No truth in Naidu’s allegations on paddy procurement dues, says Kodali
The Hindu
‘Payments are now being made within 21 days of procuring crop’
Minister for Civil Supplies Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao on Saturday alleged that TDP national president N. Chandrababu Naidu was falsely claiming that payments to farmers for paddy procurement had been made within 48 hours when he was the Chief Minister. Addressing the media, Mr. Venkateswara Rao said the YSRCP government had cleared more than ₹960 crore towards paddy procurement that was kept pending by the TDP government. Within three months of assuming power, Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy had ensured payment of ₹4,000-crore dues to the farmers, the Minister asserted. By the time Mr. Naidu wrote a letter to the Chief Minister on pending payments, the Central and State governments had already procured 28 lakh tonnes of paddy and disbursed ₹1,637 crore to the farmers, the Minister said.
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