"paddy-procurement"

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

Complain that the millers are deducting nearly 2 kg of paddy per bag of the grains at the time of buying the grains from the growers

They raised slogans against the collector and other officials for not taking initiatives to speed up the procurement process

The couple Bollam Ramaiah and Chandrakala of Pullaiah Banjara village of Kallur mandal in the district brought paddy to the local purchase centre 20 days ago. The produce was soaked and swollen due to untimely rains as the authorities failed to purchase paddy even after 20 days.

Despite the government's market intervention initiative aimed at parallel purchases to prevent distress sales, the impact has been minimal. Private buyers, particularly millers, remain largely absent from the market

Rahul Raj saw the farmers cleaning the paddy on a cleaner at the procurement centre. He then picked up a basket and filled it with the paddy with a shovel. While the farmers were watching, the Collector carried the basket to the cleaner and poured the grains on it to examine how it works.

The Collector further said the estimated yield of the district was 3.41 lakh metric tonnes of paddy. A

Rs 950 crore bonus remains unpaid, which places considerable financial burden on over four lakh farmers who sold Grade -A variety

To begin with, the State government had constituted a cabinet sub-committee under the chairmanship of Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on finalizing the State emblem, Telangana Thalli statue and State song

He criticised the government for failing to purchase paddy effectively, leaving farmers with unsold produce despite producing 1.53 crore metric tonnes during the Vaanakalam (rainy) season

The decisive role played by private traders, who have been reaching out to farmers with a liberal approach regarding moisture content, has impacted the civil supplies corporation's MSP operations

Some rice millers in the district are allegedly trying to claim the bonus of Rs.500 per quintal being provided to farmers for fine variety rice by the State government.

Despite the government's assurance to keep paddy procurement centres open until January, the arrivals in the market over the past week have averaged between 50,000 to 60,000 tonnes per day. This is significantly lower than expected. Private traders and millers have been active in the market, mainly focusing on fine varieties, which has further impacted the government's procurement efforts.

Despite a bonus of Rs.500 announced by the State, paddy farmers in the district are not showing interest to sell fine variety grains to the government.

Are you celebrating for successfully misleading farmers? Not a single promise from the Warangal Rythu Declaration has been fulfilled," he said. Instead, he stated that 563 farmers had lost their lives in the past year due to the Congress government's inept policies.

Despite mandatory bank guarantees introduced for participation in CMR operations, over one-third of the 3,500 millers have yet to reconcile with these requirements

The SP addressed the farmers' concerns and assured them that any fraudulent activities related to paddy procurement would result in strict action against the offenders.

The Chief Minister spoke to top officials after receiving information about incidents of issues being created for farmers across the State and the ongoing protests.