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Andhra Pradesh Civil Supplies Minister Nadendla Manohar has announced that the authorities is procuring 51 lakh MT of paddy for the kharif season, valued astatine astir ₹12,200 crore, done 4,041 Rythu Seva Kendras and 3,803 procurement centres.
Addressing the media present connected Wednesday, Mr. Manohar said a full of 16,700 unit had been deployed for achieving the targeted paddy procurement, and that six crore gunnysacks were made available.
The Minister pointed retired that astir 87% of paddy procurement payments had been made wrong 48 hours into the farmers’ slope accounts aft the NDA came to power, and steps were taken to marque cent percent payments wrong 24 hours now.
The Minister recalled that the conjugation authorities was saddled with pending payments amounting to ₹1,670 crore erstwhile it took the reins from the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) successful 2024.
He said the authorities was utilizing a azygous marque of machines, and the farmers could docket their paddy income by posting a ‘Hi’ connection connected WhatsApp from their mobile phones.
Mr. Manohar said from January 1, 2026, the authorities would administer 1 kg of wheat flour per household astatine ₹18 for those having atom cards. For this, 2,400 MT of wheat flour was kept ready.
LPG cylinders
Under the Deepam-2 scheme, LPG cylinders were fixed to 90 lakh beneficiaries successful the 3rd phase, which would proceed until November 30.
The Civil Supplies Department distributed indispensable commodities to 2,39,169 families affected by Cyclone Montha, the Minister said.
He further stated that e-Crop registration had been completed successful galore districts, with 39.51 lakh acres recorded for the involvement of paddy procurement.
A.P. State Civil Supplies Corporation Vice-Chairman & Managing Director S. Dilli Rao and Director of Civil Supplies R. Govinda Rao were present.
