TS Rythu Bandhu Status 2020 రైతుబంధు పథకం: Payment (Started), Farmer List

TS Rythu Bandhu Status రైతుబంధు పథకం: Agriculture is the prominent occupation of the citizens of Telangana but the income of the farmers from agriculture in the state is under stress due to various reasons. The rate of farmer’s indebtedness is quite high here as compared to other states. However, Governments often talk about providing loan waivers schemes to provide relief to the farmers but such schemes do not provide complete relief to the farmers. We have compiled this article exclusively for providing each and every piece of information about Rythu Bandu Scheme to our readers. Moving ahead in this article, you will find details about the feature of this scheme, its advantages, application process, eligibility, Rythu Bandhu status, Rythu Bandhu Scheme Farmers List, mobile app and other related details.

Update (28th Dec 2020): The process of disbursement of funds for kharif season (second installment) has started from today.

As a result of low productivity, low investment , frequently occurring situation of droughts in the state, Telangana farmers suffer a lot. To cop up with this situation they ultimately have to land up to the doors of the private moneylenders of the village and this is how farmers fall under the dept. trap. Investment is the key element in agriculture to boost the productivity, income and financial condition of the farmers. As the farmers in Telangana State are not well to do they do not have enough agriculture aids and resources to enhance the productivity.

To ensure the social security of the farmers and to provide them investment support, state government came up with an idea of providing financial support to boost up their agricultural productivity by launching an agriculture scheme. This scheme was named as “Rythu Bandhu” and it is currently active in the state The scheme has been introduced to provide agriculture investment support to the farmers of Telangana state.

Telangana Rythu Bandhu Status 2020

Telangana Rythu Bandhu scheme for providing farm assistance to the farmers was launched on 10th May 2018 at Dharmarajpalli village of Karimnagar district of Telangana State. It was implemented in the state by the Agriculture Department of Telangana Govt. which was assisted and coordinated by the Revenue Department of the state government.  

The first assistance for 2020 Kharif season was transferred in the month of June and the second instalment i.e. for Rabi season crops is scheduled to be transferred in the month of December 2020.

An Overview of Rythu Bandhu Scheme

Name of the scheme	Raithu Bandhu Scheme రైతుబంధు పథకం
Category	Scheme
Type of scheme	State level Agrarian Scheme
State	Telangana
Concerned Department	Agriculture Department in association with Revenue Department, Government of Telangana
Date of launch	10th May 2018
Budget Allocated for 2020-2021	14000 crores
Purpose	Agriculture Investment Support to Farmers of Telangana
Beneficiary	Farmers of Telangana State
Distribution of 1st instalment (for Kharif crop season for 2020)	22nd June 2020
Distribution of 2nd instalment (for Rabi crop season for 2020)	28th December 2020 to 7th January 2021
Financial Help Provided	Rs.5000/- per acre per farmer per crop season (Rabi and Kharif) i.e. A total of Rs.10000/- per year
Mode of disbursement of fund	Through Cheque
Status	Active
Official portal	rythubandhu.telangana.gov.in

Salient Features of TS Rythu Bandhu Scheme

• Rythu Bandhu scheme is a state-funded scheme and hence is only meant for the farmers of Telangana state only.
• It is the only farmer’s investment support scheme in India where the cash incentive is directly paid to the farmers.
• Under this scheme, farmers are provided direct benefit twice a year.
• Under this scheme, an agriculture incentive support of Rs.5000/- is provided before the sowing of two crops seasons (i.e. for Rabi and Kharif crops) to each farmer.
•  The fund allocated to each farmer is directly distributed to the farmers through cheques.
• With the help of financial support, farmers can purchase agriculture inputs like seeds, fertilizers, and other inputs for each crop season. This will help them to increase their yield and income.
• As the benefit is distributed to farmers before the beginning of the two crop seasons, the first installment has been already distributed in June 2020 and second is on its way in December 2020.

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Benefits of Telangana Rythu Bandhu Scheme

• Rythu Bandhu scheme help farmers to invest in agriculture so that they can increase their yield and the improve their financial condition.
• Farmers will become self-sufficient and will not approach the money lenders.
• With the financial support farmers will have enough fund to invest on agriculture and this will save them from falling into the debt trap.
• This scheme helps in decreasing the rate of farmer indebtedness in the state and that will also reduce the cases of farmer’s suicide.

Eligibility

• All the farmers who own are land in the state comes under the purview of this scheme.
• There is not any cap for the size of land but wealthy farmers are not going to get the benefit under this scheme.
• All the beneficiary farmers should be a permanent resident of Telangana state.
• The farmer should not be a government servant or working in a private firm.
• This scheme is meant only for the small and marginal farmers and all the commercial farmers are excluded from this scheme.
• Farmers with rented land are also not eligible.  
• Pattadar farmers who are registered under Forest Rights Record are also eligible for this scheme.

Documents Required

All the farmers who wish to get benefits under this scheme need to have following documents with them-

• Aadhar card
• Voter ID card
• Pan card
• Bank account details/ Bank pass book
• Address/ Residential proof
• BPL certificate
• Land ownership papers
• Pattadar Passbook
• Caste Certificate

Telangana Raithu Bandhu Scheme 2020- Statistics  

Check the statistics (as on Dec 2020) for Raithu Bandhu Investment scheme given in this section-

Particular	Stats
Total No. of Districts	32
Total No. of Divisions	108
Total No. of Mandals	568
Total No. of Clusters	2245
Total No. of Villages	10874
Total No. of Farmers	5715870

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How to check Rythu Bandhu Scheme Payment Status?

If you are wondering how can you check Rythu Bandhu రైతుబంధు పథకం Scheme Payment scheme then you do not need to worry as here in this section you are going to get all related information. Check step-wise process to track the payment status for Rythu Bandhu sheme online shared as under-

Step 1- Visit the official portal of Directorate of Treasuries and Accounts i.e. https://treasury.telangana.gov.in.

Step 2- Now, click on “Rythubandhu Scheme Rabi Details” tab given on the homepage of the portal.

Step 3- Now, select the year and enter the PPB Number in the respective space. Click on submit tab.

Step 4- Finally, status details will appear on the screen. Check the status and save it for references.

OR

Step 1- Visit https://treasury.telangana.gov.in.
Step 2- Click on “Ekuber” tab on the menu bar.
Step 3- Select “All scheme details” option from the dropdown menu.
Step 4- Select year and type of scheme. Now enter the PPB No. and proceed further.
Step 5- Rythu Bandhu payment status will display on the screen.

Apart from the aforesaid portal, farmers can also check status using ifmis.telangana.gov.in.

NOTE- The links mentioned above might not show status currently but as soon as disbursement of payment will be initiated, payment status will starting showing.

Rythu Bandhu Scheme Farmers List

There are currently, 5715870 farmers who have been benefited under this scheme. It is expected that after the transfer of funds to the farmers, a list of beneficiary farmers is released. you can access this list on the official portal of Rythu Bandhu Scheme. Till then you can check the district-wise count of farmers under this scheme given below-

District	Farmer Count
Adilabad	116927
Bhadradri Kothagudem	99621
Jagtial	204906
Jangoan	145992
Jayashankar Bhupalpalli	155770
Jogulamba Gadwal	148512
Kamareddy	244920
Karimanagar	157970
Khammam	264724
Kumuram Bheem (Asifabad)	91812
Mahabubabad	123241
Mahabubnagar	334950
Mancherial	130641
Medak	213316
Nagarkurnool	263125
Nalgonda	419723
Nirmal	157268
Nizamabad	238909
Peddapalli	127528
Rajanna Sircilla	105074
Sangareddy	316137
Siddipet	258306
Suryapet	232653
Vikarabad	224704
Wanaparthy	152025
Warangal (Urban)	78288
Warangal (Rural)	167452
Yadadri Bhuvanagiri	182455

For more information and to check the farmer’s list, you can check the official portal. Link for official portal can be accessed in this article below.

If you have any complain, you can also visit IGRS Telangana portal for enqury.

How to view Cheque Distribution Venue Schedule?

Farmers who are identified as the beneficiary under this scheme are provided the cheque. These cheques are distributed by the person appointed at the district level by the State government. A specified venue and timing of cheque distribution is communicated to the farmers.

Using the official portal of Rythu Bandhu, beneficiary farmers can also access the venue and schedule for cheque distribution. The simple steps shared below will help farmers to view the cheque distribution venue schedule. Have a quick look-

• Open rythu bandhu Scheme portal.
• Click on “Cheque Distribution Venue Schedule” on the homepage of the portal.
• Now, select district and Mandal from the drop-down menu.
• On selecting option, serial-wise details for selected district will appear.
• Check the date and venue from the list.
• After checking the date and venue be present on time for distribution of cheque.

List of Participating Banks  

Check the list of participating banks and respective mandal counts shared in the table below-

Name of the Bank	Mandal Count
State Bank of India	3398430
Canara Bank	595743
Andhra Bank	2689156
Syndicate Bank	903696
IDBI Bank	107002
Corporation Bank	315277
Indian Overseas Bank	601562
AP Grameena Vikas Bank	1323887
TSCAB	205643
Telangana Grameena Bank	945170

If you don’t have Telangana Voter ID Card, you can apply here.

FAQs

Important Links

Rythu Bandhu Scheme official portal	Click Here
Mobile  App download	Click Here
Rythu Bandhu Status Check	Click Here