RYTHU BANDU PATHAKAM

          In order to prevent distress sale of Agril. Produce by the farmers in the state. The Government had formulated a scheme for providing short term advances to farmers. This scheme is called Rythu Bandhu Pathakam.

          The main objective  of Ryhthu Bandhu Pathakam is to make available the advance to the needy farmers against pledge of stock so as  to prevent them from resorting to distress sale of their produce particularly  during glut and giving them temporary financial support interms of need. The scheme is being implemented by all the AMCs in the State.

After bifurcation, the Telangana Government has enhanced Loan Amount from Rs. 1,00,000/- to Rs. 2,00,000/- under Rythu Bandu Pathakam (Pledge loan scheme to prevent farmers from distress sales) without interest up to 180 days.

 

 


RYTHU BANDHU PATHAKAM DURING THE YEARS 2014-15 and 2015-16






( Rs. In Lakhs)
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No		 Name of the Districts /Committes Budget Allocation
2015-16		 Commodity 2014-15 2015-16
Amount No of farmers benefitted Amount No of farmers benefitted
1
3 4 9 10 11 12
ABSTRACT
1 Warangal 54 Paddy/Turmeric 6.05 7 38.5 25
2 Khammam 260 Paddy 63.15 62 121.43 121
3 Ranga Reddy 68 Paddy 0 0 0.5 1
4 Adilabad 56 paddy/soyabeen 1.87 2 5.33 11
5 Nalgonda 0 Paddy 299.27 262 350.83 285
6 Mahabubnagar 85 Paddy/Ragi 3.68 7 0.5 1
7 Nizamabad 1010 P/SB & Other 725.04 613 502.46 409
8 Karimnagar 20 0 0.98 1 1.66 2
9 Medak 0 paddy - - 3.55 2

TOTAL 1553 0 1100.04 954 1024.76 857