Irrigation and Marketing Minister T. Harish Rao said the Nizamabad Marketyard ranked number one in the country by extending the best and prompt services to farmers. It received the best e-NAM award from the Prime Minister for its performance, he said here on Tuesday.
After laying the foundation for Karmika Bhavan and opening Sadhimoota (lunch) scheme at agriculture marketyard he told farmers that the TRS government had aimed at providing total assurance to farmers by completing irrigation projects and strengthening the marketing system.
He said e-NAM made the trading system transparent and weighing produce easy. Over 70,000 turmeric bags could be weighed in a single day and be traded nationwide with the help of the system. It was possible with the concerted efforts of all the people, he said adding that no other marketyard had a rest house for women.
“I am very happy to launch the Sadhimoota scheme which provides lunch for just ₹5 to farmers. We need to satiate the hunger of farmers who provide food to all. The district will become green with crops all through the year if the ongoing projects are completed,” he added.
Mr. Harish Rao said that allotment of ₹12,000 crore in the budget for the welfare of farmers was an indication to say that Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao was committed to the cause of their welfare. The ₹5 lakh insurance for every farmer would be a great support to their families. Being jealous of various welfare schemes introduced for farmers and quick completion of irrigation projects the Congress party was trying to stall them, he alleged.
The Minister assured all possible help from the Government to the oustees of Manchippa Reservoir, whose storage capacity is being increased to 3.5 tmcf. He said red jowar was purchased with ₹100 crore and blackgram, redgram and bengalgram was procured spending ₹14 crore.
Member of Parliament K. Kavitha, MLAs B. Ganesh Gupta, B. Govardhan, A. Jeevan Reddy, MLC V.G. Goud, mayor Akula Sujatha, market committee chairperson K. Divya, Collector M. Ram Mohan Rao and joint collector A. Ravinder Reddy were present.
