Andhra Pradesh government introduced a new scheme, called ‘Annadatha Sukhibhava’ to give economic support to Annadathas (farmers).
This scheme will pay an additional Rs 4,000 with Union government’s minimum income support of Rs 6,000 (PM Kisan Samman Nidhi) to small and marginal farmers who own less than 5 acres of land, taking up the total to Rs 10,000.