Telangana CM Urges Centre to Procure Additional 18 LMT Paddy for Kharif 2025-26 Season

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has requested the Centre to procure an additional 18 lakh metric tonnes of paddy collected during.
Telangana CM Urges Centre to Procure Additional 18 LMT Paddy for Kharif 2025-26 Season
Telangana CM Urges Centre to Procure Additional 18 LMT Paddy for Kharif 2025-26 Season Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has urged the Union Government to immediately procure an additional 18 lakh metric tonnes of paddy collected in the state during the Kharif 2025–26 season, stating that the move is crucial to safeguard farmer interests amid record agricultural output. The Chief Minister, accompanied by State Civil Supplies Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy, met the Union Minister for Food and Public Distribution at his official residence in New Delhi to present the state’s case. Record Production Leads to Surplus Paddy The Centre had earlier approved procurement of 53.73 lakh metric tonnes of paddy for the Kharif season. However, due to higher-than-expected production across Telangana, the state government procured an additional 18 lakh metric tonnes on its own. Chief Minister Revanth Reddy requested that the Food Corporation of India accept this surplus paddy with a permissible …