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The Andhra Pradesh Tenant Farmers Association has powerfully criticised the State Budget, alleging that tenant farmers, who signifier the backbone of the agriculture sector, person erstwhile again been ignored.
In a property connection issued connected Saturday, State president A. Katamayya and wide caput P. Jamalayya said the conjugation authorities had failed to fulfil its predetermination promises and had betrayed tenant cultivators.
Expressing disappointment implicit the Budget proposals, they said Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav made nary notation of circumstantial payment measures for tenant farmers.
While ₹6,650 crore was projected nether the Annadata Sukhibhava strategy for 46.86 lakh farmers, not a azygous rupee was earmarked for landless tenant farmers. They pointed retired that astir 80% of the cultivated onshore successful the State is tilled by tenant farmers. Of the 35 lakh tenant cultivators, astir 10 lakh are landless mediocre who necessitate concern support, they said.
The relation besides criticised the omission of the projected caller authorities for tenant farmers from the Budget speech. Despite assurances of collateral-free harvest loans successful accordance with the RBI norms, tenant farmers proceed to beryllium deprived successful practice, they alleged. They further expressed interest that nary funds had been allocated to supply ex gratia to the families of tenant farmers who died by termination implicit the past 20 months.
The leaders demanded an contiguous reappraisal of the Budget, hold of each benefits to landless tenants, and enactment of a protective instrumentality during the existent Assembly session. They warned that the relation would intensify its protests if their demands were not addressed.
