Hyderabad, Oct. 21 -- Telangana Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao, participating in the Rythu Nestham program at the Secretariat today, launched a scheme to provide quality pulses, sunflower, and safflower seeds to farmers on subsidy under the National Food Security Scheme.
Speaking on the occasion, the Minister emphasised that Chief Minister Revanth Reddy is committed to reviving all state and central schemes for farmers and ensuring maximum benefits, criticising the previous government for causing a loss of around Rs 3,000 crore by not releasing state shares.
The Minister said the government will promote the cultivation of pulses and oilseeds alongside rice. Under the scheme, 5,825 quintals of groundnut seeds, sufficient for 49...