Revanth Reddy asks Centre to clear pending dues

Urges Union Minister Pralhad Joshi to release Rs 1,468.94 crore pertaining to the supply of rice to FCI during 2014-15 Kharif

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday urged Union Minister for Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi to release long pending dues of Rs 1,468.94 crore pertaining to the supply of rice to Food Corporation of India (FCI) during the 2014-15 Kharif season.

The Chief Minister and Civil Supplies Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy met the Union Minister in New Delhi on Tuesday. They appealed to the Union Minister to release the arrears of Rs 343.27 crore for the supply of rice from May, 2021 to March, 2022 and in April, 2022 under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana. They also urged him to release pending dues of Rs 79.09 crore for rice distribution under Non-NFSA (National Food Security Act) from June 2021 to April 2022 and extend the custom milling rice period by at least four months instead of one month to avoid hurdles in supply.

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The Chief Minister requested Joshi, who is also the Union Minister for Renewable Energy, to restore the 4,000 MW solar power generation permit granted to Telangana under the PM Kusum scheme earlier. He explained that the Centre had earlier granted 4,000 MW permit to Telangana but later reduced it to 1,000 MW.