Minister for Agriculture S. Niranjan Reddy has assured that about ₹1,080 crore payments due to farmers in lieu of paddy procured from them would be cleared soon.
In a statement issued here on Tuesday, the Minister said ₹501 crore of the due amount was released by the government on Tuesday and the remaining would also be paid at the earliest. He said ₹4,837 crore has already been paid to 3,85,217 farmers. On Rythu Bandhu, the Minister said ₹2,233.16 crore was already credited to the bank accounts of 21.22 lakh farmers through the e-Kuber payment platform. The farmers willing to change their bank accounts could do so by approaching their nearest Agriculture Department offices, he said.