Strict action against officials if payments to ryots are delayed

Officials concerned told to make payments within two days

Civil Supplies Corporation chairman M. Srinivas Reddy warned officials of stringent action if they fail to make timely payment to farmers after procuring food grains from them. He wondered how reports were coming from districts over the delay in payments in spite of the government sanctioning ₹20,000 crore for procurement of food grains, primarily paddy, from the farmers. This is because of the negligence of certain field-level officials going by the reports coming from the districts, he said directing the officials concerned to make payments within two days failing which stringent action would be initiated against them if found negligent in discharging their duties. The Civil Supplies Corporation chairman conducted a detailed review on the procurement operations with senior officials from procurement, finance and vigilance wings of the corporation on Thursday.