Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has asked the Agricultural Department to complete the authentication process under e-cropping system and hand over the physical and digital receipts to farmers by October 15.
During a review meeting on agriculture and allied sectors here on Tuesday, Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy said that social audit should also be completed within the deadline.
The officials of the Agricultural Department informed Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy that the cultivation of paddy crops would be completed in 1.15 crore acres by end of the kharif season, while 96 lakh tonnes of seeds were being readied for the rabi season, catering to 57.31 lakh acres.