The Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy Government announced the first tranche of investment assistance for the financial year 2022–23 for farmers. The amount would be given under the YSR Rythu Bharosa-PM Kisan scheme.
On the 31st of March, the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) Government announced that all the farmers who benefited last year would be eligible for the scheme this year either. The list of these farmers is being displayed in Rythu Bharosa Kendras (RBKs) for social inspection and the dead and ineligible are being removed from the list.
The State Government has suggested that those who are eligible and have not benefited in the past can apply in the ‘New Farmer’ Registration ‘module on the RBK Portal. In addition, the officials advised that new applicants for Farmer Assurance should contact the Village Agricultural Assistants (VAAs) at RBK and register the details on the portal. Details of farmers cultivating forest land are being collected from ITDA PO whose lists would also be displayed on RBK. The process of disqualification and registration of eligible candidates would be completed by the 15th of April and sent to the Commissioner of Agriculture for approval followed by the finalisation of the eligibility will be finalized by the 30th of April. In addition, the Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy led YSRCP Government is gearing up to deposit money in the accounts of millions of farmers in May. The Government is offering this scheme to farmers for the fourth year in a row.
Under this scheme, eligible farmers will get Rs. 13,500, of which the State Government would provide Rs. 7,500 crores in the first instalment. The state government’s share is Rs. 5,500 while the Centre’s share was Rs.2,000. With this, in May, each farmer would receive Rs. 7,500 followed by Rs. 4000 in the second instalment and Rs 2,000 in the third tranche.
Investment assistance to landless SC, ST, Minority tenants as well as Endowments and forest land cultivators is fully borne by the State Government.
With this, the YSRCP Government has provided Rs. 6,173 crore to 46.69 lakh farmer families in 2019–20, Rs.,6,928 crore to 51.59 lakh households in 2020–21, and Rs. 7,016.59 crore to 52.38 lakh farmer families in 2021–22, respectively.
A total of Rs. 20,117.59 crore to total farmers in the last three years. It is learned that the Jagan government has allocated Rs 7,020 crore for the scheme for the financial year 2022-23.
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