Rythu bharosa

Starting July, the Rythu Bharosa Kendras (RBKs), the one-stop centres for farmers’ services, in Andhra Pradesh will be equipped with agricultural pesticide spraying drones that will help farmers cover acres of crop within minutes. Special Commissioner of Agriculture C. Hari Kiran, speaking at the workshop on export opportunities for agricultural, horticultural and processed food products from Andhra Pradesh, here on Tuesday, said that ever since the RBKs were established across the State in 2019-2020, Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy was continuously focussed on improving the services provided through them. As part of the Agriculture Department’s initiatives to provide better facilities to the farmers, drones would be provided at the RBKs so that farmers spray pesticides on their crops without worrying about the scarcity of labour, he said. “We have labour issues in many areas when it comes to spraying pesticides on the crops. From July, RBKs will be equipped with drones that can spray pesticides in an area of one acre within six to seven minutes. As all the drones cannot be supplied at once to the 10,000 RBKs, they will be rolled out in a phased manner so that all the mandals are covered. Priority will be given to crops such as chilli and cotton,” Mr. Hari Kiran said. He said the government would also spend ₹70,000 for training to farmers in handling drones. The State has 10,770 RBKs with seed-to-sale services for agriculture, horticulture and aquaculture farmers. RB...

Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy will visit Pathikonda in the district on Tuesday to formally release ₹7,500 per head under the Rythu Bharosa scheme to all farmers in the State. He will also release input subsidy of ₹44.19 crore to compensate for the crop loss from March to May this year due to hailstorms and untimely heavy rains. The total area in which the crops were damaged has been assessed at 3,0382.12 hectares in Andhra Pradesh and the number of affected farmers are 47,999. Nandyal district recorded the highest damage to horticulture and agriculture crops in 7,851 hectares affecting 10,434 farmers, and the input subsidy to be given is ₹10.22 crore followed by ₹8.36 crore in Anantapur district to 5,311 farmers covering crop loss in about 4,303 hectares. Rainfall While March recorded 13.5 mm of average rainfall, which is 542% excess against a normal of 2.1 mm, in May against 28 mm of normal rainfall 72 mm of rain was registered in Anantapur district till Saturday. Hailstorms and untimely rains led to huge agriculture crop damages in Nandyal and Anantapur districts. The affected crops were maize, paddy, jowar, groundnut, cotton and chilli, said Anantapur and Nandyal District Agriculture Officers B. Chandra Naik and Senagavarapu Venkateswara Rao respectively. While in Anantapur district 2,87,479 land owners will receive ₹158.11 core of Rythu Bharosa amount, in Nandyal district 2,19,791 farmers will get ₹120.97 crore on May 30. The State Labour Minister Gummanur Jaya...

Latest Update: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy credited the 1st installment of Rs.5,500 to 52.3 lakh eligible farmers under the YSR Rythu Bharosa scheme for the fifth consecutive year on 1 June 2023. Rs.2,000 contribution is yet to be distributed that is due from the Centre under the PM Kisan scheme. Together, the Centre's and state's contributions add up to Rs.7,500 for each eligible farmer under the 1st installment of this scheme. The YSR Rythu Bharosa is one of the nine Navratna welfare schemes of the Andhra Pradesh (AP) government. It was announced and implemented on 15 October 2019 in AP. This scheme provides monetary assistance to the farmers, including tenant farmers across the State. This scheme provides financial support to the cultivators for meeting their investments during the crop season. The benefits provided under this scheme will enable the farmers to obtain higher crop productivity and timely sourcing of quality inputs. The objectives of this scheme are to help farmers financially, increase crop production, develop the agriculture sector and reduce the debt burden on farmers. Eligibility under YSR Rythu Bharosa The eligibility criteria under the YSR Rythu Bharosa scheme are as follows: • Farmers of AP who own cultivable land. • Farmers enrolled under the PM-Kisan Scheme are also eligible. • Farmers cultivating under ROFR lands and D Patta lands. • Farmers cultivating on endowments or inam lands or temple lands. • Landless cultivators. • Farmers/ tena...

TNN / Apr 09, 2023, 11:14 (IST) Andhra Pradesh and Odisha may have been at loggerheads over the territorial jurisdiction of Kotia group of villages, but the seven decades-long legal battle has come as a blessing to the 'disputed' area's 5,000-odd residents. They get the best of both worlds, benefiting from welfare schemes of AP government and development programmes of Odisha. They also hold dual voting rights and exercise their franchise in local body and assembly elections of both states. TNN / Jan 24, 2023, 08:31 (IST) The state government transferred two officers on Monday- one from the government panchayat Raj and rural development department and the other from the state agriculture and cooperation department. The special chief secretary for government panchayat Raj and rural development department is Budithi Rajasekhar, who returned from leave, and the special commissioner of rythu bharosa Kendrams and principal secretary to state agriculture and cooperation department is Dwivedi. Dwivedi is also placed in full additional charge of the posts of principal secretary of animal husbandry fisheries and dairy development. Jan 17, 2023, 08:27 (IST) The state government credited 1500 crore in the farmers' accounts on Monday towards paddy procurement costs. Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy had directed the officials to clear the paddy procurement dues to the extent possible in order to help the farmers celebrate the sankranti festival. The state government has been procurin...

He recommended that the distribution of fertilisers, seeds, and pesticides to farmers through Rythu Bharosa Kendras (RBKs) be carried out effectively and that the quantity should be increased every year, noting that there should also be a continuous watch on the operation of the CM app in order to provide enhanced services to the farmers. He also instructed the officials to look into the potential of increasing prices for farmers while buying rabi paddy.

An Ethiopian delegation led by the country’s Agricultural Minister Dr Meles Mekonen Yimer is in Andhra Pradesh (AP) to study the first-of-its kind Rythu Bharosa Kendras (RBKs), which have been set up by the Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy government. The delegation met the CM on Wednesday (October 12), who explained the RBK model and offered to share the operational know-how. The Ethiopian delegation will also meet officials from agriculture and horticulture departments to understand how they work. Officials said that Ethiopia has shown keen interest in the RBKs. Since the country wants to increase its agriculture output, it seeks to improve the quantity and quality of yields, reduce production costs, and provide newer skills to it’s farmers. The delegation, before calling on the CM, visited the integrated call centre at Gannavaram and RBK at Gandigunta village in Yuyyuru mandal of Krishna district. Set up for the first time in the country, the RBKs are unique seeds-to-sales, single-window service centres for farmers that have been set up across the state. They are a one-stop solution to all farmers’ needs and grievances. RBKs sell pre-tested quality seeds, certified fertilisers and animal feed. Farmers can purchase or hire farm equipment, and even sell their produce at the prevailing Touted as role models for the country, agriculture and horticulture officials manning the RBKs also provide services like soil testing and make recommendations — on which crops to sow, and quantity and...