| Minister of Agriculture and Co-operation | |
|---|---|
| Vyavasāyaṁ mariyu Sahakāra Śākha Mantrī | |
| Department of Agriculture and Co-operation | |
| Abbreviation | A&C |
| Member of | State Cabinet |
| Reports to | Governor of Telangana Chief Minister of Telangana Telangana Legislature |
| Appointer | Governor of Telangana on the advice of the Chief Minister of Telangana |
| Inaugural holder | Pocharam Srinivas Reddy |
| Formation | 2 June 2014 |
| Website | agri |
Department of Agriculture and Co-operation is a cabinet level ministerial post in the Government of Telangana. First held on 2 June 2014, this ministry has one of the important portfolios in the cabinet of the state. The incumbent Minister for the Department of Agriculture and Co-operation for the state of Telangana is Thummala Nageswara Rao.[1]
The department was created mainly to provide agricultural extension services to farmers and to transfer the latest technical knowledge to the farming community.[2] Telangana's agriculture department separated from Andhra Pradesh as part of Andhra Pradesh bifurcation.[3][4] It aims to promote agricultural trade and to boost agricultural production and productivity in Telangana.
Background[edit | edit source]
The economy of Telangana is largely dependent on agriculture and most people have taken farming as a profession.[citation needed] The podu system is used in some areas.[citation needed]
List of ministers[edit | edit source]
| # | Portrait | Minister (Lifespan) Constituency |
Term of office | Election (Term) |
Party | Ministry | Chief Minister | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term start | Term end | Duration | |||||||||
| 1 | .jpg)
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Pocharam Srinivas Reddy (born 1949) MLA for Banswada |
2 June 2014 | 6 September 2018 | 4 years, 96 days | 2014 (1st) |
Telangana Rashtra Samithi | Rao I | Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao | ||
| 2 | 
|
Singireddy Niranjan Reddy (born 1958) MLA for Wanaparthy |
19 February 2019 | 3 December 2023 | 4 years, 287 days | 2018 (2nd) |
Rao II | [5][6][7] | |||
| 3 | 
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Thummala Nageswara Rao (born 1953) MLA for Khammam |
7 December 2023 | Incumbent | 2 years, 236 days | 2023 (3rd) |
Indian National Congress | Reddy | Anumula Revanth Reddy | [8][9] | |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Telangana State Portal Council of Ministers (Present)". www.telangana.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
- ↑ "Official Website". TGovernment of Telangana. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "Notification" (PDF). The Gazette of India. Government of India. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ↑ "E-split: Telangana govt, depts to have new web Ids". The Hindu. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "Telangana Cabinet Expansion: KCR Inducts 10 Ministers". Sakshi Post. 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
- ↑ "66 days with 1 minister, Telangana CM KCR to expand cabinet on February 19". The Times of India. 2019-02-16. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
- ↑ "Telangana CM expands cabinet, inducts 10 ministers". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ↑ "Work with service motive: Tummala". The Times of India. 2023-12-14. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ↑ "Revanth Reddy Is Telangana Chief Minister, 11 Join Cabinet. Who Are They?". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2024-02-22.