"paddy-procurement"

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.

Addressing the "Rythu Gharjana" protest programme organised by the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in Kulcharam on Saturday, Harish Rao said Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy came to power by promising a Rs.500 bonus per quintal of paddy in addition to the MSP of Rs 2,300

The BRS working president said farmers are left stranded without buyers for their paddy, even as unseasonal rains were damaging their produce

Civil Supplies Commissioner DS Chauhan on Tuesday urged farmers to bring their paddy to government procurement centres without any hesitation

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