Ending uncertainty, Telangana says it will procure rabi paddy

Ending months of uncertainty and speculation, the Telangana Govt has reported it will procure paddy and make certain farmers get minimal guidance value (MSP) for paddy for the rabi generate.

“We are planning to introduce a controlled process whereby the farmers will be provided discount coupons. They can go to the markets and provide their generate at the FCI procurement counters,” Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao reported.

Addressing the dialogue on movement of thanks on the Governor’s speech on Wednesday, he reported the Govt would open up procurement centres in the spots where Covid circumstances are large and in the hinterlands.

First estimates set the paddy output in the Point out in the rabi season at a single crore tonnes, with the farmers developing the crop on a report spot of 52 lakh acres.

“You need to have not worry about advertising of the generate. I would like the problem will improve from subsequent calendar year and the farmers will be in a position to provide their generate at the marketyards,” he reported.

Stating that he cannot discuss a great deal on an concern at it is sub-judice, he reported there was all round uncertainty about the new (agri) rules. “We don’t which way it will go. The Supreme Court has stayed the rules,” he reported.

“When Parliament can make a law, the States are obliged to follow it,” he reported, arguing that there was no way the Point out can oppose the Central agri rules.

He alleged the successive governments at the Centre experienced encroached on State’s subjects in the Concurrent List.

He, nevertheless, reported that the Point out would continue to run the marketing committees even if the Central rules termed for elimination of such committees.

He reported the Point out procured all of the generate from the kharif at the farm gate to assistance farmers for the duration of the Covid pandemic.