"paddy-purchases"

This is in the wake of an assurance from local authorities to withdraw the cases on the condition that such instances were not repeated.

Though paddy purchase centres are to continue their operations till January 15, realisation of the procurement target for the season was unlikely, according to the officials

Chandrashekhar Rao directed the officials of the departments of Agriculture, Marketing and Civil Supplies to plan procurement accordingly and ensure that farmers do not face any inconvenience during the process.