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The Andhra Pradesh Tenant Farmers’ Association (A.P. Tenant Farmers’ Union) has released a broad survey study highlighting the acute hardships faced by tenant farmers crossed the State. Conducted betwixt September 20 and October 20 successful each 26 districts, the survey covered astir 3,000 respondents—around 100 to 125 from each district—and exposed the precarious conditions of tenant farmers who signifier the backbone of Andhra Pradesh’s agriculture.
According to the report, 92.3% of tenancy agreements are verbal, with lone 3.9% being written contracts. Nearly 70% of tenant farmers beryllium to BC, SC, and ST communities, and much than fractional (52.3%) bash not ain immoderate land. The remaining 47.7% ain tiny parcels portion cultivating further leased land.
The survey recovered a steep 43% summation successful onshore lease rates this year, with rents rising by ₹2,000 to ₹5,000 per acre compared to past year. Alarmingly, 87.7% of tenant farmers person not received authoritative recognition cards, which are indispensable to entree authorities benefits. As landowners often withhold onshore documents, 91.4% of tenant farmers were incapable to registry their crops nether the e-Crop system, preventing 96.2% of them from selling their nutrient astatine authorities procurement centres astatine minimum enactment prices.
The Union criticised the State authorities for replacing the mandatory harvest security strategy with a voluntary one, leaving 99.1% of tenant farmers uninsured, arsenic they cannot spend the premiums. Additionally, 92.7% trust connected backstage moneylenders for harvest loans, since banks contradict them ceremonial credit.
Urging the authorities to fulfil its predetermination promises, the relation demanded amendments to the CC&R Act to let issuance of tenant recognition cards without landowner consent, harvest loans based connected tenancy cards, ₹20,000 successful nonstop fiscal assistance nether the Annadata Sukhibhava strategy to each landless tenant farmer, and a waiver of backstage cultivation debts done peculiar legislation.
Tenant Farmers’ Union wide caput P. Jamulayya appealed to some the State and Central governments to supply input subsidies and security compensation straight to tenant farmers affected by earthy calamities and pest damage.
