The expected changes to the disbursement of Rythu Bandhu limiting it to cultivated land only are likely to come into effect from the next agricultural season if Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s comments are an indication.
The government’s intentions to discontinue the fund disbursal to certain sections were further indicated in the budget speech of Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Finance Bhatti Vikramarka where he questioned the blind distribution of taxpayers’ money to the lands held by real estate ventures.
Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, who shared his views on the budget later with the media informally, questioned the rationale behind continuing the Rythu Bandhu scheme for land that is not cultivated. He said money was transferred to lands where roads were built years ago apart from hillocks and rocky terrain where there has been no cultivation.
