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Will stop paddy sales if cases not lifted: Traders of Jangaon warn govt
Traders and merchants union demanded that the government withdraw the cases booked against them for purchasing food grains at lower prices, and warned that they would stop procurement in Jangaon district.
Every grain of paddy in state will be procured at MSP, says Uttam
Civil supplies minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Monday exuded confidence that the INDIA bloc will win over 272 Lok Sabha seats with Rahul Gandhi becoming prime minister. While accusing both the previous BRS govt and Modi-led BJP govt at Centre of not implementing numerous promises, though people gave them two terms, Reddy said the new Congress govt in the state has started implementing five major guarantees within 100 days of coming to power.
Will ensure fair procurement of paddy: CM
Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday emphasised the govt’s commitment to purchasing paddy in accordance with regulations, vowing to prevent any collusion between officials and traders that could undermine the purchase rate. In a post on X, the CM praised the swift action of additional collector Rohit Singh in suspending the negligent Jangaon agriculture market secretary and urged officials to remain vigilant in paddy procurement.
Start paddy sowing from June 18 onwards: PAU
Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, has proposed sowing of paddy in Punjab from June 18 to 24. The university has sent the recommendations to the state’s agriculture department for making a plan and circulating the same to the farmers. The idea behind the staggered cultivation is to save the subsoil water and ensure uninterrupted power supply to all 14 lakh plus agriculture tubewells that feed 35 lakh hectares (88 lakh acres) of agriculture land.
T govt opens 5,923 centres to buy paddy
The Telangana govt has set up 5,923 procurement centres across the state and has started purchasing paddy from farmers. Another 1,226 procurement centres will be opened soon. Civil Supplies Corporation has already procured over 72,000 metric tonnes of paddy from 10,325 farmers in six districts.
Paddy procurement: 1479 purchase centres opened-Telangana
Even as the Yasangi harvest operations picked up momentum, paddy purchases are yet to gather pace in the State. The Civil Supplies Corporation, commenced procurement for the Rabi marketing season on March 25 by opening as many as 7,149 purchase centres so far.
T govt begins buying rabi paddy
The state govt has started procuring rabi paddy from 2023-24 season and has already bought 1.21 lakh metric tonnes up to March 30. Farmers have been told to sell their paddy directly at these centres at the minimum support price (MSP), which is 2,183 per quintal for common variety paddy and 2,203 for Grade A.
Paddy cultivation, yield decline in Nalgonda due to water scarcity
The area under paddy cultivation as well as the yield had decreased in 2023 and is expected to decline further in 2024 compared to the previous rabi seasons from 2019 to 2022 in Nalgonda district due to water scarcity and lack of rainfall during the monsoon. Rabi crops are generally sown around mid-November and December and harvesting begins by April or May. In the 2022 rabi season, paddy was cultivated in 5,56,637 acres, whereas in 2023, it was cultivated in 4,20,523 acres, marking a decrease of about 1,30,000 acres.
Chhattisgarh Government To Transfer Rs 13,000 Crore To Farmers’ Accounts As Paddy Payment
The Chhattisgarh government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, has announced the transfer of Rs 13,000 crore to 2.4 million farmers’ accounts on March 12. This payment is long overdue against the paddy they sold during the kharif marketing season of 2023-24. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has upheld its promise to pay Rs 3,100 per quintal of paddy procured, surpassing the minimum support price (MSP) set by the central government for the season.
Uttar Pradesh govt transfers nearly Rs 11,200 crore to paddy farmers
Amid farm protests seeking minimum support price (MSP), the Uttar Pradesh government has stepped up paddy procurement and farmers’ payments in the state. In the current kharif marketing season 2023-24, the state has paid nearly Rs 11,200 crore to the farmers against paddy procurement under the MSP formula.