"paddy-procurement"

To improve transparency and efficiency in paddy procurement, the Telangana government is introducing husker machines at procurement centres. These machines will automate grain quality testing, helping identify fine variety paddy eligible for a Rs 500 bonus.

BRS leader G. Jagdish Reddy criticised the Congress government for failing to support farmers affected by Cyclone Michaung. During a visit to a PACS centre in Nalgonda, he highlighted the plight of farmers stuck with rotting wet paddy and accused ministers of corruption in the procurement process

Police in Mancherial arrested one person in connection with a Rs 1.39 crore fraud involving fabricated paddy procurement records. The scam, linked to a rice mill and traders from Maharashtra, targeted Civil Supplies Department funds.

Cyclone Montha has brought heavy rains to Telangana’s eastern districts, disrupting paddy and cotton harvests and halting procurement operations. Red alerts were issued for four districts as officials stepped up disaster preparedness and urged farmers to protect their produce

Despite expectations of a record paddy harvest in Telangana, procurement operations are faltering due to untimely rains, inadequate infrastructure, and a reduced procurement target from the Centre. With only 1,200 centres operational against the proposed 8,300, and over 2.36 lakh acres of crop damaged, farmers face income losses and uncertainty over support price operations.

The Telangana Cabinet has decided to abolish the two-child norm for candidates contesting local body elections, following the Supreme Court’s dismissal of the State’s appeal. The Cabinet also reviewed the Hyderabad Metro Rail Phase 2, approved new agriculture colleges, and committed to road and rail infrastructure projects.

BRS leaders lodged a complaint with the ED alleging a Rs 423 crore paddy procurement scam involving Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and Civil Supplies officials. They claimed funds were siphoned off through money laundering and demanded a wider probe by central agencies

Say they are finding it difficult to protect the stocks due to continuous rains; protest results in traffic jam on the national highway

Farmers allege that officials are refusing to purchase their wet paddy

Women farmers participated, holding pesticide bottles, highlighting their desperation and financial distress. They urged authorities to take swift action to prevent further losses.

Former Ministers and senior BRS leaders T. Harish Rao and S. Niranjan Reddy lashed out at the Congress government in Telangana for betraying the farmers of Telangana

Vehicular traffic on Jagtial-Dharmapuri main road came to a standstill as farmers sat on the road. Knowing about the incident, police rushed to the spot and diverted traffic in other ways.

The disgruntled farmers found fault with Bojju for failing to take steps to procure paddy grains at the centres

The Medak RDO office recorded 11.9 cm rainfall while Masaipet located close to the town recorded 11.2 cm rainfall

The farmers are going through what seems an endless wait for the Rs 500 per quintal bonus

Case registered against Kadari Gopal on charges of obstructing officials from discharging duties; government trying to frame farmers staging protests, say family members

Also points out that not a single rupee of the promised Rs 767 crore bonus for fine variety paddy has been disbursed so far

While the Chief Minister is busy with beauty pageants, farmers are collapsing under the Sun, with no government in sight. This is not negligence, but a State murder, the BRS working president said

Though the procurement of the crop has been delayed due to various reasons, unseasonal rains are worrying the farmers

Complain that rice mill owners are refusing to procure their stocks citing orders from officials