INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Vijayawada: Minister for Agriculture K
Kannababu provided the budget plan for agriculture and allied sectors with an outlay of Rs.31,256.36 crore for the year 2021-- 22 with focus
on the welfare of farmers in the Assembly on Thursday.Speaking on the occasion, the minister revealed thankfulness to the farming community
for working hard, braving the Corona pandemic, to feed the people
He thanked Chief Minister Y.S
Jagan Mohan Reddy for being partial towards the farmers by paying utmost look after their welfare because assuming workplace
He stated the state federal government had actually spent in the last 23 months an amount of nearly Rs
68,000 core for implementing different schemes with a major allocation of Rs
17,430 crore for supplying totally free power to the farmers
Being important of the previous Telugu Desam federal government for stopping working to clear charges, he said that their federal government
had cleared pending dues worth Rs
He thanked the CM for giving him the chance to present the agriculture spending plan for the third successive year
He said the CM believed that if the farmer enjoyed the entire state would flourish, and, appropriately, he turned farmer-- biased and so did
the whole federal government machinery.Detailing allocation of funds for various plans, the minister informed that Rythu Bharosa Kendralu
(RBKs) were offering a series of services ranging from offering seeds to procurement of crops and said that they were working on four
pillars of supply of quality inputs, training and agriculture extension, procurement and sale and integrated farming advisory centres
He explained them as 'Farmers' Modern Temples,' and stated that an amount of Rs
128 crore was proposed to strengthen the RBKs even more in the budget plan
For the execution of YSR Rythu Bharosa-- PK Kisan scheme, a quantity of Rs
6,876.50 crore was proposed in the budget plan, he stated
For circulation of seed on aid basis at RBK level, a quantity of Rs
The Minister informed that 6.99 lakh quintals of aid seed was distributed to 13.96 lakh farmers for Kharif 2020, and 2.20 lakh quintals
3.04 lakh farmers for Rabi through the RBKs.Proposed allocation of funds under a number of plans in the budget plan consist of: Dr YSR Free
1,802.82 crore; YSR Sunna Vaddi Patna Runalu-- Rs.500 crore; for Dr YSR Polambai, an amount of Rs.61.91 crore was proposed from the
Centrally sponsored schemes; Organic Farming Policy-- Rs.311.62 crore under APCNF from the Centrally Sponsored Plans; Dr YSR Farming Testing
Labs-- Rs.88.57 crore; Natural Catastrophe Relief Fund-- Rs.2,000 crore; Ex Gratia to farmers households-- Rs.20 crore
In overall, agriculture department has actually got an overall allocation of Rs.14,049.29 crore in the budget
A quantity of Rs.610.8 crore has been proposed for allowance towards marketing department with specific allotment for cost stabilisation
fund to the tune of Rs.500 crore
Proposed allocation of funds for different departments consist of: Department of Cooperation-- Rs.303.04 crore; food processing-- Rs.186.91
crore; horticulture-- Rs.537.03 crore; sericulture-- Rs.97.36 crore; animal husbandry-- Rs.1,026.37 crore; fisheries-- Rs.329.48 crore;
farming power subsidy to farmers-- Rs.5,000 crore; MGNREGS works-- Rs.8,116.16 crore and YSR Jala Kala-- Rs.200 crore
For developmental works and research study aspects, Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University got an allocation of Rs.359.76 crore and Dr YSR
Horticulturural University Rs.69.91 crore in the budget
