₹1,273 cr. disbursed to 10.4L ryots on day 3
The Hindu
The disbursement of investment support to farmers under the Rythu Bandhu scheme was taken up for the extent 2 to 3 acres on Thursday as ₹1,272.85 crore was credited to their bank accounts for their la
The disbursement of investment support to farmers under the Rythu Bandhu scheme was taken up for the extent 2 to 3 acres on Thursday as ₹1,272.85 crore was credited to their bank accounts for their landholding of 10,40,017 acres. According to a statement issued by Minister for Agriculture S. Niranjan Reddy, the total amount disbursed under the scheme in three days had gone up to ₹2,942.27 crore for a total landholding of 58.85 lakh acres belonging 42.43 lakh farmers. On the fourth day of disbursement on Friday, ₹1,153.5 crore was expected to be credited to the bank accounts of about 7.05 lakh farmers. The Minister stated that it was the agriculture sector that had held together the economy of the State despite the Coronavirus pandemic since last year.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.