₹400 crore paid to farmers in East Godavari within 5 hours of paddy procurement: Minister

Minister for Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Nadendla Manohar connected Monday said that ₹400 crore has been paid to farmers wrong 5 hours aft procuring 1.35 lakh metric tonnes of paddy successful the East Godavari district. He further added that astatine slightest 4 lakh metric tonnes volition beryllium procured successful East Godavari territory alone. 

Mr. Manohar and Tourism and Culture Minister Kandula Durgesh connected Monday inspected the ongoing paddy procurement on the stream Godavari. 

During an enactment with farmers, Mr. Manohar said: “Farmers are guaranteed outgo wrong hours aft procurement of paddy. The procurement people of 51 lakh metric tonnes successful the Kharif 2025-26 is simply a grounds successful Andhra Pradesh.” He assured a Minimum Support Price (MSP) for paddy with 17% moisture contented and timely proviso of gunny bags. 

In presumption of the rains expected wrong a week crossed the State, farmers person been advised to intensify paddy harvesting. Mr. Manohar said: “Farmers are being allowed to adust the harvested paddy successful authorities places and layouts to velocity up the procurement drive.” 

The Minister on with different officials volition proceed to inspect paddy fields and procurement centres successful the Godavari portion till November 26.