Archive · 2 Sep 2026
All-Party Meeting Seeks Eligibility Cards for Telangana Tenant Farmers
Several political parties in Telangana met to discuss the problems of tenant farmers.
These are farmers who cultivate land owned by someone else.
The meeting asked the government to implement a 2011 law for licensed cultivators.
It also requested loan eligibility cards for tenant farmers this season.
The cards could help them borrow money from banks and other formal institutions.
Without this support, many farmers borrow from moneylenders who charge very high interest.
The leaders also want tenant farmers to sell their crops to the government at minimum support prices.
They asked the government to decide on these measures during the next Assembly session.
An all-party meeting urged Telangana to implement the Land Licensed Cultivators Act, 2011.
The meeting called for issuing loan eligibility cards to tenant farmers during the current season.
Leaders said the cards would help tenant farmers access institutional credit.
The resolution urged the government to let tenant farmers sell produce at minimum support prices.
More than 22 lakh families depend on tenant farming and often rely on high-interest moneylenders.
- Who
- Representatives of various political parties, including S Anvesh Reddy, Chada Venkata Reddy, and Kodandaram.
- What
- They called for implementing the Land Licensed Cultivators Act, 2011, and issuing loan eligibility cards to tenant farmers.
- When
- The statement was published on September 2, 2026; leaders requested action during the ensuing Assembly session and the current farming season.
- Where
- Telangana, India.
- Why
- To help tenant farmers obtain institutional credit, access government schemes, and avoid relying on moneylenders charging exorbitant interest.
- Affected population
- Over 22 lakh families depend on tenant farming in Telangana.
- Requested law
- Land Licensed Cultivators Act, 2011.
- Main demand
- Immediate distribution of loan eligibility cards to tenant farmers.
- Credit problem
- Tenant farmers reportedly lack access to institutional credit and government schemes.
- Alternative financing
- Many rely on moneylenders who charge exorbitant interest rates.
- Market access demand
- Tenant farmers should be allowed to sell produce to the government at minimum support prices.
- Requested political action
- The government was asked to take a decision in the ensuing Assembly session.