The situation of tenant farmers in Andhra Pradesh is in a dire situation with only 9.6 per cent receiving Crop Cultivating Rights Cards and only three per cent landless tenant farmers getting Rythu Bharosa scheme, said a study conducted by Rythu Swarajya Vedika, which released a report at a round table meeting in Vijayawada on Monday. About 20 tenant farmers from various districts participated in the meeting. Members Kirankumar Vissa, C. Bhanuja and Gadi Balu were present.
The report revealed that 24 lakh tenant farmers existed in the State while the Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture department put the figure at 16 lakh.
The report focused on the state-level analysis of the implementation of the Crop Cultivator Rights Act, 2019, and the inclusion of tenant farmers in government schemes including Rythu Bharosa, interest-free crop loans, disaster compensation and crop procurement.