About 38.5 lakh tonnes paddy has been procured so far this rabi season in the State, in spite of farmers facing problem such as long delays in disposing of their produce at purchase centres and quality issues due to grain soaked in the frequent untimely rains.
Grain worth ₹7,907 crore has been procured from about 6.05 lakh farmers at over 7,000 procurement centres opened for the purpose. In spite of the delays in procurement, the grain purchased so far this season is 10 lakh tonnes higher compared to May 23 last year.
Minister for Civil Supplies G. Kamalakar reviewed the procurement exercise with officials of State Civil Supplies Corporation (TSCSC) including Commissioner V. Anil Kumar and General Manager Raja Reddy here on Tuesday. He stated that the Corporation had procured higher quantity of paddy this season compared to last rabi as they had been addressing problems from time to time.
