Adarsha Rythu System is abolished

Agriculture and Cooperation Department – Agriculture extension

services – Abolition of Adarsha Rythu System – Orders – Issued.

AGRICULTURE AND COOPERATION (AGRI.II) DEPARTMENT

G.O.RT.No. 120 Dated: 24-09-2014.

Read the following:-

1) G.O.Rt.No.284, Agri & Coop.(FP.II) Dept., dt.14.03.2007.

2) G.O.Rt.No.1298, Agri & Coop.(FP.II) Dept., dt.26.11.2011.

3) G.O.Rt.No.128, Agri & Coop.(FP.II) Dept., dt.06.02.2012.

4) From the Commissioner & Director of Agriculture, Telangana,

Hyderabad, Letter No.AR/3/2014, dt.19.06.2014 and 03.07.2014.

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ORDER:

In the G.Os. 1st to 3rd read above, orders were issued for

deployment of Adarsha Rythus as a facilitator at village level for

agricultural development. The Commissioner & Director of Agriculture, Telangana, in his letter 4th read above, has reported that out of 20,116 Adarsha Rythus, at present 16,841 Adarsha Rythus are working in the Telangana Districts. The Adarsha Rythus are supposed to involve in the activities like Polambadi, Seed Village Programme, Vermi Compost, Organic Farming, National Food Security Mission, Crop Insurance, advanced crop planning, reduction in cost of production, livestock production, horticulture crops, micro irrigation practices and credit etc. The Commissioner and Director of Agriculture, Telangana, has informed that the qualification of 10th class for adarsha rythu is too low and they have no good technical knowledge for effective farmers education, technology transfer and response to farmers problems related to crop management. He has, therefore, requested the Government to reassess the present system of Adarsha Rythu.

2) The Government, after critical review and examination of the

whole system of Adarsha Rythu and the difficulties faced by the

farming community due to failure of the Adarsha Rythus in providing

the required Agriculture Extension, have decided to abolish the

Adarsha Rythu system and to evolve a more effective agriculture

extension system by appointing technically qualified persons as

Assistant Agricultural Extension Officers to cater to the needs of

farming community.

3) Accordingly, Government hereby order to abolish the Adarsha

Rythu system in the State of Telangana with immediate effect and to

evolve a new system by appointing Assistant Agricultural Extension

Officers with Diploma in Agriculture / Horticulture qualification, to cater to the needs of farming community and enable effective transfer of Agriculture Technology to the farmers.

4) The Commissioner and Director of Agriculture, Telangana,

Hyderabad, shall take necessary further action in the matter.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF TELANGANA)

POONAM MALAKONDAIAH,

APC & PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT.