Telangana CM says Guidelines for crop loan waiver will be released in 4 days
Revanth told reporters in New delhi on friday that the State budget will be presented two days following the Union budget's introduction in Parliament. He claimed to have advised the authorities to create budget projections that take into account the actual circumstances rather than the "illusionary" forecasts created under the BRS administration.
He said that the programs that burdened the State's coffers the most, such as the crop loan waiver, would be executed first, and then Rythu Bharosa, crop insurance, and other programs. Saying that it was incorrect to refer to social programs as "freebies," he believed that the underprivileged should be the ones who gain from them, not the affluent.
He added that the State government was still paying Rs 7,000 crore in interest each month on the Rs 7 lakh crore debt that had accrued during the BRS administration's term. He stated that the State administration has been negotiating with the Centre to lower the interest rates, noting that the BRS government had obtained loans at interest rates ranging from 7 to 10%.
Speaking on TGSRTC's financial situation, revanth stated that occupancy in rtc buses has gone from 30% to 80% as a result of the State's implementation of free bus travel for women. According to him, the company was receiving a monthly payment of Rs 350 crore from the State government, which had reduced its operating expenses and enabled it to turn a profit.