Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday vowed to double farmers’ income by prioritize infrastructure facilities in Rythu Bharosa Kendras across the state.
He said the Andhra Pradesh government will set up multi-purpose facilities offering 13 kinds of services at Rythu Bharosa Kendras in the state. He said the government will improve infrastructure in Rythu Bharosa Kendra to provide godowns, cold storages, primary processing centres, assaying equipment and collection centres. The infra facilities will also have bulk milk cooling units, cattle sheds in select villages, procurement centres and e-marketing.
Representatives from multiple departments proposed setting up 5,531 godowns, cold storages and collection centres.
They also proposed 4,147 drying platforms, 4,736 threshers, 7,132 cleaners, 1,861 graders, 15,167 dryers, 654 dal mills, 100 turmeric boilers, 100 turmeric polishers, millet-processing units, 29 chilly dryers and 816 maize shelters.
“We have set up over 10,500 RBKs across the state. That is just the first step. In order to double the income of farmers, we need to ramp up infrastructure around RBKs thereby increasing domestic consumption as well as demand for quality produce across the globe,” Jagan added.
