Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Telangana Expands Mobile Agricultural Advice Through Kisan Helpline
Telangana has made it easier for farmers to get help by phone.
Farmers can call a free number to speak with agricultural experts in Telugu.
The service is open every day from 6 in the morning until 10 at night.
Experts can answer questions about crops, pests, fertilizers, and farming methods.
Farmers can also get information about seeds, prices, livestock, and government schemes.
The helpline shares weather and disaster alerts.
Farmers can report problems with welfare schemes through a digital system.
Officials have been asked to tell people in remote villages about the service.
Telangana has expanded agricultural extension services through the Kisan Helpline Centre.
Farmers can call toll-free number 1800-180-1551 for advice in Telugu.
The helpline operates every day from 6 AM to 10 PM.
Services include crop, input, livestock, weather, disaster, and government scheme information.
Farmers can also submit welfare-scheme complaints through a digital grievance system.
- Who
- Telangana farmers and the state Agriculture Department.
- What
- An expanded mobile helpline offering agricultural advice and related services.
- When
- The service operates daily from 6 AM to 10 PM; the launch was announced on Wednesday.
- Where
- Telangana; the centre serves farmers from the Commissioner and Director of Agriculture office in Hyderabad.
- Why
- To expand agricultural extension services and help farmers resolve farming and welfare-scheme issues.
- Toll-free number
- 1800-180-1551
- Operating hours
- 6 AM to 10 PM daily
- Language
- Telugu
- State service location
- Office of the Commissioner and Director of Agriculture in Hyderabad
- Helpline operator
- Kisan Helpline Centre, operating nationally under the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare since 2004
- Advice and information
- Crop management, seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, market prices, livestock health and nutrition, and government schemes
- Grievances
- Farmers can lodge formal complaints about government welfare schemes through an integrated digital system.