Paper I · 6 Telangana Economy & Development · 6.2 Land, agriculture and allied sectors

6.2.2 Agriculture: land use, cropping pattern, credit, inputs and food security

Half of Telangana's land is sown, and paddy now covers over 130 lakh acres, followed by cotton and maize; output hit a record 236.87 lakh tonnes of foodgrains in 2025-26, supported by irrigation, free farm power, cash support per acre, loan waivers and procurement, while the PDS now gives free fine rice to ration card holders.

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Key terms

  • land use
  • net sown area 50 per cent
  • recorded forest land 24.7 per cent
  • forest cover 18.89 per cent
  • Vanakalam
  • Yasangi
  • paddy 132 lakh acres
  • cotton
  • maize
  • red gram
  • soybean
  • foodgrains 236.87 lakh tonnes
  • rice 187 lakh tonnes
  • yield
  • cropping intensity
  • agro-climatic zones
  • Jagtial
  • Palem
  • Seed Bowl of India
  • TGSSDC
  • free power 24 hours
  • crop loan waiver 2024
  • Rythu Bandhu
  • Rythu Bharosa
  • Rs 12
  • 000 per acre
  • Indiramma Atmiya Bharosa
  • Rythu Bima
  • crop insurance
  • bonus Rs 500 fine paddy
  • MSP procurement
  • Markfed
  • e-NAM
  • AEO cluster
  • Rythu Vedika
  • Kodakandla
  • PJTAU
  • PDS
  • fine rice
  • ration cards
  • NFSA

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