Metro India News | suryapet

Uttam Kumar Reddy said that farmers were at the heart of Telangana’s growth story. Over the past 18 months, 25,35,964 farmers had benefited from the Rs 20,617 crore crop loan waiver. Every grain of paddy was procured at the Minimum Support Price (MSP), with payments credited within 24 hours, a hallmark of Telangana’s commitment to prompt service. The state government had paid Rs 500 per quintal bonus on fine paddy.

These initiatives had boosted agricultural production, making Telangana a model for agricultural procurement in India. Farmers in the state had produced 2.9 crore tonnes of paddy, a record high that placed Telangana among the top contributors in the country, he said. He was speaking at the at the Integrated District Office Complex in Suryapet on Monday, marking the state’s 12th Formation Day.

Addressing the gathering, the Minister highlighted Telangana’s commitment to the “Telangana Rising – 2047” vision document, a roadmap crafted under the leadership of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to make Telangana a national leader in welfare, social justice, green energy, innovation, industry, tourism, and transparent governance.

He said the state government had formulated key policies, including the Welfare and Social Justice Policy, Green Energy Policy, Innovation and Industrial Policy, and Tourism Policy, to achieve these ambitious goals.

The Minister said irrigation infrastructure had expanded rapidly, with modernisation works undertaken on major canals, including Nagarjuna Sagar Left Canal, Mukthala Branch Canal, Janapadu Branch Canal, and several lift irrigation schemes to bring more land under cultivation.

He added that abundant water supply from the Nagarjuna Sagar Left Canal, Musi Project, and SRSP Stage 2 was ensuring uninterrupted irrigation for farmers, while the government was also focusing on the rejuvenation of existing lift irrigation schemes and sanctioning new ones where necessary.