Trade Unions

• During the Nizam period, traders faced many problems.
• Whenever Government officials visit villages, these traders should supply goods to them at free of cost.
• Traders have to supply goods to Deshmukhs, Deshpandes, Patel and Patwari for meager prices.

Suryapet Traders Association:

• On 2nd December, 1922 Puvvada Venkatappaiah, Bhagari Laxmaiah and others founded this in Suryapet.
• The rules and regulations for this association are formed by Madapati Hanumanth Rao. These became model rules and regulations for other associations.
  • Bhuvanagiri Traders Association:
• With the support of Arutla Laxmi Narsimha Reddy, Bhuvanagiri Mitra Mandali was formed. The secretary was G.S.Gupta

Traders Mahasabhas:

• Suryapet Sabha – 1923, Miryalaguda Sabha – 1928, Nalgonda Sabha – 1928, Thipparthi Sabha –
• The president for Thipparthi meetings was Pulijala Venkat Ranga Rao.
• In the Thipparthi meeting, Pabbati Yellaiah published a book “Vartaka Swatantram”, which was written by Mandamula Ramachandra Rao, on behalf of Tipparthi Traders association