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Hyderabad: The Centre refused to budge from its stand on paddy procurement from Telangana, stating that it will not purchase parboiled rice from the State for Yasangi season. The Union government was also not willing to consider the State’s demand to come up with the raw rice procurement target for Yasangi. Replying to a question […]
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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: With the central government deciding not to procure parboiled rice from Telangana, the State government has again appealed to farmers not to take up paddy cultivation in Yasangi. During a video conference with district Collectors here on Saturday, chief secretary Somesh Kumar said farmers, who had tie-up with seed companies or with millers or […]
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Hyderabad: Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy slammed BJP State president Bandi Sanjay for his lack of knowledge about agriculture and yet making irresponsible statements against the State government.He demanded that Sanjay who started ruckus over the paddy cultivation two months ago, must put an end to it by convincing the Centre to give a clarity […]
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Hyderabad: At a time, when the ruling TRS party was demanding the Central government to make its stand clear on crop cultivation in Yasangi season, BJP State president Bandi Sanjay said the issue could be discussed in February next. There was enough time for discussing the procurement of Yasangi season and other issues. But before […]
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Not buying parboiled rice in Yasangi effectively means not buying a single grain from Telangana this season
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Hyderabad: The TRS delegation urged Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan to impress upon the Union government to direct the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to procure paddy from Telangana State. In a memorandum submitted to her, TRS leaders requested the Governor to take up the issue as a priority and save the farmers from agony and suffering […]
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Hyderabad: With the sowing of paddy crop for the Rabi (Yasangi) season fast approaching, Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention to address the confusion prevailing over the rice procurement in the State. He wanted the Union government to come out with an annual procurement plan well ahead so that […]
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Adilabad: Legislators flayed the Union government for its refusal to procure paddy produced in Telangana during Yasangi season. They staged protests in headquarters of their respective Assembly constituencies and later submitted representations to district Collectors concerned over anti-farmer policies being implemented by the Centre, across the erstwhile Adilabad district on Friday. In Adilabad district headquarters, […]
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Hyderabad: After cutting down on paddy procurement from Telangana, the Centre continued its discrimination in supply the required quantity of fertilisers to the State. As against the required 6.4 lakh tonnes of fertilisers during October and November, the Centre allotted only 3.67 lakh tonnes. Of this, only 1.55 lakh tonnes have been supplied which could […]
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Karimnagar: BC Welfare and Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar informed that a total of 6,540 paddy purchase centers would be set up across the State to procure paddy. Out of the 6,540, 762 centers have already started and purchased two lakh metric tons of paddy so far. The Minister inaugurated paddy purchasing centers in Durshed, […]
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Siddipet: Finance Minister T Harish Rao demanded the Centre to reconsider its decision not to buy parboiled rice of Yasangi harvest season from Telangana State. He said that the Central government has refused to procure parboiled rice despite the repeated appeals made by the State government. Speaking to newsmen after inaugurating a paddy procurement centre […]
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Hyderabad: For fourth consecutive season, the State government will procure entire paddy produced in the State during the ensuing Vaanakalam 2021-22 season. The Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation, which is the nodal agency for paddy procurement, has been instructed to procure the season’s entire paddy production of an estimated 1.34 crore tonnes. The State government […]
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Hyderabad: With the Central government refusing to purchase paddy beyond the allocated quota, the State government will procure only 60 lakh tonnes of paddy through the procurement centres for the Vaanakalam (Kharif) season. The officials of Agriculture Department were asked to sensitise people in this regard. The State government had procured the entire yield during […]
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Nalgonda topped the districts in paddy procurement having bought 7.83 lakh tonnes, followed by Nizamabad at 7.55 lakh tonnes and Suryapet 6.49 lakh tonnes
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Of the 32 districts, 100 per cent procurement had been completed in 21 districts with paddy worth Rs 16,878 crore procured
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Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy asked the AEOs (Agricultural Extension Officers) to record authentic information with regard to crop booking between second week of June and first week of September
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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
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A majority of the procurement centres proposed have been opened; transactions as per Covid protocols