94% paddy payments credited within 24 hours, Kharif procurement in final stage: Civil Supplies Minister

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Civil Supplies Minister Nadendla Manohar

Civil Supplies Minister Nadendla Manohar

Civil Supplies Minister Nadendla Manohar connected Monday said that paddy procurement for the 2025–26 Kharif play was successful the last stage, with remittance of 94% of payments into farmers’ slope accounts wrong 24 hours emerging arsenic a cardinal item of the operation.

Addressing a reappraisal gathering connected departmental activities astatine the Civil Supplies Bhavan here, Mr. Manohar said preparations for procurement during the ensuing Rabi play had already begun to guarantee that the lapses witnessed during the Kharif play were not repeated.

He said the conjugation authorities was committed to achieving the nonsubjective of providing Minimum Support Price to farmers and that issues relating to moisture content, GPS tracking and proscription were being addressed effectively.

According to the Minister, a full of 6,83,623 farmers sold 41.69 lakh metric tonnes of paddy during the Kharif play truthful far, valued astatine astir ₹9,890 crore. He said each indispensable steps had been taken to guarantee that farmers did not look immoderate inconvenience during the procurement process.

Civil Supplies Corporation V.C. and M.D. S. Dilli Rao and different officials were present.

Earlier, Shrivas Nupur Ajaykumar, who precocious took complaint arsenic Director of Civil Supplies, called connected Mr. Manohar. They held a little treatment connected the programmes being implemented by the department.

Published - January 19, 2026 06:52 p.m. IST

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