Farmers on Tuesday took out a mega rally comprising 400 tractors for a distance of 30 km in a show of gratitude to the State government for releasing crop insurance payout amounting to ₹219.32 crore, in compensation for the crop loss reported during the Kharif 2021 season, in Konaseema district.
As many as 82,217 farmers on Tuesday received the crop insurance payout in Konaseema district.
The rally, led by Backward Classes Welfare Minister Ch. Venu Gopala Krishna’s son Ch. Naren, began at Ramachandrapuram town and covered villages in Kajuru, Gangavaram and Ramachandrapuram mandals.