing. He stated every oil hand growing farmer will certainly be provided Rs 49,000 per acre as aid. There is no plan adjustment, he insisted, disregarding records of ditching the aid as unjustified.

He stated the government has actually determined to motivate oil hand growing after properly considering its need, and also to make certain farmers obtain even more revenue.

Reddy remembered that the government is a pro-farmer and also presented a number of plans for their well-being, unlike any kind of various other State in thecountry

The minister stated there are 26.81 lakh birthed wells throughout theState The government is birthing Rs 10,000 crore each year to offer complimentary 24-hour top quality power to them. That apart, the State has actually been investing Rs 1,500 crore on the Rythu Bhima and also offering Rs 15,000 crore to 65 lakh farmers with a straight advantage transfer of Rs 10,000, per acre to every farmer under the Rythu Bandhu Scheme (RBS).

The government had actually assigned an aide expansion farming police officer for every collection consisting of 5,000 acres. So much it finished building of 2,601 rythu vedikas. “Telangana is the only State in the country registering crop being cultivated by every farmer.”

That apart, the State has actually developed a market study evaluation wing to recognize plants with nationwide and also global need, and also to motivate farmers to grow plants with greater market need.

Reddy stated the country’s yearly food preparation oil need is 23 lakh statistics tonnes. But, just around 10-11 lakh statistics tonnes of cooking oil manufacturing is readily available locally.

Taking the need right into factor to consider, the State government chose to motivate oil hand growing in 20 lakh acres. As component of the workout, the government established a target growing of oil hand in 2 lakh acres throughout 2022-23. To satisfy the very same, Rs 1,000 crore has actually been assigned in the yearly spending plan and also oil hand has actually currently been grown in countless acres.

He stated unlike in any kind of various other State, the government given 80-100 percent aid to motivate drip watering. Also, it is offering Rs 11,000 aid per acre on oil hand and also Rs 22,000 for drip watering per acre.

For 4 years, the government given Rs 4,200 per year for plants and also plant foods and also Rs 16,800 per acre for fulfilling various other costs per acre.

In all it is offering Rs 49,899 as aid per acre of oil hand, he included. Reddy asked farmers not to rely upon records of ditching aids to oil hand growing farmers. “If any of farmer has raised a loan to cultivate oil palm, the subsidy would be deposited in his bank account. It is an option given to farmers,” he stated.