Department of Agriculture and Co-operation (Telangana)

Minister of Agriculture and Co-operation
Incumbent
Singireddy Niranjan Reddy
since 19 February 2019
AbbreviationA&C
Reports toChief Minister of Telangana
AppointerChief 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 Singireddy Niranjan Reddy.[1][2]

The department was created mainly to provide agricultural extension services to farmers and to transfer the latest technical knowledge to the farming community.[3] Telangana's agriculture department separated from Andhra Pradesh as part of Andhra Pradesh bifurcation.[4][5] 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

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Tenure Party Chief Minister Ref.
Assumed office Left office Duration
(in days)
1. Pocharam Srinivas Reddy
(1949–) 		2 June 2014 6 September 2018 1558 Bharat Rashtra Samithi K. Chandrashekar Rao
2. Singireddy Niranjan Reddy
(1958–) 		19 February 2019 Incumbent 1781 [6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Telangana State Portal Council of Ministers (Present)". www.telangana.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  2. ^ "Telangana CM expands cabinet, inducts 10 ministers". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  3. ^ "Official Website". TGovernment of Telangana. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Notification" (PDF). The Gazette of India. Government of India. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  5. ^ "E-split: Telangana govt, depts to have new web Ids". The Hindu. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Telangana Cabinet Expansion: KCR Inducts 10 Ministers". Sakshi Post. 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  7. ^ "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.