Centre remains non-committal on paddy purchase
The Hindu
The Central government has remained non-committal on the issue of purchase of paddy cultivated in the State during the just-concluded kharif season.The Centre has, at the same time, remained adamant o
The Central government has remained non-committal on the issue of purchase of paddy cultivated in the State during the just-concluded kharif season.
The Centre has, at the same time, remained adamant on its stand that it will not purchase boiled/parboiled rice produced in Telangana. The decisions were announced after the marathon discussions between the delegation of the State government led by Minister K.T. Rama Rao with Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday. The delegation comprised Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar and other senior officials.
The Central government postponed the discussions on the issue to November 26 without announcing any decision after the meeting. The State delegation led by Mr. Rama Rao made a fervent appeal to the Union government about the need to purchase paddy produced during the kharif season as also the anticipated produce during the yasangi (rabi) season. The delegation sought clarity on the quantum of rice that would be purchased through the FCI.