Nandyal has become the first district in Andhra Pradesh to procure millets directly from the farmers, paying them remunerative prices and also distributing the millets through Public Distribution System, said Joint Collector T. Nishanthi.
The District Manager of the District Supplies Office, Additional Directors Agriculture and Mandal Agriculture Officers jointly procured 2859.150 MT of jowar directly from the farmers in view of the International Year of Millets.
They deposited ₹8.55 crore directly into the farmers’ bank accounts in 2022-23.