2 weeks ago
1
Procurement of Rabi paddy for the 2025-26 play is continuing astatine a brisk gait crossed Telangana contempt farmers successful respective parts raising issues implicit procurement hold and unseasonal rains damaging the produce.
But the State authorities is reporting important advancement successful some procurement volumes and husbandman payments. According to authoritative figures, arsenic of May 18, 2026, the State has procured 40.03 lakh metric tonnes of paddy done 8,575 procurement centres established crossed Telangana. So far, payments amounting to ₹6,462.73 crore person been credited to farmers for the procured grain.
Officials stated that this twelvemonth recorded the highest fig of procurement centres ever acceptable up during immoderate Rabi season. While 6,609 centres were established successful 2021-22, the fig accrued to 7,037 successful 2022-23, 7,178 successful 2023-24 and 8,378 successful 2024-25. This year, the authorities further expanded the web to 8,575 centres.
The procurement figures for the existent play person besides surpassed respective erstwhile Rabi seasons. Compared to the 2021-22 Rabi play nether the erstwhile government, procurement this twelvemonth is importantly higher. By May 18, 2021-22, lone 21.79 lakh metric tonnes were procured, whereas this twelvemonth procurement reached 40.03 lakh metric tonnes, an summation of 18.24 lakh metric tonnes.
Similarly, procurement during the 2022-23 Rabi play arsenic of May 18 was 30.40 lakh metric tonnes, which is lesser by 9.63 lakh metric tonnes compared to now. In the 2023-24 Rabi season, by May 18, procurement stood astatine 36.01 lakh metric tonnes, which is 4.02 lakh metric tonnes lesser compared to this year.
Although the 2024-25 Rabi play recorded 54.18 lakh metric tonnes of procurement by May 18, officials pointed retired that procurement operations for the existent play are inactive nether mode and are expected to transverse the figure.
