100 farmers from 25 States arrive in city, hail CM KCR as farmers’ ‘Best Friend’

Hyderabad, Aug.26 (Maxim News): The Telangana agriculture sector was considered as loss-making profession earlier in combined State, but now it emerged as a profitable profession in a short time under the leadership of Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao in Telangana State. In this context, the demand to implement Telangana government’s farmers’ welfare schemes and development programs in the farm and allied sectors from the farmers community, was growing day after day, in other States in the country.

Leaders and representatives of the Farmers’ Associations from 25 States arrived here to study and examine the progress in agriculture and irrigation sector at the field level in the State. Farmers’ leader from Uttar Pradesh Himansh said it is a big revolution that Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao was providing Rs 10,000 per acre Rythu Bandhu assistance and Rs 5 lakh insurance coverage to the farmers family. He commended KCR for providing financial assistance to the families of martyred farmers, who sacrificed their lives during the farmers struggle. The Association leaders praised Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao as the ‘best Friend’ of not only Telangana, but also the entire country.

Some 100 farmers from 25 States, including Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Punjab, Karnataka and others participated in the program. They kick started a field trip to study the development of agriculture and irrigation sector in Telangana State. The entire world of farming community is looking at the Telangana state which has brought into force a revolutionary action plan in the agriculture sector in the 75 years India’s independent history. The farming community is showing interest in many development welfare programs including crop incentive through Rythu Bandhu, Rythu Bhima which provides confidence in the farmers’ families, 24-hour quality free power and abundant irrigation water supply for two crops through irrigation projects implemented by the Telangana Government.

Speaking to newsmen here on Friday, farmers’ association leaders said “We came to Telangana to analyze the programs being implemented by KCR, who is called as the Farmer’s “Best Friend”. The leaders said they will also demand their State governments to emulate Telangana and adopt similar farmer welfare programs and agriculture development policies. It is surprising Telangana farmers are continuing the farming activity as a profitable profession without losses, which they wants to learn. (Maxim News)

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