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Hyderabad: TRS legislators lashed out at the BJP government at the Centre and the State BJP leaders for making contradictory statements, leading to confusion among farmers in Telangana. They stated that without clarifying on the quantity of rice that the Centre was willing to procure, the State BJP leaders were instigating farmers in Telangana to […]
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Hyderabad: Much to the disappointment of farmers, the Centre on Friday failed to give any assurance on enhancing rice procurement from the State. Though the State government has pinned hopes on the Union government, the Telangana delegation led by Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy was forced to return home with empty promises, after more than […]
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Hyderabad: TRS president and Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao lambasted the BJP State leadership for making statements contradictory to the Centre on paddy procurement and misleading farmers to cultivate paddy during the upcoming Yasangi season. He demanded that BJP State president Bandi Sanjay must own his statement and take the responsibility of convincing the Centre […]
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Khammam: BJP government at the Centre was trying to hand over control over agriculture to corporate players, alleged CPI and CPM leaders. The leaders and cadres of the parties staged a protest here on Saturday demanding the State and Central governments to permit cultivation of paddy in Yasangi season. CPI State secretariat member B Hemanth […]
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Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy stated that the Centre had utterly failed in terms of paddy procurement. He accused that the Union government had no specific policy on paddy procurement for the Yasangi season and was showing discrimination towards Telangana State, despite purchasing entire paddy crop from Punjab. Addressing the mediapersons at Telangana Bhavan […]
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Nalgonda: CPI(M) State secretariat committee member Julakanti Ranga Reddy on Monday urged the State government to withdraw its diktat directing the farmers not to cultivate paddy crop for Yasangi crop season. Speaking at a party meeting at Doddi Komaraiah Bhavan in Nalgonda, Ranga Reddy said that the Centre and the State governments have intentionally adopted […]
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Khammam: With the Food Corporation of India (FCI) saying no to the procurement of Yasangi paddy, the district administrations in erstwhile Khammam were making efforts to ensure zero paddy cultivation in Yasangi season. Khammam District Collector, VP Gautham on Monday held a meeting with agriculture officials, scientists and seeds dealers to discuss measures to be […]
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Rajanna-Sircilla: Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister K T Rama Rao urged farmers to cultivate alternative crops instead of paddy. Since the Union government had refused to procure common variety of paddy, it was necessary to shift to crops other than paddy from the next Yasangi season, he said. “Farmers can earn more with less […]
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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 […]
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Karimnagar: BC Welfare and Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar slammed the Centre for showing discrimination in procuring boiled rice from Telangana. The Union government which purchased 1.13 crore metric tonnes of boiled rice from Punjab in the Yasangi season, was refusing to procure the same rice from Telangana, he pointed out. Though it was the […]
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Says set a record by producing 3 crore tonnes of paddy in Yasangi season
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The Department of Posts extended similar facility during Yasangi season of 2020-21, where about 1.72 lakh farmers have withdrawn Rs 169 crore through the Postal Micro ATMs
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He also directed the District Collector K Nikhila to take action against the rice mill owners who were causing trouble to the farmers in purchasing grain soaked due to the recent rains.
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In all, the government will distribute about Rs 7,508.78 crore for cultivable land of around 1.5 crore acres
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The former Minister claims he had opposed the scheme for landlords but takes homes Rs 10.24 lakh
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With the procurement target set as 80 lakh tonnes, the Corporation is gearing up to purchase another 20 lakh tonnes of paddy before the commencement of Vaanakalam season
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The Minister directed the officials to complete the procurement of remaining 1.9 lakh tonnes in the next 10 days.
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Despite the challenges like Corona pandemic, lockdown and unseasonal rains, procurement was expedited across the State during the last 21 days
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Kamareddy: Nearly 3.38 lakh tonnes of paddy has been purchased from farmers in Kamareddy district during the ongoing Yasangi season. Similarly, efforts are being made to purchase another 80,000 tonnes in the district to achieve the target and complete paddy procurement before May 31, said Kamareddy Collector Sharath. On Saturday, the Collector inspected paddy procurement […]
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Despite lockdown, procurement picks pace as TS expects highest yield for the season since the formation of State seven years ago
