Monday, August 28, 2017

Formation of Rythu Samanvaya Samithis : Vanam Jwala Narasimha Rao

Formation of Rythu Samanvaya Samithis
Vanam Jwala Narasimha Rao

GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA has issued orders vide GO MS Number 39 of Agriculture and Cooperation department dated 27th August 2017 framing guidelines for organizing farmers and bringing them on common platforms in villages/Mandals/Districts in Telangana State. Referring to Instructions of the Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao in the meeting held on 26-08-2017 the order also mentioned about finalizing the members and Co-ordinators of village/Mandala/ Zilla Rythu Samanvaya Samithis by 9th September 2017. It also mentioned about nomination of ministers for finalizing the members.

THE ORDER reads as follows:
After formation of the Telangana State on 02-06-2014, the Government have taken the following Initiatives for the benefit of farming community:

Relieving farmers from debt burden by implementing Crop loan waver; Raising agricultural productivity and making farmer remunerative; Huge investment in Irrigation – Major, Medium and Minor; Free Power (24 hours) to Agriculture;  Promotion of Crop Colonies; Promotion of Micro Irrigation; Creating additional Storage by constructing Godowns; Promotion of Poly Houses; Promotion of Farm Mechanization; Strengthening of Extension machinery by creating additional AEO posts at the rate of one AEO for every 5000 Acres; Timely and decentralized Seeds and Fertilizers distribution and e-Nam and Marketing reforms.

Considering the plight of the farmers in the State, Government of Telangana has come up with a new concept of providing Investment Support Scheme providing at the rate of Rs.4000/- per acre each season to all farmers (for both Agriculture and Horticulture crops) to meet the requirement of cost of Seeds, Fertilizers, Pesticides and Other investment in the field operations of farmers’ choice in the crop season from the year 2018-19. If the farmer cultivates land during Rabi also, then he will be eligible for another amount of Rs. 4000/- per acre.

A detailed farmer-wise survey (Rythu Samagra Survey) was taken up by the Agriculture Extension Officers (AEOs) of State Agriculture department in coordination with the Revenue department in the months of May-July, 2017 by contacting the farmers at their doorsteps and prepared the list of eligible farmers. It was reported that some more revenue related issues to be resolved (such as succession cases, Sada bainamas etc.

The Chief Minister, after holding several meetings with Revenue and Survey departments suggested to conduct farmer-wise survey in a campaign mode again by constituting Revenue teams with the coordination of Agriculture and Horticulture Departments to finalise the farmers lists revenue village-wise and to collect the actual extents of area owned by them by conducting the Gram Sabhas, duly resolving existing grievances, which can be amicably settled by mutual consent, from 15th September to 15th December, 2017. The lands not fit for cultivation and all Non-agricultural lands are not to be considered under the scheme. It was also decided not to touch the complicated cases, lands under litigation etc in first phase. The scheme of investment support will be implemented by the Agriculture department under the leadership of concerned District Collectors from the year 2018-19.


Crop colonies are being promoted for increasing productivity and marketability to achieve self-sufficiency and prevent farmers from the practice of mono cropping. It is also planned to provide Rs.500 crores of revolving fund to the State level Rythu Samanvaya Samithi for undertaking MSP Operations and to enhance their bargaining power in the villages and Mandals.

The Chief Minister took a decision for setting up of Grama (Village), Mandala (Mandal), Zilla (District) and Rashtra (State) Rythu Samanvaya Samithis (Farmers’ Coordination Committees) through nomination by the Government and the following Committees are to be nominated.

Grama Rythu Samanvaya Samithi of the Revenue Village will have 15-member committee; Mandala Rythu Samanvaya Samithi of the Mandal level will have 24 member committee; Zilla Rythu Samanvaya Samithi at the district level will have a 24 member committee and at the state level the Rashtra Rythu Samanvaya Samithi will have a 42 member committee.

A Coordinator at Village/Mandal/District/State level will also be nominated for the Rythu Samanvaya Samithis by the Government through nomination. While formulating the Committees, it should be observed that the selected members should be Practicing pattaadar farmers residing in the village, one third of the nominated members should be from women category and member should be nominated covering all the communities in the village.

The Agriculture Department will be the Nodal Department and Commissioner and Director of Agriculture will be the State Nodal Officer and the District Collectors are designated as District Nodal Officers, assisted by District Agricultural Officers.

Accordingly, Government also nominated Ministers to the Districts as detailed below for finalizing the members and Coordinators of Grama/Mandala/ Zilla Rythu Samanvaya Samithis by 9th September 2017.

Pocharam Srinivas Reddy for Nizamabad and Kamareddy; Kadiyam Srihari                             for Jangaon, Warangal Rural and Urban; Etela Rajender for                                                           Karimnagar and Peddapally; K. T. Rama Rao for Rajanna Siricilla and Jagityal; T. Harish Rao for Sangareddy, Medak and Siddipet; Jogu Ramanna for Adilabad and Komaram Bheem Asifabad; A. Indra Karan Reddy for Nirmal and Mancherial; P. Mahender Reddy for Ranga Reddy, Vikarabad and Medchal; G. Jagadish Reddy for Nalgonda, Suryapet and Yadadri Bhongir; Tummala Nageshwar Rao for Khammam and Kothagudam Bhadradri; C. Laxma Reddy for Mahbubnagar; Jupally Krishna Rao for Nagarkurnool, Wanaparthy and Jogulamba Gadwal and Azmeera Chandulal                     for Jay Shankar Bhupalpally and Mahaboobabad districts. END


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