Govt to Cover Extra Costs for Paddy Storage: Uttam
2 months ago

Govt to Cover Extra Costs for Paddy Storage: Uttam

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Civil supplies minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy directed officials to expedite paddy procurement and told civil supplies commissioner and department officials to shift the paddy to intermediary godowns wherever millers were not cooperating. Uttam Kumar Reddy highlighted that Telangana was expected to achieve a record yield of nearly 150 lakh metric tonnes of paddy, making this year’s procurement process historic in terms of scale, operations, and volume. Uttam Kumar Reddy said milling charges had been increased by `40 for fine paddy and by `30 for coarse paddy. Uttam Kumar Reddy noted that, if necessary, the government might consider dispatching surplus paddy to neighbouring states, such as Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, if the procurement exceeded Telangana’s milling capacity.

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Telangana to distribute fine rice by March within 2 months
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Telangana to distribute fine rice by March within 2 months

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Irrigation and civil supplies minister Capt N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Wednesday announced that the Telangana government would start distributing fine rice to ration cardholders within next two months. Addressing concerns about new ration dealer shops, Uttam Kumar Reddy said the government is ready to set up additional shops where they are required. Responding to MLA K. Sambasiva Rao's …

Arguments aside, rise of Telangana as country’s paddy bowl is not an overnight miracle
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Arguments aside, rise of Telangana as country’s paddy bowl is not an overnight miracle

The Hindu  

From a State that was dependant on rice from other States to meet its Public Distribution System needs when it came into being in June 2014, the journey of Telangana to be one of the leading paddy producing States in the country, by not only meeting its own needs but those of other States, has been remarkable. Stating that the …

Uttam Promises Restoration of Nizamsagar Project
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Uttam Promises Restoration of Nizamsagar Project

Deccan Chronicle  

Kamareddy: Irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Friday said the century-old Nizamsagar project would be restored to its old glory with its original water storage area, by adopting global technology for desilting it. Uttam Kumar Reddy further noted that restrictions imposed by the water disputes tribunal had prevented utilisation of water from three barrages under the Kaleshwaram project. Despite …

Bargarh farmers want Chhattisgarh’s paddy purchase model in Odisha
1 month 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 …

Paddy purchase: Minister Nadendla Manohar explains facts to YSRCP
1 month ago

Paddy purchase: Minister Nadendla Manohar explains facts to YSRCP

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Nadendla Manohar has targeted YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy through a series of tweets on social media platform X, responding to his recent allegations of tardy paddy procurement. Look at the figures.” In others, he urged Jagan to “Wake up.” The coalition government is ensuring fair deal to farmers by procuring …

Eliminate middlemen’s role in procurement of paddy: Minister Nadendla Manohar to officials
1 month ago

Eliminate middlemen’s role in procurement of paddy: Minister Nadendla Manohar to officials

New Indian Express  

VISAKHAPATNAM: Minister for Civil Supplies Nadendla Manohar has directed officials to ensure a transparent and efficient paddy procurement process, urging them to prevent middlemen’s involvement in it to safeguard the interests of farmers. Speaking at a regional conference of officials from Civil Supplies, Agriculture, Vigilance and other departments at the Collectorate here on Thursday, he emphasised prompt payment to farmers …

Vijayawada Snippets: Naidu and Lokesh to attend Mega PTM at Bapatla
1 month ago

Vijayawada Snippets: Naidu and Lokesh to attend Mega PTM at Bapatla

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada:Principal Secretary for Education, Kona Sasidhar, announced that the state government is organising a Mega Parent-Teacher Meeting across 45,094 schools on December 7 to boost standards in government schools through parental participation. Govt to procure every grain of paddy within 24 hours: Nadendla Manohar Vijayawada: Minister of civil supplies, food and consumer affairs Nadendla Manohar assured that the state government …

Uttam lauds supply officials for leak-proof distribution
1 month ago

Uttam lauds supply officials for leak-proof distribution

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Minister for food and civil supplies, irrigation and CAD N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Tuesday lauded officers in the Civil Supplies Bhavan for achieving the lowest leakage percentage of 0.3 per cent food grains in PDS as against 43 per cent in Gujarat. It is a great achievement of this government that the outstanding loan of the Civil Supplies …

Andhra Pradesh: Paddy Procurement Doubled Under NDA, Says Manohar
1 month ago

Andhra Pradesh: Paddy Procurement Doubled Under NDA, Says Manohar

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Civil Supplies, Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Nadendla Manohar has strongly criticised former chief minister and YSRC chief Y.S. Manohar asserted that paddy procurement during the ongoing Kharif season has doubled compared to the corresponding period under the previous YSRC government. “The NDA alliance government has procured 9.14 lakh metric tonnes of paddy from farmers so far during this …

Stakeholders discuss diversification, delayed transplantation to manage paddy residue
1 month, 1 week ago

Stakeholders discuss diversification, delayed transplantation to manage paddy residue

Hindustan Times  

Crop diversification, more power to panchayats, new rice seeds and reconsidering government’s decision to bar farmers from paddy transplantation before June 15 -- were some of the approaches discussed for paddy residue management at stakeholder’s consultation workshop at Central Soil and Salinity Research Institute in Karnal on Friday. Jointly organised by Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations and …

Telangana farmers reap Rs 12,000 bonus Per Acre this Kharif
1 month, 1 week ago

Telangana farmers reap Rs 12,000 bonus Per Acre this Kharif

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy expressed his delight at farmers earning ₹12,000 bonus per acre for cultivating fine varieties of paddy during this year's kharif season. The CM was referring to the reports that the Congress government’s announcement of a ₹500 bonus per quintal for fine ‘sanna vadlu’ paddy varieties had led to a notable transformation in cultivation patterns. …

Expedite paddy procurement, be ready for farmers festival: CM Revanth Reddy
1 month, 1 week ago

Expedite paddy procurement, be ready for farmers festival: CM Revanth Reddy

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday directed the district collectors to complete the paddy procurement process at the earliest. During a video conference with district collectors, the CM asked the officials to provide all basic facilities at the procurement centres for the benefit of farmers. He also asked the in-charge ministers and in-charge officers assigned to the districts …

Ryots face hurdles in getting paddy from field to mill in Telangana
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ryots face hurdles in getting paddy from field to mill in Telangana

New Indian Express  

NALGONDA: With the government procurement of paddy underway, farmers highlight a new kind of issue. Though the process is extremely arduous, it is critical for paddy farmers, who put in their sweat, blood and almost their entire life savings apart from borrowed money to cultivate one batch, sources said. At Indira Kranthi Patham centres, for instance, one kilogram of paddy …

Delhi pollution: Paddy most profitable crop; farmers reluctant to shift
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Delhi pollution: Paddy most profitable crop; farmers reluctant to shift

Hindustan Times  

Paddy or rice, a water-guzzling crop partly responsible for heavy winter pollution in northern India, continues to be the most subsidised and profitable crop, which has thwarted a shift to alternatives such as pulses and maize, experts have said. Agricultural subsidies Since subsidies are heavily skewed towards rice, it will be “difficult” to push dedicated paddy farmers towards other crops …

Odisha Minister Patra warns mill owners against purchase of paddy from farmers
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Odisha Minister Patra warns mill owners against purchase of paddy from farmers

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Food Supplies minister Krushna Chandra Patra on Saturday warned rice mill owners of serious consequences if they attempted to purchase paddy from farmers. Patra’s warning came following reports that some millers have been purchasing paddy directly from farmers at rates almost half of the enhanced minimum support price of Rs 3,100 per quintal. “It has come to the notice …

Telangana largest producer of paddy in India: Uttam Kumar
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Telangana largest producer of paddy in India: Uttam Kumar

Deccan Chronicle  

Karimnagar: Telangana leads the country in paddy production with 153 lakh metric tonnes cultivated across 66.7 lakh acres, according to irrigation minister and in-charge of the united Karimnagar district, Uttam Kumar Reddy. On Wednesday, Uttam Kumar, accompanied by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, attended a massive public meeting led by Government Chief Whip Aadi Srinivas at Gudicheruvu ground in Vemulawada, …

'Rs 418.75 crore deposited for paddy purchase', claims Minister Nadendla Manohar
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

Telangana produces record paddy of 15.3 million metric tonnes
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Telangana produces record paddy of 15.3 million metric tonnes

Hindustan Times  

Telangana has achieved a paddy production of 15.3 million metric tonnes during this kharif season, an all-time record, chief minister A Revanth Reddy and state irrigation and civil supplies minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy said in separate statements on Sunday. An official statement from the chief minister’s office said Telangana achieved a record production of 15.3 million metric tonnes in …

Telangana Tops Nation in Paddy, Without KLIS: CM
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Telangana Tops Nation in Paddy, Without KLIS: CM

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana topped the country in paddy production during the Kharif season, recording a yield of 153 lakh metric tonnes from 66.77 lakh acres, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy announced on Sunday. The state’s farmers achieved this feat without using a single drop of water from the stricken Rs.1.4 lakh-crore Kaleshwaram project, thus puncturing the previous BRS government claims that …

Telangana govt's announcement of Rs 500 bonus on fine paddy pushes cultivation up by 61 per cent
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Telangana govt's announcement of Rs 500 bonus on fine paddy pushes cultivation up by 61 per cent

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In a remarkable achievement, fine variety paddy cultivation in Telangana has gone up by 61 per cent to four million acres this kharif season compared to 2.5 million acres during the same period last year, government sources said on Sunday. On the other hand, the cultivation of non-fine variety paddy declined significantly, dropping from 4.1 million acres to 2.63 …

Making of a mega paddy procurement crisis
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

Rain fear drives farmers to undersell fine variety paddy to millers
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rain fear drives farmers to undersell fine variety paddy to millers

New Indian Express  

NALGONDA: Majority of the farmers in the district who have grown fine variety of paddy are underselling their produce to millers directly. Of this, fine variety of paddy is grown in 53 per cent of the area and coarse variety in the remaining 47 percent area. The civil supplies department is expecting 4,70,000 metric tons of coarse rice paddy and …

Odisha CM to release paddy input subsidy at Sohela on December 8
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Odisha CM to release paddy input subsidy at Sohela on December 8

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Advancing the date of paddy procurement of the kharif marketing season 2024-25 by a day to November 20, the state government on Wednesday decided to release the additional input subsidy of Rs 800 per quintal of paddy to farmers from December 8. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will release the subsidy along with the minimum support price of Rs …

Farmers protest as millers refuse to pay MSP for paddy in Telangana
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Farmers protest as millers refuse to pay MSP for paddy in Telangana

New Indian Express  

NALGONDA: Allegations are rife that the millers are causing trouble to farmers by not purchasing the grain at the MSP fixed by the Central government. The farmers bring two types of paddy to the purchase centres, but the millers are not buying the grain from IKP centres, due to a high moisture content. Meanwhile, IKP centre organisers said that farmers …

Telangana government delaying paddy procurement to avoid paying Rs 500 bonus: Bandi Sanjay
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Telangana government delaying paddy procurement to avoid paying Rs 500 bonus: Bandi Sanjay

New Indian Express  

KARIMNAGAR: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Sunday alleged the state government was deliberately delaying paddy procurement process as it does not want to pay Rs 500 bonus per quintal of superfine variety grains. Sanjay was interacting with farmers during his visit to paddy procurement centres in Shankarapatnam mandal. Stating that there was no proper …

Govt. delaying paddy purchase to avoid bonus payment: Bandi
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Govt. delaying paddy purchase to avoid bonus payment: Bandi

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: Union minister of state for home and Karimnagar MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar alleged that the state government is intentionally delaying the purchase of paddy from farmers to avoid paying the Rs 500 bonus promised by the Congress party. When the Central government is covering the full cost of paddy, including interest, why isn’t the Congress-led state government purchasing grain …

Visit paddy fields, not Musi: Kishan Reddy
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Visit paddy fields, not Musi: Kishan Reddy

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Union minister and BJP state president G. Kishan Reddy advised Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to begin his proposed padayatra from the paddy fields to know the plight of the farmers and charged that the state government had not yet started the paddy procurement at Indira Kranti Patham centres even two months after farmers got their produce. Many farmers …

Paddy procurement in Punjab going on smoothly, says Centre
1 month, 4 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 …

Procurement Will Pick Up Pace Soon: Civil Supplies Officials
2 months ago

Procurement Will Pick Up Pace Soon: Civil Supplies Officials

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The government’s decision to announce a bonus of Rs 500 for fine varieties of paddy appears to have boosted their production in the state, delaying the arrival of paddy at procurement centres, say civil supplies department officials. Farmers have sown paddy in more land this year at 66,69,641 acres compared to 57,18,527 acres last year, which poses challenges to …

Special officers asked to supervise paddy procurement in districts
2 months ago

Special officers asked to supervise paddy procurement in districts

The Hindu  

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has asked the officials concerned to take steps for the procurement of paddy without causing any inconvenience to farmers. The Chief Minister wanted the special officers appointed for the districts to visit the field and supervise the procurement process. The government had appointed these special officers recently to supervise the effective implementation of the welfare …

CM Revanth Reddy Warns of Swift Paddy Procurement in Telangana
2 months ago

CM Revanth Reddy Warns of Swift Paddy Procurement in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has instructed officials to take immediate steps for paddy procurement in Telangana. The government has appointed IAS officers as Special Officers to each erstwhile district for the effective implementation of the government schemes and development programs. The Chief Minister urged the officials to speed up paddy procurement and conduct a field visit at the purchase …

150 Lakh MT of Paddy Expected: A Record Procurement Exercise in Telangana
2 months ago

150 Lakh MT of Paddy Expected: A Record Procurement Exercise in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Civil supplies minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has directed officials to ensure a smooth and efficient paddy procurement process across Telangana. He emphasized the importance of meticulous planning, with a projected paddy harvest of 150 lakh metric tonnes worth Rs 30,000 crore. The government has allocated Rs 20,000 crore for procurement, with an additional provision for additional funds as needed. …

Untimely Rains Prompt Rice Procurement, As State Stocks Arrive in Bulk
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2 months ago

Untimely Rains Prompt Rice Procurement, As State Stocks Arrive in Bulk

The Hindu  

Minister for Civil Supplies N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has instructed the officials of the Civil Supplies Corporation to ensure a smooth and flawless paddy procurement exercise across Telangana. The government has allocated ₹20,000 crore for the purpose and has also increased the milling charges for fine varieties of paddy and common varieties from ₹10 to ₹40.

Union Food Secretary Highlights Paddy Procurement System in Telangana
2 months, 1 week ago

Union Food Secretary Highlights Paddy Procurement System in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Union Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra visited several shops in Telangana to review the implementation of the 'SMART fair price shop scheme'. The scheme aims to ensure fair prices for farmers by providing them with access to credit facilities and fair prices for consumers. Chopra also inspected the quality of rice and wheat being distributed to ensure that it meets the …

Food Secretary Praises Telangana's Efforts to Become a Model State in Food Supply Chain
2 months, 1 week ago

Food Secretary Praises Telangana's Efforts to Become a Model State in Food Supply Chain

The Hindu  

Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra met with Civil Supplies Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy and Principal Secretary, Department of Civil Supplies, D.S. Chauhan to discuss streamlining the system and putting processes in place in Telangana. The Food Secretary advised officials to make Telangana a model State that can be replicated by other States, emphasizing the need for further improvements and strengthening …

Mandis full: Wheat sowing set to be delayed as paddy harvesting in slo-mo
2 months, 1 week ago

Mandis full: Wheat sowing set to be delayed as paddy harvesting in slo-mo

Hindustan Times  

At a time when the farmers are supposed to be getting their fields ready for wheat sowing, they are grappling to sell their produce in the mandis. “One member of my family was constantly sitting in the grain market to guard the produce.” Inderjeet Singh of Asin Majra village said while he is at the grain market, his 18-year-old son …

Government to Credit Paddy Payments Within 48 Hours of Purchase: Minister
2 months, 2 weeks 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 …

{Punjab cabinet meet} Mann govt okays custom milling policy for 2024-25 kharif season
3 months ago

{Punjab cabinet meet} Mann govt okays custom milling policy for 2024-25 kharif season

Hindustan Times  

Chandigarh The Punjab cabinet on Tuesday approved the Punjab Custom Milling Policy for kharif 2024-25 for conversion of paddy procured by the state procurement agencies — Pungrain, Markfed, Punsup and PSWC — into custom milled rice and its delivery into the central pool. The Punjab cabinet on Tuesday approved the Punjab Custom Milling Policy for kharif 2024-25 for conversion of …

‘More than 1.1L metrictonne paddy procured’
3 months ago

‘More than 1.1L metrictonne paddy procured’

Hindustan Times  

Government agencies in Haryana procured 1,18,763 metric tonnes of paddy at minimum support price till Friday. The spokesperson said that till October 4, about 4.37 lakh MT paddy arrived in various mandis of the state. “Out of the arrival of paddy, 1,18,763 MT of paddy has been purchased by government agencies and 18,577 MT has already been lifted,” the spokesperson …

Procurement hits roadblock as millers refuse to lift, store paddy
3 months ago

Procurement hits roadblock as millers refuse to lift, store paddy

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab Rice Millers Association general house on Wednesday unanimously decided not to participate in this year’s paddy procurement process and allow government agencies to store grains in their mills till the time their issues are resolved. Tarsem Saini, president of the Punjab Rice Millers Association, said, “We don’t have the space to store fresh paddy for milling, as our …

Telangana: Rice Millers Seek Amendments to Milling Norms
3 months ago

Telangana: Rice Millers Seek Amendments to Milling Norms

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Commissioner of civil supplies D.S. Chauhan on Wednesday held a meeting with representatives of rice millers from across the state at Civil Supplies Bhavan and sought their cooperation for the smooth procurement of rice during Kharif 2024-25, which is set to begin in October. We are not getting 67 kg of rice per quintal of paddy milled, as per …

Amid boycott by arhtiyas, labourers, 730-tonne paddy procured on Day 1
3 months, 1 week ago

Amid boycott by arhtiyas, labourers, 730-tonne paddy procured on Day 1

Hindustan Times  

Amid strike by arhtiyas, labourers and rice mill owners, the Punjab government announced the beginning of the paddy procurement from Tuesday that saw about 1,000-tonne freshly harvested grain reaching the over 1,800 mandis of the state. Muktsar district mandi officer Ahaypal Brar said the authorities have made ample arrangements to purchase 9 lakh tonnes of paddy. “The government may store …

Just 5 days to go for procurement to kick off, bumper paddy yield may spell more trouble for Punjab
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Just 5 days to go for procurement to kick off, bumper paddy yield may spell more trouble for Punjab

Hindustan Times  

Punjab is expecting a bumper yield of 230 lakh tonne paddy this kharif season, with harvesting starting in some patches of the state and freshly harvested produce expected to arrive in the mandis by October 1. A total of 175 lakh tonnes of food grain is still stored in the godowns of four state procurement agencies, Pungrain, Markfed, Punsup and …

We Will Distribute Six Kg Fine Rice to Three Crore People: Uttam
3 months, 2 weeks ago

We Will Distribute Six Kg Fine Rice to Three Crore People: Uttam

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Civil supplies minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy said that the Civil Supplies Corporation would distribute six kg of fine rice to each of the three crore people in the state from January. The government will also give Rs 500 as a bonus for fine rice paddy from the Kharif season, while separate procurement centres would be set up for …

Rice millers demand hike in milling fees
4 months ago

Rice millers demand hike in milling fees

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The All Odisha Rice Millers Association has demanded the state government to increase the custom milling fee for rice along with transportation and storage charges of paddy at mills. Association president Mahesh Bansal said charges for transportation of paddy from mandis to mills and rice from mills to government-owned or rented warehouses along with paddy procured by the government …

Paddy procurement in Tamil Nadu for PDS dips by 9.2L MT
4 months, 1 week ago

Paddy procurement in Tamil Nadu for PDS dips by 9.2L MT

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Paddy procurement in Tamil Nadu for the Public Distribution System declined sharply by 9.26 lakh metric tonnes in 2023-24 and stood at 34.96 lakh MT against last year’s 44.22 lakh MT. Lower paddy procurement is expected to raise the food bill for the Food Corporation of India, which relies on the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation to acquire paddy …

Under pressure to check farm fires, Punjab sets action plan in motion
4 months, 1 week ago

Under pressure to check farm fires, Punjab sets action plan in motion

Hindustan Times  

In a bid to check stubble burning and air pollution, the Punjab agriculture department has started delivering subsidised crop residue management machines to farmers ahead of the upcoming kharif harvest season expected to begin from October 1. Punjab government is facilitating industrial houses and entrepreneurs to import big bailers to collect paddy stubble on a large scale and use it …

Andhra Pradesh: Paddy procurement dues cleared, Rs 674 crore released
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh: Paddy procurement dues cleared, Rs 674 crore released

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Providing a great relief to the farmers who were awaiting payments for the paddy they sold to the State government, Civil Supplies Minister Nadendla Manohar released Rs 674 crore to clear the dues on Monday. Of the total amount released on Monday, a lion’s share, Rs 472 crore, was released for the undivided West Godavari farmers, to whom the …

Uttam warns rice millers against recycling coarse rice
5 months ago

Uttam warns rice millers against recycling coarse rice

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: State civil supplies minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy warned rice millers against recycling coarse rice. Reddy asked them to see that millers defaulting on their CMR returns should be acted upon. He further asked them to brace up for procurement of kharif paddy in the 2024-25 season and ensure that godowns are ready for the paddy stocks when they …

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