Paddy procurement App hits livelihood of bullock cart owners
2 years, 1 month ago

Paddy procurement App hits livelihood of bullock cart owners

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: The Paddy Procurement app, introduced by the state government recently, has seriously hit the livelihood of the bullock cart workers and owners. They said that for the past several decades, they were using the bullock carts to carry paddy and other agricultural produce and earn a livelihood. They requested the state government to provide the facility to upload bullock cart details in the new app and ensure that they do not lose their livelihood. Mandal special officer Adapa Venkatalakshmi promised them help to introduce and upload the bullock cart option as a transportation facility for carrying paddy.

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Bargarh farmers want Chhattisgarh’s paddy purchase model in Odisha
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Bargarh farmers want Chhattisgarh’s paddy purchase model in Odisha

New Indian Express  

BARGARH : Amid widespread discontentment among farmers over introduction of grain analyser machines in the kharif procurementseason, a delegation of Jay Kisan Andolan on Friday visited several mandis located in the bordering areas of Chhattisgarh to understand the paddy purchase system of the neighbouring state. The delegation comprised senior farmer leader Siba Prasad Pradhan, Jai Kisan Andolan’s district president Sushil …

Odisha government launches awareness drive to sensitise farmers on paddy procurement
3 weeks ago

Odisha government launches awareness drive to sensitise farmers on paddy procurement

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Even as Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi is set to disburse input assistance of Rs 800 per quintal paddy over and above the minimum support price of Rs 2,300 from Sohela on December 8, the state government has launched a drive to create awareness among farmers to sell their harvest under the decentralised procurement. A senior officer of the …

'Rs 418.75 crore deposited for paddy purchase', claims Minister Nadendla Manohar
1 month ago

'Rs 418.75 crore deposited for paddy purchase', claims Minister Nadendla Manohar

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Civil Supplies, Food, and Consumer Affairs Minister Nadendla Manohar announced that the State government has procured paddy worth Rs 418.75 crore, and deposited payments into the bank accounts within 48 hours of sale, bringing joy to farmers. Recalling the ordeal of farmers who previously had to wait longer for payments, the minister highlighted that the growers are benefitting from …

Paddy procurement process made easy in Andhra
1 month ago

Paddy procurement process made easy in Andhra

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: In a transformative move to ease the paddy procurement process, the State government has launched ‘Ease of Doing Farmer Service’ initiative through which the farmers can book slots at their preferred procurement centres to sell their produce, avoiding prolonged waiting times at these centres. On Sunday, Civil Supplies, Food and Consumer affairs Minister Nadendla Manohar asserted that the government …

Making of a mega paddy procurement crisis
1 month, 1 week ago

Making of a mega paddy procurement crisis

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: Punjab is on the crest of a paddy procurement crisis — on a scale not witnessed in at least the last two decades. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann recently attributed the delay in evacuation of old stock to late milling during the last marketing season. His finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema sought to score political points by blaming it on …

Paddy procurement in Punjab going on smoothly, says Centre
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Paddy procurement in Punjab going on smoothly, says Centre

The Hindu  

Amid complaints and protests by farmers’ organisations in Punjab that paddy procurement from the State has been delayed, the Centre said on Saturday that the Food Corporation of India and the State agencies have procured 120.67 lakh metric tonnes paddy from the State. The Centre said so far 6.58 lakh farmers in the State have received the benefits of procurement …

Delay in procurement leaves paddy farmers on edge in Warangal
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Delay in procurement leaves paddy farmers on edge in Warangal

New Indian Express  

WARANGAL: Farmers in the erstwhile Warangal district have begun harvesting paddy crops, bringing large loads to procurement centres in their respective mandals. In Bayyaram mandal, farmers have left their crops soaked in rainwater at an Indira Kranthi Patham centre. Local farmers feel that negligence on the part of the state government and officials has allowed private rice mills to purchase …

Government to Credit Paddy Payments Within 48 Hours of Purchase: Minister
2 months ago

Government to Credit Paddy Payments Within 48 Hours of Purchase: Minister

The Hindu  

Civil Supplies Minister Nadendla Manohar announces immediate payment of MSP for paddy. The government will purchase every grain of paddy produced by the farmers at the minimum support price (MSP). Farmers can bring their paddy to the rice mills of their choice, and within 48 hours of delivery, the payment will be credited to their accounts. The government will continue …

AP: Will purchase paddy, minister assures farmers
1 year ago

AP: Will purchase paddy, minister assures farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: Civil Supplies minister Karumuri Venkata Nageswara Rao on Wednesday assured farmers that the government would purchase inundated paddy without considering that it contains moisture and the farmers need not worry about their damaged paddy. Jagan Mohan Reddy has given instructions to officials to shift the paddy to rice mills and added that the Chief Minister would prevent farmers from …

Ludhiana: All arrangements in place for smooth, hassle-free paddy procurement, says DC
1 year, 2 months ago

Ludhiana: All arrangements in place for smooth, hassle-free paddy procurement, says DC

Hindustan Times  

Deputy commissioner Surabhi Malik conducted a review meeting with officials and assured them to procure every single grain of the farmers. The DC said that 16.95 lakh metric tonnes of paddy was expected to arrive in the grain markets in Ludhiana, adding that the state government assured to procure every grain of the produce because it was the result of …

Relief to farmers as AP government assures to purchase entire paddy produce
1 year, 7 months ago

Relief to farmers as AP government assures to purchase entire paddy produce

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: Civil supplies minister Karumuri Nageswara Rao said that in order to help and rescue farmers from crop losses, the government is purchasing paddy both offline and online. It is taking steps to purchase the entire paddy produce without considering its moisture, brokenness and other such aspects. Jagan Mohan Reddy has instructed officials to purchase the entire paddy stock and …

Andhra Pradesh government to bear transportation, loading charges for paddy procurement
2 years, 1 month ago

Andhra Pradesh government to bear transportation, loading charges for paddy procurement

The Hindu  

Andhra Pradesh Backward Classes Welfare Minister Ch. Venu Gopala Krishna on November 15 said that the State government would bear the transportation and loading charges for paddy procurement in the 2022-23 kharif season. The transportation and loading charges will also be borne by the government,” the Minister said at the the general body meeting of the undivided East Godavari Zilla …

Shady traders take paddy farmers for a ride
3 years, 7 months ago

Shady traders take paddy farmers for a ride

Deccan Chronicle  

Nizamabad/Kamareddy: Taking advantage of Covid-19 pandemic, big traders and middlemen are looting farmers in paddy procurement in connivance with a few primary agriculture cooperative societies, rice millers and transport operators. Paddy bags were piled up either at primary agricultural societies or on rice mills premises as no authorities came forward to complete the procurement process. “We slapped a penalty on …

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