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Andhra Pradesh: Rythu Bharosa 3rd tranche on December 29
I&PR Minister Perni Venkatramaiah (Nani) briefing media on the Cabinet decisions at the Secretariat on Friday
- CM will release Rs 2,000 each to beneficiary farmers directly into their accounts
- Input subsidy for crop damage will also be credited into the accounts the same day
- Cabinet okays setting up of AP Institute of Rural Management at Pulivendula and AP Medical Education and Research Corporation
Amaravati: The state Cabinet on Wednesday approved the implementation of phase-3 of Rythu Bharosa scheme benefitting around 50.47 lakh farmers. Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy will release Rs 1,009 crore as the third instalment of Rs 2,000 to each beneficiary on December 29.
Information and public relations minister Perni Venkatramaiah (Nani), briefing the media on Cabinet decisions on Friday, said that the Chief Minister will release input subsidies for the farmers who suffered crop damage due to Nivar cyclone in November on December 29. The state government has enumerated that 8,06,504 farmers suffered losses in 13,01,000 acre, of which 12,38,000 acre is paddy crop and 70,000 acre is of horticulture crops and Rs 718 crore of the input subsidy will be released on December 29. The input subsidy due to natural calamities is being provided within one month, he said.
He said the Cabinet had approved sanction of 147 lab technician posts and 147 posts of lab attendant posts on contract basis in the constituency level animal disease diagnostic laboratories in the state to provide better facilities to farmers.
The Cabinet also approved to set up Andhra Pradesh Institute of Rural Management (APIRM) at Pulivendula with a budget of Rs 83.59 crore to empower rural women and youth by providing training and certification courses.
It also approved the establishment of the Andhra Pradesh Medical Education and Research Corporation (APMERC) through which Rs 16,000 crore would be arranged for strengthening of existing 11 medical colleges and construction of 16 new medical colleges across the state.
The Cabinet accorded permission to give 41.19 acre land in Chennaiahgunta in Tirupati Urban mandal for establishing Survey Training Institute.
It also decided to hand over 410.30 acre land in Chinapavani village, Lingasamudram mandal, Prakasam district to Acharya NG Ranga University, for establishment of agricultural research station for research on pulses and millets.
The Cabinet approved to provide compensation to people who gave land for industrial park of APIIC at Vikruthamala village in Yerpedu mandal in Chittoor district. It decided to transfer of 11.83 acre in Sunkesula village of Owk mandal to forest department in advance possession.
The Cabinet accorded permission to borrow Rs 1,931 crore for Chintalpudi lift irrigation scheme from NABARD.
It approved the proposal for development of micro irrigation projects under Pulivendula branch canal, CBR right canal (Lingala canal) Phase 2. The Cabinet ratified the appointment of Jasti Naga Bhushan as additional advocate general of the state.
