The Government of Andhra Pradesh is proposed to extend the crop and gold land waiver scheme (Runa Maafi) to the farmers residing in Hyderabad but originally belongs to Andhra Pradesh. The AP officials have already contacted the Telangana government for the Aadhaar cards data of the AP farmers settled in Telangana / Hyderabad.
It is reported that the AP Government has already started the exercise to extend the farm / agriculture loan and gold loan waiver scheme (Runa Maafi) to those settled in Hyderabad. Several complaints and requests hae been received by the Government from these farmers for applying loan waiver scheme to them on par with farmers in Andhra Pradesh.
AP Loan Waiver Scheme GO and Guidelines
Several farmers have submited the Aadhaar cards and ration cards of Hyderabad / Telangana and found themselves ineligible for crop and gold loan waiver scheme benefits. Lakhs of AP farmers settled in Hyderabad on various reasons, took loans from banks and Andhra Pradesh and cultivating the lands with the held of family members or tenants.
APCBS Portal – Know Your Crop and Gold Loan Status in AP
AP Agri and Gold Loan Waiver Schedule – First Phase
The Government of AP is weighing the options to implement the loan waiver scheme to these farmers as well. Farmers who have submitted Aadhaar and Ration cards with Hyderabad address have become ineligible for the loan waiver scheme. The final decision will be taken by AP government after collecting the relevant data from Telangana Government.