The Chief Minister's Office of Telangana announced on 10 July 2026 that Chief Minister Revanth Reddy presided over a Rythu Ashirvada Sabha at Jagannathapuram village, Chintakani mandal, Khammam district, marking the disbursement of Rs 9,000 crore in Rythu Bharosa funds to 73.30 lakh farmers over nine days.

Context

At the event, CM Revanth Reddy formally launched the final instalment of the current Rythu Bharosa cycle, releasing Rs 1,009.15 crore into the accounts of 1.44 lakh farmers. He also inaugurated a programme to issue e-pattadar passbooks — digital land-title documents — to eligible farmers from the stage. The Chief Minister stated, 'వ్యవసాయం దండగ కాదు.. పండుగ చేయడమే లక్ష్యం' ('Agriculture is not a burden; making it a celebration is our goal'), framing the event as a demonstration of the government's farmer-first mandate.

Policy Backdrop

Rythu Bharosa is Telangana's direct income-support scheme for farmers, enhanced by the current Congress government to Rs 12,000 per acre — up from the earlier Rs 10,000 per acre under the predecessor Rythu Bandhu scheme introduced in 2018. CM Revanth Reddy said the state has spent Rs 1.70 lakh crore on the agriculture sector over 30 months in office, averaging Rs 5,500 crore per month on farmer welfare. He added that Rs 36,135 crore has been credited to farmers' accounts under Rythu Bharosa alone during the same period, and that Rs 80,000 crore worth of paddy was procured over 30 months. A separate release of Rs 3,504 crore for maize farmers was also announced at the event.

The Chief Minister acknowledged that the state inherited a debt of Rs 8.11 lakh crore when the government took office, while asserting that welfare programmes have continued and expanded. He cited legacy schemes — including Shaadi Mubarak and Kalyana Lakshmi — as examples of continuity, alongside new initiatives such as construction of 7 lakh Indiramma houses, distribution of Indiramma sarees to women as festival gifts, free electricity up to 200 units, gas cylinders at Rs 500, free RTC bus travel for women, 1,000 buses for women's self-help groups, and bank-linked loans totalling Rs 60,000 crore. He also noted that 67,717 government jobs were filled within the first year of the government.

Stakeholders and Impact

The Rythu Ashirvada Sabha was attended by senior constitutional and cabinet figures including Legislative Council Chairman Gutha Sukender Reddy, Assembly Speaker G. Prasad Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu, and ministers including Uttam Kumar Reddy, D. Sridhar Babu, Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, Tummala Nageswara Rao, and Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, along with MPs, MLCs, MLAs, corporation chairpersons, and officials. The primary beneficiaries are Telangana's farming community, with the government framing the disbursement as evidence of its commitment to rural and agricultural welfare spanning farmers, women, Dalits, tribals, Adivasis, minorities, backward classes, and students.

What's Next

CM Revanth Reddy projected that the next assembly elections would be held in May–June 2029, and anticipated that delimitation would increase Telangana's Lok Sabha seats from 17 to 26 and assembly seats from 119 to 182. He pledged that the cabinet would work 18 hours a day and committed to making Telangana a 'model state.' Continued scheme disbursements, the rollout of e-pattadar passbooks, and progress on the delimitation process will be key markers to watch as the government approaches the midpoint of its term.