Department of Agriculture and Co-operation (Telangana)

Minister of Agriculture and Co-operation
Vyavasāyaṁ mariyu Sahakāra Śākha Mantrī
since 7 December 2023
Department of Agriculture and Co-operation
AbbreviationA&C
Member ofState Cabinet
Reports toGovernor of Telangana
Chief Minister of Telangana
Telangana Legislature
AppointerGovernor of Telangana
on the advice of the Chief Minister of Telangana
Inaugural holderPocharam Srinivas Reddy
Formation2 June 2014
Websiteagri.telangana.gov.in

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

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

# Portrait Minister
(Lifespan)
Constituency 		Term of office Election
(Term) 		Party Ministry Chief Minister Ref.
Term start Term end Duration
1 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 Thummala Nageswara Rao
(born 1953)
MLA for Khammam 		7 December 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 12 days 2023
(3rd) 		Indian National Congress Reddy Anumula Revanth Reddy [8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Telangana State Portal Council of Ministers (Present)". www.telangana.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  2. ^ "Official Website". TGovernment of Telangana. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Notification" (PDF). The Gazette of India. Government of India. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  4. ^ "E-split: Telangana govt, depts to have new web Ids". The Hindu. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Telangana Cabinet Expansion: KCR Inducts 10 Ministers". Sakshi Post. 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Telangana CM expands cabinet, inducts 10 ministers". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  8. ^ "Work with service motive: Tummala". The Times of India. 2023-12-14. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  9. ^ "Revanth Reddy Is Telangana Chief Minister, 11 Join Cabinet. Who Are They?". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2024-02-22.