Agriculture Minister K. Kanna Babu on Tuesday said the government had sanctioned funds to the tune of ₹ 3,000 crore towards Market Intervention Fund (Price Stabilisation Fund) in the current fiscal (2019-20). This was in addition to an order to release ₹ 232.61 crore and another ₹ 100.39 crore under the price stabilisation fund. YSRCP member Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy said his party was wedded to the welfare of farmers. Rajasekhara Reddy when the latter proposed free electricity supply to the farming community. Rajasekhara Reddy that the use of the power cables would be reduced to drying clothes if any attempt to implement such populist scheme was made.

Source: The Hindu July 16, 2019 19:28 UTC