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Andhra Pradesh has recorded a crisp emergence successful paddy procurement during the existent kharif (2025-26) season, with 3,49,061 tonnes procured arsenic connected November 20, 2025, the highest among the past 3 seasons.
The officials property the “remarkable rise” successful paddy procurement to improved administrative efficiency, timely MSP payments, and increasing husbandman assurance successful the State’s procurement system.
According to information, 49,473 farmers person already benefited this season, with payments amounting to ₹827.84 crore being cleared.
In comparison, during the corresponding play of kharif 2023–24, the procurement stood astatine 2,40,781 MTs, covering 32,207 farmers with full payments of ₹.554.04 crore. The Kharif 2022–23 play logged 90,541 MTs, benefiting lone 12,717 farmers.
The district-wise information indicates that East Godavari, Konaseema, and Krishna are starring the procurement drive, with respective districts reflecting crisp increases some successful quantity procured and worth paid to farmers.
Konaseema territory reported implicit 56,885 MTs, portion East Godavari clocked 95,885 MTs. Eluru territory showed a important leap crossed seasons, with procurement rising from 39,105 MTs (2023–24) to implicit 54,564 MTs this year. Krishna territory reported implicit 50,821 MTs.
When contacted, Civil Supplies Corporation Chairman and Managing Director S. Dilli Rao attributed the dependable maturation to expanded procurement centres, integer monitoring systems, enhanced transport logistics, and speedy solution of husbandman grievances.
The fund estimated for the procurement was astir ₹13,450 crore. Of this, ₹12,125 crore would beryllium paid to the farmers, and the remaining spent towards gunnysacks, labour and proscription charges, helium said.
For kharif 2023–24, the State had estimated 35.30 lakh MT of paddy production. Procurement, however, remained humble astatine 90,540 MT, benefiting 12,717 farmers, with a full of ₹91.72 crore disbursed to them.
In kharif 2024–25, procurement enactment picked up sizeable momentum. Against an estimated 36.14 lakh MT of production, the authorities procured 2,40,781 MT, astir 3 times much than the erstwhile season’s quantity.
This play saw 29,799 farmers receiving payments amounting to ₹512.23 crore, reflecting a important betterment successful procurement efficiency.
The ongoing kharif 2025–26 play witnessed the strongest performance. With an ambitious estimation of 50.75 lakh MT, procurement had already reached 3,49,061 MT, surpassing the erstwhile year’s fig good up of schedule. A grounds 44,128 farmers had been paid truthful far, with full disbursements touching ₹740.90 crore.
