Minister assures financial aid to drought-affected farmers through banks

With the farming community facing severe drought conditions due to the impact of El Niño, Agriculture Minister K. Atchannaidu has assured that the State government would stand firmly by the affected farmers with a clear plan to provide financial assistance through commercial or cooperative banks, such as Prakasam District Central Cooperative Bank (PDCCB).

The Minister, along with Social Welfare Minister Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy, Rajahmundry Rural MLA Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary, Ongole MLA Damacharla Janardhana Rao, Kanigiri MLA Mukku Ugra Narasimha Reddy, Joint Collector Kalpana Kumari, and PDCC Bank Chairman K. Sitaramaiah, inaugurated modernised PDCCB headquarters in Ongole on Tuesday.