Telangana: No CMR paddy allotment to defaulting millers

Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy made it clear that there would be no paddy allocation for defaulters this season.

Hyderabad: Taking a hard stance against millers who have been defaulting on custom milled rice (CMR), the State government has sought to restrict allotment of paddy for custom milling only to the millers meeting the deadlines in making their regular deliveries. A decision to this effect was made at the second meeting of the cabinet sub-committee on procurement held in the Secretariat on Wednesday.

Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy made it clear that there would be no paddy allocation for defaulters this season. They underlined the need for stringent measures to ensure compliance and accountability among millers. The defaulters must promptly deliver CMR dues to the government without further delay. The ministers pointed out discrepancies in milling outputs, noting that milling 100 kg of grade A paddy would yield 58 kg of rice, while milling 100 kg of coarse paddy would have an output of 67 kg of rice.

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The millers brought to the committee’s attention the issues they were facing on field. Committee members, including Ministers Thummala Nageswara Rao and D Sridhar Babu, participated in the meeting online. Special Chief Secretary Ramakrishna Rao, Secretary for Agriculture M Raghunandan Rao, Commissioner Civil Supplies, DS Chauhan, and GM Nageswara Rao were also present.