YSR Rythu Bharosa
Type of projectWelfare program for farmers
LocationAndhra Pradesh, India
FounderGovernment of Andhra Pradesh
Chief MinisterY. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
MinistryDepartment Of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare
Established15 February 2019 (2019-02-15)
StatusActive
Websitehttps://ysrrythubharosa.ap.gov.in/RBApp/index.html

YSR Rythu Bharosa is a program launched by the Government of Andhra Pradesh to financially assist farmers by depositing an amount of ₹13,500 per annum in three installments, in association with Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi with the state government contributing ₹7500 and the center ₹6000.[1]

Development

YSR Rythu Bharosa was launched by Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on 15 October 2019 releasing ₹3785 crore benefiting 38 lakh farmers in the state.[2] Rythu Bharosa Kendras were later launched on 30 May 2020 to supply seedlings, fertilizers and seeds to horticulture, aquaculture and agriculture sectors.[3] A total amount of ₹6,173 crore was spent on the scheme for the year 2019-20 and ₹6,928 core for 2020-21.[4]

The scheme

Under YSR Rythu Bharosa-PM Kisan scheme, farmers get a financial assistance of ₹13,500 per annum where the state government contributes ₹7,500 and ₹6,000 is contributed by the Government of India.[5]

Tenant farmers were also considered eligible to the scheme.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "AP CM to launch YSR Rythu Bharosa-PM Kisan Yojana on Oct 15". @businessline. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Jagan launches farmer incentive scheme YSR Rythu Bharosa with PM KISAN Yojana". The News Minute. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "All set for launch of Rythu Bharosa Kendras". The Hindu. 28 May 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "government has spent Rs 6,173 crore under Rythu Bharosa". The Times of India. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Andhra CM launches YSR Bharosa scheme for farmers, weaves in Central grant". Hindustan Times. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Andhra Pradesh giving its farmers highest financial aid, quality inputs: CM". @businessline. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
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