Telangana delegation heads to Delhi on paddy procurement

Hyderabad: A delegation of Ministers and TRS MPs left for Delhi on Saturday evening, to ascertain the Centre’s stance on procurement of paddy from Telangana beyond the initial agreement of 60 lakh tonnes (approximately 40 lakh tonnes rice). They have sought appointment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Piyush […]

Hyderabad: A delegation of Ministers and TRS MPs left for Delhi on Saturday evening, to ascertain the Centre’s stance on procurement of paddy from Telangana beyond the initial agreement of 60 lakh tonnes (approximately 40 lakh tonnes rice). They have sought appointment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Piyush Goyal to up the issue in this regard.

Ministers S Niranjan Reddy, Gangula Kamalakar, Errabelli Dayakar Rao, G Jagadish Reddy, Puvvada Ajay Kumar and Vemula Prashanth Reddy along with TRS Parliament members, took a flight from Hyderabad to Delhi on Saturday evening. The delegation will stay put in Delhi for two days on Sunday and Monday.

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As per directions of the Chief Minister, the Telangana delegation will explain the prevailing situation in Telangana State to the Prime Minister and the Union Minister, requesting the Centre to clarify its stand on procurement of remaining paddy stocks for the Vaanakalam (Kharif) season. Though the Food Corporation of India (FCI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to purchase 40 lakh tonnes of rice i.e. around 60 lakh tonnes of paddy, the paddy production in the State is estimated to surpass nearly 1.3 crore tonnes. The State government already procured more than 50 lakh tonnes and will complete procurement of 60 lakh tonnes paddy in a couple of days.

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