YS Jagan disburses Rs 1,117 Cr to farmers on his father YSR’s birth anniversary

Anantapuramu: Commemorating former chief minister of combined Andhra Pradesh Y S Rajasekhar Reddy’s birth anniversary as ‘Rythu Dinothsavam’ (farmer’s day), Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday disbursed Rs 1,117 crore to more than 10 lakh farmers in the state as crop insurance compensation for 2022 Kharif



season.

The Chief Minister released the funds at a public meeting under the Dr YSR Free Crop Insurance Scheme in Kalyandurgam town of Anantapuramu district. He also inaugurated multi-purpose facilitation centre (MPFC) godowns and 52 Dr YSR Agri Testing Labs at a cost of Rs 70 crore, taking the number of such labs to 127 across the state.