chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said his government has been spending Rs 12,000 crore annually for providing free power to farmers in the state. Speaking at a public meeting here, the chief minister said the Food Processing Industry will be a focus area after theAssembly pollsin Telangana.
“In order to strengthen thefarming communityand make Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture a fruitful venture and see smiles on farmers’ faces, the government is spending Rs 12,000 crore annually to provide free power to you (farmers),” Rao, also known as KCR, said.
He cautioned the people not to entertain opposition parties stating that if they come to power, thenBRS’ flagship schemes like free power, ‘Rythu Bandhu’ financial aid for farmers and ‘Dalit Bandhu’ for Scheduled Caste members to start enterprises will all go away.