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Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy has urged the Union Government to increase parboiled rice allocations and extend deadlines to address Telangana’s growing paddy stockpile. In a letter to Union Food Minister Pralhad Joshi, he highlighted the mismatch between production and procurement.
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The export duty, imposed on August 25, will remain effective till October 16, 2023, the Finance Ministry said in a notification.
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Hyderabad: After repeated requests, the Central Government finally permitted Telangana to deposit a 6.05 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT) of fortified parboiled rice with Food Corporation of India, out of the remaining paddy of pertaining to 2020-21 and 2021-22 Kharif Marketing seasons (KMS). The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in a statement issued […]
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New Delhi: The Centre has allowed the Telangana government to deposit a total of 6.05 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of fortified parboiled rice with the Food Corporation of India (FCI). This would be done out of the remaining paddy of KMS 2020-21(Rabi crop) & paddy of KMS 2021-22. A letter in this regard was issued […]
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Hyderabad: The issue of broken rice and parboiled rice is far from over. While the Telangana government came to the rescue of farmers and decided to procure nearly 65 lakh tonnes of paddy during Yasangi this year, experts feel that the Centre must take immediate measures to tap export potential. Ever since the issue of […]
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Hyderabad: After the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) exposed the Centre over its refusal to purchase parboiled rice despite its growing demand abroad, it was the turn of Odisha’s Biju Janta Dal (BJD) to raise the voice. BJD Rajya Sabha member Amar Patnaik on Saturday questioned the Centre’s decision not to procure parboiled rice from the […]
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Hyderabad: Sticking to its guns, the union government on Monday reiterated that the Food Corporation of India (FCI) was only prepared to purchase raw rice from the State given the national market demand. It made it clear that the parboiled rice could not be procured as requested by the Telangana government. The announcement came in […]
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Hyderabad: Due to burgeoning stock level of parboiled rice in the central pool, the union government reiterated that the Food Corporation of India (FCI) was not in a position to accept parboiled rice during Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2021-22. However, certain States are allowed to procure parboiled rice for consumption within their respective States. In […]
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Hyderabad: MLC K Kavitha said the BJP-led union government was dishing out stepmotherly treatment towards Telangana repeatedly, while the party’s Telangana leaders were repeatedly trying to blame the State government for the repercussions. She said despite the Centre and the Food Corporation of India (FCI) are aware of the fact that Telangana produces a large […]
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Hyderabad: The State government will not set up paddy procurement centres in the ensuing Rabi season as the Union Government has ruled out lifting parboiled rice from Telangana. Disclosing this at a media conference Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao slammed the Centre for running away from its social responsibility. The Telangana government does not have […]
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Hyderabad: The Central government has categorically stated that it would not purchase parboiled rice in Yasangi and it did not take any decision on the extent of paddy to be procured in Vanakalam in Telangana. With the Centre’s decision, the parboiled rice will fade into oblivion. Following directions from Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, a […]
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Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s sustained efforts resulted in the Food Corporation of India (FCI) agreeing to procure additional 20 lakh tonnes of parboiled rice from the Yasansi season, Civil Supplies Corporation Chairman M Srinivas Reddy said on Thursday. Srinivas Reddy and rice millers thanked the Chief Minister for his intervention and making FCI […]
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Karimnagar: BC Welfare and Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar on Sunday said farmers have to take the cultivation of crops other than paddy in the wake of the Union government’s decision not to procure common variety of paddy. The Minister was speaking at a meeting with farmers of Tahirkondapur of Karimnagar Rural mandal. Attributing the […]
