Paddy procurement crosses target in Telangana, reaches 82 lakh tonnes
The Hindu
Produce worth ₹16K crore purchased from about 12.5 lakh ryots, says Civil Supplies Corporation Chairman
Paddy procurement during the ongoing 2020-21 rabi (yasangi) marketing season has surpassed the target of 80 lakh tonnes and has reached 82 lakh tonnes with another 3-4 lakh tonnes expected to arrive at the purchase centres. Chairman of the Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation M. Srinivas Reddy said here on Monday that they had crossed the target and the achievement was 101% already despite the adverse conditions, including the COVID-19 spread, lockdown and untimely rains, shortage of ‘hamalis’, lorries and drivers and disproportionate (lower) milling capacity. Compared to the last rabi season the paddy purchases were already 20% higher, Mr. Reddy said adding that the 82 lakh tonnes produce of the staple food crop worth ₹16,000 crore was purchased from about 12.5 lakh farmers through 6,962 procurement centres. Of the purchased paddy, 78 lakh tonnes had already been moved to mills overcoming various problems, he noted.More Related News