FGG favours cap on Rythu Bharosa

Hyderabad: Forum for Good Governance (FGG) has written to chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao urging reforms in the Rythu Bharosa scheme.In the letter on Friday, FGG president M Padmanabha Reddy proposed limiting the scheme to farmers with up to five acres of land and ensuring only actively cultivated lands are eligible for benefits. FGG emphasised that the indiscriminate extension of benefits to all landowners, including landlords and income tax payers, was financially burdensome for the state. The letter criticised the previous administration's approach of providing Rs 10,000 per acre to all landholders, regardless of land use. FGG also called for tenant farmers to be included in the scheme, highlighting the challenges they face. FGG warned that unchecked welfare spending could lead to economic instability and urged the govt to target resources effectively to ensure assistance reaches those most in need.