The Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) Government in Andhra Pradesh, presented the 2023-2024 Agriculture Budget.

On the 16th of March, Thursday, Mr. Kakani Govardhan Reddy, the Agriculture Minister of Andhra Pradesh, presented Rs.41,436 crores budget in the assembly. 

According to sources, Mr. Kakani said that they are providing banking facilities at the Rythu Bharosa Kendras (RBK) and said that it is providing services to increase farmers’ income.  The minister mentioned that all the services needed by the farmers are being provided at the village level. 

Stating that there are 8,837 RBK buildings at various levels, minister Kakani said that they are working hard to strengthen the RBKs by launching YouTube channels and a monthly magazine.

In the budget assembly session, the Andhra Pradesh minister further stated that 155 lakh metric tonnes of food grains were produced in the state. “We have provided Rs.6940 crores till now under Rythu Bharosa, Rs. 7220 crore under Rythu Bharosa, Kisan Yojana,” said Kakani.  He said, AP is the only state to provide universal insurance scheme to farmers and are storing 50,000 tonnes of fertilizers in the farm and set up Agricultural advisory councils monitoring of agriculture related programmes.

Mr. Kakani Govardhan Reddy have sanctioned agricultural loans of Rs.6.01 lakh crores/ The minister claimed that the government has set up gricultural advisory councils, extended subsidy to 3.50 lakh marginal farmers for sprayers.

Meanwhile, Mr. Rajendra Buggana, the Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister would present the budget on the 17th of March.

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