‘Opposition parties indulging in false propaganda against the govt.’Tourism Minister Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao has said that Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy released the third instalment of YSR Rythu Bharosa and the input subsidy to farmers, affected by Cyclone Nivar, in a record time of one month after the cyclone. Addressing a media conference here on Tuesday, the Minister said that paddy was destroyed in 7,567 hectares and sugarcane was destroyed in 9.3 hectares, affecting 37,474 farmers, and the total input subsidy released was ₹1,135 lakh and for sugarcane ₹1.40 lakh. He recalled as to how payment of input subsidy to farmers for crop loss used to take up to two years during the previous government and the credit for releasing the input subsidy amount in less than a month goes to the Chief Minister. On the corruption charges being made by TDP leaders on some YSRCP leaders, he said the TDP leaders could show whatever evidence they have to the officials or the media.

Source: The Hindu December 29, 2020 19:41 UTC