A paddy farmer in Annaram village tried to set himself on fire after waiting over a month for his crop to be weighed. Delays and perceived favoritism at the IKP centre triggered the extreme step
In Karimnagar, about 2.27 lakh metric tons of paddy has been procured from 37,500 farmers through 321 purchasing centres. So far, Rs.414 crore has been deposited in bank accounts of 27,367 farmers.
Alleging that the Central government is adopting anti-farmer policies, Minister suggested to the public representatives to bring awareness about the government plans among the farmers
Karnan held a meeting with Agriculture Market Committees chairmen, vice chairmen, secretaries, agriculture, marketing, transport and fire departments along with ginning mills owners here on Tuesday to review arrangements for cotton procurement.