Ministers visit paddy procurement centre, ask officials to speed up purchase
Minister for Civil Supplies and Irrigation N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has assured farmers that they will receive the support price for their paddy stock at procurement centres. The government has procured about 58 lakh tonnes of paddy so far and expects another 18 lakh tonnes to arrive at the procurement centres soon. The minister instructed officials to speed up the procurement process and ensure uninterrupted transportation of procured paddy to prevent accumulation and exposure to rain.
- ▪The government has procured about 58 lakh tonnes of paddy so far and another 18 lakh tonnes is expected to arrive at the procurement centres over the next few days.
- ▪Only about 9,000 tonnes of paddy got drenched in rain.
- ▪The State Government has already disbursed nearly ₹11,000 crore directly into farmers’ bank accounts.
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HYDERABADMinister for Civil Supplies and Irrigation N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has assured the farming community that they would get support price for their paddy stock at the procurement centres and harvesting platforms damaged/drenched in the unseasonal rains this week.Speaking during a visit to a few procurement centres in Hanmakonda, Warangal, Peddapalli and Bhongir districts on Thursday he stated that the government had procured about 58 lakh tonnes of paddy so far and another 18 lakh tonnes was expected to arrive at the procurement centres over the next few days.Accompanied by Ministers Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, D. Sridhar Babu and Adluri Lakshman Kumar, Civil Supplies Commissioner M. Stephen Ravindra, Mr.
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