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Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy stated that the Centre had utterly failed in terms of paddy procurement. He accused that the Union government had no specific policy on paddy procurement for the Yasangi season and was showing discrimination towards Telangana State, despite purchasing entire paddy crop from Punjab. Addressing the mediapersons at Telangana Bhavan […]

Hyderabad: Continuing his onslaught against the BJP leadership for the second consecutive day, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao announced that the TRS would stage protests in all Assembly constituency headquarters in the State on November 12, demanding that the Centre procure entire paddy crop from farmers of Telangana State. He urged people of Telangana to […]

Nirmal: Forest Minister Allola Indrakaran Reddy said that the Union government was showing a stubborn attitude towards farmers’ community. He was addressing a gathering after inaugurating a paddy procurement centre in Soan mandal centre on Sunday. Indrakaran said the State government introduced a slew of innovative schemes for the welfare of the agrarian community. He […]

Hyderabad: The State Government has already set up 1,033 procurement centres for the 2021-22 Vanakalam season and measures were being taken to establish more centres in all the districts for the convenience of farmers. Civil Supplies Minister G Kamalakar held a meeting with Civil Supplies Corporation officials here on Monday on procurement centres. During the […]

Suryapet: Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy on Thursday said the State government had suggested farmers to take up cultivation of crops which had demand in the market. The suggestion was meant to avoid hardships to the farmers in the light of decision of Food Corporation of India (FCI) on paddy procurement. Speaking to the media, […]

Medak: District Collector S Harish said the government would set up 311 procurement centres across Medak district this year as they were expecting over 5 lakh metric tonnes of paddy production this Vanakalam. Addressing a review meeting with the officials of departments concerned here on Wednesday, the Collector instructed the officials to keep electronic weighing […]

Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy said there would be clarity on paddy procurement by the Central government in 10 days. He urged the Centre to procure paddy from Telangana State in the same manner it was procuring from Punjab. After Punjab, paddy is widely cultivated in Telangan State, which is now the second largest […]

Telangana accounted for close to 50 per cent of the procurement of Toor Dal (pigeon pea) by the Union government under its Price Stabilisation Fund (PSF) scheme

He also directed the District Collector  K Nikhila to take action against the rice mill owners who were causing trouble to the farmers in purchasing grain soaked due to the recent rains.

Of the 32 districts, 100 per cent procurement had been completed in 21 districts with paddy worth Rs 16,878 crore procured

Collectorinformed that 7,88,850 tonnes of paddy worth Rs 1,470 crore was purchased from 1,10,468 farmers through IKP and PACS paddy procurement centres

Says govt procured 70 lakh tonnes despite lockdown and labour shortage

The Chief Secretary directed Collectors to meet the shortage of labour and gunny bags from the local market, and advised them to ensure sufficient availability of vehicles for transport of paddy.

The Cabinet is scheduled to discuss Covid lockdown, agriculture, ongoing paddy procurement, etc in the state

The Minister directed the officials to complete the procurement of remaining 1.9 lakh tonnes in the next 10 days.

Rythu Bandhu Samithi chairman Palla Rajeshwar Reddy said crop cultivation in TS during Yasangi season was taken up in about 1.43 cr acres which cannot be found in any other States

Reviewing the paddy procurement in the district on Thursday, the Collector instructed the millers to increase the storage capacity in the godowns

Now, fuel stations/retail outlets in the urban and rural areas can operate in the normal working timings during the day

The Minister instructed the officials concerned to take steps to carry out the procurement of the remaining paddy by the end of May to avoid inconvenience to farmers.

Minister reviews Covid situation, fever survey and paddy procurement