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Lokesh demands govt. to disburse Rs.2,788 Cr. dues to farmers

Vijayawada, Jan 11 (UNI) Telugu Desam Party National General Secretary and former Minister Nara Lokesh on Monday urged Chief Minister Y S Jaganmohan Reddy to pay pending dues to lakhs of farmers so that they could happily celebrate Sankranti festival with their families and friends.
In a letter sent to the Chief Minister here, Mr Lokesh said that usually, Sankranti would bring joy in the lives of farmers as they get their harvest at their homes during this season. But, this year, no farmer's household was happy because of the successive crop losses on account of natural calamities and floods.
Mr Lokesh demanded immediate payment of Rs.2,788 crore dues towards the food grains already purchased by the Government from over 2 lakh farmers.
Mr Lokesh deplored that during the 2020 kharif season, the farmers suffered a crop loss worth Rs10,000 crore. Crop damages were reported in over 50 lakh acres due to heavy rains, floods and natural calamities. In the Nivar cyclone alone, crops were damaged in over 17.33 lakh acres. The Government had not extended any support. There were no adequate purchases of discoloured, moist and sprouted crops at the purchase centres.
Accusing the Government of total indifference, Mr. Lokesh said that the farmers were forced to sell their crops to middlemen. The farmers got less than Rs 1,000 per quintal for A grade variety foodgrain as against the Rs 1,888 in the open market. The former Minister said that the groundnut crop alone was damaged in over 18 lakh acres and the farmers' situation in Anantapur and Kurnool districts was pathetic.
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