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Nearly 1.5 lakh tribals were handed over pattas covering about four lakh acres in 2023.

Deputy Chief Minister and Energy Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has reportedly instructed the Tribal Welfare Department to make arrangements for Podu farmers to establish solar power units. The state government aims to provide these solar power units at subsidized rates under the central government’s Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM KUSUM) scheme.

The BRS leader condemned the Congress government for making empty promises during elections and failing to fulfill them after coming to power. He accused the Congress of deceiving farmers with assurances of loan waivers, only to fall short in implementing them effectively.

Some rice millers in the district are allegedly trying to claim the bonus of Rs.500 per quintal being provided to farmers for fine variety rice by the State government.

BRS legislators arrived at the Assembly building holding placards and chanting slogans in protest against the handcuffing of one of the arrested farmers. However, they were halted by police and Assembly security, who informed them that they did not have permission to enter with placards. Among those leading the protest were BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao and senior leader T. Harish Rao.

It was said that in the past the officials set up a paddy purchase centre at the village, but this year a procurement centre was not set up at the village and a procurement centre under the aegis of IKP was set up at a new location.

Farmers in the district growing Yasangi paddy were facing challenges in controlling the stem borer. To tackle the issue, farmer Koka Sudhakar Reddy installed solar-powered light traps on his six-acre paddy field in Bandarupally village, Thoguta mandal, with guidance from agriculture extension officer T Nagarjuna.

In a strongly worded letter to Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday, Rama Rao criticized the Congress for its failure to fulfill its electoral promises. "The guarantees you made during the elections have proven to be nothing more than deceptive tricks. The so-called 420 promises are part of a larger scheme of deceit," he wrote. Pointing to the unfulfilled pledges in the manifesto, he highlighted the struggles of farmers, youth, and women who were left abandoned by the Congress government.

Despite a bonus of Rs.500 announced by the State, paddy farmers in the district are not showing interest to sell fine variety grains to the government.

Harish Rao on Monday criticized Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, accusing him of double standards and misleading the public on issues affecting Telangana and its people, while delivering poor governance in the Congress government's first year in power. He announced that the BRS would release a detailed chargesheet on December 7, outlining the Congress government's failures over the past year.

He criticised the State government over its failure to provide Rythu Bharosa financial assistance to farmers for two consecutive crop seasons and providing only partial assistance in the previous Yasangi season

The procurement included 5.67 lakh metric tonnes of fine varieties as against 16.06 lakh metric tonnes of coarse varieties.

Agriculture Minister Thummala Nageshwar Rao on Wednesday wanted Agriculture officials to work in coordination with farmers' bodies to address the issue of stubble burning before it turned detrimental to life.

Farmers are losing an additional two to four kilograms of paddy during weighing due to damaged gunny bags. While inaugurating paddy procurement centers, ministers and government officials clarified that there is no shortage of gunny bags. Although the centers have received sufficient bags, most of them are old. It is a common practice to supply used bags, as providing all new ones is not feasible.

The farmers worried that the Congress government would put them in jail by filing multiple cases until they handed over lands. However, Rama Rao assured than that the BRS would help get bail by talking to expert lawyers.

Speaking outside Sangareddy prison on Friday after meeting 16 arrested villagers, Rama Rao alleged that the arrests were politically motivated to suppress dissent. He claimed, “Innocent people are being targeted simply for supporting the BRS. The police, in collusion with Tirupati Reddy and local Congress leaders, are intimidating villagers and their families with threats of violence if they oppose them.”

Farmers blocked traffic on the Bhainsa-Nirmal Road, 20 kilometers from their village, disrupting movement for about two hours and inconveniencing motorists. They protested against the government, chanting slogans over delays in procuring paddy from the Vanakalam season and expressed frustration that their produce was not being weighed at procurement centers.

During a press conference on Wednesday, Veerabhadram highlighted the rising unrest in the Chief Minister's home constituency, where the proposed Pharma Village project is facing strong opposition. He urged the State government to recognize that farmers are unwilling to give up their land for the project, noting that the attack on the collector and other officials by farmers was a direct result of this opposition.

Reports indicate that Naik, distressed by mounting debts, went to his fields in the morning and consumed pesticide. Farmers in nearby fields found him unconscious and rushed him to the government hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival.

The existing Trident Sugars located at Kothur-B had pushed sugarcane farmers into crisis as it failed to pay farmers in time after purchasing sugarcane from them