Vice-chairman of the State Planning Board B. Vinod Kumar has observed that the agriculture policy declared and being implemented by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao in Telangana was repeated by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the name of Warangal declaration.
He stated that the agriculture policy of Telangana was a role model for the country and that was the reason why several other State governments and the Centre were emulating it by extending schemes similar to those conceived by Telangana in different names. In a statement issued on Saturday, Mr. Vinod Kumar said that there was nothing new in the Warangal declaration of the Congress.
Stating that the Telangana government was already implementing schemes such as Rythu Bandhu, Rythu Bima, and life insurance cover of ₹5 lakh to all farmers aged below 60 years, he said that Mr. Gandhi had announced similar schemes as part of his party’s declaration.