Deputy CLP leader in Legislative Council Mohammed Ali Shabbir strongly condemned the lethargic approach of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao in waiving off the farmers loans which resulted in Telangana farmers losing crop insurance for Khariff season.
Addressing a press conference at the Congress Legislature Party office here on Tuesday, Shabbir Ali said that the State Government has failed to pay Rs 4,250 crore, the first installment of the farm loan waiver scheme, even on the last day of Khariff season.
This is the 25% of the total loan amount which the government had promised to remit in the accounts opened in bank branches across nine districts by September 26. However, the amount was not credited into the accounts till Tuesday afternoon.
Since it takes nearly 8-10 days for the banks to complete the formalities, the farmers are set to lose crop insurance benefit even if the first installment gets credited to the banks till the end of banking hours, he said.
The Congress leader alleged that the farmers would lose the crop insurance benefit due to the delay in remitting the first installment. Although the loan could be rescheduled, the lapsed crop insurance could not be revived.
"The farmers, who were already hit due to late monsoon, deficient rainfall and erratic power supply, have now been pushed into another crisis of loss of crop insurance due to the lethargic behaviour of TRS Government. At least now, KCR should wake up from his slumber," said Shabbir Ali.
With folded hands, he pleaded the Chief Minister to take immediate action to ensure that farmers are rescued from facing another hardship.
