Overview
- During an Oct. 30 video conference, Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy told YSRCP regional coordinators and district presidents to track crop-loss enumeration and compensation after Cyclone Montha.
- He claimed the previous regime insured 85 lakh farmers for free, versus 19 lakh covered now, and said no season’s premium was paid in two years.
- Party leaders alleged Rs 600 crore in input subsidies remain unpaid to 5.5 lakh farmers and cited unfulfilled procurement and price promises on chilli, mango, onion and tobacco.
- District reports to the meeting described heavy losses to paddy, banana, cotton, chilli and horticulture crops, along with damaged fishing boats and aquaculture disruptions from power cuts.
- YSRCP accused officials of understating damage to deny payouts, while no immediate response from the TDP-led government was reported.