Impact Analysis of the Rythu Bandhu Scheme on Farm Families in Mahabubnagar District of Telangana, India

Abstract

Timely access to inputs of Agriculture, such as water, power, fertilizers, pesticides, seeds, labour, and mechanization, is critical to ensure a good yield. Recognizing the importance of financial support towards achieving this objective, the Government of Telangana launched a farmer's investment support scheme, Rythu Bandhu, in 2018-19. The present study was undertaken to know the Rythu Bandhu Scheme's impact on Telangana's Mahaboobnagar district beneficiaries.  A multi-stage simple random sampling method was used to select 120 RBS beneficiaries. The study revealed that 57.50 per cent of beneficiaries had a low overall impact of the Rythu Bandhu Scheme on farm families, followed by medium (30.00 %) and high (12.50 %) before the scheme's implementation. Meanwhile, 37.17% of beneficiaries had a medium overall impact of the Rythu Bandhu Scheme on farm families, followed by low (35.00 %) and high (25.83 %) after implementation. Based on the results there is significant difference among cost of cultivation (16.41**), purchasing power in agriculture (31.39**) and non-agriculture (29.62**), employment opportunities in agriculture (25.70**) and non-agriculture (20.18**), per capita income (27.71**) and credibility of the farmer (24.42**) at 0.01 level of probability using Z test analysis. The study reveals that RBS scheme primarily helps the farmers to provide financial assistance and also reducing the debt burdens.