The Andhra Pradesh Tenant Farmers’ Association has urged the State government to immediately complete the e-crop registration process for temple lands being cultivated by tenant farmers.

Association president V. Radhakrishna and general secretary M. Haribabu, in a statement on Monday, said that many tenant farmers had already participated in auctions and taken temple lands on lease for cultivation. They said that investments had already been made by raising loans for nursery preparation, weeding, and fertilizer application. Though more than four months had passed, the e-crop registration for temple lands had not yet begun.

They expressed concern that without e-crop registration, farmers cultivating temple lands would not be eligible for fertilizers, pesticides, crop insurance, or compensation in case of crop failure. The government was requested to direct the Endowments, Revenue, and Agriculture departments to coordinate and complete the e-crop process without further delay, they said.

The leaders pointed out that repeated representations to officials and the government had not yielded any response, which they termed as unjust. They warned that if the e-crop registration was not completed immediately, tenant farmers of temple lands would face severe losses. The government would be held responsible for any protests or agitations undertaken by farmers in the future, they cautioned.