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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