Telangana procured 60 LMT paddy so far, 60% of India’s total procurement: Uttam
Telangana has procured over 60 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT) of paddy, accounting for nearly 60% of India's total procurement during the Yasangi season. The state is expected to reach 75% of the national total by the end of the procurement operations. Civil Supplies Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy criticized the central government's reduced procurement targets despite the state's increasing rice production.
- ▪Telangana has procured 60 LMT of paddy, significantly higher than other states like Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
- ▪The Centre has agreed to procure only up to 52 LMT from Telangana, despite the state's higher production.
- ▪The state government has established over 8,500 procurement centers and mobilized more than 200,000 personnel for the procurement process.
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Paddy procurement has crossed 60 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT) till date in Telangana compared to about 24 LMT in Andhra Pradesh, 11 to 12 LMT in Tamil Nadu, 3 LMT in Maharashtra, and nearly 2 LMT in Kerala.“Today, nearly 60% of all paddy procured in India during the ongoing Yasangi season has come from Telangana alone. By the time procurement operations conclude, Telangana is expected to account for nearly 75% of the country’s total Yasangi paddy procurement,” said the Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy. Telangana Civil Supplies Minister N.
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