Amid boycott by arhtiyas, labourers, 730-tonne paddy procured on Day 1
5 months, 3 weeks 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 on our premises but we will not take any responsibility of the stocks as in the past, owing to delayed milling, rice yield fell below the norms and the loss was imposed on the millers,” said an office-bearer of state rice millers’ association. Govt’s promise For rice millers: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann sought intervention of Union food and PDS minister for fast movement of the foodgrains to make space for fresh stocks.

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Intensifying rains deepen paddy farmers’ woes
4 days, 19 hours ago

Intensifying rains deepen paddy farmers’ woes

The Hindu  

There seems to be no end to the struggles of paddy farmers in Central Travancore Already grappling with an inordinate delay in the procurement of their harvested crop, the recent spell of unseasonal rain has made life even more difficult for farmers in the northern and upper Kuttanad regions. Hundreds of tonnes of paddy harvested from various polders across Kuttanad …

Middlemen looting paddy farmers in Nellore, alleges YSRCP leader
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1 week, 1 day ago

Middlemen looting paddy farmers in Nellore, alleges YSRCP leader

The Hindu  

Farmers, who grow paddy in SPSR Nellore district, are facing difficulties due to the lack of minimum support price, said former Agriculture Minister and YSR Congress Party Nellore district president Kakani Govardhan Reddy while speaking at a media conference, at the YSRCP office in Nellore on Thursday. The MSP for 850 kg of paddy has been fixed at ₹19,800, however, …

Minister alerts Nellore farmers to remove middlemen
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1 week, 2 days ago

Minister alerts Nellore farmers to remove middlemen

The Hindu  

State Civil Supplies Minister Nadendla Manohar suggested the farmers of SPSR Nellore district not to sell the paddy to middlemen at lower rates. Instead of getting deceived by middlemen, he asked the farmers to sell the paddy for minimum support price at government-established procurement centres and receive money within 24 hours. After discussing with Nellore-based ministers, MLAs and district administration …

15,000 tonnes of paddy procured in Nellore so far, says Nadendla
1 week, 3 days ago

15,000 tonnes of paddy procured in Nellore so far, says Nadendla

The Hindu  

Civil Supplies Minister Nadendla Manohar, during a discussion with the local Ministers and MLAs, on Tuesday, said that the State Government has procured more than 15,000 tonnes of paddy in SPSR Nellore district so far. He assured the farmers that complete procuerement of paddy would be done and the money would be deposited into their accounts within 24 hours of …

Farmers' protest to continue as talks with Centre remain inconclusive, next meeting on 4 May
1 week, 3 days ago

Farmers' protest to continue as talks with Centre remain inconclusive, next meeting on 4 May

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: The seventh round of talks between farmers' leaders and the Union government ended without a resolution, with farmers reiterating their demand for a legal guarantee on Minimum Support Price for all crops. A four-hour meeting was held at the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Public Administration in Sector 26, Chandigarh, between Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Industry Minister Piyush …

Odisha government set to cross 77 lakh tonne paddy purchase target
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Odisha government set to cross 77 lakh tonne paddy purchase target

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: With 22 days left for procurement of kharif paddy and 70 lakh tonne already purchased, the state is likely to cross the target of 77 lakh tonne set by the Group of Ministers. A review of the ongoing paddy procurement by Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare minister Krushna Chandra Patra revealed that around 70 lakh tonne of paddy has …

Pay a bribe or face delays: The dark side of Tamil Nadu’s paddy procurement
1 month, 1 week ago

Pay a bribe or face delays: The dark side of Tamil Nadu’s paddy procurement

The Hindu  

A well-oiled bribery culture at the Direct Procurement Centres of the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation in the Cauvery Delta region has put the farmers under stress. The DPC staff process the paddy of those who pay first, so I give them the bribe to avoid unnecessary delays.” The hidden cycle ‘Cauvery’ Dhanapal, general secretary, Cauvery Farmers Protection Association. In …

High Court rejects farmer’s plea to direct govt. to procure ‘Jothi’ variety of paddy
1 month, 3 weeks ago

High Court rejects farmer’s plea to direct govt. to procure ‘Jothi’ variety of paddy

The Hindu  

A petition filed by a farmer from Sivaganga district before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court seeking a direction to the district administration to procure ‘Jothi’ variety paddy has been dismissed. He said that the petitioner and other farmers had made a representation to the authorities to procure ‘Jothi’ variety paddy. But it was not considered, the petitioner …

Kalahandi all set for record paddy procurement
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Kalahandi all set for record paddy procurement

New Indian Express  

BHAWANIPATNA: Kharif paddy procurement which is in its last leg has already crossed last year’s procurement target in Kalahandi district. As against the state government’s target to procure 64.06 lakh quintal paddy, the district administration completed purchase of 60.07 lakh quintal by Monday. For the current kharif procurement season, 84 millers were tagged to 223 paddy purchasing centres while 1,14,758 …

Andhra Pradesh procured 31.5 lakh metric tonnes of paddy during kharif season, says Civil Supplies Minister
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh procured 31.5 lakh metric tonnes of paddy during kharif season, says Civil Supplies Minister

The Hindu  

Minister for Civil Supplies Nadendla Manohar on Monday said that the coalition government provided real assurance to farmers by successfully procuring a record quantity of paddy during the 2024–25 kharif season. The Civil Supplies Department has collected 31,52,753 metric tonnes of paddy, benefiting 5,00,352 farmers across the State. The Minister highlighted that, unlike in previous years, the government ensured timely …

Odisha govt raises kharif paddy procurement target to 77 lakh tonne
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Odisha govt raises kharif paddy procurement target to 77 lakh tonne

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR : The Group of Ministers on paddy procurement has approved enhancement of purchase target to 77 lakh tonne from 65 lakh tonne for the ongoing kharif season. Singh Deo said the process of paddy procurement has become more transparent and successful as deputy chief ministers, ministers and senior officials are visiting the districts and directly monitoring the process. Principal …

Tamil Nadu seeks nine lakh tonnes of rice additionally from the Centre
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu seeks nine lakh tonnes of rice additionally from the Centre

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation has sought from the Food Corporation of India allocation of nine lakh tonnes of rice for meeting the shortfall in its requirements. Tamil Nadu is in need of additional allocation as it supplies, on an average, one lakh tonnes of rice per month free of cost to Non Priority Household cardholders too. The National …

Raipur Diary: New record created on paddy procurement
2 months ago

Raipur Diary: New record created on paddy procurement

New Indian Express  

New record created on paddy procurement ‘Rice Bowl’ Chhattisgarh reached its highest achievement in the ongoing paddy procurement on Minimum Support Price in the state, breaking its own previous record of 144.92 lakh metric tons. The paddy procurement process that began on November 14 last year is carried out through cooperative societies and will continue till January 31. Expert-led sessions …

State government should procure paddy directly from farmers, says CPI
2 months ago

State government should procure paddy directly from farmers, says CPI

The Hindu  

CPI state secretary R. Mutharasan, has opposed the move to procure paddy through an intermediary agency and urged the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation to directly handle paddy procurement. Speaking to media persons here on Tuesday, he said that, based on the direction of the Central government, TNCSC has nominated the National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation of India, an agency under …

IAS officer advised me against intervening in katni-chhatni: Minister Krushna Chandra Patra
2 months ago

IAS officer advised me against intervening in katni-chhatni: Minister Krushna Chandra Patra

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR : In a startling revelation, Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare minister Krushna Chandra Patra on Monday said he was asked by a senior bureaucrat to not go deep into the paddy procurement process and try to curb the practice of ‘katni-chhatni’ by rice millers during purchase of the produce from farmers at the mandis. Stating that the government is …

Kerala Assembly: Agriculture Minister calls for State-specific MSP to address high paddy production costs
2 months, 1 week ago

Kerala Assembly: Agriculture Minister calls for State-specific MSP to address high paddy production costs

The Hindu  

A uniform minimum support price fixed by the Central government for paddy procurement is unscientific, and it will not benefit the farmers in States where the production cost of paddy is high, Kerala Agriculture Minister P. Prasad has said. Replying to a calling attention motion in the Kerala Assembly here on Wednesday, the Minister said the present MSP for paddy …

Chhattisgarh Cabinet Approves Procurement of Paddy at Rs 3,100 per Quintal
2 months, 1 week ago

Chhattisgarh Cabinet Approves Procurement of Paddy at Rs 3,100 per Quintal

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: The Chhattisgarh cabinet on Sunday approved the proposal to procure paddy from the farmers at Rs 3,100 per quintal. The Centre will procure paddy at the minimum support price of Rs 2,300 quintal and the state government would give an additional amount of Rs 800 per quintal to the farmers for purchase of the paddy. The ruling BJP had …

BJD protest, a ploy to malign Odisha’s image, counters BJP
2 months, 3 weeks ago

BJD protest, a ploy to malign Odisha’s image, counters BJP

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The BJP hit out at the BJD for organising a protest against price rise saying the Opposition party was trying to malign the image of the state when the focus of the entire world and the country was on Odisha because of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas to be held here from January 8. Addressing a media conference here, BJP …

Paddy procurement picks up pace in Sundargarh district with over 1.15 lakh quintals lifted
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Paddy procurement picks up pace in Sundargarh district with over 1.15 lakh quintals lifted

New Indian Express  

ROURKELA: After a slow start, paddy procurement in Sundargarh district has started picking up pace with lifting of over 1.15 lakh quintal paddy till Tuesday afternoon. Paddy purchase in the district officially commenced from December 20 with opening of paddy procurement centres at Kirei in Sundargarh sub-division, Khuntgaon of Bonai sub-division and Nuagaon in Panposh sub-division. In view of the …

Odisha government assures rain-hit farmers of paddy procurement below FAQ norms
3 months ago

Odisha government assures rain-hit farmers of paddy procurement below FAQ norms

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR : The state government on Tuesday reassured the farmers that it will procure paddy affected by the recent rains under the price support system even if it does not conform to the FAQ norms set by the central government. Such a promise came from Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare minister Krushna Chandra Patra a day after Revenue minister Suresh …

Paddy procurement policy benefitting middlemen, alleges YSRCP MLC
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Paddy procurement policy benefitting middlemen, alleges YSRCP MLC

The Hindu  

YSR Congress Party MLC Duvvada Srinivas on Thursday alleged that middlemen were fleecing farmers in Srikakulam district due to the flawed procurement policies of the NDA government. The government had permitted procurement of only five lakh tonnes of paddy although the production was set to cross 10 lakh tonnes in the district, he said. He accused the Minister for Agriculture …

Early Sankranti for AP farmers: Nadendla
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Early Sankranti for AP farmers: Nadendla

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Civil supplies minister Nadendla Manohar announced that "Sankranti has come early" for farmers in the state as the government expedited depositing the payments of paddy sales into their bank accounts. “So far, approximately Rs 36 crore have been deposited into farmers' accounts under the current procurement scheme, with around 1.1 lakh metric tons of paddy collected from Srikakulam district …

Paddy purchase: Minister Nadendla Manohar explains facts to YSRCP
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Bargarh farmers want Chhattisgarh’s paddy purchase model in Odisha
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

In RS, Shivraj Assures MSP For All Crops As Farmers' Delhi March Deferred For Talks With Modi Govt Tomorrow
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

In RS, Shivraj Assures MSP For All Crops As Farmers' Delhi March Deferred For Talks With Modi Govt Tomorrow

ABP News  

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan assured the Rajya Sabha on Friday that the Narendra Modi government would procure all farm produce at the minimum support price. Highlighting the government's efforts, Chouhan said, “Since 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to calculate the minimum support price by giving 50 per cent profit on cost of production to farmers.” He …

Police in India clash with farmers during protest march over minimum price demand for crops
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Police in India clash with farmers during protest march over minimum price demand for crops

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Indian police on Friday used tear gas against hundreds of farmers taking part in a march to New Delhi to demand guaranteed crop prices in a repeat of 2021 protests. The farmers, who began their march in Haryana and Punjab, are seeking guarantees, backed by law, of more state support or a minimum purchase price for farm …

Farmers in Bargarh protest delays and irregularities in kharif paddy procurement process
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers in Bargarh protest delays and irregularities in kharif paddy procurement process

New Indian Express  

BARGARH: The kharif paddy procurement process in Bargarh district, which began with high hopes following announcement of the revised minimum support price of Rs 3,100, has been severely hindered over alleged irregularities in token generation system. Farmer leader Hara Bania said farmers had expected the situation to get better after the new government came to power. “Like we have demanded …

Vijayawada Snippets: Naidu and Lokesh to attend Mega PTM at Bapatla
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Andhra Pradesh: Paddy Procurement Doubled Under NDA, Says Manohar
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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

'Rs 418.75 crore deposited for paddy purchase', claims Minister Nadendla Manohar
4 months, 1 week 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 govt's announcement of Rs 500 bonus on fine paddy pushes cultivation up by 61 per cent
4 months, 1 week 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
4 months, 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 …

Farmers protest as millers refuse to pay MSP for paddy in Telangana
4 months, 2 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
4 months, 2 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
4 months, 2 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 …

Farmers Block State Highway with Paddy, Accuse Rice-Millers of Fraud
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers Block State Highway with Paddy, Accuse Rice-Millers of Fraud

Deccan Chronicle  

Nalgonda: Farmers staged a road blockade by parking their paddy-loaded tractors on the Narketpally-Adhanki State Highway at Shettipalem in Vemulapally mandal on Sunday, protesting against rice millers allegedly forming a syndicate and failing to provide the Minimum Support Price for their paddy. The farmers blocked the highway in front of a rice mill in Shettipalem, causing a 1-km long traffic …

Punjab CM Mann politicising paddy procurement issue to divert attention from AAP’s failure, says BJP’s Chugh
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Punjab CM Mann politicising paddy procurement issue to divert attention from AAP’s failure, says BJP’s Chugh

Hindustan Times  

National general secretary of BJP Tarun Chugh on Saturday accused chief minister Bhagwant Mann of politicising paddy procurement to divert people’s attention from the AAP government’s “failures” in Punjab. Campaigning for party nominee from Gidderbaha seat Manpreet Singh Badal, Chugh called upon the electorate to vote for the saffron party in the forthcoming bypolls to begin a new political era …

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

Govt to Cover Extra Costs for Paddy Storage: Uttam
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

AP Minister ensures of curbing rice smuggling as authorities seize 1,000 metric tonnes of illegally-stored rice
4 months, 3 weeks ago

AP Minister ensures of curbing rice smuggling as authorities seize 1,000 metric tonnes of illegally-stored rice

New Indian Express  

GUNTUR: Strict measures are underway to curb illegal Public Distribution System rice smuggling in the State, announced Civil Supplies Minister Nadendla Manohar. Authorities seized nearly 1,000 metric tonnes of illegally stocked PDS rice, and a criminal case was promptly registered. The Minister directed officials to detain the involved workers and management for questioning.Manohar urged joint collectors, metrology, and civil supplies …

Lens on TG borders for illegal paddy 'imports'
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Lens on TG borders for illegal paddy 'imports'

Deccan Chronicle  

NIZAMABAD: The state government has tightened security along the state borders to prevent the illegal transport of paddy from Maharashtra and Karnataka into Nizamabad and Kamareddy districts. The district administration has opened 673 paddy purchasing centres, targeting a procurement of 12 lakh metric tons of paddy. In Kamareddy district, the administration has set a target to procure 8 lakh metric …

Give three months’ advance rice quota to beneficiaries: Odisha CM
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Give three months’ advance rice quota to beneficiaries: Odisha CM

The Hindu  

Following the deaths of two women who consumed mango kernel gruel in Odisha’s Kandhamal district, Chief Minister Mohan Majhi directed that each beneficiary receive an advance of 15 kg of rice for the next three months. After reviewing operations of public distribution system, Mr. Majhi directed the Food Supply and Consumer Welfare Department to provide three months of rice in …

Record yield expected, ensure smooth procurement process: Minister Uttam to officials
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Record yield expected, ensure smooth procurement process: Minister Uttam to officials

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Tuesday urged people’s representatives and officials to play a proactive role in the success of Telangana’s largest-ever paddy procurement initiative this year. Uttam was addressing a video conference, which was attended by Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, ministers Thummala Nageswara Rao, Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, Ponnam Prabhakar, MPs, MLAs, MLCs and …

Odisha government to kickstart paddy purchase from Bargarh district on November 21
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Odisha government to kickstart paddy purchase from Bargarh district on November 21

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR : The state government has decided to start paddy procurement for the kharif marketing season 2024-25 from Bargarh district on November 21. This will be the first procurement season of the BJP government which has committed to fulfilling its major poll promise of buying paddy at Rs 3,100 per quintal with an input subsidy of Rs 800 - one …

150 Lakh MT of Paddy Expected: A Record Procurement Exercise in Telangana
4 months, 3 weeks 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. …

Paddy Production in Punjab: A Record Harvest on the Way to 185 LMT
5 months ago

Paddy Production in Punjab: A Record Harvest on the Way to 185 LMT

Hindustan Times  

Union minister of state Ravneet Singh Bittu held a meeting with officials of Food Corporation of India (FCI) to review the movement and procurement of foodgrain in Punjab. The target of 185 LMT fixed for Kharif season 2024-25 will be fully procured and not a single grain of paddy will be left unprepared.

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

Mann Slams Ravneet's 'Baseless' Claim on Paddy Purchase, Demands Priority for Punjab
5 months ago

Mann Slams Ravneet's 'Baseless' Claim on Paddy Purchase, Demands Priority for Punjab

ABP News  

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has met with Chemical and Fertiliser Minister JP Nadda to ensure complete supply of DAP (Diammonium Phosphate) fertiliser in the state before November 15. The Chief Minister expressed concern over the shortage of DAP, which is essential for wheat cultivation, and requested priority allocation of DAP to Punjab in comparison to other states.

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