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Hans India
17-05-2025
- Business
- Hans India
Officials told to make adequate arrangement for paddy procurement
Rangareddy: Following a report of a bounty of paddy harvest this year in the Rangareddy district, the officials were told to make adequate arrangements to ensure last drop of procurement of grain from the farmers at FCI centres in the district. According to reports the farmers in different mandals have begun bringing their produce to the FCI centres in the district. The officials are on their toes to put proper arrangements into play to avoid any issue relating to procurement and safety of the grain at procurement centres. Following the reports that the farmers in different districts have begun bringing their produce to the procurement centres in big amount, Ministers Uttam Kumar Reddy, Tummala Nageshwar Rao and Ponnam Prabhakar held a review meeting on Friday through video conference with all the district collectors and additional collectors besides officials from civil supplies in the State. The meeting saw the presence of Chief Secretary to Government Ramakrishna Rao and Civil Supplies Commissioner DS Chauhan. Speaking on the occasion, Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy revealed that a record amount of paddy has been cultivated in the State this time during the Rabi season. As such, the government has decided to carry out paddy procurement task as a 'great yagna' and is purchasing paddy from farmers on a large scale at a minimum support price. Besides, bonuses will also be paid for the preparations. While elaborating about the current years' paddy cultivation he said that paddy crops were raised in 60.14 lakh acres in the State of which 129.35 lakh metric tons of paddy was produced. Accordingly, a target has been set to procure 70.13 metric tons of grain through 8,329 procurement centres across the State. So far, 49.53 lakh metric tons of grain reserves have already been procured through government-established procurement centres across Telangana. The minister claimed that the amount of grain procurement this year is almost double compared to the last three years; as against 25.35 lakh metric tons of grain procured during the Rabi season in 2022-23 while the year 2023-24 saw a quantum of procurement reached to 32.93 lakh metric tons. He explained that 49.53 lakh metric tons of grain have already been procured for Rabi season this year. He asked the District Collectors to take appropriate measures to avoid difficulties during the procurement process as farmers are still bringing their produce to the procurement centres across the State. 'The Collectors and other officials should work in a planned manner to avoid any shortage of lorries and porters. Besides, intermediate warehouses should be identified to store the stock grain,' said the minister. The minister wants the field officials and staff to inform the farmers and procurement centre managers about the weather conditions in advance so as to avoid damage to the stock grains due to untimely rains. As the grain procurement process will continue for another two weeks, the officials should work with coordination to ensure that the procurement will complete in a smooth manner without leaving any scope of derailment. It is said that the government will monitor the distribution of fine rice as a great ambition and will ensure that quality rice will be distributed among the poor. It was suggested that the applications for new ration cards and registration of family members should be examined immediately and sanctioned. Strict scrutiny should also be carried out to ensure that bogus cards should not be issued under any circumstances. Apart from District Collector C Narayana Reddy, Additional Collector Pratima Singh, DRDO PD Srilatha, DSO Civil Supplies DM Gopikrishna, Marketing Department AD Mohammad Riazuddin and other concerned officials participated in this video conference.
Hans India
01-05-2025
- Business
- Hans India
Govt will procure 70 LMTs of paddy this Rabi: Uttam
Hyderabad: With a record Rabi cultivation spread across 54.89 lakh acres and an estimated output of 127 lakh metric tonnes (LMTs), as of April 29, about 20 LMTs were purchased from around 2.55 lakh farmers. Over 23 LMTs of paddy had arrived at procurement centres. The state government has planned to procure nearly 70 LMTs of paddy through an extensive network of 8,381 procurement centres established across all districts. Payments worth Rs 2,289.81 crore have already been credited to farmers' accounts against a total MSP value of Rs 4,545.72 crore, with the remaining under process. A bonus amount of Rs 444.20 crore is also being readied. The State Government is prepared to spend over Rs 15,000 crore to ensure the smooth and timely procurement of paddy during this Rabi season. Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy and Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageshwar Rao, who held a video conference with all District Collectors on Wednesday, termed the paddy procurement programme the most important and prestigious initiative of the government for the next 15 to 20 days. The video conference, held from the Civil Supplies Department headquarters at Erramanzil Colony, was attended by Principal Secretary and Civil Supplies Commissioner DS Chauhan and other higher officials. The meeting focused on reviewing procurement progress, pre-empting challenges, and ensuring rapid responses to unseasonal weather conditions and field-level logistical issues. The Minister instructed Collectors to take every precaution to protect harvested paddy from rainfall and heat, ensuring zero spoilage and zero inconvenience to farmers. In addressing logistics, Uttam Kumar Reddy said that in locations where godowns are not accessible, paddy must be shifted directly to mills with sufficient capacity. He directed the Civil Supplies Commissioner to make advance allocations of 10 LMT worth of storage space and intermediate godowns in districts where needed. He also appreciated the proactive efforts of the Karimnagar Collector in purchasing dryers and urged other districts to adopt similar measures. In addition to procurement, the Minister reviewed the distribution of free fine rice to ration card holders. He said the quality of the rice supplied through the Public Distribution System (PDS) must be ensured and that specific cooking-quality guidelines had been issued.
Time of India
30-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Telangana ready to spend Rs 15,000 cr on paddy procurement: Uttam
Hyderabad: Irrigation and civil supplies minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy has said the state govt is prepared to spend over 15,000 crore to ensure the smooth and timely procurement of paddy during this yasangi (rabi) season. Uttam Kumar Reddy along with agriculture minister Tummala Nageshwar Rao and principal secretary, civil supplies, DS Chauhan, who held a high-level video conference with all district collectors on Wednesday, termed the paddy procurement programme the most important and prestigious initiative of the govt for the next 15 to 20 days. With a record rabi cultivation spread across 54.89 lakh acres and an estimated output of 127 lakh metric tonnes (LMTs), the state govt has planned to procure nearly 70 LMTs of paddy through an extensive network of 8,381 procurement centres across the state. He informed the officials that over 15,000 crore was being allocated for procurement, including MSP and bonus payments. "We must ensure that once the procurement data from Paddy procurement centres (PPCs) is uploaded, the payment reaches the farmers within 48 hours," he said. As of April 29, over 23 LMTs of paddy had arrived at procurement centres, and 19.60 LMTs were already purchased from around 2.55 lakh farmers. Payments worth 2,289.81 crore have already been credited to farmers' accounts against the MSP value of 4,545.72 crore, with the remaining under process. A bonus amount of 444.20 crore was also being readied. To prevent losses due to weather disturbances, the state govt has been issuing daily rainfall forecasts down to the PPC level at 6:00 am, which must be immediately shared with staff and farmers. Farmers were being advised to use sheds during heatwaves, and ORS sachets were being distributed at PPCs. Meanwhile, the state civil supplies corporation has received international recognition for delivering better services in the public distribution system. The international organization HYM, recognizing the civil supplies department in providing services to the public by adhering to quality standards, has certified the state civil supplies department as meeting international standards and awarded it the ISO certificate.
