"paddy-procurement"

The farmers complained to former Minister T Harish Rao who visited a procurement centre at Pedda Koduru village on Sunday to know their issues.

The State government could complete procurement of 3.3 lakh metric tonnes during the last three weeks as against less than one lakh tonnes procured by this time last year, he said.

Reviewing the paddy procurement process in the state in the wake of farmers staging protests at Jangaon, he directed officials to cancel the licenses of the millers and traders indulging in unfair practices in purchasing paddy.

Despite meticulous preparations ahead of the Rabi marketing season for paddy procurement, achieving the set targets seems improbable.

The State had a bumper Rabi harvest last year and procurement of paddy was done till the last grain in 2022-23.

Due to the recent Assembly elections, the paddy procurement is learnt to have slowed down slightly with millers capitalising on the situation and securing most of the crop directly from farmers

District Collector Ch Shivalingaiah has directed officials overseeing paddy procurement to accelerate the process.

Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy said the total loans of the Civil Supplies Corporation had reached Rs 52,067.3 crore

To avoid heavy losses, farmers are selling the crop to middlemen and rice millers at lower prices

Purchase centres have been set up in accordance with the election rules like every year so that the farmers do not face any difficulties, said Khammam Collector

It has been announced that the grain purchase centres will commence their operations in Jangaon within the next one to two days, further assuring that the procurement process remains efficient and hassle-free for local farmers

Paddy procurement during the current Yasangi season, has surpassed last Yasangi season by around 16 lakh tonnes

Paddy crop was grown in 95,000 acres in this Yasangi season, reflecting a surge in the area of cultivation which used to be around 17,000 acres

The four temporary warehouses were prepared to store the grain from getting wet due to untimely rains

Gangula Kamalakar directed officials to ensure that no paddy stocks from neighbouring states were allowed to move into the state markets

Around Rs 7,907 crore have been deposited into the bank accounts of 6.05 lakh farmers across Telangana as on date

To prevent any manipulation of paddy weight under the guise of soaked paddy, officials, including the police, are conducting regular inspections of the paddy procurement centres and rice mills

The minister expressed displeasure over the laxity of officials regarding paddy procurement and transportation

According to the latest figures, 1,64,656 metric tonnes of paddy have been procured from 20,239 farmers through 406 centres and transported to rice mills so far in Nizamabad

V Anil Kumar instructed officials of the Civil Supplies and Rural Development departments to work in coordination to speed up procurement