Andhra Marks Farmers’ Day On Birth Anniversary Of Former CM YSR Reddy

The state now led by late YSR’s son Jagan Mohan Reddy had issued an order last year to celebrate July 8 as the Farmer’s Day across the state.

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Former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh YS Rajasekhara Reddy’s birth anniversary on July 8 is being celebrated in the state as Rythu Dinotsavam (Farmers’ Day). Rajasekhara Reddy was the 14^th chief minister who served the state between 2004 and 2009. Also Read: 'Not Politically Motivated' Says BJP As MHA Forms Panel To Probe Three Gandhi Family Trusts The state now led by late YSR’s son Jagan Mohan Reddy had issued an order last year to celebrate July 8 as the Farmer’s Day across the state.

YSR remains one of the most successful chief ministers, who on the first day of his term in 2004, offered free electricity to farmers in a campaign project. The renowned leader was a four-time Member of Parliament and a five-time MLA from the Pulivendula constituency. In 2019, the current chief minister organised several state-level farmers’ conference at Jammalamadugu of Kadapa district in on YSR Jayanthi. Several welfare schemes for farmers have been launched to help distressed farmers.  Jagan Mohan Reddy distributed insurance certificates to farmers besides launching a free crop insurance scheme. He also laid the foundation for the banana research centre in Pulivendula and launched the YSR Pension Scheme on the occasion of his father’s birth anniversary last year. Among the recent schemes, the YSR Zero Interest Loan Scheme was launched in which Rs 1,400 crore was credited to the bank accounts of 8.78 lakh Self Help Groups. However, celebrations this year will remain muted due to Covid-19 outbreak. Here are some notable quotes from renowned personalities. If the farmer is rich, then so is the nation." -Amit Kalantri "The discovery of agriculture was the first big step toward a civilized life." -Arthur Keith "A farmer is a magician who produces money from the mud." -Amit Kalantri If farmers become weak the country loses self-reliance but if they are strong, freedom also becomes strong. If we do not maintain our progress in agriculture, poverty cannot be eliminated from India. But our biggest poverty alleviation programme is to improve the living standard of our farmers. The thrust of our poverty alleviation programmes is on the uplift of the farmers.---Rajiv Gandhi If agriculture goes wrong, nothing else will have a chance to go right in the country." -M. S. Swaminathan "Life on a farm is a school of patience; you can't hurry the crops or make an ox in two days." -Henri Alain