Telangana’s paddy procurement to cross 75 lakh MT, set to surpass last year’s record
Telangana is set to exceed last year's paddy procurement record of 74.2 lakh metric tonnes, with current procurement already surpassing 70 lakh metric tonnes. The government is taking measures to address challenges such as adverse weather and labor shortages to ensure smooth operations. Officials have been instructed to expedite procurement processes and improve conditions for workers involved in the operations.
- ▪Telangana's paddy procurement is expected to cross 75 lakh metric tonnes this year.
- ▪Civil Supplies Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has directed officials to resolve procurement bottlenecks.
- ▪The government is focusing on improving working conditions and welfare measures for laborers involved in procurement.
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Telangana is on the course crossing procurement of 75 lakh metric tonne of paddy, surpassing the record 74.2 lakh metric tonne procurement during Rabi season last year.Procurement this year has already crossed 70 lakh metric tonne and another 4.95 lakh metric tonne remains to be procured at purchase centres. Coupled with the arrivals likely from the field over the next one week, total procurement is expected to go well beyond the previous year’s quantum setting a new benchmark.Civil Supplies Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy instructed the district collectors and Civil Supplies officials to resolve bottlenecks on a war footing, particularly in districts where procurement was still in progress.
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