Overview

• The government will credit ₹9,000 crore within nine days to farmers’ accounts under the Rythu Bharosa scheme, following a ₹2,349 crore initial disbursement on June 16.
• The programme covers over 70 lakh farmers across 1.49 crore acres, offering ₹12,000 per acre annually in two instalments.
• Chief Minister Revanth Reddy highlighted that the government has invested more than ₹1 lakh crore in farmer welfare initiatives since assuming office.
• Officials have been instructed to expand video-conference enabled Rythu Vedikas and promote crop diversification along with solar-powered pump sets.
• BRS leaders have criticised the timing of the payouts as election-driven and accused the Congress government of politicising the scheme.