"Rythu Bandhu" is a scheme wherein every farmer in Telangana state gets Rs 5000 per acre per season as a grant from the state government. And as there are two seasons- Kharif & Rabi- each farmer gets Rs 5000 + Rs Rs 5000 per acre. They said by purchasing Paddy alone the government suffered loss of Rs 3935 crore, Corn Rs 1547.59 crore, Sorghum Rs 52.78 crore, Redgram Rs 413.48 crore, Red Sorghum Rs 52.47 Crore, Black Gram Rs 9.23 crore, Bengal Gram Rs 108.07 crore, Sun Flower Rs 14.25 crore losses suffered by the government. Besides this, wages paid to Hamalis, and other administrative expenses, the total loss is Rs 7,500 Crore, the officials explained. However, in today's meeting in Telangana Chief Minister's official residence, disturbing signals were sent out to the farmers in the state.

Source: dna December 27, 2020 18:45 UTC