Farmers in parts of Krishna district say they have yet to receive payments under the Annadata Sukhibhava scheme, even after the state government formally released the programme's first instalment for the new financial year. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu released roughly 3,125 crore rupees in funds earlier this week from an event in Palnadu district, covering the initial tranche of support meant to reach eligible farmer households statewide.
Officials attribute the delay for some Krishna district farmers to technical issues, including incomplete eKYC verification and mismatches between Aadhaar records and bank account details linked to land records. These kinds of glitches have been a recurring feature of direct benefit transfer schemes in the state, where payments are routed electronically and depend on clean, up-to-date beneficiary data.
Revenue officials have asked affected farmers to visit their local Rythu Seva Kendra or village secretariat to complete pending biometric verification and correct any mismatched Aadhaar or bank details, steps required before the system can process their payment. Farmer groups in the district have pressed for a faster resolution, noting that delays in scheme payments can affect planning for the kharif sowing season currently underway.
The episode reflects a broader pattern across Andhra Pradesh's welfare architecture, where ambitious direct-transfer schemes have repeatedly run into last-mile implementation issues even when funds are released on schedule at the state level. Officials say they expect the backlog to clear within the coming weeks as pending verifications are processed in batches.
