"paddy-procurement"

Stating that farmers were facing troubles due to lack of facilities in paddy procurement centers, he wanted the officials to take initiatives for the convenience of farmers

Farmers bringing their produce to purchasing centers are encountering difficulties, with many forced to sell to rice millers at distress prices due to concerns about impending rains. On October 30, the state government issued GO 27, requiring rice millers to provide a bank guarantee to procure paddy for custom milled rice. Additionally, the charges for custom milled rice (CMR) have been raised. According to the order, millers without any pending CMR must provide a 10 percent bank guarantee or a 25 percent security deposit.

As the rain lashed Dubbak on Friday, the MLA visited the market to examine the wet paddy and also to understand the struggles of farmers

Since the primary agriculture cooperative society (PACS) at Rampur in Nanganur of Siddipet district did not start procurement of the paddy even after opening the centre 10 days ago, farmers of the village organised a protest on Saturday

According to police, the paddy grains were seized when the driver failed to show relevant documents to transport paddy at an inter-state checkpost

Coordination with rice millers and adequate maintenance of intermediary godowns are also part of the preparation to streamline the process, he siad

Procurement of paddy has not started in many paddy purchasing centers in the erstwhile Karimnagar district.

The Collector along with Choppadandi MLA Medipally Satyam inaugurated PPC centers in Vedira of Ramadugu mandal, Garshakurthy of Gangadhara mandal

Representatives of the millers associations have presented their demands, and the government is expected to respond soon after considering the financial implications involved

Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy indicated that bank guarantees would become mandatory for allotment of paddy to the millers for custom milling

The committee includes Ministers Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu, N Uttam Kumar Reddy, D Sridhar Babu, and Tummala Nageswara Rao

The Telangana Civil Supplies Corporation is currently gearing up with the necessary infrastructure to commence full-fledged procurement from the third week of October

To facilitate smooth operations, the government has set up 375 buying centers across the district

Thummala Nageswar Rao directed the Agriculture Secretary to write to the Centre in this regard. He wanted the cap on the procurement of farmers produce to go.

Revanth Reddy asked District Collectors to establish exclusive procurement centres for fine rice varieties or to arrange exclusive weighing machines within the procurement centres.

Collector Muzammil Khan directs officials to prepare for the 2024-25 procurement season and make arrangements based on the mandal-wise arrival of the agricultural produce to the markets.

The incentive is part of the government’s strategy to reduce dependency on fine rice procurement from other states. However, the current market dynamics pose significant challenges to the implementation of the scheme

Centres to be operated through Primary Agricultural Cooperatives (4,496), Indira Kranti Patham centres (2,102), and other agencies (541), to streamline the process for farmers during the harvest season.

The agriculture department officials are blaming the weather for the shortfall in procurement of paddy.

The purchases would, however, continue for a few more days to ensure that the stocks left with the farmers are procured till the last grain.