Put all arrangements in place well in advance, Harish tells officials
SANGAREDDY (Telangana): Irrigation Minister T. Harish Rao has called upon the officials and public representatives to make the Rythu Bandhu (investment support scheme for agriculture) a grand success, stating that this will benefit more than 58 lakh farmers in the State covering about 1.42 crore acres. He said the programme would be held from May 10 to May 17. Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao is slated to inaugurate the programme in the erstwhile Medak district, if not, he will visit these districts during the programme.
An awareness programme on Rythu Bandhu scheme was held here on Monday for the officials and public representatives of Sangareddy, Medak and Siddipet district. MLAs, MPs, Collectors, MROs, MPDOs attended the programme.
Addressing the gathering along with the Rythu Samanvaya Samithi (RSS) president Gutha Sukhender Reddy here, Mr. Harish Rao said that pass books and title deeds will be handed over to the farmers along with the bearer cheques of ?4,000 from May 10 to May 17 at the programme.
He said that farmers were free to encash the amount anywhere and bankers were instructed not to adjust the cash for any other loans. He said the government had spent about ?100 crore for the printing of cheque books alone.
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