YSR Rythu Bharosa Scheme – Check Benefits, Features, Documentation & Eligibility

Last Updated : Sept. 15, 2023, 4:46 p.m.

Discover the privileges and benefits of YSR Rythu Bharosa, an extensive financial support scheme for farmers in Andhra Pradesh. With direct financial privileges, the plan empowers farmers to secure their lives and plan for the future. The State Government of Andhra Pradesh launched the scheme in June 2019, which was implemented on 15th October 2019. It is among the nine Navratna Welfare Plans of the Andhra Pradesh State Government. Under the program, all farmers, including tenant farmers, get monetary help from the government at the state level. The YSR Rythu Bharosa Program is also known as Rythu Bharosa. The article explores the scheme’s benefits, features, documentation, applicability and eligibility criteria.

Eligibility Requirements of YSR Rythu Bharosa

The eligibility criteria for YSR Rythu Bharosa are as follows:-

• Farmers of Andhra Pradesh who have a cultivable land
• Farmers enrolled under the Prime Minister Kisan Scheme
• Farmers doing cultivation under ROFR and D Patta lands
• Cultivators without owning land
• Farmers doing cultivation on temple or imam lands or endowments
• Farmers or tenant farmers cultivating owners’ lands who are in the excluded category
• ROFR cultivators and tenant farmers who don’t own land belonging to ST/SC and Minority categories.

YSR Rythu Bharosa Benefits

The benefits of Rythu Bharosa are as follows:-

• Farmer families who own cultivable land will get a privilege of Rs.13,500 per family yearly, including Rs.6000 from the Prime Minister Kisan Scheme in three instalments, regardless of land holdings size.
• Tenant farmers can get Rs.2500 yearly Rythu Bharosa.
• An Rs.20,000 reimbursement will be furnished to students.
• Eligible farmers can get loans with zero interest under YSR Rythu Bharosa.
• A borewell facility for free will be furnished to farmers under the YSR Rythu Bharosa scheme, with 200 borewell drill rigs allocated to all assembly constituencies.
• Food processing and cold storage units will be opened throughout Andhra Pradesh.
• Power supply for free to be furnished for nine hours daily during the daytime.
• Closed milk diaries and outlets will reopen, and milk contributors will get a subsidy.
• Farmers owning tractors will no longer pay the road tax under Rythu Bharosa.
• Farmers’ dependents will get life insurance coverage worth five lakh Indian rupees, with the State Government paying the premium.
• Irrigation projects pending for some time will be completed under the scheme.
• In case of a farmer’s demise, the deceased farmer’s spouse will get the financial privilege. Nevertheless, from the next death year, the legal heir will get the financial benefit according to the mutations made in the land.

Documents Needed for YSR Rythu Bharosa

The documents required for YSR Rythu Bharosa are as follows:-

• Valid proof of identification and residence address
• Aadhaar Card
• Bank information with IFSC Code
• Domicile Certificate in Andhra Pradesh
• Proof of agricultural land ownership
• Tenant farmer certificate

Application Under Rythu Bharosa

Application procedures under Rythu Bharosa are as follows:-

• The current land ownership database is utilised for identifying beneficiaries.
• The newly chosen volunteers in villages will be accountable for identifying qualified farmers in certain areas.
• After collecting the details, village volunteers will forward the report to revenue officials.
• Revenue officers will prepare an eventual list of beneficiaries.
• The State Government of Andhra Pradesh will get the eventual list of beneficiaries from the revenue officials.

The beneficiaries list will be uploaded online on the YSR Rythu Bharosa official portal.

Features of YSR Rythu Bharosa

The features of Rythu Bharosa are as follows:-

• Every year, before the sowing season, the scheme will fetch financial support worth Rs. 13,500.
• Of Rs.13,500, the Government of Andhra Pradesh will furnish Rs.7500, and the Central Government will furnish Rs.6000 under the Kisan  Sanman Nidhi Scheme.
• Farmers with approximately five acres of land will get Rs.50,000 in the first year.
• Beneficiaries will get the amount under the YSR Rythu Bharosa scheme.
• Early beneficiaries will get approximately forty lakh Indian rupees.
• The Government of Andhra Pradesh has allocated a budget of around Rs.5,500 crore.

Conclusion

The Rythu Bharosa plan is a precise and farmer-friendly scheme that the Government of Andhra Pradesh introduced. Intended to back farmers’ livelihoods and furnish financial support to farmers, it concentrates on promoting sustainable agriculture facilities and furnishing the essential infrastructure for farmers and other privileges to eligible farmers. The YSR Rythu Bharosa plan is a positive step in eradicating the economic challenges that farmers in Andhra Pradesh encounter and boosting the agriculture scenario in the state. It is a commendable initiative that the government at the state level in Andhra Pradesh has undertaken that can positively affect farmers’ lives and the agricultural sector in Andhra Pradesh.

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