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Telangana has procured 71.64 lakh metric tonnes of paddy worth Rs 19,000 crore during the Kharif season, benefiting over 15 lakh farmers. Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy announced that the government is drafting policies to promote export-oriented rice production, positioning the State for bulk shipments after meeting domestic needs.

Despite Telangana achieving its highest-ever paddy yield in Kharif 2025, farmers across key districts are protesting against severe delays in government procurement. Unseasonal rains have damaged crops and procurement centres are rejecting loads due to strict moisture norms. Civil Supplies Corporation operations remain sluggish, with purchases falling short of targets.

Cotton farmers across Telangana are protesting against the Cotton Corporation of India’s revised procurement norms, which have capped purchases and introduced digital hurdles through the Kapas Kisan app. Despite a decent Kharif yield, farmers face rejections due to moisture levels and lack of storage at ginning mills.

Andhra Pradesh will start grain procurement operations on November 3, targeting 51 lakh tonnes for the 2025-26 Kharif season. Over 5,000 centres have been set up statewide, with payments assured within 48 hours, Civil Supplies Minister Nadendla Manohar said.

Despite early and above-normal 2025 monsoon rainfall, Telangana’s Kharif sowing lags 2020 levels by 3.55 lakh acres due to dry spells, urea shortage, rising input costs, and delayed irrigation. Paddy area rose slightly, while pulses and cotton showed moderate growth

A severe urea shortage has triggered widespread protests across Telangana, with farmers blocking roads, staging demonstrations, and expressing despair over government inaction. From Narayanpet to Kamareddy, incidents range from a woman collapsing in a fertilizer queue to farmers burning symbolic fires in protest.

A worsening urea shortage has triggered protests across Telangana, with farmers storming warehouses, blocking highways and staging sit-ins. The State blames the Centre for failing to supply promised stocks, while farmers warn of crop losses and allege black marketing of fertilizer

Telangana faces a severe urea shortage during the Kharif season as industrial demand for DEF, resins, and pharmaceutical uses, combined with illegal diversion of subsidised urea, leaves farmers struggling to access crucial fertilizer for crops

Former Telangana Minister S. Niranjan Reddy has strongly criticised Agriculture Minister Thummala Nageswara Rao for dismissive remarks about protesting farmers amid a growing urea shortage. Reddy accused the Congress-led government of mismanaging fertiliser supply and demanded an unconditional apology.

Early water releases in the Krishna basin have reignited long-standing tensions between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Faulty telemetry systems, stalled irrigation projects, and continued overdrawals by AP are fuelling allegations of unfair water sharing despite tribunal rulings and central interventions

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy met Union Minister J.P. Nadda in Delhi to highlight the shortage and request additional supply, however, no additional supplies have been received so far.

All three zones of the canal system in Telangana are irrigating around 6.3 lakh acres primarily for paddy cultivation. It forms the backbone of the NSLC ayacut, with 70% of the total area, approximately 7.2 lakh acres, dedicated to rice during the Kharif season.

As the State government has already set up a dedicated Defence and Aerospace parks at Adibatla, the Chief Minister urged the Union Minister to sanction the Hyderabad-Bangalore Industrial Corridor as an Aero-Defence corridor.

Telangana, which ranks fifth in India for fertilizer usage with an average of 173 kg per acre, faces a supply crisis that has led to localised price hikes

Parents of a comatose youth, who allegedly attempted suicide due to police harassment, protested with him in an ambulance at Ambedkar Chowk, Manthani. They demanded action against police and alleged complainants. Police intervened and assured justice

BRS leader KT Rama Rao pointed to the Congress government's failure to implement key schemes like crop loan waivers, Rythu Bharosa, and Rythu Bima during the crucial Vaanakalam (Kharif) season

Agriculture Minister Thummala Nageshwara Rao is also expected to visit the capital to discuss the issue with the Union Fertilisers Minister, pressing for more domestically produced urea to compensate for import delays.

Works proposed to restore the project are moving at snail’s pace. Farmers under the ayacut of the project have already lost kharif and rabi seasons and they are set to lose yet another kharif season as the project is unlikely to be repaired by the time monsoon sets in

According to the new guidelines that are in consideration, Rythu Bharosa assistance is proposed to be restricted to only the land holdings where farmers raise crops.

He pointed out that farmers have been unable to sell their paddy at procurement centers, despite bringing their produce there two months ago. He also questioned the state government's failure to manage the procurement process, especially when the union government fully funds paddy procurement and provides a minimum support price (MSP) of Rs. 2,320 per quintal.