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Despite ongoing crackdowns, diversion of custom milled rice (CMR) continues in Telangana’s Mancherial and Nirmal districts, leading to significant government revenue losses. Recently, two millers in Mancherial were booked for diverting over 12,686 metric tonnes of rice worth Rs. 45 crore.

In Mancherial district, 25 rice millers have been identified for defaulting or diverting custom milled rice (CMR) from the Vanakalam and Yasangi seasons of 2022 to 2024, with an estimated value of Rs. 205.47 crore. Cases against nine millers have been registered under relevant laws, with penalties and interest imposed.

Certain rice millers from Bhainsa Assembly segment allegedly defaulted on the CMR allocated by the State government for custom milling from 2020 to 2024 seasons

The government allotted 1.42 lakh metric tonnes of paddy belonging to 2023-24 Yasangi season to the millers, setting a target of handing over 95,942 metric tonnes in Nirmal district. The millers delivered 81,099 metric tonnes of rice so far. The millers are yet to deliver custom milled rice (CMR) 14,843 metric tonnes, showing a deficit of 15 percent.

The Telangana Civil Supplies Corporation is currently grappling with serious issues over the pricing of gunny bags, which are essential for paddy procurement. With the Rabi season approaching and a substantial area under paddy cultivation expected, the department is under pressure to secure the required number of gunny bags in advance.

The district houses 19 boiled rice mills and 35 raw rice mills, assigned to mill 1.39 lakh metric tonnes of paddy procured by organizations like MEPMA, IKP, PACS, and DCMS during Vanakalam-2023. So far, they have returned 61,467 metric tonnes of rice out of the 94,057 metric tonne target, with 32,589 metric tonnes still pending for delivery.

The government machinery has initiated measures to auction properties of rice mills that defaulted on delivering custom milled rice (CMR) in the Khammam.

Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy made it clear that there would be no paddy allocation for defaulters this season.

The millers have made it clear that they are not prepared to provide bank guarantees, with some even threatening to boycott the operations entirely if the policy is enforced.

The process of CMR has become a tough task for the Civil Supplies department due to lethargy displayed by certain rice millers of the district in returning the grains to the govt on time

Much of the CMR dues owed to the corporation were for four marketing seasons: Yasangi 2019-20 and 2020-21 and Vanakalam 2021-22 and 2022–23.

Civil Supplies Commissioner, D S Chouhan made it clear that there would not be any scope for waiver of the penalty on the CMR dues.

Maheshwar Reddy said he would write to PM Modi and union HM Amit Shah to order a CBI probe into the paddy procurement and send the details of the irregularities to CM Revanth Reddy.

Reviewing the procurement status with the additional collectors and the civil supplies officials, Chauhan wanted them all act on war-footing to collect the custom milled rice from last year's monsoon season latest by Jan 31

Despite rice mills having the capacity of custom milling of 6,000 metric tonnes everyday, only 2,000 metric tonnes were being milled on an average, Nizamabad collector said

Rice millers in Telangana expressed their concerns over the confrontational attitude of the FCI in rejecting the CMR and FRK sent by them.

Collector Badavath Santosh instructed officials to expedite the process of custom milled rice

According to officials, 80 percent of the CMR, translating into 1.82 lakh tons from the Kharif (Vanakalam) season of 2022-23 alone was pending with millers

Civil Supplies Corporation Chairman Ravinder Singh directed officials to initiate measures for ensuring the rice millers supply 11.15 lakh metric tonnes of CMR before the deadline

Karimnagar: Union Government’s yet another attempt to vilify the Telangana Government on paddy procurement issue fell flat on its face, when Civil Supplies minister G Kamalakar made a point by point rebuttal of the allegations levelled by none other than Secunderabad parliament segment MP and union Minister G Kishan Reddy. Speaking to reporters here on […]