Vijayawada: The YSR Congress authorities is spending Rs 15,000 crore for procurement of paddy, together with discoloured grain, and would distribute 2,000 drones to farmers for farm-related actions.

Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy acknowledged this at a assessment assembly on agriculture he held with officers on Wednesday. He requested officers to start out a drone coaching centre within the North Andhra area to coach farmers of the area.

Ministers Kakani Govardhan Reddy, Karumuri Venkata Nageswara Rao and senior officers have been current.

The CM additionally requested officers to accord prime precedence for offering seeds and fertilisers to farmers by RBKs.  There shouldn’t be any flaw within the provide of those even within the Rabi season.

The officers mentioned they have been engaged on plans to distribute Kisan drones and agricultural implements on a 50 per cent subsidy to farmers by RBKs. Coaching could be offered to farmers on the usage of drones by a programme of the Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural College from December.

Jagan mentioned the distribution of drones and agricultural implements could be taken up in March, Might and June. A complete of 2000 drones could be distributed. Within the first part, 500 drones can be given.

The CM additionally requested officers to formulate plans on implementing the Plant Physician Idea and conduct soil testing programmes in April yearly. He prompt that, after finishing the soil assessments, farmers must be given the take a look at certificates and they need to be educated on the crops to be cultivated and on the fertilizers for use of their agricultural lands.

Steps should even be taken to equip RBKs with soil testing devices and full the mapping in each village to make sure that the usage of fertilisers and pesticides could be restricted to the requirement there.

The chief minister additionally suggested the officers to be prepared for distribution of compensation to farmers who suffered losses as a result of Mandous cyclone. Officers advised him they’ve already distributed seeds to farmers on subsidy foundation.

Jagan famous that in view of 2023 being declared because the Worldwide Yr of Millets. Officers mentioned an motion plan has been formulated on the distribution of millets to individuals.

The officers mentioned that on the directions of the chief minister, meals grains price Rs 5,373 crore have been procured from farmers and funds have been sped up and completed as much as 89 per cent, by now, in view of the Sankranti competition. The procurement would go on until Feb second week.

Jagan Reddy mentioned that procurement must be completed primarily based on e-cropping information with out the involvement of millers and middlemen. Steps must be taken to strengthen the current system to make sure that farmers are usually not put to monetary losses. “As soon as the procurement is completed, the complete accountability lies with the federal government,” he remarked, including {that a} particular telephone quantity must be made accessible to farmers to air their grievances.

The CM mentioned that whereas the Telugu Desam authorities spent Rs 8,000 crore yearly on procurement, the current authorities has been spending  Rs 15,000 crore yearly on procurement of meals grains together with discoloured paddy to maintain the farmers blissful.

In an unprecedented method, we’re additionally making fast funds to farmers, he mentioned.

AP Agri Mission vice chairman MVS Nagi Reddy, adviser to authorities (agriculture) Tirupal Reddy, Particular CS (agriculture-FAC) Madhusudhan Reddy, PS (advertising and marketing and cooperation) Chiranjeevi Choudary and different officers have been current.

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