52.41 lakh tonnes of paddy worth ₹9,886 crore procured so far

Procurement on despite lockdown and untimely rains, saus Civil Supplies Corporation chairman

Procurement paddy in Telangana during the current rabi (yasangi) season is going on unhindered despite the lockdown and untimely rains and about 52.41 lakh tonnes of the produce worth ₹9,886 crore has been purchased from 7.45 lakh farmers so far. Chairman of the Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation (TSCSC) M. Srinivas Reddy stated here on Saturday that of the paddy purchased from farmers, 48.86 lakh tonnes had already been moved to rice mills. Against the estimated production of about 1.3 crore tonnes of paddy this season, the corporation was ready to procure 80 lakh tonnes keeping aside the remaining produce for local consumption and seed needs. “In spite of the coronavirus pandemic, lockdown and untimely rains the Civil Supplies Corporation has overcome odds to procure a record quantity of 40.62 lakh tonnes of paddy during the last 21 days and it is a sort of a record in itself. Since the imposition of lockdown on May 12, the paddy purchased has been 21.22 lakh tonnes in 10 days and no where in the country paddy has been procured at such a pace,” Mr. Srinivas Reddy said.