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Mango farmers from the erstwhile Chittoor territory are preparing for “Akrandana Sabha” (mango farmers’ outcry of agony) to property for their request seeking contiguous colony of pending dues of implicit 4 months, connected October 15, 2025, astatine Bangarupalem agriculture marketplace yard.
United Chittoor District Mango Farmers’ Association president T. Janardhan and wide caput C. Munishwar Reddy connected Friday (October 10, 2025) unveiled pamphlets astatine Bangarupalem and appealed to the farmers to marque the protestation a success. They said astir 50,000 Totapuri mango growers person been waiting for outgo for nutrient they supplied 4 months ago.
The forum leaders said that a tripartite committee comprising District Collectors, legislators, and mill representatives successful Chittoor and Tirupati had agreed to a procurement terms of ₹12 per kg, which included ₹4 arsenic subsidy from the State government. “Though Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu and Agriculture Minister K. Atchannaidu had assured the farmers of punctual outgo of the subsidy, the funds person inactive not been released,” they alleged.
The national leaders deplored that the pulp industries and ramp operators person ignored the government’s instructions. The relation warned that if ₹500 crore owed to farmers is not released immediately, an intensified agitation program would beryllium announced astatine the October 15 meeting.
